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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO)

Industrials | Tools & Accessories | Cleveland, United States | NasdaqGS
284.90 USD -4.84 (-1.669%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 284.90

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3 a.m. EDT

Lincoln Electric offers a robust long-term investment thesis anchored by superior capital allocation, evidenced by a 37.7% return on equity and consistent double-digit revenue expansion. Although the stock trades at a premium multiple, the earnings growth justifies the valuation for investors seeking quality industrials. The dividend yield remains modest at 1.14%, yet the low payout ratio provides ample safety against cuts. On the shorter horizon, price action holds above key moving averages, and options positioning indicates speculative interest in a move toward the 290-310 strike range, suggesting a constructive near-term bias despite the statistical forecast showing neutrality.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.042454
AutoETS0.042676
AutoARIMA0.042698
AutoTheta0.042904

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 4.23
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.211
Excess Kurtosis -1.28
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 77.347
Revenue per Share 81.651
Market Cap 15,528,416,256
Trailing P/E 28.98
Forward P/E 22.76
Beta 1.22
Profit Margins 12.35%
Website https://www.lincolnelectric.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility remains moderate across expirations, ranging between 32% and 40%. Open interest concentration is bullish, with significant call positioning at the 290 and 310 strikes for November and December expirations, suggesting a target range above current prices. Put open interest is clustered below 270, indicating a perceived floor. The options market reflects a range-bound outlook with a distinct upside bias.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.30% 1.26% 1.37% 1.47%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-30 0.7900 0.297541
2026-03-31 0.7900 0.317167
2025-12-31 0.7900 0.329661
2025-09-30 0.7500 0.318026
2025-06-30 0.7500 0.361760
2025-03-31 0.7500 0.396490
2024-12-31 0.7500 0.400064
2024-09-30 0.7100 0.369753
2024-06-28 0.7100 0.376378
2024-03-27 0.7100 0.274800
2023-12-28 0.7100 0.324038
2023-09-28 0.6400 0.347430
2023-06-29 0.6400 0.324313
2023-03-30 0.6400 0.381429
2022-12-29 0.6400 0.439953
2022-09-29 0.5600 0.440459
2022-06-29 0.5600 0.456138
2022-03-30 0.5600 0.404215
2021-12-30 0.5600 0.402357
2021-09-29 0.5100 0.385954
2021-06-29 0.5100 0.386130
2021-03-30 0.5100 0.410727
2020-12-30 0.5100 0.437393
2020-09-29 0.4900 0.536810
2020-06-29 0.4900 0.591430
2020-03-30 0.4900 0.701102
2019-12-30 0.4900 0.504375
2019-09-27 0.4700 0.546448
2019-06-27 0.4700 0.585087
2019-03-28 0.4700 0.563212
2018-12-28 0.4700 0.607785
2018-09-27 0.3900 0.415114
2018-06-28 0.3900 0.449775
2018-03-28 0.3900 0.439239
2017-12-28 0.3900 0.424559
2017-09-28 0.3500 0.381264
2017-06-28 0.3500 0.379322
2017-03-29 0.3500 0.407593
2016-12-28 0.3500 0.456859
2016-09-28 0.3200 0.508421
2016-06-28 0.3200 0.561601
2016-03-29 0.3200 0.551344
2015-12-29 0.3200 0.609060
2015-09-28 0.2900 0.556729
2015-06-26 0.2900 0.464223
2015-03-27 0.2900 0.450171
2014-12-29 0.2900 0.413164
2014-09-26 0.2300 0.325733
2014-06-26 0.2300 0.330840
2014-03-27 0.2300 0.321139
2013-12-27 0.2300 0.322084
2013-09-26 0.2000 0.296209
2013-06-26 0.2000 0.357590
2013-03-26 0.2000 0.363967
2012-12-13 0.2000 0.417449
2012-09-26 0.1700 0.442018
2012-06-27 0.1700 0.402081
2012-03-28 0.1700 0.376273
2011-12-28 0.1700 0.440415
2011-09-28 0.1550 0.521184
2011-06-28 0.1550 0.452291
2011-03-29 0.1550 0.417396
2010-12-29 0.1550 0.467995
2010-09-28 0.1400 0.487720
2010-06-28 0.1400 0.526613
2010-03-29 0.1400 0.512821
2009-12-29 0.1400 0.506696
2009-09-28 0.1350 0.565208
2009-06-26 0.1350 0.732700
2009-03-27 0.1350 0.801425
2008-12-29 0.1350 0.573736
2008-09-26 0.1250 0.376506
2008-06-26 0.1250 0.311332
2008-03-27 0.1250 0.378215
2007-12-27 0.1250 0.349016
2007-09-26 0.1100 0.289474
2007-06-27 0.1100 0.300423
2007-03-28 0.1100 0.369375
2006-12-27 0.1100 0.357259
2006-09-27 0.0950 0.344390
2006-06-28 0.0950 0.333802
2006-03-29 0.0950 0.351266
2005-12-28 0.0950 0.471815
2005-09-28 0.0900 0.467654
2005-06-28 0.0900 0.554700
2005-03-29 0.0900 0.611205
2004-12-29 0.0900 0.515612
2004-09-28 0.0850 0.540712
2004-06-28 0.0850 0.497076
2004-03-29 0.0850 0.602410
2003-12-29 0.0800 0.617999
2003-09-26 0.0800 0.706090
2003-06-26 0.0800 0.750469
2003-03-27 0.0800 0.879604
2002-12-27 0.0800 0.691742
2002-09-26 0.0750 0.650759
2002-06-26 0.0750 0.543281
2002-03-26 0.0750 0.514580
2001-12-27 0.0750 0.588235
2001-09-26 0.0750 0.631579
2001-06-27 0.0750 0.599760
2001-03-28 0.0750 0.750000
2000-12-27 0.0750 0.781759
2000-12-13 0.0700 0.756757
2000-06-28 0.0700 0.965517
2000-03-29 0.0700 0.697819
1999-12-29 0.0700 0.691358
1999-09-28 0.0600 0.579186
1999-06-28 0.0600 0.548571
1998-03-27 0.0500 0.441989
1997-12-29 0.0500 0.526316
1997-09-26 0.0375 0.359281
1997-06-26 0.0375 0.410959
1997-03-26 0.0375 0.402685
1996-12-27 0.0300 0.377953
1996-09-26 0.0300 0.400000
1996-06-26 0.0300 0.375000
1996-03-27 0.0300 0.444444
1995-12-27 0.0300 0.521739
1995-09-27 0.0250 0.370370
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.16
dividendYield 1.09
exDividendDate 2026-09-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.12
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.010768645
lastDividendValue 0.79
lastDividendDate 2026-06-30
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.1974293
Address1 22,221 St. Clair Avenue
All Time High 310.0
All Time Low 4.53125
Ask 279.52
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 514,930
Average Daily Volume3 Month 415,208
Average Volume 415,208
Average Volume10Days 514,930
Beta 1.215
Bid 285.03
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 3
Book Value 28.514
City Cleveland
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 284.895
