Linde (LIN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Sanjiv Lamba, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $21.8M in 2025, up 5% from $20.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 428:1, on median employee pay of $50,860.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Annual meeting
July 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$21.8M+5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
428:1median $50,860
CEO pay in equity
76%$16.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$21.8MUp from $20.7M in 2024
CEO Stock Awards
$11.7MGrant date fair value
2025 Sales
$34.0BUp 3% versus prior year
Operating Profit
$10.1BUp 4% versus prior year

How Lamba was paid

$21.8M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary7%Stock awards54%Option awards23%Non-equity incentive15%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Sanjiv LambaChief Executive Officer$21,777,870
Matthew J. WhiteExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$9,670,160
Guillermo BicharaExecutive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer$6,231,934
Sean F. DurbinChief Operating Officer$6,075,414
Benjamin W. GlazerSenior Vice President, Americas$4,363,629
David P. StraussFormer Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer$5,251,214

What changed and why

  • $21.8MSanjiv Lamba received total compensation of $21,777,870 in fiscal 2025, representing an increase from the prior year.
  • $34.0BSales grew 3% to $34.0 billion, while operating margins expanded to 29.8% in 2025.
  • 94.1%Shareholders strongly supported the executive compensation program with 94.1% approval at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • 189%The 2023-2025 performance stock units paid out at 189% based on adjusted return on capital performance.
  • Sanjiv Lamba was appointed Chairman of the Board effective January 31, 2026, while continuing as CEO.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.