Earnings Per Share – Linde plc Shareholders (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Basic and diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing Income from continuing operations, Income from discontinued operations and Net income – Linde plc for the period by the weighted average number of either basic or diluted shares outstanding, as follows:


	Quarter Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Numerator (Millions of dollars)
Income from continuing operations	$	978	$	699	$	2,797	$	1,728
Income from discontinued operations	1		1		3		3
Net Income – Linde plc	$	979	$	700	$	2,800	$	1,731
Denominator (Thousands of shares)
Weighted average shares outstanding	514,770		525,339		518,418		527,177
Shares earned and issuable under compensation plans	399		355		384		324
Weighted average shares used in basic earnings per share	515,169		525,694		518,802		527,501
Effect of dilutive securities
Stock options and awards	4,910		4,721		4,860		4,223
Weighted average shares used in diluted earnings per share	520,079		530,415		523,662		531,724
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations	$	1.90	$	1.33	$	5.39	$	3.28
Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations	—		—		0.01		0.01
Basic Earnings Per Share	$	1.90	$	1.33	$	5.40	$	3.29
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$	1.88	$	1.32	$	5.34	$	3.25
Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations	—		—		0.01		0.01
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$	1.88	$	1.32	$	5.35	$	3.26