CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
Operations
Net income - Linde plc	$ 1,857	$ 1,673
Add: Noncontrolling interests	43	34
Net Income (including noncontrolling interests)	1,900	1,707
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Cost reduction program and other charges	(44)	18
Depreciation and amortization	951	910
Deferred income taxes	8	9
Share-based compensation	41	42
Working capital:
Accounts receivable	(361)	(230)
Inventory	(48)	9
Prepaid and other current assets	(52)	26
Payables and accruals	35	(209)
Contract assets and liabilities, net	(108)	(65)
Pension contributions	(7)	(5)
Long-term assets, liabilities and other	(75)	(51)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	2,240	2,161
Investing
Capital expenditures	(1,342)	(1,270)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(153)	(112)
Divestitures, net of cash divested and asset sales	112	13
Other investing, net	(1)	0
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(1,384)	(1,369)
Financing
Short-term debt borrowings (repayments) - net	339	165
Long-term debt borrowings	58	2,340
Long-term debt repayments	(733)	(1,012)
Issuances of ordinary shares	3	11
Purchases of ordinary shares	(807)	(1,111)
Cash dividends - Linde plc shareholders	(741)	(708)
Noncontrolling interest transactions and other	(87)	(73)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(1,968)	(388)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	15	40
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(1,097)	444
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning-of-period	5,056	4,850
Cash and cash equivalents, end-of-period	$ 3,959	$ 5,294