Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$38.7 million for Q1 2026, up 10.07% on a QoQ basis from -$43.1 million in Q4 2025, and down 73.59% year-over-year from -$146.6 million in Q1 2025.

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lincoln Electric Holdings' Cash from Investing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$38.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 73.59% year-over-year to -$38.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$273.7 million (up 23.45% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$257.3 million, up 28.76% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$38.7 million for Q1 2026 at Lincoln Electric Holdings, up from -$43.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $26.4 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$432.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$72.7 million and a median of -$38.7 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash from Investing Activities slumped 3957.37% — and 2023, when it jumped 106.1%.
  • Lincoln Electric Holdings' Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$432.4 million in 2022, then surged by 106.1% to $26.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 198.08% to -$25.9 million in 2024, then slumped by 66.39% to -$43.1 million in 2025, then advanced by 10.07% to -$38.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LECO's Cash from Investing Activities at -$38.7 million in Q1 2026, -$43.1 million in Q4 2025, and -$134.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 21.03 Bn 19.38 Bn 635.20 Mn -195.10 Mn
2 RBC Bearings 18.43 Bn 18.37 Bn 230.00 Mn -19.30 Mn
3 Stanley Black & Decker 14.24 Bn 13.91 Bn 1.16 Bn -55.50 Mn
4 Lincoln Electric Holdings 14.08 Bn 13.78 Bn 399.13 Mn -38.72 Mn
5 Timken 9.78 Bn 9.78 Bn 394.00 Mn -157.00 Mn
6 Toro 9.27 Bn 9.08 Bn 336.50 Mn -210.40 Mn
7 Kennametal 2.70 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn -17.84 Mn
8 Hillman Solutions 1.58 Bn 1.55 Bn 168.58 Mn -14.87 Mn
9 Eastern 147.10 Mn 138.94 Mn 11.93 Mn -858,830.00
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 10.01 Mn 8.56 Mn 958,459.00 -92,972.00

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -38.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -38.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -43.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -43.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -134.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -134.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -57.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -57.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -22.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -22.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -25.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -25.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -134.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -134.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -174.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -174.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -25.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -25.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 26.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 26.38 Mn