Benzinga | May 6, 2021 07:09AM EDT

Linde Q1 EPS $2.49 Beats $2.25 Estimate, Sales $7.20B Beat $7.04B Estimate

Linde (NYSE:LIN) reported quarterly earnings of $2.49 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.25 by 10.67 percent. This is a 31.75 percent increase over earnings of $1.89 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $7.20 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $7.04 billion by 2.27 percent. This is a 6.84 percent increase over sales of $6.74 billion the same period last year.