secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK:        0001707925
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001654954-21-011422
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Linde Q3 sales $7.7B (+12%), adj EPS $2.73 (+27%), raises FY guidance to $10.52-$10.62
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- Sales $7,668M, up 12% YoY; underlying sales +11% (price +3%, volume +8%).
- Adjusted EPS $2.73, up 27% YoY; GAAP EPS $1.88, up 42% (record).
- Operating cash flow $2,556M (+36%); free cash flow $1,815M (+65%).
- Full-year 2021 adjusted EPS guidance raised to $10.52-$10.62 (28-29% growth).
- Project backlog $13.4B; segment margins improved across Americas, APAC, EMEA.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495421011422/0001654954-21-011422-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495421011422/lin_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-21-011422

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