Linde reports record 2021: adj. EPS $10.69 (+30%), backlog $13B; FY2022 guidance $11.55-$11.85

LINDE PLC

2021-FY EPS reported $7.33 revenue$30,793,000,000

Full-year 2021 sales $30.8B (+13%), adj. operating profit $7.2B (+24%), adj. EPS $10.69 (+30%).
Q4 2021 adj. EPS $2.77 (+20%), operating cash flow $3.2B (+33%), free cash flow $2.4B (+70%).
FY2022 adj. EPS guidance $11.55-$11.85 (10-13% growth ex-FX); Q1 2022 guidance $2.70-$2.80 (11-15% ex-FX).
Backlog increased to $13B; CEO Steve Angel to become Chairman, Sanjiv Lamba to be CEO.
Returned $6.8B to shareholders in 2021 through dividends and share repurchases.

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