Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) posted FCF Margin of 5.62% for Q1 2026, up 16.51% on a QoQ basis from 4.82% in Q4 2025, and down 1019.0% year-over-year from 0.61% in Q1 2025.

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lincoln Electric Holdings' FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.62% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 1019.0% year-over-year to 5.62% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.08% (down 317.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.62%, up 59.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 5.62% for Q1 2026 at Lincoln Electric Holdings, up from 4.82% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 19.32% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 2.64% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 11.34% and a median of 10.87% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin surged 821 bps — and 2026, when it plunged 1019 bps.
  • Lincoln Electric Holdings' FCF Margin stood at 9.91% in 2022, then fell by 7 bps to 9.18% in 2023, then slumped by 31 bps to 6.29% in 2024, then decreased by 23 bps to 4.82% in 2025, then grew by 17 bps to 5.62% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LECO's FCF Margin at 5.62% in Q1 2026, 4.82% in Q4 2025, and 19.32% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 2.54%
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn 5.44%
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 5.62%
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn -11.63%
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 0.04%
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 1.41%
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn -3.53%
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn -9.28%
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn 4.38%
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 Mn 958,459.00 -10.84%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.62%
Dec 31, 2025 4.82%
Sep 30, 2025 19.32%
Jun 30, 2025 10.87%
Mar 31, 2025 15.81%
Dec 31, 2024 6.29%
Sep 30, 2024 16.62%
Jun 30, 2024 14.44%
Mar 31, 2024 10.91%
Dec 31, 2023 9.18%
Sep 30, 2023 19.09%
Jun 30, 2023 16.70%
Mar 31, 2023 10.12%
Dec 31, 2022 9.91%
Sep 30, 2022 12.04%
Jun 30, 2022 8.49%
Mar 31, 2022 2.64%
Dec 31, 2021 11.12%
Sep 30, 2021 11.31%
Jun 30, 2021 9.94%