# Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. (LECO)

- Sector: Industrials · Industry: Tools and Accessories
- SEC CIK: 0000059527 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000059527))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/leco
- Data as of: price 2026-09-29; newest filing used 2026-07-30; latest fiscal period ended 2026-06-30

## Grade

**A+** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 5 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | passed | $4.5B | $4B |
| Revenue growing recently | passed | $4.5B | $4.2B |
| Free cash flow positive | passed | $542.4M |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | passed | $542.4M | $487M |
| Free cash flow growing recently | passed | $542.4M | $534.2M |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 6 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | 12.4% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | passed | 12.4% |  |
| Strong operating margin | passed | 17.1% |  |
| Good return on equity | passed | 37.7% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | 0.82 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | passed | 12.1% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $4.5B |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | $553.6M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | $542.4M |
| Net margin | 12.4% |
| Operating margin | 17.1% |
| Return on equity | 37.7% |
| Debt to equity | 0.82 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | $10.02 |
| Share price | $270.78 |
| Market value | $14.8B |
| Price / earnings | 27.0x |
| Price / sales | 3.3x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/leco)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/leco/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/leco/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/leco/earnings)

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