Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO) Stock

About Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is led by CEO Steven Hedlund, employs 12,000 people, headquartered in Cleveland, US, publicly traded since 1994.

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO) stock trades at $255.96 with a market capitalization of $13.95B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.17, price-to-book of 9.65, price-to-sales of 3.34. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $216.22 and $310.00, and currently trades 17.4% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.15%.

On profitability, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 37.21%, above the typical market range of roughly 12-15%, return on capital employed of 26.92%, an operating margin of 16.90%, a net profit margin of 12.36%.

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. reported revenue of $2.3B rising to $4.2B, a change of +86.0% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 9.8% a year over five years, 4.0% over three, 5.5% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $521.0M.

Operating margin went from 12.7% in 2016 to 16.9% in 2025, a gain of 4.2 percentage points. The most recent net margin is 12.36%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Jun '26, revenue is $4.5B and net profit $554.0M.

Borrowings rose from $2.0M to $1.3B, cash from operations was $661.0M in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 38.0% over five years, and was 35.4% in the most recent year.

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