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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
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO) Return on equity
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 38.8%, up 1.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (37.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 11.5% (fiscal 2015) to 49.8% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Tools & Accessories industry median of 10.5% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 37.2% | 1.86 |
| FY2024 | 35.4% | (11.18) |
| FY2023 | 46.5% | (3.22) |
| FY2022 | 49.8% | 16.32 |
| FY2021 | 33.4% | 7.82 |
| FY2020 | 25.6% | (8.73) |
| FY2019 | 34.4% | 2.81 |
| FY2018 | 31.5% | 1.44 |
| FY2017 | 30.1% | 5.97 |
| FY2016 | 24.1% | 12.64 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| KMT Kennametal Inc. compare | 86.2% |
| LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 38.8% |
| TTC Toro Company (The) compare | 26.5% |
| SNA Snap-On Incorporated compare | 16.9% |
| TKR Timken Company (The) compare | 16.3% |
| RBC RBC Bearings Incorporated compare | 10.5% |
| SWK Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. compare | 9.44% |
| EML Eastern Company (The) compare | 6.32% |
| HLMN Hillman Solutions Corp. compare | 1.97% |
| Tools & Accessories industry median | 10.5% |
| Industrials sector median | 3.71% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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