Linde Executive Compensation (FY25)

Name: Linde (LIN) executive compensation
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LIN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): July 30, 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025

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Sanjiv Lamba

Median of the other named officers

$6,075,414

5 officers, excluding the chief executive

Latest say-on-pay support

July 28, 2026

Chief executive pay ratio

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To the median employee

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.

Who is Linde's chief executive and what were they paid?

Total compensation for Sanjiv Lamba, Chief Executive Officer, came to $21,777,870 in fiscal 2025. Lamba's total was 5.2% higher than the $20,696,088 reported for fiscal 2024.

What was Linde's say-on-pay result?

The say-on-pay proposal drew 94.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held July 28, 2026 for fiscal 2025.

Which companies are in Linde's peer group?

The disclosed peer group names AbbVie, Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, Cummins and Danaher, among others.

What is Linde's chief executive pay ratio?

The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 428:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $50,860.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.

Fiscal 2022

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Sanjiv Lamba Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Matthew White Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Sean Durbin Executive Vice President, North America	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
John Panikar Executive Vice President, APAC	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Guillermo Bichara Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇

Fiscal 2023

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Sanjiv Lamba Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Matthew White Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Sean Durbin Executive Vice President, EMEA	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
John Panikar Executive Vice President, APAC	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Guillermo Bichara Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇

Fiscal 2024

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Sanjiv Lamba Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Matthew White Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Guillermo Bichara Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Sean Durbin Executive Vice President, EMEA	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
David Strauss Former Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇

Fiscal 2025

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Sanjiv Lamba Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Matthew White Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Guillermo Bichara Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Sean Durbin Chief Operating Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
David Strauss Former Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer Departed during or after this year	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Benjamin Glazer Senior Vice President, Americas	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.

Fiscal 2025

Officer	Award	Grant date	Threshold units	Target units	Units granted	Maximum units	Exercise price	Grant date fair value
Benjamin Glazer	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Benjamin Glazer	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Benjamin Glazer	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Benjamin Glazer	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
David Strauss	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇
David Strauss	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
David Strauss	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
David Strauss	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Guillermo Bichara	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Guillermo Bichara	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Guillermo Bichara	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Guillermo Bichara	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Matthew White	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Matthew White	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Matthew White	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Matthew White	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Sanjiv Lamba	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Sanjiv Lamba	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Sanjiv Lamba	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Sanjiv Lamba	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Sean Durbin	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Sean Durbin	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Sean Durbin	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Sean Durbin	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇

Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.

As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end

Officer	Award	Unvested units	Market value of unvested units	Exercise price	Expires
Benjamin Glazer	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2035
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2033
	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2034
David Strauss	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2035
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2033
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2034
Matthew White	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2035
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2033
	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2034
Guillermo Bichara	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2033
	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2034
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2035
Sanjiv Lamba	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2034
	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2033
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2035
Sean Durbin	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2034
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2033
	Option	◇	—	◇	3/7/2035

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.

Fiscal 2025

Director	Fees earned in cash	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Stephen F. Angel	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Alberto Weisser	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Prof. DDr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Joe Kaeser	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Dr. Thomas Enders	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Robert L. Wood Lead independent director	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Hugh Grant	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Dr. Victoria E. Ossadnik	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Paula Rosput Reynolds	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇

Sanjiv Lamba served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.

Earlier years are included in the PDF.

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.

Board cash retainer	◇
Board equity retainer	◇
Total board retainer	◇
Board chair premium	◇
Lead independent director premium	◇
Audit committee chair	◇
Compensation committee chair	◇
Nominating and governance chair	◇

Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual base compensation ($680,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Fiscal 2025

AbbVie ABBV
Caterpillar CAT
Coca-Cola KO
Cummins CMI
Danaher DHR
Deere & Company DE
Eaton ETN
Gilead Sciences GILD
Halliburton HAL
Honeywell HON
LyondellBasell LYB
Medtronic MDT
Merck MRK
Micron Technology MU
Mondelez International MDLZ
PPG Industries PPG
RTX Corporation RTX
Sherwin-Williams SHW
Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.

Year	Meeting	Support	Votes for	Votes against	Abstentions
2025	July 28, 2026	=	◇	◇	◇
2024	July 29, 2025	=	◇	◇	◇
2023	July 30, 2024	=	◇	◇	◇
2022	July 24, 2023	=	◇	◇	◇
2021	July 25, 2022	=	◇	◇	◇
2020	July 26, 2021	=	◇	◇	◇
2019	July 27, 2020	=	◇	◇	◇
2018	July 26, 2019	=	◇	◇	◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.

Ratio

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Median employee compensation

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Chief executive total compensation

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Where Linde sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.

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Realizable pay

What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.

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Citations

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367 figures on this page: 359 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.

359 cited to the filing

8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

8-K, filed July 30, 2026
0001193125-26-325127
ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
DEF 14A, filed April 29, 2026
0001193125-26-192209
CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Executive Compensation Tables · Table 2: Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 1 more section
8-K, filed August 1, 2025
0001654954-25-008819
ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
DEF 14A, filed April 30, 2025
0000950170-25-060925
Executive Compensation Tables
8-K, filed August 2, 2024
0001654954-24-009898
ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
DEF 14A, filed April 29, 2024
0001193125-24-121902
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed July 28, 2023
0001654954-23-009793
DEF 14A, filed May 1, 2023
0001193125-23-130296
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed July 29, 2022
0001654954-22-010261
8-K, filed July 28, 2021
0001654954-21-008282
8-K, filed July 31, 2020
0001654954-20-008255
8-K, filed July 30, 2019
0001654954-19-008632

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Peers Linde discloses

The companies named in LIN's own disclosed peer group.

AbbVie Caterpillar Coca-Cola Cummins Danaher Deere & Company Eaton Gilead Sciences Halliburton Honeywell LyondellBasell Medtronic Merck Micron Technology Mondelez International PPG Industries RTX Corporation Sherwin-Williams Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854

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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}

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Frequently asked questions

Executive compensation

Equity awards granted

Outstanding awards

Director compensation

Director fee schedule

Disclosed peer group

Say-on-pay history

Chief executive pay ratio

What this page does not include

Citations

Documents cited

The paid brief for Linde

Peers Linde discloses

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