secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK:        0001707925
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001654954-26-000913
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Linde Q4 2025 adj. EPS $4.20 (+6% YoY); FY adj. EPS $16.46 (+6%); guides FY26 $17.40-$17.90
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- Q4 sales $8.8B (+6% YoY); adj. operating profit $2.6B (+4%); adj. operating margin 29.5%.
- Full-year 2025 adj. EPS $16.46 (+6% YoY) on sales $34.0B (+3%); adj. operating margin 29.8%.
- FY26 adj. EPS guidance $17.40-$17.90 (6%-9% growth); Q1 adj. EPS guidance $4.20-$4.30.
- Operating cash flow Q4 $3.0B (+8% YoY); full-year OCF $10.4B (+10% YoY).
- Project backlog $10.0B; returned $7.4B to shareholders via dividends and buybacks in 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495426000913/0001654954-26-000913-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495426000913/lin_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-26-000913

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