Company: LIN
Filing Date: 2025-10-31
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001628280-25-047710
Chunk: 86

Company: LINDE PLC
Filing Date: 2025-10-31
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 2
Chunk 86
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 $2,867 (2)%Cost reduction program and other charges$(11)$145 (108)%$44 $145 (70)%Other income (expense) - net$14 $51 (73)%$47 $111 (58)%Operating profit$2,367 $2,086 13 %$6,905 $6,365 8 %Operating margin27.5 %25.0 %27.4 %25.7 %Interest expense - net$64 $68 (6)%$191 $203 (6)%Net pension and OPEB cost (benefit), excluding service cost$(57)$(45)27 %$(172)$(144)19 %Effective tax rate18.0 %24.1 %21.9 %23.3 %Income from equity investments$36 $38 (5)%$107 $131 (18)%Noncontrolling interests$(43)$(53)(19)%$(117)$(128)(9)%Net Income – Linde plc$1,929 $1,550 24 %$5,368 $4,840 11 %Diluted earnings per share$4.09 $3.22 27 %$11.34 $10.02 13 %Diluted shares outstanding471,509 480,898 (2)%473,500 483,186 (2)%Number of employees65,489 65,596 — %65,489 65,596 — %Adjusted Amounts (a)Depreciation and amortization$759 $720 5 %$2,222 $2,150 3 %Operating profit$2,558 $2,477 3 %$7,552 $7,240 4 %Operating margin29.7 %29.6 %29.9 %29.3 %Effective tax rate22.7 %23.6 %23.5 %23.3 %Net Income – Linde plc$1,987 $1,896 5 %$5,804 $5,576 4 %Diluted earnings per share$4.21 $3.94 7 %$12.26 $11.54 6 %Other Financial