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LECO · Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc

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Market Cap
$14.02B
Shares
54.51M

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$257.20 Open$256.78 Day$254.69–257.94 52W close$220.64–298.88 Avg vol 30d472K Short int1.5M · 2.7% float · 3.0d Short vol62% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Sep 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 30

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 5 wks
filed Jul 30, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
Year over year
Operating margin
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
Trailing earnings
FCF yield
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
+7.3%
Trailing year
Short interest
2.7%
Latest settlement · 3.0 days to cover
View all 115 metrics

AI Brief

Q2 FY26 earnings call · Jul 30, 2026
Q2 FY26

TL;DR. Lincoln Electric delivered record Q2 results with sales up 12% to $1.22B and adjusted EPS up 13% to $2.93, led by a return to Americas volume growth and raised full-year net sales growth guidance to low double-digits with organic sales now expected at high single-digit to low double-digit percent.

Bullish
  • + Returned to consolidated volume growth across all three product areas with consolidated organic sales up 10.1%
  • + Raised full-year net sales growth assumption to low double-digit percent and organic sales to high single-digit to low double-digit percent
  • + Record cash flow from operations of $254M with 138% cash conversion YTD tracking to 100% target
Bearish
  • Middle East conflict resumption expected to create $6-7M per quarter headwind in International Welding

AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Neutral Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 14.8 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −2%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −4%
below
RSI (14) 40
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 47%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Bullish div.
accumulating
Momentum
relative strength
Neutral
1-month return −7%
trailing
6-month return +4%
trailing
YTD return +7%
this year
Relative strength −16%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $268 › 200d $263 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +75 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
2.67% of float · ▲ +19.7% MoM · 3.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
706 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 57
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Strong
Revenue growth +16%
Y/Y
Gross margin 41%
contracting
EPS growth +14%
Y/Y
Valuation P/E 25.7
in line
Balance sheet $547.7M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 29%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −20%
past year
ATR 3.1%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2026
for the balance of the year
Quarterly SG&A run rate $210M – $215M
balance of the year
America's EBIT margin profile 19% – 20%
Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Oct 28, 2021
LIFO charge · fourth quarter $8M
Capital expenditures · full-year $65M – $70M

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 5 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−2% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−4% Neutral
RSI (14)
40 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
47% Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Bullish div. Bullish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $268 › 200d $263 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +75 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
2.67% of float · ▲ +19.7% MoM · 3.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
706 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $221 Now $257 · 47% Range high $299
vs 200-day avg -2% vs 50-day avg -4%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

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Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
706
% held
82.0%
Net QoQ
+2.2M sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
533
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
1.5M
Days to cover
3.0d
Change
+239.8K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
62%
As of
Sep 18, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
591
Value
$166.6K
As of
Aug 24, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
57.3%
Week of
Aug 17, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Jared Moskowitz
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Apr 7, 2025
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$4.2B
Net income (FY)
$520.5M
EPS diluted
$9.32
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Buybacks
Authorized
shares 10.0M
Remaining
shares 9.1M
Spent Remaining
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
Investor Event Transcript
Filed
Sep 10, 2026
This year
12
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Proposed Sales
Value
$3.5M
Shares
13.6K
Filed
Sep 11, 2026
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls Upcoming
Next call
Sep 24, 2026
Last call
Sep 10, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
Lincoln Electric Announces Septem…
Published
Sep 1, 2026
Upcoming events
1
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
LECO +1.6% -7.1% +3.7% -8.5% +7.3%
SPY -0.3% -0.1% +20.1% -0.7% +11.7%
vs SPY +2.0% -7.0% -16.4% -7.8% -4.4%

Capital returns

Buyback program · as of Sep 30, 2022
Authorized
shares 10.00M
Spent (derived)
shares 900,000
Remaining
shares 9.10M
Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 59527 CUSIP 533900106 13F (30d) 18 filings 15 filers Visit website Investor relations