Current Ratio 1.982
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 292.63
Day Low 283.335
Debt To Equity 77.347
Display Name Lincoln Electric
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Rate 3.16
Dividend Yield 1.09
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,420,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,420,000
Earnings Growth 0.125
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.105
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 885,017,024
Ebitda Margins 0.1975
Enterprise To Ebitda 18.63
Enterprise To Revenue 3.68
Enterprise Value 16,488,092,672
Eps Current Year 11.20702
Eps Forward 12.51548
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 9.83
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 267.4004
Fifty Day Average Change 17.494598
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06542473
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 19.74293
Fifty Two Week High 310.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -25.105011
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08098391
Fifty Two Week Low 216.22
Fifty Two Week Low Change 68.67499
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.31761625
Fifty Two Week Range 216.22 - 310.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 765,725,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.4
Float Shares 53,473,963
Forward Eps 12.51548
Forward P E 22.763409
Free Cashflow 307,077,120
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 12,000
Fullday Change -4.83502
Fullday Change Percent -1.6688
Fullday Price 284.895
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.36051998
Gross Profits 1,615,489,024
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0152
Held Percent Institutions 0.83177
Implied Shares Outstanding 54,505,757
Industry Tools & Accessories
Industry Disp Tools & Accessories
Industry Key tools-accessories
Ir Website http://www.lincolnelectric.com/en-us/company/investor-relations/Pages/investor-relations.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Last Dividend Value 0.79
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,306,886,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells welding, cutting, and brazing products in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. The company offers brazing and soldering filler metals, arc welding equipment, plasma and oxyfuel cutting systems, wire feeding systems, fume control equipment, welding accessories, specialty gas regulators, and education solutions; and a portfolio of automated solutions and system integration services for joining, cutting, material handling, module assembly, and end of line testing, as well as involved in brazing and soldering alloys, and in the retail business. It also provides mobile power solutions, including vehicle-mounted compressors, generators, welders, hydraulics, charger/boosters, and electrified power equipment; automated welding system and solutions; and specialty welding consumables, wear plates, and maintenance and repair services for alloy and wear-resistant products, as well as develops and integrates autonomous guided vehicles and mobile robots, custom assembly and test systems, and proprietary manufacturing execution system software. The company serves general fabrication, oil and gas, power generation, process, automotive and transportation, and construction and infrastructure industries, as well as heavy fabrication, ship building, and maintenance and repair markets. It sells its products directly to users of welding products, including OEMs, manufacturers, and integrators, as well as through industrial distributors, retailers, and agents. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
Long Name Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 15,528,416,256
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_338562
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 553,550,976
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 15,784,867,227
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 290.0
Operating Cashflow 687,585,984
Operating Margins 0.18243
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.312
Peg Ratio 1.76
Phone 216 481 8100
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 284.895
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 289.73
Price Eps Current Year 25.42112
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 9.991407
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.4653609
Profit Margins 0.12353
Quick Ratio 1.02
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -4.83502
Regular Market Change Percent -1.6688
Regular Market Day High 292.63
Regular Market Day Low 283.335
Regular Market Day Range 283.335 - 292.63
Regular Market Open 290.0
Regular Market Previous Close 289.73
Regular Market Price 284.895
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 345,946
Return On Assets 0.12975
Return On Equity 0.37736
Revenue Growth 0.12
Revenue Per Share 81.651
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 54,505,757
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0223
Shares Short 1,217,905
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,320,425
Short Name Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0254
Short Ratio 2.95
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol LECO
Target High Price 340.0
Target Low Price 238.0
Target Mean Price 304.9091
Target Median Price 320.0
Total Cash 242,443,008
Total Cash Per Share 4.448
Total Debt 1,202,118,016
Total Revenue 4,481,038,848
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.12
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.010768645
Trailing Eps 9.83
Trailing P E 28.982197
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.8245
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 260.24634
Two Hundred Day Average Change 24.648651
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.09471277
Type Disp Equity
Volume 345,946
Website https://www.lincolnelectric.com
Zip 44,117