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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO

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272.13 USD -7.20 (-2.58%)

At closeNov 6, 2026, 4:01 AM EST

271.75 -0.38 -0.14%

Pre-market · Nov 6, 4:01 AM ET

270.02 Day range 283.76
216.22 52-week range 310.00
YTD
+13.56%
1 year
+19.88%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

7.60 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

8 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

Rating

B+3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 5
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 2
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E 25.5×
FY 2016: 26.1×FY 2017: 24.4×FY 2018: 17.8×FY 2019: 20.5×FY 2020: 33.6×FY 2021: 29.9×FY 2022: 17.8×FY 2023: 22.9×FY 2024: 22.8×FY 2025: 25.5×
FY 2016 5y median 22.9× FY 2025
P/S 3.1×
FY 2016: 2.3×FY 2017: 2.3×FY 2018: 1.7×FY 2019: 2.0×FY 2020: 2.6×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: 2.2×FY 2023: 3.0×FY 2024: 2.6×FY 2025: 3.1×
FY 2016 5y median 2.6× FY 2025
P/B 9.0×
FY 2016: 7.3×FY 2017: 6.5×FY 2018: 5.8×FY 2019: 7.3×FY 2020: 8.8×FY 2021: 9.6×FY 2022: 8.1×FY 2023: 9.5×FY 2024: 8.0×FY 2025: 9.0×
FY 2016 5y median 9.0× FY 2025
P/FCF 24.9×
FY 2016: 20.4×FY 2017: 22.0×FY 2018: 19.8×FY 2019: 18.0×FY 2020: 23.7×FY 2021: 27.3×FY 2022: 26.9×FY 2023: 21.6×FY 2024: 22.0×FY 2025: 24.9×
FY 2016 5y median 24.9× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 17.1×
FY 2016: 12.5×FY 2017: 13.7×FY 2018: 10.1×FY 2019: 14.1×FY 2020: 18.1×FY 2021: 13.2×FY 2022: 13.3×FY 2023: 16.8×FY 2024: 14.4×FY 2025: 17.1×
FY 2016 5y median 14.4× FY 2025
EV/Sales 3.4×
FY 2016: 2.1×FY 2017: 2.2×FY 2018: 1.6×FY 2019: 2.2×FY 2020: 2.8×FY 2021: 2.8×FY 2022: 2.5×FY 2023: 3.2×FY 2024: 2.9×FY 2025: 3.4×
FY 2016 5y median 2.9× FY 2025
FCF Yield 4.0%
FY 2016: 4.9%FY 2017: 4.5%FY 2018: 5.0%FY 2019: 5.6%FY 2020: 4.2%FY 2021: 3.7%FY 2022: 3.7%FY 2023: 4.6%FY 2024: 4.5%FY 2025: 4.0%
FY 2016 5y median 4.0% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 36.3%
FY 2016: 34.6%FY 2017: 33.5%FY 2018: 34.0%FY 2019: 33.5%FY 2020: 32.8%FY 2021: 33.0%FY 2022: 34.1%FY 2023: 35.3%FY 2024: 36.9%FY 2025: 36.3%
FY 2016 5y median 35.3% FY 2025
Operating Margin 16.9%
FY 2016: 12.7%FY 2017: 14.4%FY 2018: 12.4%FY 2019: 12.4%FY 2020: 10.6%FY 2021: 14.3%FY 2022: 16.3%FY 2023: 17.1%FY 2024: 15.9%FY 2025: 16.9%
FY 2016 5y median 16.3% FY 2025
Net Margin 12.3%
FY 2016: 8.7%FY 2017: 9.4%FY 2018: 9.5%FY 2019: 9.8%FY 2020: 7.8%FY 2021: 8.6%FY 2022: 12.6%FY 2023: 13.0%FY 2024: 11.6%FY 2025: 12.3%
FY 2016 5y median 12.3% FY 2025
ROE 35.4%
FY 2016: 27.9%FY 2017: 26.5%FY 2018: 32.3%FY 2019: 35.8%FY 2020: 26.1%FY 2021: 32.0%FY 2022: 45.7%FY 2023: 41.7%FY 2024: 35.1%FY 2025: 35.4%
