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L'Air Liquide Q3 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Executive summary
Q3 revenue was €7.259bn, up 3.0% on a comparable basis and 4.3% excluding FX and energy; Electronics and Industrial Merchant led growth.
Record investment decisions and a €6.2bn backlog supported profitable growth; 2026 and 2027 margin guidance was reaffirmed.
Financial highlights
Published Q3 revenue rose 10.0%, including +4.2% energy, +1.5% currency and +1.3% significant scope impacts.
Gas & Services revenue was €7.075bn, up 10.8% as published, 5.0% excluding FX and energy, and 3.6% comparable.
Operating cash flow before working-capital changes reached €5.129bn through September, up 5.9% excluding currency; YTD efficiencies totaled €441m.
Net debt was €13.532bn at September-end, down €389m quarter over quarter and up €5.116bn from year-end 2025.
Outlook and guidance
2026 outlook reaffirmed: +100 bps operating margin improvement excluding energy pass-through and DIG AIRGAS purchase price accounting impact; recurring net profit growth expected at constant exchange rates.
Q4 comparable sales growth is expected to be similar to Q3; a further +100 bps margin improvement is targeted in 2027, bringing the 2022–2027 objective to +560 bps.
BEYOND targets 2025–2030 recurring EPS CAGR of 10% ±2%, recurring ROCE above 11% by 2030, sales CAGR of 5% ±1%, and 400–600 bps margin improvement.
BEYOND includes a 33% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 CO₂ emissions by 2035 versus 2020.
- Comparable operating income rose 11.4% as investment backlog reached €4.4bn.AI
Q4 2023 - BEYOND pairs 2030 growth targets with >€40bn of capital allocation and a €4bn buyback.AI
CMD 2026 - Strong revenue and margin growth, record investments, and robust recurring profit increase.AI
Q2 2026 - Q1 2026 delivered 3.4% sales growth (ex-FX/energy), record backlog, and margin expansion.AI
Q1 2026 - Record profit, margin expansion, and strategic acquisitions drive strong 2025 performance.AI
Q4 2025 - Margin up 100bps, 2.6% sales growth, and record energy transition investments in H1 2024.AI
Q2 2024 - $850M investment boosts U.S. oxygen capacity, enabling major CO₂ cuts and hydrogen production.AI
Investor Update - CO2 emissions fell 11%, energy transition and social targets exceeded, CSRD reporting led peers.AI
ESG Update - Q1 2025 saw resilient growth, record investments, and margin gains, led by Healthcare and Electronics.AI
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