Linde plc (LIN) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

Investor webinar replay

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Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, good day and thank you for standing by. Speaker 1: Welcome to the Linde 1st 0.25 2026 Earnings Call and Webcast. Speaker 1: At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Speaker 1: Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. And After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. Speaker 1: I would now like to hand the conference over to Mr. Juan Pelaez, head of investor relations. Please go ahead, sir. Speaker 2: Abby, thank you. Good morning, everyone, and thanks for attending our 2026 1st 0.25 earnings call and webcast. Speaker 2: I'm Humphrey Nye, head of investor relations, and I'm joined this morning by Matt White, chief financial officer. Speaker 2: Today's presentation materials are available on our website as the need.com in the investor section. Speaker 2: Please read the forward-looking statement disclosure on page 2 of the slides and note that it applies to all statements made during this teleconference. Speaker 2: The reconsiderations Speaker 2: of the adjusted numbers are in the appendix to this presentation. Speaker 2: Matt will provide some opening remarks. I'll give an update on Lyndy's 1st 0.25 financial performance, and then Matt will finish the updated outlook, after which we will wrap up with Q&A. Speaker 2: Let me now turn the call over to Matt. Speaker 3: Thanks, Juan. And good morning, everyone. Speaker 3: The Linde team delivered another solid 0.25 against a challenging economic backdrop. Speaker 3: EPS of $4.33 Speaker 3: grew 10%, Speaker 3: operating margins reached 30%, Speaker 3: and return on capital remained at a healthy level of 24%. Speaker 3: The high quality compounding growth of our company, Speaker 3: no matter what the environment, Speaker 3...