Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) reported quarterly earnings of $4.20 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.18 by 0.55 percent. This is a 5.79 percent increase over earnings of $3.97 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $8.764 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $8.644 billion by 1.39 percent. This is a 5.82 percent increase over sales of $8.282 billion the same period last year.