Earnings Per Share – Linde plc Shareholders (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

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 March 31,
	2020		2019
Numerator (Millions of dollars)
Income from continuing operations	$	571	$	435
Income from discontinued operations	2		82
Net Income – Linde plc	$	573	$	517
Denominator (Thousands of shares)
Weighted average shares outstanding	530,952		545,362
Shares earned and issuable under compensation plans	263		192
Weighted average shares used in basic earnings per share	531,215		545,554
Effect of dilutive securities
Stock options and awards	3,741		3,593
Weighted average shares used in diluted earnings per share	534,956		549,147
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations	$	1.07	$	0.80
Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations	—		0.15
Basic Earnings Per Share	$	1.07	$	0.95
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$	1.07	$	0.79
Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations	—		0.15
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$	1.07	$	0.94