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EPS came in at 4.59 against a street estimate of 4.52 — a beat of 1.5%.
Analysts rate Linde plc Ordinary Shares a buy (23 buy, 5 hold, 1 sell out of 29) with an average price target of $550.85.
MIXED Record sales, operating profit and EPS, but margins were pressured by non-gas businesses and Lincare. Management cut costs, maintained full-year EPS guidance and sees cautious near-term growth. Q3 FY26 Americas volumes were strongest; APAC benefited from electronics; Europe remained flat excluding equipment sales, while China electronics and exports offset weakness elsewhere. Analysts focused on backlog conversion, cost inflation, restructuring savings, energy recovery, regional volumes and Lincare. Management emphasized cautious near-term assumptions, pricing recovery and longer-term restructuring benefits. 2026-10-29…
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| Fund | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc | 8.09% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.55% |
| State Street Corp | 4.41% |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 3.78% |
| Amvescap Plc. | 3.32% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 2.70% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.59% |
| T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 2.57% |
| Document | Date |
|---|---|
| Quarterly report · Q3 2026 HEADLINE NUMBERS • Third-quarter 2026 sales were $9,404 million, up from $8,615 million in the third quarter of 2025. Nine-month sales were $27,474 m | 2026-10-29 |
| Results announced · Q4 2026 HEADLINE NUMBERS • Third-quarter sales were $9.4 billion, up 9% year over year, including a 1% favorable currency impact. Underlying sales increased | 2026-10-29 |
| Quarterly report · Q2 2026 LINDE PLC - Q2 2026 10-Q SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Q2 2026 Sales: $9,289 million vs. $8,495 million in Q2 2025 (+9.3%) • Six-Month 2026 Sales: $18, | 2026-07-31 |
| Results announced · Q3 2026 LINDE PLC – Q2 2026 RESULTS SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Sales: $9.3 billion, up 9% year-over-year; underlying sales up 4% (2% from price, 2% from vol | 2026-07-31 |
| Shareholder vote results · Q3 2026 LINDE PLC – 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Annual General Meeting held July 28, 2026 • 396,007,872 shares present or represented by proxy = 85.65% o | 2026-07-30 |
| Company announcement · Q2 2026 LINDE PLC - 8-K SUMMARY FOR RETAIL INVESTORS HEADLINE NUMBERS • Debt Issuance Date: May 13, 2026 • Total Amount Raised: €1,595 million in net procee | 2026-05-13 |
| Quarterly report · Q1 2026 LINDE PLC – Q1 2026 10-Q SUMMARY FOR RETAIL INVESTORS --- HEADLINE NUMBERS • Sales: $8,781 million (Q1 2026) vs $8,112 million (Q1 2025) — up 8.2% | 2026-05-01 |
| Results announced · Q2 2026 LINDE PLC – Q1 2026 RESULTS SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Sales: $8.8 billion, up 8% year-over-year; underlying sales up 3% (2% price, 1% volume) • Ope | 2026-05-01 |
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| Action | Detail | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.60 / share ex-date Dec 3, 2026 · pay Dec 17, 2026 | 2026-12-03 |
| Dividend | $1.60 / share ex-date Sep 3, 2026 · pay Sep 17, 2026 | 2026-09-03 |
| Dividend | $1.60 / share ex-date Jun 4, 2026 · pay Jun 18, 2026 | 2026-06-04 |
| Dividend | $1.60 / share ex-date Mar 11, 2026 · pay Mar 26, 2026 | 2026-03-11 |
| Dividend | $1.50 / share ex-date Dec 3, 2025 · pay Dec 17, 2025 | 2025-12-03 |
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