secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK:        0001707925
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001654954-25-001186
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Linde reports Q4 2024 adj EPS $3.97, up 11% YoY; guides FY25 adj EPS $16.15-$16.55
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- Q4 sales $8.3B flat YoY; underlying sales +2% ex FX; adj operating margin 29.9%, +250 bps YoY.
- Q4 adj EPS $3.97, +11% YoY (or +13% ex FX); full-year adj EPS $15.51, +9% YoY (+10% ex FX).
- Full-year operating cash flow $9.4B; returned $7.1B to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- FY 2025 adj EPS guidance $16.15-$16.55 (+4%-7% reported; +8%-11% ex FX); Q1 adj EPS $3.85-$3.95.
- Project backlog $10.4B; full-year capex expected $5B-$5.5B in 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495425001186/0001654954-25-001186-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495425001186/linde_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-25-001186

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