06:54 AM EDT, 08/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Linde ( LIN ) reported Q2 adjusted earnings Friday of $3.85 per diluted share, up from $3.57 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $3.79.

Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $8.27 billion compared with $8.20 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $8.30 billion.

For Q3, the company expects adjusted diluted earnings of $3.82 per share to $3.92 per share. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expect $3.95.

The company raised the lower end of its 2024 adjusted diluted earnings forecast to $15.40 per share to $15.60 per share from $15.30 per share to $15.60 per share. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expect $15.48.

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