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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
LECO
NASDAQ·Industrials·Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories·Mkt cap $14.1B
$255.91
▼ -0.80%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$213.72 - $310.00
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Price chart
Up 20.6% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Century-plus brand heritage and technological leadership in welding innovation
- Integrated business model combining equipment, automation, and high-margin consumables for recurring revenue
- Extensive global distribution network and direct sales force providing customer access and service capabilities
- Diversified end-market exposure across automotive, energy, construction, and heavy fabrication industries
- Proprietary automation and robotic welding solutions creating switching costs and customer lock-in
Bear Case
1 risk
- Average volatility.
Growth
Stable outlook
Increasing automation adoption in manufacturing driving demand for robotic welding systems and integrated solutions
Value
Fairly valued vs Industrial Machinery peers
Momentum
Strong
+5.9% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Modest
1.21% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying LECO right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Apr 23, 2026
APR 30, 2026
Reported EPS of $2.50 vs $2.42 consensus (+3.3% surprise). Revenue of $1.1B vs $1.1B expected (+4.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Q2 26
+3.3%
Next: Apr 23, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-3%
+2%
+7%
+8%
+6%
+12%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
$1.0B
$983.8M
$1.0B
$1.0B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.1B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
—
Operating
—
Profit
12.2%
Wall Street consensus
6 analysts · 50% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
50%
Hold
33%
Sell
17%
Median Price Target
$275.00
▲ +7.5% vs $255.91
Latest: Barclays · $300.00 · May 5, 2026
3 analysts covering