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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO)

Industrials | Tools & Accessories | Cleveland, United States | NasdaqGS
261.40 USD +8.92 (3.533%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 262.20 +0.80 (0.306%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 5:48 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:16 p.m. EDT

LECO appears to be in a consolidation phase with recent price fluctuations, but the fundamentals remain strong with a solid dividend yield and healthy payout ratio. The recent dip could present a buying opportunity for long-term investors, while short-term traders may look to capitalize on the volatility. However, the mixed analyst ratings and recent earnings growth concerns suggest a cautious approach is warranted.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.056113
AutoETS0.056816
AutoTheta0.069880
AutoARIMA0.082006

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.12
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.269
Excess Kurtosis -1.17
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 91.681
Revenue per Share 76.394
Market Cap 14,330,930,176
Trailing P/E 28.02
Forward P/E 22.02
Beta 1.30
Profit Margins 12.30%
Website https://www.lincolnelectric.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:16 p.m. EDT: Options activity indicates mixed sentiment. Calls show a concentration around the ATM strike with elevated IV, suggesting some bullish bias, while puts have lower IV and are less active. The presence of higher IV on out-of-the-money strikes and the overall volatility levels suggest that speculators are cautious but not entirely bearish. The recent pullback in price and the presence of higher IV on the long end could signal potential for a rebound or continued volatility.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.32% 1.33% 1.41% 1.54%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-31 0.7900 0.317167
2025-12-31 0.7900 0.330731
2025-09-30 0.7500 0.320097
2025-06-30 0.7500 0.365284
2025-03-31 0.7500 0.401792
2024-12-31 0.7500 0.407018
2024-09-30 0.7100 0.377686
2024-06-28 0.7100 0.385869
2024-03-27 0.7100 0.282802
2023-12-28 0.7100 0.334413
2023-09-28 0.6400 0.359712
2023-06-29 0.6400 0.336975
2023-03-30 0.6400 0.397630
2022-12-29 0.6400 0.460406
2022-09-29 0.5600 0.463012
2022-06-29 0.5600 0.481602
2022-03-30 0.5600 0.428702
2021-12-30 0.5600 0.428451
2021-09-29 0.5100 0.412625
2021-06-29 0.5100 0.414417
2021-03-30 0.5100 0.442526
2020-12-30 0.5100 0.473207
2020-09-29 0.4900 0.583329
2020-06-29 0.4900 0.646146
2020-03-30 0.4900 0.770622
2019-12-30 0.4900 0.558338
2019-09-27 0.4700 0.607967
2019-06-27 0.4700 0.654528
2019-03-28 0.4700 0.633774
2018-12-28 0.4700 0.687821
2018-09-27 0.3900 0.472632
2018-06-28 0.3900 0.514224
2018-03-28 0.3900 0.504441
2017-12-28 0.3900 0.489718
2017-09-28 0.3500 0.441652
2017-06-28 0.3500 0.441082
2017-03-29 0.3500 0.475780
2016-12-28 0.3500 0.535471
2016-09-28 0.3200 0.598562
2016-06-28 0.3200 0.664604
2016-03-29 0.3200 0.656184
2015-12-29 0.3200 0.728964
2015-09-28 0.2900 0.670457
2015-06-26 0.2900 0.562106
2015-03-27 0.2900 0.547634
2014-12-29 0.2900 0.504893
2014-09-26 0.2300 0.399698
2014-06-26 0.2300 0.407295
2014-03-27 0.2300 0.396665
2013-12-27 0.2300 0.399110
2013-09-26 0.2000 0.368223
2013-06-26 0.2000 0.445864
2013-03-26 0.2000 0.455456
2012-12-13 0.2000 0.524290
2012-09-26 0.1700 0.557461
2012-06-27 0.1700 0.509315
2012-03-28 0.1700 0.478544
2011-12-28 0.1700 0.562217
2011-09-28 0.1550 0.668197
2011-06-28 0.1550 0.582746
2011-03-29 0.1550 0.540267
2010-12-29 0.1550 0.608331
2010-09-28 0.1400 0.636939
2010-06-28 0.1400 0.691117
2010-03-29 0.1400 0.676564
2009-12-29 0.1400 0.671985
2009-09-28 0.1350 0.753361
2009-06-26 0.1350 0.982274
2009-03-27 0.1350 1.082366
2008-12-29 0.1350 0.780937
2008-09-26 0.1250 0.515429
2008-06-26 0.1250 0.427804
2008-03-27 0.1250 0.521255
2007-12-27 0.1250 0.482781
2007-09-26 0.1100 0.401792
2007-06-27 0.1100 0.418217
2007-03-28 0.1100 0.515745
2006-12-27 0.1100 0.500660
2006-09-27 0.0950 0.484349
2006-06-28 0.0950 0.471066
2006-03-29 0.0950 0.497370
2005-12-28 0.0950 0.670441
2005-09-28 0.0900 0.667699
2005-06-28 0.0900 0.795689
2005-03-29 0.0900 0.881804
2004-12-29 0.0900 0.748346
2004-09-28 0.0850 0.788819
2004-06-28 0.0850 0.729163
2004-03-29 0.0850 0.888119
2003-12-29 0.0800 0.916733
2003-09-26 0.0800 1.054058
2003-06-26 0.0800 1.128040
2003-03-27 0.0800 1.332030
2002-12-27 0.0800 1.056874
2002-09-26 0.0750 1.001166
2002-06-26 0.0750 0.841368
2002-03-26 0.0750 0.801311
2001-12-27 0.0750 0.920659
2001-09-26 0.0750 0.994649
2001-06-27 0.0750 0.950872
2001-03-28 0.0750 1.196246
2000-12-27 0.0750 1.256235
2000-12-13 0.0700 1.225248
2000-06-28 0.0700 1.575168
2000-03-29 0.0700 1.149785
1999-12-29 0.0700 1.147539
1999-09-28 0.0600 0.968107
1999-06-28 0.0600 0.922327
1998-03-27 0.0500 0.747298
1997-12-29 0.0500 0.893739
1997-09-26 0.0375 0.613315
1997-06-26 0.0375 0.704092
1997-03-26 0.0375 0.692640
1996-12-27 0.0300 0.652801
