SuperworthLinde shares outstanding LIN
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2008.
- Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
- 464.5M
- On a year earlier
- −1.9%
- fewer shares
Linde had 464.5M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
That is 1.9% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 468.3M | −2% |
| FY2024 | 478.8M | −2% |
| FY2023 | 488.2M | −2% |
| FY2022 | 497.9M | −4% |
| FY2021 | 516.3M | −2% |
| FY2020 | 529M | −2% |
| FY2019 | 540.9M | +17% |
| FY2018 | 461.1M | +59% |
| FY2017 | 290.5M | +1% |
| FY2016 | 288M | +0% |
| FY2015 | 286.9M | −2% |
| FY2014 | 293.6M | −2% |
| FY2013 | 298.2M | −1% |
| FY2012 | 300.2M | −1% |
| FY2011 | 303.7M | −2% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 464.5M | −2% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 466.3M | −2% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 468.3M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 471.5M | −2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 473.6M | −2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 476.3M | −2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 478.8M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 480.9M | −2% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 483.2M | −2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 485.6M | −2% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 488.2M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 491.1M | −2% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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