Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) posted Change in Inventory of $61.9 million for Q1 2026, up 256.89% on a QoQ basis from -$39.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 206.82% year-over-year from $20.2 million in Q1 2025.

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lincoln Electric Holdings' Change in Inventory history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $61.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory rose 206.82% year-over-year to $61.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $89.5 million (up 712.79% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $47.8 million, up 288.46% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was $61.9 million for Q1 2026 at Lincoln Electric Holdings, up from -$39.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $61.9 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$64.3 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $2.6 million and a median of $9.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Inventory slumped 324.13% — and 2024, when it jumped 4817.62%.
  • Lincoln Electric Holdings' Change in Inventory stood at -$54.4 million in 2022, then declined by 18.24% to -$64.3 million in 2023, then increased by 26.84% to -$47.1 million in 2024, then climbed by 16.18% to -$39.4 million in 2025, then jumped by 256.89% to $61.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LECO's Change in Inventory at $61.9 million in Q1 2026, -$39.4 million in Q4 2025, and $39.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 13.60 Mn
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn -16.40 Mn
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 61.88 Mn
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn -
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 12.50 Mn
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 21.30 Mn
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn 131.89 Mn
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn -2.91 Mn
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn -3.33 Mn
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 Mn 958,459.00 135,573.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 61.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 61.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -39.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -39.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 39.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 39.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 27.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 27.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 20.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 20.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -47.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -47.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -5.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -5.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 9.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 9.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -64.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -64.31 Mn