# LINDE INC

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LINDE INC (CIK 0000884905, EIN 06-1249050) reported revenue of $11.44 billion ($11,437,000,000) for FY2017 (2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31) and net income of $1.25 billion ($1,247,000,000) for FY2017 (2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31), as filed in its 10-K filed 2018-02-28 (accession 0000884905-18-000014).

Figures are as filed with the SEC in XBRL, in whole US dollars unless stated, for the company's own fiscal years (fiscal year ends December 31).

Notes:

- Values are as filed by the company in its 10-K and 10-Q XBRL data. When a later filing restates a value, the latest filed value is shown and the first reported value is noted.

## Identifiers

As published in the company's EDGAR submissions record.

| Identifier | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CIK | [0000884905](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000884905) |
| EIN | 06-1249050 |
| SIC industry code | 2810 Industrial Inorganic Chemicals |
| State or country of incorporation | DE |
| Fiscal year end | December 31 |
| Filer category | Large accelerated filer |
| Entity type | operating |
| Olympus entity ID | org\_36v9pbztkzf43v7fma9j1dsrh6 |

- The EIN is the one the filer gave to EDGAR. The SEC does not verify it; Olympus checks only that it has nine digits and a prefix the IRS assigns.

## Latest annual financial metrics

The latest annual value of each standardised metric, with the filing it was taken from.

| Metric | Value | Fiscal period | Period | Form | Filed | Accession number | XBRL concept |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue | $11,437,000,000 | FY2017 | 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | 10-K | 2018-02-28 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) | SalesRevenueNet |
| Net income | $1,247,000,000 | FY2017 | 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | 10-K | 2018-02-28 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) | NetIncomeLoss |
| Total assets | $20,436,000,000 | FY2017 | as of 2017-12-31 | 10-K | 2018-02-28 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) | Assets |
| Total liabilities | $13,914,000,000 | FY2017 | as of 2017-12-31 | 10-K | 2018-02-28 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) | Liabilities |
| Stockholders' equity | $6,018,000,000 | FY2017 | as of 2017-12-31 | 10-K | 2018-02-28 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) | StockholdersEquity |
| Operating cash flow | $3,041,000,000 | FY2017 | 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | 10-K | 2018-02-28 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) | NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations |
| Diluted earnings per share | $4.32 per share | FY2017 | 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | 10-K | 2018-02-28 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) | EarningsPerShareDiluted |
| Shares outstanding | 287,136,596 shares | FY2017 | as of 2018-01-31 | 10-K | 2018-02-28 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) | EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding |

- Accession numbers link to the filing's index on SEC EDGAR.

## Revenue and net income history

Every annual revenue and net income value served for fiscal years 2008-2017, newest first, each with its filing.

| Metric | Fiscal period | Period | Value | Form | Filed | Accession number |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue | FY2017 | 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | $11,437,000,000 | 10-K | 2018-02-28 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2016 | 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | $10,534,000,000 | 10-K | 2018-02-28 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2015 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | $10,776,000,000 | 10-K | 2018-02-28 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2014 | 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | $12,273,000,000 | 10-K | 2017-03-01 | [0000884905-17-000007](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490517000007/0000884905-17-000007-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2013 | 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 | $11,925,000,000 | 10-K | 2016-02-24 | [0000884905-16-000108](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490516000108/0000884905-16-000108-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2012 | 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | $11,224,000,000 | 10-K | 2015-02-27 | [0000884905-15-000027](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490515000027/0000884905-15-000027-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2011 | 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 | $11,252,000,000 | 10-K | 2014-02-25 | [0000884905-14-000013](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490514000013/0000884905-14-000013-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2010 | 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 | $10,116,000,000 | 10-K | 2013-02-27 | [0000884905-13-000011](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490513000011/0000884905-13-000011-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2009 | 2009-01-01 to 2009-12-31 | $8,956,000,000 | 10-K | 2012-02-29 | [0001193125-12-087618](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000119312512087618/0001193125-12-087618-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2017 | 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | $1,247,000,000 | 10-K | 2018-02-28 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2016 | 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | $1,500,000,000 | 10-K | 2018-02-28 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2015 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | $1,547,000,000 | 10-K | 2018-02-28 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2014 | 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | $1,694,000,000 | 10-K | 2017-03-01 | [0000884905-17-000007](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490517000007/0000884905-17-000007-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2013 | 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 | $1,755,000,000 | 10-K | 2016-02-24 | [0000884905-16-000108](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490516000108/0000884905-16-000108-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2012 | 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | $1,692,000,000 | 10-K | 2015-02-27 | [0000884905-15-000027](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490515000027/0000884905-15-000027-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2011 | 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 | $1,672,000,000 | 10-K | 2014-02-25 | [0000884905-14-000013](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490514000013/0000884905-14-000013-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2010 | 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 | $1,195,000,000 | 10-K | 2013-02-27 | [0000884905-13-000011](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490513000011/0000884905-13-000011-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2009 | 2009-01-01 to 2009-12-31 | $1,254,000,000 | 10-K | 2012-02-29 | [0001193125-12-087618](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000119312512087618/0001193125-12-087618-index.htm) |

