Q3 FY2026 · ended Sep 30, 2026 · Revenue $9.40B, +9.2% YoY · Filed Oct 29, 2026
Linde plc (LIN) files with the SEC under industry code 2810, Industrial Inorganic Chemicals. In Q3 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, it reported revenue of $9.4 billion and net income of $1.7 billion. Free cash flow was $1.8 billion. As of Sep 30, 2026 it held $3.9 billion in cash and investments and $31.3 billion in total debt.
Revenue
$9.40B
+9.2% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$1.69B
-12.3% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$3.17B
+7.5% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$1.78B
+6.3% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$3.66
-10.5% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
$1.60
+6.7% vs year-ago quarter
Shares outstanding
459.08M
-1.7% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$-27.40B
Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
25.3%
TTM
Company profile
- Industry
- Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (SIC 2810)
- Listed as
- LIN (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Incorporated in
- Ireland
- Headquarters
- Woking Surrey, United Kingdom
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1707925
- Former names
- ZAMALIGHT PLC (until Jul 12, 2017)
Other Industrial Inorganic Chemicals companies
Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q3 FY2026 Sep 30, 2026 |
Q2 FY2026 Jun 30, 2026 |
Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 |
Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 |
Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.4B | $9.3B | $8.8B | $8.8B | $8.6B |
| Operating income | $2.1B | $2.6B | $2.4B | $2.0B | $2.4B |
| Net income | $1.7B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $1.5B | $1.9B |
| Diluted EPS | $3.66 | $4.15 | $3.98 | $3.27 | $4.09 |
| Operating cash flow | $3.2B | $2.3B | $2.2B | $3.0B | $2.9B |
| Free cash flow | $1.8B | $833.0M | $898.0M | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Total assets | $88.1B | $88.3B | $86.3B | $86.8B | $86.0B |
| Total liabilities | $47.1B | $47.7B | $46.2B | $47.1B | $45.9B |
| Stockholders' equity | $39.4B | $39.1B | $38.6B | $38.2B | $38.6B |
| Cash and investments | $3.9B | $4.9B | $4.0B | $5.1B | $4.5B |
| Total debt | $31.3B | $32.9B | $31.1B | $32.6B | $30.9B |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Oct 29, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Oct 29, 2026 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Jul 31, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Shareholder vote results
|
Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Other events
|
May 13, 2026 | May 13, 2026 |
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.