1996-09-26 0.0300 0.693545
1996-06-26 0.0300 0.652810
1996-03-27 0.0300 0.776683
1995-12-27 0.0300 0.915945
1995-09-27 0.0250 0.653519
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.16
dividendYield 1.21
exDividendDate 2026-06-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.04
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.012040557
lastDividendValue 0.79
lastDividendDate 2026-03-31
dividendDate 2026-04-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.46569145
Address1 22,221 St. Clair Avenue
All Time High 310.0
All Time Low 4.53125
Ask 262.53
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 434,120
Average Daily Volume3 Month 390,488
Average Volume 390,488
Average Volume10Days 434,120
Beta 1.295
Bid 260.43
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 4
Book Value 26.799
City Cleveland
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 261.4
Current Ratio 1.818
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 265.98
Day Low 254.72
Debt To Equity 91.681
Display Name Lincoln Electric
Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Dividend Rate 3.16
Dividend Yield 1.21
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,557,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,557,600
Earnings Growth -0.003
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.03
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,552,200
Ebitda 809,059,008
Ebitda Margins 0.19113001
Enterprise To Ebitda 18.991
Enterprise To Revenue 3.63
Enterprise Value 15,364,861,952
Eps Current Year 10.8293
Eps Forward 11.871
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 9.33
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 268.696
Fifty Day Average Change -7.2960205
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.027153438
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 46.569145
Fifty Two Week High 310.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -48.600006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.15677421
Fifty Two Week Low 169.69
Fifty Two Week Low Change 91.70999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.54045606
Fifty Two Week Range 169.69 - 310.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 765,725,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.42
Float Shares 53,688,432
Forward Eps 11.871
Forward P E 22.020048
Free Cashflow 281,082,752
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 12,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.36339
Gross Profits 1,538,215,936
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01503
Held Percent Institutions 0.81311995
Implied Shares Outstanding 54,823,762
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 1,774,915,200
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 14,330,930,176
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_338562
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 520,532,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 14,330,931,386
Number Of Analyst Opinions 9
Open 254.72
Operating Cashflow 661,172,992
Operating Margins 0.17006999
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.32619998
Peg Ratio 1.67
Phone 216 481 8100
Post Market Change 0.80010986
Post Market Change Percent 0.30608642
Post Market Price 262.2001
Post Market Time 1,776,462,488
Previous Close 252.48
Price Eps Current Year 24.138218
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 9.754095
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.3855233
Profit Margins 0.12297
Quick Ratio 0.968
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.4
Region US
Regular Market Change 8.92
Regular Market Change Percent 3.53295
Regular Market Day High 265.98
Regular Market Day Low 254.72
Regular Market Day Range 254.72 - 265.98
Regular Market Open 254.72
Regular Market Previous Close 252.48
Regular Market Price 261.4
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 343,340
Return On Assets 0.121700004
Return On Equity 0.37217999
Revenue Growth 0.055
Revenue Per Share 76.394
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 54,823,762
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0171
Shares Short 937,435
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 607,610
Short Name Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0194
Short Ratio 3.2
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol LECO
Target High Price 340.0
Target Low Price 224.0
Target Mean Price 290.44443
Target Median Price 280.0
Total Cash 308,788,992
Total Cash Per Share 5.634
Total Debt 1,347,528,960
Total Revenue 4,233,003,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.04
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.012040557
Trailing Eps 9.33
Trailing P E 28.017149
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.7312
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 246.16554
Two Hundred Day Average Change 15.234451
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06188702
Type Disp Equity
Volume 343,340
Website https://www.lincolnelectric.com
Zip 44,117