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Ticker
LECO

Price
287.27
Stock movement down
-6.41 (-2.18%)
Company name
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Industrials >
Tools & Accessories
Market cap
15.81B
Ent value
17.91B
Price/Sales
3.79
Price/Book
11.17
Div yield
1.10%
Div growth
8.95%
Growth years
26
FCF payout
30.49%
Trailing P/E
30.12
Forward P/E
26.53
PEG
2.55
EPS growth
11.74%
1 year return (CAGR)
34.36%
3 year return (CAGR)
18.65%
5 year return (CAGR)
19.99%
10 year return (CAGR)
17.89%
Last updated: 2026-02-23

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share3.16
Dividend yield1.10%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield2.02%
Average yield1.51%
Minimum yield1.06%
Discount to avg yield-36.89%
Upside potential-26.95%
Yield as % of max yield54.43%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield1.10%
Current yield distribution99.37%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.06%
Yield at 90%1.25%
Yield at 80%1.33%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.53%
Yield at 20%1.66%
Yield at 10%1.74%
Yield at 0% (Max)2.02%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth26 years
CCC statusDividend Champion
Dividend per share3.16
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date31 Dec 2025
EPS (TTM)9.46
EPS (1y forward)10.83
EPS growth (5y)11.74%
EPS growth (5y forward)11.80%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
LECOS&P500
DGR MR5.33%-13.74%
DGR TTM5.56%6.60%
DGR 3 years9.43%7.31%
DGR 5 years8.95%4.69%
DGR 10 years9.83%6.30%
DGR 15 years11.74%8.16%
Time since last change announced133 days
EPS growth (5y)11.74%
EPS growth (5y forward)11.80%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM31.76%30.49%
Average32.17%33.04%
Forward29.18%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E30.12
Price to OCF23.88
Price to FCF28.93
Price to EBITDA19.56
EV to EBITDA22.17

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales3.79
Price to Book11.17
EV to Sales4.29

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count55.03M
EPS (TTM)9.46
FCF per share (TTM)9.85

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)4.18B
Gross profit (TTM)1.53B
Operating income (TTM)710.74M
Net income (TTM)524.74M
EPS (TTM)9.46
EPS (1y forward)10.83

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)36.64%
Operating margin (TTM)17.02%
Profit margin (TTM)12.56%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash293.00M
Net receivables610.62M
Total current assets1.78B
Goodwill887.88M
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment1.61B
Total assets3.82B
Accounts payable398.72M
Short/Current long term debt1.29B
Total current liabilities1.04B
Total liabilities2.40B
Shareholder's equity1.41B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)662.00M
Capital expenditures (TTM)115.51M
Free cash flow (TTM)546.49M
Dividends paid (TTM)166.64M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity37.09%
Return on Assets13.75%
Return on Invested Capital34.92%
Cash Return on Invested Capital36.36%

STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open289.94
Daily high293.52
Daily low286.58
Daily Volume343K
All-time high298.88
1y analyst estimate268.89
Beta1.27
EPS (TTM)9.46
Dividend per share3.16
Ex-div date31 Dec 2025
Next earnings date-

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
LECOS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-3.88%-1.82%
Highest price drop-69.28%-56.47%
Date of highest drop9 Mar 20099 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-14.70%-10.84%
Avg time to new high21 days12 days
Max time to new high910 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
LECO (Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc) company logo
Marketcap
15.81B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells welding, cutting, and brazing products in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. The company offers brazing and soldering filler metals, arc welding equipment, plasma and oxyfuel cutting systems, wire feeding systems, fume control equipment, welding accessories, specialty gas regulators, and education solutions; and a portfolio of automated solutions for joining, cutting, material handling, module assembly, and end of line testing, as well as involved in brazing and soldering alloys, and in the retail business. It also provides mobile power solutions, including vehicle-mounted compressors, generators, welders, hydraulics, charger/boosters, and electrified power equipment; automated welding system and solutions; automated material handling solutions; and specialty welding consumables, wear plates, and maintenance and repair services for alloy and wear-resistant products, as well as develops and integrates autonomous guided vehicles and mobile robots, custom assembly and test systems, and proprietary manufacturing execution system software. The company serves general fabrication, oil and gas, power generation, process, automotive and transportation, and construction and infrastructure industries, as well as heavy fabrication, ship building, and maintenance and repair markets. It sells its products directly to users of welding products, including OEMs, manufacturers, and integrators, as well as through industrial distributors, retailers, and agents. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
Employees
12000
SEC filings
CEO
Christopher Mapes
Country
USA
City
Euclid
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Champion
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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