secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK:        0001707925
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001654954-22-014269
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Linde Q3 adjusted EPS $3.10, up 14% YoY; raises full-year guidance to $11.93-$12.03
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- Sales $8.8B (+15% YoY); adjusted EPS $3.10 (+14%); GAAP EPS $2.54 (+35%).
- Adjusted operating profit $2.0B (+11%); margin 22.8%, +90 bps ex cost pass-through.
- Operating cash flow $2.6B (+3% YoY); free cash flow $1.874B.
- Full-year 2022 adjusted EPS guidance raised to $11.93-$12.03 (12-13% growth); Q4 guide $2.80-$2.90.
- Returned $1.728B to shareholders via dividends and buybacks; record ROC of 21.8%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495422014269/0001654954-22-014269-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495422014269/lin_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-014269

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