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
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO) Return on invested capital
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 20.7%, up 2.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (18.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 11.6% (fiscal 2015) to 22.2% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Tools & Accessories industry median of 7.05% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.86%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 18.3% | 0.20 |
| FY2024 | 18.1% | (4.15) |
| FY2023 | 22.2% | 2.69 |
| FY2022 | 19.5% | (1.24) |
| FY2021 | 20.8% | 6.66 |
| FY2020 | 14.1% | (3.28) |
| FY2019 | 17.4% | (1.66) |
| FY2018 | 19.1% | (1.77) |
| FY2017 | 20.8% | 3.07 |
| FY2016 | 17.8% | 6.17 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 20.7% |
| KMT Kennametal Inc. compare | 18.7% |
| SNA Snap-On Incorporated compare | 15.4% |
| TTC Toro Company (The) compare | 14.4% |
| RBC RBC Bearings Incorporated compare | 7.39% |
| SWK Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. compare | 7.05% |
| TKR Timken Company (The) compare | 6.76% |
| HLMN Hillman Solutions Corp. compare | 2.98% |
| EML Eastern Company (The) compare | 2.86% |
| Tools & Accessories industry median | 7.05% |
| Industrials sector median | 1.86% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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