Linde (LIN) Surpasses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

分组1 - Linde reported quarterly earnings of $4.2 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.18 per share, and showing an increase from $3.97 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of +0.59% [1] - The company achieved revenues of $8.76 billion for the quarter ended December 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.37% and up from $8.28 billion year-over-year [2] - Linde has consistently outperformed consensus EPS estimates over the last four quarters, achieving this four times [2] 分组2 - The stock has gained approximately 11% since the beginning of the year, significantly outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 0.5% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $4.24, with expected revenues of $8.41 billion, while for the current fiscal year, the estimates are $17.83 EPS on $35.07 billion in revenues [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank indicates that the Chemical - Specialty sector is currently in the bottom 25% of over 250 Zacks industries, which may impact stock performance [8]