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CLAIM #36352 · Linde plc Ordinary Shares (LIN) · 2025Q3 earnings call · Oct 31, 2025 · due Oct 31, 2026

We expect significant opportunities still in that space for us to continue to do that.

Sanjiv Lamba · CEO

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graded after results covering Oct 31, 2026 are reported

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Look at: Percent of total sales derived from acquisitions, fiscal year

It came true if: >= 1% of sales from acquisitions, primarily tuck-in deals in packaged gas

Where: management commentary / company disclosures on M&A contribution (10-K or earnings call)

In context

at in elsewhere in the world, including in Asia and increasingly now looking at opportunities in Europe as well. So there are opportunities for consolidation globally. But the biggest opportunity lies in the U.S. There is no question around that. And while I may not comment on the market share piece, I can only say this to you, I still believe we have a number of opportunities for tuck-in acquisitions in the U.S., and we have the balance sheet strength and the appetite to go about doing that. From memory, I'm just trying to think back. I think we closed 18 deals last year globally. This year, we're saying about 1% of our sales are going to come from acquisitions. Much of that is going to be tuck-in acquisitions coming out of the packaged gas space. So we feel really good about that space. We expect significant opportunities still in that space for us to continue to do that. Laurence Alexander: And just if I may, on the cylinder rental price increases over the last 5, 7 years, given how soft the end markets have been, have you seen any material pushback or pricing fatigue where you may need to -- where you feel you need to walk back the cylinder rentals to help the market? Or just describe what's going on there? Sanjiv Lamba: The easy answer is no. We have a robust rental process and of course, our customers see the value that comes out of that and the rental stream and the growth we've seen within that has matched CPI globally, weighted CPI that we see as a proxy for price increases that we would normally expect. So we've seen exactly that trend come through on rentals as well. Operator: And our next question comes from the line of Arun Viswanathan with RBC

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SEC filings for LIN · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q3 earnings call.