FY 2016 5y median 35.4% FY 2025
ROIC 18.6%
FY 2016: 13.2%FY 2017: 13.6%FY 2018: 17.0%FY 2019: 15.9%FY 2020: 12.4%FY 2021: 20.7%FY 2022: 20.1%FY 2023: 21.6%FY 2024: 18.1%FY 2025: 18.6%
FY 2016 5y median 20.1% FY 2025
ROA 13.8%
FY 2016: 10.2%FY 2017: 10.3%FY 2018: 12.2%FY 2019: 12.4%FY 2020: 8.9%FY 2021: 10.7%FY 2022: 14.8%FY 2023: 16.1%FY 2024: 13.2%FY 2025: 13.8%
FY 2016 5y median 13.8% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 5.5%
FY 2016: -10.3%FY 2017: 15.4%FY 2018: 15.4%FY 2019: -0.8%FY 2020: -11.6%FY 2021: 21.8%FY 2022: 16.3%FY 2023: 11.4%FY 2024: -4.4%FY 2025: 5.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 12.3%
FY 2016: 58.7%FY 2017: 31.0%FY 2018: -0.6%FY 2019: -1.2%FY 2020: -24.0%FY 2021: 63.7%FY 2022: 32.6%FY 2023: 17.2%FY 2024: -11.3%FY 2025: 12.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 14.4%
FY 2016: 71.2%FY 2017: 27.5%FY 2018: 17.8%FY 2019: 7.1%FY 2020: -26.9%FY 2021: 34.5%FY 2022: 74.8%FY 2023: 16.5%FY 2024: -13.0%FY 2025: 14.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 10.7%
FY 2016: -2.6%FY 2017: 7.8%FY 2018: -5.6%FY 2019: 29.3%FY 2020: -12.4%FY 2021: 3.5%FY 2022: 3.0%FY 2023: 85.1%FY 2024: -16.3%FY 2025: 10.7%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.8×
FY 2016: 2.7×FY 2017: 2.6×FY 2018: 2.3×FY 2019: 1.9×FY 2020: 2.0×FY 2021: 1.7×FY 2022: 1.8×FY 2023: 2.2×FY 2024: 1.9×FY 2025: 1.8×
FY 2016 5y median 1.8× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.2×
FY 2016: 2.0×FY 2017: 1.9×FY 2018: 1.6×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.3×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 1.5×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.9×
FY 2016: 0.0×FY 2017: 0.0×FY 2018: 0.0×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 1.0×FY 2021: 0.9×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.2×
FY 2016: -1.0×FY 2017: -0.8×FY 2018: -0.8×FY 2019: 1.3×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 0.9×FY 2022: 1.5×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 1.2×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 11.7×
FY 2016: 15.1×FY 2017: 15.6×FY 2018: 21.4×FY 2019: 15.8×FY 2020: 12.8×FY 2021: 20.8×FY 2022: 20.8×FY 2023: 16.2×FY 2024: 14.9×FY 2025: 11.7×
FY 2016 5y median 16.2× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 1.3%
FY 2016: 1.7%FY 2017: 1.5%FY 2018: 2.0%FY 2019: 2.0%FY 2020: 1.7%FY 2021: 1.5%FY 2022: 1.6%FY 2023: 1.2%FY 2024: 1.5%FY 2025: 1.3%
FY 2016 5y median 1.5% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 32.3%
FY 2016: 44.0%FY 2017: 37.4%FY 2018: 35.6%FY 2019: 40.2%FY 2020: 57.3%FY 2021: 44.1%FY 2022: 27.7%FY 2023: 27.1%FY 2024: 34.8%FY 2025: 32.3%
FY 2016 5y median 32.3% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31