Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc (LECO) stock
LECONasdaqMetalworkg Machinery & EquipmentFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 27, 2026Score 16/3019% above fair value
$282.86−1.74 (-0.61%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $15.32BP/E 27.1Yield 1.07%
Lincoln Electric statistics
115 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Dec 31, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 22.91
- 3.43
- P/OCF Ratio
- 22.98
- 15.59
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.49
- 2.27
- EV / EBIT
- 20.17
- 19.85
- EV / FCF
- 31.62
- 22.29
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.81%
- 0.54%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.64%
- 0.03%
- Float
- 54M
- 52M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.53%
- 5.00%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 82.2%
- 81.8%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 914,749
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -7.16%
- -0.88%
- Short % of Float
- 1.70%
- 4.17%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 1.69%
- 3.65%
- Days to Cover
- 2.24
- 3.58
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $310.00
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $216.22
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $274.98
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $268.29
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $267.15
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $8.70
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 2.73%
- 3.01%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 8.69%
- -4.86%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -1.10%
- -14.1%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 8.41%
- -11.1%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 18.0%
- 5.81%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 19.7%
- 4.03%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 45.1%
- 29.5%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 96.1%
- 14.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 262.4%
- 89.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 293,778
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 356,084
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 398,070
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.47
- 0.76
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 56.7
- 44.5
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 30.9%
- 53.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.97
- 1.06
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 16.2%
- 6.52%
- EBITDA Margin
- 19.5%
- 9.73%
- FCF Margin
- 11.0%
- 7.10%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 38.7%
- 7.46%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 14.9%
- 3.06%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 25.6%
- 7.81%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 27.3%
- 6.97%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.91
- 2.02
- Quick Ratio
- 0.93
- 0.96
- Debt / Equity
- 0.74
- 0.52
- Debt / EBITDA
- 1.27
- 1.99
- Debt / FCF
- 2.25
- 2.68
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.96
- 1.24
- Interest Coverage
- 14.26
- 4.88
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 11.1%
- 9.19%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 9.63%
- 10.2%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 11.7%
- 14.1%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -6.33%
- 17.1%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 4.02%
- 3.31%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 9.78%
- 7.11%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 5.05%
- 7.25%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 22.2%
- 15.5%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.20
- 0.70
- Inventory Turnover
- 4.37
- 3.65
- Revenue Per Employee
- $70.32M
- $427.56K
- Profits Per Employee
- $8.72M
- $17.14K
- Employee Count
- 66
- 1,633
- WACC
- 9.51%
- 9.69%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $753.93M
- $62.51M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$866.73M
- $224.23K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$16.00
- $0.00
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.55B
- $449.80M
- Book Value Per Share
- $28.71
- $10.18
- Tangible Book Value
- $668.76M
- $74.75M
- Working Capital
- $870.47M
- $231.24M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$154.77M
- -$26.59M
- FCF Per Share
- $9.45
- $1.38
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.76%
- 2.76%
- FCF Yield
- 3.34%
- 3.51%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.07%
- 1.08%
- Buyback Yield
- 1.85%
- 1.37%
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.93%
- 1.87%
- Dividend Per Share
- $3.04
- $1.14
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 5.56%
- 5.27%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 17
- 4
- Payout Ratio
- 30.0%
- 29.1%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 33.7%
- 24.9%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $56.28M
- $18.27M
- Income Tax
- $178.66M
- $18.38M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 23.7%
- 21.3%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $82.08
- $32.11
- Graham Upside
- -71.0%
- -51.9%
- Altman Z-Score
- 7.74
- 3.10
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.53
- -2.54
- Lynch Fair Value
- $231.57
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -18.1%
- -39.8%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | LECO | S&P 500 | Difference | LECO per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +7.7% | -3.0% | +10.8 pts | ||
| 3 months | -0.3% | -2.8% | +2.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | +19.1% | +11.5% | +7.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | +26.1% | +13.5% | +12.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +55.8% | +77.7% | −21.9 pts | +15.9% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +110.9% | +72.6% | +38.2 pts | +16.1% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +348.1% | +308.2% | +39.9 pts | +16.2% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
1M LECO shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 7.2% from the previous report, or 1.70% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 66.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 914,749 | -7.2% | 408,616 | 2.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 985,246 | -18.0% | 299,230 | 3.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,202,171 | +10.8% | 435,711 | 2.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,085,021 | -25.6% | 419,400 | 2.6 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,457,724 | +19.7% | 488,732 | 3.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,217,905 | +4.3% | 387,902 | 3.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1,167,560 | -11.6% | 459,862 | 2.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 1,320,425 | -15.7% | 280,844 | 4.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1,565,668 | +25.9% | 471,518 | 3.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1,243,171 | -3.9% | 336,377 | 3.7 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,294,290 | +17.9% | 294,099 | 4.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 1,098,113 | +32.5% | 310,079 | 3.5 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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