Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO)

NASDAQ: LECO · USD

$281

-1.72 (-0.6%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	15.2B
Revenue (ttm)	4.6B
Net income (ttm)	575.3M
EPS (ttm)	$10.4
Shares out	54.2M
P/E (trailing)	26.9x
P/E (forward)	22.6x
Dividend	$3.48 (1.24%)
Volume	447,127
Beta	1.22

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Price

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Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 4.6B
Net income (ttm): 575.3M
EPS (ttm): $10.4
P/E (trailing): 26.9x
P/E (forward): 22.6x
Market cap: 15.2B

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Calendar

Next earnings

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E22.6

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Trailing P/E26.9

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ROE38.7

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ROIC24.6

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0000059527
Company name	Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	533900106
Earnings date	2026-10-27
Earnings time	bmo
Employees	12,000
Employees change	0
Employees growth	0%
Enterprise value	$16.1B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-09-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1895
Industry	Tools & Accessories
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US5339001068
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-25
Last earnings date	2026-10-27
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	2011-06-01
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$15.2B
Market cap category	Large-Cap
Next earnings date	2027-02-11
Options	Yes
Price	$280.66
Price currency	USD
Sector	Industrials
SIC code	3540
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	LECO
U.S. state	Ohio
Website	https://www.lincolnelectric.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	25.38x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	23.42x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	24.04x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	23.14x
Earnings yield	3.72%
EV/Earnings	28.09x
EV/EBIT	20.34x
EV/EBITDA	17.99x
EV/FCF	31.57x
EV/Sales	3.48x
FCF / EV yield	3.17%
FCF yield	3.35%
Forward EV/Sales	3.24x
Forward P/E	22.57x
Forward P/S	3.07x
Graham number	81.89128
Graham upside	-71%
Industry forward P/E	18.54x
Industry P/E	23.88x
Lynch fair value	$172.96
Lynch upside	-38.76%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	31.12x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	23.66x
P/B ratio	9.88x
P/E ratio	26.91x
P/FCF ratio	29.88x
P/OCF ratio	22.94x
P/S ratio	3.3x
Price / tangible book value	9.84x
Price/EBITDA ratio	17.02x
Sector forward P/E	26.03x
Sector P/E	40.37x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	17.12%
EBITDA margin	19.36%
Effective tax rate	23.7%
FCF margin	11.03%
Gross margin	35.54%
Operating margin	17.12%
Pretax margin	16.24%
Profit margin	12.4%
Profit per employee	$47,939
Profitable quarters	44
Profitable years	32
Revenue per employee	$386,758
ROA	12.88%
ROA (5Y)	13.46%
ROCE	27.04%
ROE	38.75%
ROE (5Y)	40.47%
ROIC	24.57%
ROIC (5Y)	27.99%
SBC / revenue	0.44%
Tax / revenue	3.85%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	11.72%
EPS growth (Q)	19.01%
EPS growth (QoQ)	-8.68%
EPS growth 10Y	14.13%
EPS growth 3Y	6.9%
EPS growth 5Y	18.63%
EPS growth quarters	3
EPS growth years	1
FCF growth	-6.33%
FCF growth (Q)	-14.88%
FCF growth (QoQ)	-21.49%
FCF growth 3Y	-3.61%
FCF growth 5Y	9.69%
Gross profit growth	7.68%
Gross profit growth (Q)	8.72%
Gross profit growth 3Y	5.25%
Gross profit growth 5Y	9.86%
Net income growth	9.63%
Net income growth (Q)	17.71%
Net income growth (QoQ)	-8.94%
Net income growth 3Y	4.94%
Net income growth 5Y	16.58%
Net income growth quarters	3
Net income growth years	1
OCF growth	0.7%
OCF growth (Q)	-8.84%
OCF growth (QoQ)	-14.98%
OCF growth 10Y	7.76%
OCF growth 3Y	0.45%
OCF growth 5Y	11.27%
Operating income growth	10.83%
Operating income growth (Q)	19.27%
Operating income growth 3Y	6.04%
Operating income growth 5Y	13.08%
Revenue growth	11.13%
Revenue growth (Q)	15.08%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	0.13%
Revenue growth 10Y	7.37%
Revenue growth 3Y	4.53%
Revenue growth 5Y	8.52%
Revenue growth quarters	7
Revenue growth years	1

