secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK:        0001707925
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-10-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001654954-23-013397
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 3.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Linde Q3 adj EPS $3.63, up 17% YoY; raises FY guidance; moving to Nasdaq Nov 7
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495423013397/0001654954-23-013397-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495423013397/lin_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-013397

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