earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Linde Q3 adj EPS $3.63, up 17% YoY; raises FY guidance; moving to Nasdaq Nov 7
LINDE PLC
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$9.43
revenue$24,552,000,000
- Q3 adj EPS $3.63 vs $3.10 prior year (+17%); revenue $8.2B, down 7% YoY but underlying sales up 3%.
- Adj operating profit margin 28.3%, up 550 bps; full-year adj EPS guidance raised to $14.00-$14.10 (14-15% growth).
- Q3 operating cash flow $2.5B, free cash flow $1.6B; returned $1.8B to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- Voluntarily transferring NYSE listing to Nasdaq effective Nov 7, 2023; symbol 'LIN' unchanged.
- Americas op. profit margin 29.6%, EMEA 30.1%, APAC 28.0%; all segments improved YoY.