secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK:        0001707925
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-31T11:24:29+00:00
Accession:  0001654954-26-007052
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Linde Q2 2026: Sales $9.3B (+9%), adj. EPS $4.50 (+10%), FY guidance 8-9% growth
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- Sales $9.3B, up 9% YoY; underlying sales +4% on 2% price and 2% volume.
- Adjusted EPS $4.50, up 10% YoY; GAAP EPS $4.15, up 11%.
- Adjusted operating margin 29.5%; operating cash flow $2.3B, up 3%.
- FY 2026 adj. EPS guidance $17.70-$17.90 (8-9% growth); Q3 guidance $4.45-$4.55.
- Project backlog $11B; sale of gas backlog record $8.1B; signed new U.S. electronics contract.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495426007052/0001654954-26-007052-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495426007052/lin_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-26-007052

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