Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) reported Cash & Current Investments of $242.44 million for Q2 2026, down 19.0% from $299.48 million a year earlier and down 18.9% from the prior quarter.
Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Lincoln Electric Holdings posted Cash & Current Investments of $308.79 million, down 18.1% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash & Current Investments came in at $377.26 million in FY2024 (-4.2%), $393.79 million in FY2023 (+99.7%), $197.15 million in FY2022 (+2.2%) and $192.96 million in FY2021 (-25.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Cash & Current Investments since Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Cash & Current Investments has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 7.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash & Current Investments in five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 142.5%); the low point was Q1 2022 (a decline of 36.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $298.9 million (Q1 2026), $308.79 million (Q4 2025) and $293 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 6.71 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 5.42 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 8.93 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 695.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 501.00 Mn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 3.11 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 2.18 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 3.33 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 839.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lincoln Electric Holdings | 14.96 Bn | 13.81 Bn | 449.00 Mn | 242.44 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 242.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 298.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 308.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 293.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 299.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 394.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 377.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 404.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 272.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 374.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 393.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 342.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 220.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 198.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 197.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 141.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 152.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 154.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 192.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 160.56 Mn |
Lincoln Electric Holdings Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=LECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "LECO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=LECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();