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Earnings Per Share - Linde plc Shareholders (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing Net income – Linde plc for the period by the weighted average number of either basic or diluted shares outstanding, as follows:

			Quarter Ended March 31,
			2025						2024
Numerator (Millions of dollars)
Net Income – Linde plc			$	1,673					$	1,627
Denominator (Thousands of shares)
Weighted average shares outstanding			472,385						481,398
Shares earned and issuable under compensation plans			918						551
Weighted average shares used in basic earnings per share			473,303						481,949
Effect of dilutive securities
Stock options and awards			2,959						3,643
Weighted average shares used in diluted earnings per share			476,262						485,592
Basic Earnings Per Share			$	3.53					$	3.38
Diluted Earnings Per Share			$	3.51					$	3.35

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482662/260-10-50-1

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