Linde plc income statement
In fiscal 2025, Linde plc reported revenue of $33.99bn, up 3.0% on the year before, operating income of $8.92bn (a 26.3% margin) and net income of $6.90bn, or $14.61 per diluted share. Every line below comes from the company's 10-K and 10-Q filings; column headings link to the filing.
Income statement
| Fiscal year | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 10.5 | 11.4 | 14.8 | 28.2 | 27.2 | 30.8 | 33.4 | 32.9 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 36.2 |
| Research and development | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Operating income | 2.2 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Interest expense | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Net interest income | — | — | — | — | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.3 | −0.3 | — |
| Income before tax | 2.0 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Income tax | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Net income | 1.5 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
| Diluted EPS | $5.21 | $4.32 | $13.11 | $4.19 | $4.71 | $7.33 | $8.23 | $12.59 | $13.62 | $14.61 | $15.06 |
| Diluted shares (average) | 288m | 289m | 334m | 545m | 531m | 522m | 504m | 492m | 482m | 472m | 465m |
| EBITDA | 3.4 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.0 |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 | 2026 Q3Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8,282 | 8,112 | 8,495 | 8,615 | 8,764 | 8,781 | 9,289 | 9,404 |
| Research and development | 39 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 37 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 814 | 786 | 870 | 897 | 880 | 893 | 891 | 892 |
| Operating income | 2,270 | 2,184 | 2,354 | 2,367 | 2,018 | 2,439 | 2,554 | 2,150 |
| Interest expense | 53 | 60 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 71 |
| Income before tax | 2,263 | 2,180 | 2,346 | 2,360 | 2,011 | 2,431 | 2,546 | 2,128 |
| Income tax | 533 | 511 | 573 | 424 | 481 | 571 | 610 | 449 |
| Net income | 1,725 | 1,673 | 1,766 | 1,929 | 1,530 | 1,857 | 1,928 | 1,692 |
| Diluted EPS | $3.60 | $3.51 | $3.73 | $4.09 | $3.27 | $3.98 | $4.15 | $3.66 |
| EBITDA | 3,183 | 3,094 | 3,296 | 3,328 | 2,968 | 3,390 | 3,517 | 3,115 |
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