## Recent 10-K and 10-Q filings

The 12 most recent 10-K, 10-Q and amendment filings in EDGAR, newest first.

| Form | Filed | Period of report | Accession number | Document |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10-Q | 2018-11-09 | 2018-09-30 | [0000884905-18-000090](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000090/0000884905-18-000090-index.htm) | [px-q3201810q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000090/px-q3201810q.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2018-07-26 | 2018-06-30 | [0000884905-18-000063](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000063/0000884905-18-000063-index.htm) | [px-q2201810q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000063/px-q2201810q.htm) |
| 10-K/A | 2018-04-30 | 2017-12-31 | [0001193125-18-142982](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000119312518142982/0001193125-18-142982-index.htm) | [d573768d10ka.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000119312518142982/d573768d10ka.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2018-04-26 | 2018-03-31 | [0000884905-18-000030](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000030/0000884905-18-000030-index.htm) | [px-q1201810q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000030/px-q1201810q.htm) |
| 10-K | 2018-02-28 | 2017-12-31 | [0000884905-18-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/0000884905-18-000014-index.htm) | [px201710-k.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490518000014/px201710-k.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2017-10-26 | 2017-09-30 | [0000884905-17-000072](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490517000072/0000884905-17-000072-index.htm) | [px-q3201710q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490517000072/px-q3201710q.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2017-07-27 | 2017-06-30 | [0000884905-17-000066](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490517000066/0000884905-17-000066-index.htm) | [px-q2201710q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490517000066/px-q2201710q.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2017-04-27 | 2017-03-31 | [0000884905-17-000029](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490517000029/0000884905-17-000029-index.htm) | [px-q1201710q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490517000029/px-q1201710q.htm) |
| 10-K | 2017-03-01 | 2016-12-31 | [0000884905-17-000007](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490517000007/0000884905-17-000007-index.htm) | [px201610-k.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490517000007/px201610-k.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2016-10-27 | 2016-09-30 | [0000884905-16-000179](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490516000179/0000884905-16-000179-index.htm) | [px-q3201610q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490516000179/px-q3201610q.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2016-07-28 | 2016-06-30 | [0000884905-16-000172](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490516000172/0000884905-16-000172-index.htm) | [px-q2201610q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490516000172/px-q2201610q.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2016-04-29 | 2016-03-31 | [0000884905-16-000151](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490516000151/0000884905-16-000151-index.htm) | [px-q1201610q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000088490516000151/px-q1201610q.htm) |

## Identifier registry

The company's identifiers in the Olympus identifier registry, each with how it was linked and its source.

| Scheme | Value | How linked | Source | Published |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SEC Central Index Key (CIK) · OLY-US-SEC-CIK | 0000884905 | published by the source | [data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000884905.json](https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000884905.json) | 2026-10-21 |
| Employer Identification Number (EIN) · US-EIN | 06-1249050 | published by the source | [askebsa.dol.gov/FOIA%20Files/2024/Latest/F\_5500\_2024\_Latest.zip](https://askebsa.dol.gov/FOIA%20Files/2024/Latest/F_5500_2024_Latest.zip) | 2026-10-22 |
| Employer Identification Number (EIN) · US-EIN | 06-1249050 | published by the source | [data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000884905.json](https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000884905.json) | 2026-10-21 |

## Same entity in other Olympus APIs

Records other Olympus APIs serve for this entity, linked through a published identifier (never matched on name).

| API | Record | API path | Linked through |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| US Employee Benefits & Form 5500 API | sponsor | /v1/form-5500/sponsors/061249050 | US-EIN 061249050 |

## Former names

| Name | From | To |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PRAXAIR INC | 1995-02-14 | 2022-02-03 |

## Sources

- EDGAR submissions (nightly bulk archive) (company profile and filings) (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), EDGAR snapshot sha256:f7d2a4f18cb91aae, source date 2026-10-20: https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000884905.json
- EDGAR XBRL company facts (nightly bulk archive) (financial metrics) (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), EDGAR snapshot sha256:01e4045aa34d7224, source date 2026-10-20: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000884905.json
- Published by Olympus: Oct 21, 2026 (2026-10-21T00:18:16.411Z)
- Source data: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR). Values are as filed by the registrant; Olympus does not audit or adjust them.
- Olympus is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

## Get this data from the API

```sh
curl -s "https://api.olympus.new-odyssey.com/v1/sec/companies/0000884905" -H "X-API-Key: $OLYMPUS_API_KEY"
curl -s "https://api.olympus.new-odyssey.com/v1/sec/companies/0000884905/financials" -H "X-API-Key: $OLYMPUS_API_KEY"
curl -s "https://api.olympus.new-odyssey.com/v1/sec/companies/0000884905/filings?limit=12" -H "X-API-Key: $OLYMPUS_API_KEY"
```

MCP tool: `get_sec_company_financials {"cik":"884905"}`

API reference: https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/docs/sec

## On SEC EDGAR

- [Company filings on SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000884905)
- [Latest 10-K/A on SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884905/000119312518142982/0001193125-18-142982-index.htm) - filed 2018-04-30, accession 0001193125-18-142982

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