Company: LIN
Filing Date: 2025-10-31
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001628280-25-047710
Chunk: 54

Company: LINDE PLC
Filing Date: 2025-10-31
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
Chunk 54
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 Interest expense - net64 68 191 203 Net pension and OPEB cost (benefit), excluding service cost(57)(45)(172)(144)Total consolidated income before income taxes and equity investments$2,360 $2,063 $6,886 $6,306 (a)To adjust for purchase accounting impacts related to the merger.

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10. Equity

A summary of the changes in total equity for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 is provided below:Quarter Ended September 30,(Millions of dollars)20252024ActivityLinde plcShareholders’EquityNoncontrollingInterestsTotalEquityLinde plcShareholders’EquityNoncontrollingInterestsTotalEquityBalance, beginning of period$38,515 $1,458 $39,973 $38,179 $1,359 $39,538 Net income (a)1,929 43 1,972 1,550 53 1,603 Other comprehensive income (loss)(159)(6)(165)735 29 764 Noncontrolling interests:Additions (reductions)— 16 16 — (1)(1)Dividends and other capital changes— (54)(54)— (23)(23)Dividends to Linde plc ordinary share holders ($1.50 per share in 2025 and $1.39 per share in 2024)(701)— (701)(662)— (662)Issuances of ordinary shares:For employee savings and incentive plans(22)— (22)(1)— (1)Purchases of ordinary shares(992)— (992)(670)— (670)Share-based compensation45 — 45 42 — 42 Balance, end of period$38,616 $1,457 $40,073 $39,173 $1,417 $40,590 Nine Months Ended September 30,(Millions of dollars)20252024ActivityLinde plcShareholders’EquityNoncontrollingInterestsTotalEquityLinde plcShareholders’EquityNoncontrollingInterestsTotalEquityBalance, beginning of period$38,092 $1,383 $39,475 $39,720 $1,362 $41,082 Net income (a)5,