Income Statement
Quarterly Data
The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.
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- Statement of Comprehensive Income
- Analysis of Profitability Ratios
- Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
- DuPont Analysis: Disaggregation of ROE, ROA, and Net Profit Margin
- Analysis of Reportable Segments
- Enterprise Value (EV)
- Net Profit Margin since 2005
- Operating Profit Margin since 2005
- Return on Equity (ROE) since 2005
- Debt to Equity since 2005
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).
The financial trajectory exhibits a sustained expansion in both top-line revenue and bottom-line profitability over the analyzed period. Sales grew from 7,243 million USD in March 2021 to a projected 9,289 million USD by June 2026, reflecting a consistent upward trend with moderate quarterly fluctuations. This revenue growth is mirrored by a significant increase in gross margin, which rose from 3,189 million USD to 4,428 million USD, indicating an improvement in production efficiency or pricing power.
- Operating Performance and Profitability
- Operating profit demonstrates a strong growth trend, rising from 1,213 million USD in March 2021 to 2,554 million USD by June 2026. A notable anomaly occurred in June 2022, where operating profit dropped to 589 million USD; this decline is directly attributable to a one-time cost reduction program charge of 993 million USD. Excluding this outlier, the operational growth is linear and robust.
- Expense Management
- Selling, general, and administrative expenses remained relatively controlled, moving from 787 million USD to 891 million USD over the period, suggesting that operating leverage is increasing as revenue grows faster than overhead. Depreciation and amortization showed a gradual decline from 1,166 million USD in early 2021 to stabilizing around 950 million USD in later periods. Research and development expenditures remained highly stable, consistently fluctuating between 34 million USD and 39 million USD.
- Net Income and Bottom-Line Trends
- Net income attributable to Linde plc increased from 980 million USD in March 2021 to 1,928 million USD by June 2026. The growth in net income closely tracks the rise in operating profit, despite a gradual increase in net interest expenses, which rose from 20 million USD to 61 million USD. The impact of net pension and OPEB benefits provided a consistent positive contribution, generally ranging between 35 million USD and 64 million USD per quarter.
- Taxation and Equity Investments
- Income tax expenses increased in absolute terms as profitability grew, rising from 268 million USD to 610 million USD. Income from equity investments remained a stable supplementary revenue stream, typically contributing between 35 million USD and 50 million USD per quarter.