GUILDFORD, Britain (AP) _ Linde plc (LIN) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $979 million.

The Guildford, Britain-based company said it had profit of $1.88 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.73 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.68 per share.

The gas supplier posted revenue of $7.67 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.65 billion.

For the current quarter ending in December, Linde expects its per-share earnings to range from $2.60 to $2.70.

The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $10.52 to $10.62 per share.

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