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

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

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

Lincoln Electric Holdings has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 5.62% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 1019.0% year-over-year to 5.62%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.08% (down 317.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 12.62%, up 59.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 5.62%, up from 4.82% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 19.32% in Q3 2025, with the low at 2.64% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 11.34% across 5 years, with a median of 10.87% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin surged 821 bps — and 2026, when it sank 1019 bps.
  • Lincoln Electric Holdings' FCF Margin stood at 9.91% in 2022, then dropped by 7 bps to 9.18% in 2023, then plunged by 31 bps to 6.29% in 2024, then fell by 23 bps to 4.82% in 2025, then advanced by 17 bps to 5.62% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 5.62% (Q1 2026), 4.82% (Q4 2025), and 19.32% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 19.71 Bn 17.98 Bn 223.10 Mn 11.49%
2 RBC Bearings 18.58 Bn 18.52 Bn 230.00 Mn 13.03%
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 14.37 Bn 14.06 Bn 399.13 Mn 5.62%
4 Stanley Black & Decker 11.91 Bn 11.58 Bn 1.16 Bn -11.63%
5 Timken 9.17 Bn 9.33 Bn 394.00 Mn 0.04%
6 Toro 8.55 Bn 8.36 Bn 336.50 Mn 1.41%
7 Kennametal 2.49 Bn 2.42 Bn 207.98 Mn -3.53%
8 Hillman Solutions 1.44 Bn 1.41 Bn 168.58 Mn -9.28%
9 Eastern 129.83 Mn 121.67 Mn 11.93 Mn 4.38%
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.85 Mn 8.40 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%