profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Lincoln Electric Holdings
$282.86-0.61% today
+24.5% in 1 year
1-year low $220.641-year high $298.88
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $29.43 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Lincoln Electric Holdings sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $3.76 billion in 2022 to $4.23 billion in 2025, with $521 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Lincoln Electric Holdings handed back 95% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $338M$168M
Free cash flow 2025$534M
Bought back its own shares$338M
Paid as dividends$168M
Cash vs. debt$309M vs. $1.3B
Lincoln Electric Holdings vs. similar companies
Lincoln Electric Holdings grows the fastest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Electric Holdings | 29.4× · Fair price | ||
 Snap-on | 18.7× · Fair price | ||
 Stanley Black & Decker | 41.9× · Expensive | ||
 RBC Bearings | 53.5× · Expensive | ||
 The Timken | 25.9× · Fair price |
Compare Lincoln Electric Holdings with SPX Technologies
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Lincoln Electric Holdings's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,655 | 3,234 | 3,761 | 4,192 | 4,009 | 4,233 | |
| 871 | 1,069 | 1,281 | 1,465 | 1,473 | 1,534 | |
| 282 | 462 | 624 | 707 | 692 | 736 | |
| 368 | 430 | 700 | 818 | 725 | 826 | |
| 206 | 277 | 472 | 545 | 466 | 521 | |
| 3.42 | 4.60 | 8.04 | 9.37 | 8.15 | 9.32 | |
| 32.8% | 33.0% | 34.1% | 35.0% | 36.7% | 36.2% | |
| 10.6% | 14.3% | 16.6% | 16.9% | 17.3% | 17.4% | |
| 7.8% | 8.6% | 12.6% | 13.0% | 11.6% | 12.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,314 | 2,592 | 3,181 | 3,377 | 3,520 | 3,778 |
| Cash | 257 | 193 | 197 | 394 | 377 | 309 |
| Total debt | 718 | 770 | 1,204 | 1,105 | 1,261 | 1,291 |
| Total liabilities | 1,524 | 1,728 | 2,147 | 2,068 | 2,193 | 2,308 |
| 790 | 864 | 1,034 | 1,309 | 1,327 | 1,470 | |
| 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | |
| 15.1% | 16.9% | 22.0% | 23.9% | 19.4% | 20.8% | |
| 26.1% | 32.0% | 45.7% | 41.7% | 35.1% | 35.4% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | 365 | 383 | 668 | 599 | 661 | |
| 59 | 63 | 72 | 91 | 117 | 127 | |
| 292 | 303 | 312 | 577 | 482 | 534 | |
| Dividends paid | 118 | 122 | 131 | 148 | 162 | 168 |
| 113 | 165 | 181 | 199 | 264 | 338 | |
| 15 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 |
Valuation
- 29.4×
- 26.0×
- 1.33
- 9.5×
- 3.6×
- 28.7×
- 19.7×
- 3.5%
- 3.4%
- 1.2%
Profitability
- 36.2%
- 17.4%
- 12.3%
- 19.4%
- 18.9%
- 19.1%
- 37.3%
- 13.8%
- 25.8%
- –
Growth
- +9.8%
- +22.2%
- +10.7%
- +9.0%
- −1.7%
Financial health
- 1.4×
- 0.98
- 37.9%
- 12.4×
- 1.83
- 1.15
- 1.11
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 9%of 985
Top 17%of 988
Bottom 33%of 874
Top 36%of 989
Bottom 48%of 987
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $303.14
- Range
- $250.00 – $340.00
- 8 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 2.50 | 2.42 | +3.3% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 2.65 | 2.54 | +4.3% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 2.47 | 2.39 | +3.3% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.60 | 2.31 | +12.6% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 2.16 | 2.23 | −3.1% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 2.57 | 2.03 | +26.6% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 2.14 | 2.08 | +2.9% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 2.34 | 2.30 | +1.7% |
1.2%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$12a year at today's yield, before tax
+9.0%2020 to 2025
Raised10 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.19 in 2015 → $3.04 in 2025
How safe it looks
32.3% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 31.5%
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
5/7Passes 5 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
60Pass
Benjamin Graham
47No pass
Philip Fisher
72Pass
Peter Lynch
69Pass
Joel Greenblatt
33No pass
Charlie Munger
65Pass
Terry Smith
66Pass
Questions about Lincoln Electric Holdings
Is Lincoln Electric Holdings a good stock to buy?
A solid business at a fair price. 5 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Lincoln Electric Holdings AI analysis
What does Lincoln Electric Holdings do?
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells welding, cutting, and brazing products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. It is in Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories, based in Cleveland, OH, United States, with 12,000 employees.
Does Lincoln Electric Holdings pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.2% a year, about 32% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $168 million in dividends.
Is Lincoln Electric Holdings stock halal?
Yes. Lincoln Electric Holdings passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 8% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Lincoln Electric Holdings stock done over the past year?
Up 24.5% over the past twelve months, to $282.86. It traded between $220.64 and $298.88 and is 5.4% below its high.
Who are Lincoln Electric Holdings's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Snap-on, Stanley Black & Decker, RBC Bearings and The Timken. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Lincoln Electric Holdings's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.