Company: LIN
Filing Date: 2025-08-01
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001628280-25-037164
Chunk: 85

Company: LINDE PLC
Filing Date: 2025-08-01
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 2
Chunk 85
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 $1,907 (3)%Cost reduction program and other charges$— $— NA$55 $— NAOther income (expense) - net$15 $2 650 %$33 $60 45 %Operating profit$2,354 $2,184 8 %$4,538 $4,279 6 %Operating margin27.7 %26.4 %27.3 %26.1 %Interest expense - net$67 $70 (4)%$127 $135 (6)%Net pension and OPEB cost (benefit), excluding service cost$(59)$(49)20 %$(115)$(99)16 %Effective tax rate24.4 %23.5 %24.0 %22.9 %Income from equity investments$33 $45 (27)%$71 $93 (24)%Noncontrolling interests$(40)$(37)8 %$(74)$(75)(1)%Net Income – Linde plc$1,766 $1,663 6 %$3,439 $3,290 5 %Diluted earnings per share$3.73 $3.44 8 %$7.24 $6.79 7 %Diluted shares outstanding473,573 483,177 (2)%474,691 484,366 (2)%Number of employees64,842 65,987 (2)%64,842 65,987 (2)%Adjusted Amounts (a)Operating profit$2,556 $2,422 6 %$4,994 $4,763 5 %Operating margin30.1 %29.3 %30.1 %29.1 %Effective tax rate24.3 %23.5 %23.9 %23.1 %Net Income – Linde plc$1,937 $1,859 4 %$3,817 $3,680 4 %Diluted earnings per share$4.09 $3.85 6 %$8.04 $7.60 6 %Other Financial Data (a)EBITDA$3,329 $3,187 4 %$6,461 $6,279