Linde (LIN) reported $8.78 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.3%. EPS of $4.33 for the same period compares to $3.95 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.51 billion, representing a surprise of +3.15%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +1.41%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $4.27.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Linde performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Sales- Americas: $4.03 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $3.78 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.8%.
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Sales- EMEA: $2.17 billion versus $2.19 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.9% change.
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Sales- Other: $367 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $329.33 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +18%.
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Sales- Engineering: $517 million compared to the $563.51 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -8.5% year over year.
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Sales- APAC: $1.7 billion compared to the $1.64 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +10.5% year over year.
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Shares of Linde have returned -0.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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