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-154.8M
Depreciation and amortization	$104M
EBIT	$794.5M
EBITDA	$898.5M
EPS	$10.43
FCF per share	$9.45
Financing cash flow	$-532.4M
Free cash flow	$511.9M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$491.5M
Gross profit	$1.6B
Income taxes	$178.7M
Investing cash flow	$-148.9M
Net borrowing	$-88.3M
Net cash flow	$-9.8M
Net income	$575.3M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$646.3M
Operating income	$794.5M
Revenue	$4.6B
Stock-based compensation	$20.3M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Book value per share	$28.58
Debt / EBITDA	1.28
Debt / equity	0.74
Debt / FCF	2.25
Interest coverage	13.88
Long-term assets	$2.1B
Long-term liabilities	$1.4B
Net cash (debt)	$-866.7M
Net cash / market cap	-5.67%
Net debt / EBITDA	0.96
Net debt / equity	0.56
Net debt / FCF	1.69
Piotroski F-Score	7
Property, plant and equipment	$747.6M
Shareholders' equity	$1.6B
Tangible book value	$1.6B
Tangible book value per share	$28.58
Total assets	$3.9B
Total cash	$283.2M
Total debt	$1.1B
Total liabilities	$2.3B
WACC	10.44%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	1.2
Current assets	$1.8B
Current liabilities	$955.7M
Current ratio	1.91
Inventory turnover	4.36
Net working capital	$587.2M
Quick ratio	0.93
Working capital	$870.5M
Working capital turnover	5.76

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	1.8%
Dividend growth	6.58%
Dividend growth (10Y)	9.48%
Dividend growth (3Y)	7.2%
Dividend growth (5Y)	9.16%
Dividend growth years	29
Dividend payment date	2027-01-15
Dividend payment years	53
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$3.48
Dividend yield	1.24%
Ex-dividend date	2026-12-31
FCF payout ratio	37.05%
Last dividend	$0.87
Payout ratio	33.36%
Shareholder yield	3.04%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	328.75%
10Y return CAGR	17.65%
10Y total return	407.76%
150-day SMA	$263.81
15Y price change	645.25%
15Y return CAGR	16.28%
15Y total return	861.13%
1D price change	-0.61%
1M price change	3.3%
1M total return	3.6%
1W price change	6.66%
1W total return	6.66%
1Y price change	15.94%
1Y return CAGR	17.4%
1Y total return	17.39%
20-day SMA	$264.84
200-day SMA	$265.76
20Y price change	834.13%
20Y return CAGR	13.78%
20Y total return	1,221.56%
3M price change	9.27%
3M total return	9.59%
3Y price change	62.54%
3Y return CAGR	19.18%
3Y total return	69.29%
50-day SMA	$267.87
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
52-week high	$310.00
52-week high date	2026-02-12
52-week low	$216.22
52-week low date	2025-11-18
5Y price change	94.98%
5Y return CAGR	15.97%
5Y total return	109.7%
6M price change	7.45%
6M total return	8.09%
All-time high	$310.00
All-time high date	2026-02-12
All-time low	$1.75
All-time low date	1975-01-06
Average true range (ATR)	$8.18
Average volume	349.2K
Beta (1Y)	0.85
Beta (2Y)	1.06
Beta (5Y)	1.22
Change from 52-week high	-9.46%
Change from 52-week low	29.8%
Change from all-time high	-9.46%
Change from all-time low	15,937.71%
Change from open	-0.59%
Day's gap	-0.02%
Dollar volume	$125.5M
High price	$283.46
Low price	$278.95
Monthly RSI	61.24
Open price	$282.32
Position in 52-week range	37.92%
Premarket change	0.93%
Premarket close	$282.37
Premarket price	$285.00
Previous close	$282.37
Price vs 150-day SMA	6.39%
Price vs 20-day SMA	5.97%
Price vs 200-day SMA	5.61%
Price vs 50-day SMA	4.78%
Relative volume	1.32
RSI	63.13
Sharpe ratio	0.55
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.61
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.53
Sortino ratio	1
Sortino ratio (3Y)	1.14
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.99
Volume	447.1K
Weekly RSI	56.75
YTD price change	17.12%
YTD total return	18.2%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	53.5M
Float percentage	98.83%
Shares change (QoQ)	-0.42%
Shares change (YoY)	-1.8%
Shares held by insiders	0.44%
Shares held by institutions	84.75%
Shares outstanding	54.2M
Short % of float	2.25%
Short % of shares	2.22%
Short ratio	2.8 days

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Forecast

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Valuation

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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