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January to September |
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Change |
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in € million |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Share |
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Closing price |
€ |
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75.48 |
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87.09 |
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-13.3 % |
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Year high |
€ |
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97.90 |
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93.20 |
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5.0 % |
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Year low |
€ |
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71.01 |
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71.68 |
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-0.9 % |
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Market capitalisation |
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12,718 |
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14,244 |
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-10.7 % |
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Earnings per share1 |
€ |
|
4.14 |
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3.55 |
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16.6 % |
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Earnings per share |
€ |
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3.29 |
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4.48 |
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-26.6 % |
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Number of shares outstanding (in 000s) |
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168,489 |
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163,556 |
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3.0 % |
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Sales |
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9,392 |
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8,958 |
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4.8 % |
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Operating profit |
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1,910 |
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1,770 |
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7.9 % |
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EBIT before amortisation of fair value adjustments and non-recurring items |
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1,288 |
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1,147 |
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12.3 % |
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Non-recurring items |
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59 |
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574 |
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- |
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Earnings after taxes on income Group |
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593 |
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764 |
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-22.4 % |
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attributable to minority interests |
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41 |
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41 |
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0.0 % |
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attributable to Linde AG shareholders |
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|
552 |
|
723 |
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-23.7 % |
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Number of employees2 |
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51,171 |
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50,485 |
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1.4 % |
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Gases Division |
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Sales |
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7,157 |
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6,850 |
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4.5 % |
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Operating profit |
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1,819 |
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1,707 |
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6.6 % |
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Engineering Division |
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Sales |
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2,063 |
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1,835 |
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12.4 % |
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Operating profit |
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|
183 |
|
160 |
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14.4 % |
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| History: |