Linde (LIN) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Linde (LIN) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $51,839 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 17.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $82,742 reinvested (11.9% a year), or $65,284 taking the dividends as cash, $7,315 of it paid out along the way.
LIN became
$82,742
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
11.9%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$9,292
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Worst drop
-39.4%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | LIN total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +21.8% | $781 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +3.2% | $970 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +3.2% | $855 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +27.7% | $804 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −4.4% | $700 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +33.4% | $655 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +25.9% | $544 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +39.0% | $521 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +3.0% | $461 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +35.1% | $445 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +17.5% | $417 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −19.0% | $364 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +1.6% | $338 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +21.2% | $309 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +4.5% | $285 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +14.2% | $252 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +21.5% | $222 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +38.4% | $200 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −31.7% | $171 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: LIN total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Linde (LIN) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $82,742 at the end of Oct 2026: 11.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, LIN turned $10,000 into $51,839 with dividends reinvested, 17.9% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, LIN returned 11.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking LIN's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $65,284, including $7,315 of cash received; reinvesting added $17,458.
- LIN's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (39.0%) and its worst 2008 (-31.7%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Linde (LIN) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/LIN/total-return
LIN total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in LIN 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $51,839 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 17.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $43,930 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is LIN's total return since Dec 2007?
727% in total, or 11.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 480%.
How much of LIN's return came from dividends?
About 18% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $17,458 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was LIN's worst year?
2008, at -31.7% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -39.4%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.