Linde’s Q1 sales amounted to $8.1 billion, with strong performance in the Americas.

Linde announced its first-quarter 2025 financial results, reporting sales of $8.1 billion, net income of $1.7 billion, and operating profit of $2.2 billion. Sales for the quarter were flat year-on-year, while net income rose by 3%. Linde’s Q1 sales totaled $8.112 billion, unchanged from the prior year. Although prices increased by 2%, volume declined by 1% in the manufacturing and metals & mining end markets, resulting in a 1% year-on-year increase in underlying sales. Net income for the quarter was $1.673 billion, and diluted earnings per share were $3.51—up 3% and 5%, respectively. Operating profit for the quarter was $2.184 billion; adjusted operating profit rose 4% to $2.438 billion, driven by price increases and ongoing productivity initiatives across all divisions. The adjusted operating profit margin stood at 30.1%, up 120 basis points year-on-year. Strong performance in the Americas region during Q1 By region, the Americas delivered strong results in Q1, with sales up 3% year-on-year; sales in the Asia-Pacific region declined 1%, and sales in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa fell 3%. Sales in the Americas region totaled $3.666 billion in Q1, an increase of 3% year-on-year. Underlying sales rose 4% year-on-year, driven by a 3% price increase and a 1% volume gain—primarily in the electronics, chemicals, and energy end markets. Operating profit reached $1.137 billion, representing 31.0% of sales—40 basis points higher than the prior year. Sales in the Asia-Pacific region totaled $1.539 billion, down 3% year-on-year. Underlying sales declined 1% year-on-year: prices remained stable, but volumes fell 1%, primarily in the metals, mining, and manufacturing end markets.

Linde’s Q1 sales amounted to $8.8 billion, up 8% year-on-year.

On May 1, Linde—the global industrial gases and engineering giant—released its first-quarter 2026 financial results. According to the company’s announcement, Q1 sales totaled $8.781 billion, up 8% year-on-year, including 3% organic growth driven by 2% price realization and 1% volume growth—largely attributable to new project commissionings. Linde reported Q1 operating profit of $2.439 billion and adjusted operating profit of $2.630 billion—both up 8% year-on-year. The adjusted operating profit margin was 30.0%. Sales in the Americas region totaled $4.025 billion, up 10% year-on-year, with 6% organic growth—comprising 4% from pricing and 2% from volume growth, primarily supported by demand in the electronics, manufacturing, and metals & mining end markets. Sales in the Asia-Pacific region totaled $1.701 billion, up 11% year-on-year, with 6% organic growth; volume gains stemmed mainly from the electronics, chemicals, and energy end markets, as well as new project commissionings. Sales in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region totaled $2.171 billion, up 7% year-on-year—but organic sales declined 2%, with pricing up 1% and volume down 3%, reflecting softer demand in the chemicals & energy and manufacturing end markets.

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