Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

LECO Industrials Tools & Accessories

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $4.2 billion, up 5.60% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+15.1%
EPS
+19.0%
Free cash flow
−13.1%
Total debt
−7.15%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

272.02 0.11 −0.04%
Market cap
$14.7B
P/E
25.9×
Fwd P/E
24.8×
Dividend yield
1.16%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
7.06
Beneish M
−2.53
Dividend safety
93/100

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO) Return on assets

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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 14.9%, up 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (14.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.85% (fiscal 2015) to 16.6% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Tools & Accessories industry median of 4.19% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.20%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 14.3% 0.75
FY2024 13.5% (3.11)
FY2023 16.6% 0.27
FY2022 16.4% 5.09
FY2021 11.3% 2.47
FY2020 8.80% (3.62)
FY2019 12.4% 0.35
FY2018 12.1% 0.69
FY2017 11.4% 0.74
FY2016 10.6% 3.79

Against its own ten years

Low 6.85% High 16.6%
Ten-year median 12.1%
Current reading's percentile 82

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
KMT Kennametal Inc. compare 18.5%
LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. 14.9%
SNA Snap-On Incorporated compare 11.9%
TTC Toro Company (The) compare 10.3%
RBC RBC Bearings Incorporated compare 6.88%
TKR Timken Company (The) compare 4.19%
SWK Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. compare 4.03%
EML Eastern Company (The) compare 3.39%
HLMN Hillman Solutions Corp. compare 0.96%
Tools & Accessories industry median 4.19%
Industrials sector median 1.20%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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