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LECO Financials Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc

11 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 9.8% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown faster than revenue (20.4% vs 9.8% per year).
  • Operating margin has expanded, at 17.0% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has grown 12.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($1.3B) exceeds cash ($309M); net debt is $985M.
  • Total debt has grown in line with revenue (12.5% vs 9.8% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 12× in the latest year.
  • Total debt is 1.6× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 11 consecutive years, consuming 32.3% of earnings and 31.5% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has grown 7.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
$0 $2B $4B 2008 2010 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 18% 37% 2008 2010 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $288M $577M 2008 2010 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $647M $1B 2008 2010 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$505M $81M $668M $0 2008 2010 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $4.2B $521M 36.2% 17.0% $534M $1.3B $309M
2024 $4.0B $466M 36.7% 15.9% $482M $1.3B $377M
2023 $4.2B $545M 35.0% 17.1% $577M $1.1B $394M
2022 $3.8B $472M 34.1% 16.3% $312M $1.2B $197M
2021 $3.2B $277M 33.0% 14.3% $303M $770M $193M
2020 $2.7B $206M 32.8% 10.6% $292M $718M $257M
2019 $3.0B $293M 33.5% 12.4% $334M $747M $200M
2018 $287M $258M $359M
2010 $130M $96M $86M $366M
2009 $49M $212M $388M
2008 $212M $185M $284M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced LECO against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 15.1 30.2 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 1.9 3.7 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 0.8 1.7 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is LECO growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc's revenue has grown 9.8% per year, and net income grown 20.4% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does LECO have?

As of FY2025, Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc reported $1.3B of total debt against $309M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 12×.

What is LECO's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 36.2%, operating margin 17.0%, and net margin 12.3%.

What is LECO's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 28.8× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.