Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Lincoln Electric Holdings' (LECO) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.2 in Q2 2026, down 44.89% YoY from 0.35 in Q2 2025, and down 72.09% on a QoQ basis from 0.7 in Q1 2026.
Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.2 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 44.89% year-over-year to 0.2 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.31 (down 3.84% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.31, down 6.31% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.2 in Q2 2026, from 0.7 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.37 in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.19 in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.42 and a median of 0.35 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 73.84% — and 2026, when it jumped 158.37%.
- Tracing LECO's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.35 in 2022, then increased by 7.81% to 0.38 in 2023, then surged by 65.15% to 0.62 in 2024, then advanced by 28.55% to 0.8 in 2025, then slumped by 75.69% to 0.2 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.2 (Q2 2026), 0.7 (Q1 2026), and 0.8 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snap-on | 20.34 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 635.20 Mn | 3.73 |
| 2 | RBC Bearings | 15.93 Bn | 15.81 Bn | 247.80 Mn | - |
| 3 | Lincoln Electric Holdings | 15.40 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 449.00 Mn | 0.20 |
| 4 | Stanley Black & Decker | 15.00 Bn | 14.41 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 0.18 |
| 5 | Toro | 9.61 Bn | 9.43 Bn | 482.70 Mn | 0.15 |
| 6 | Timken | 8.70 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 399.30 Mn | 0.31 |
| 7 | Kennametal | 2.29 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 433.56 Mn | -0.16 |
| 8 | Hillman Solutions | 1.64 Bn | 1.61 Bn | 208.09 Mn | - |
| 9 | Eastern | 149.30 Mn | 134.16 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Chicago Rivet & Machine | 9.70 Mn | 8.93 Mn | 563,312.00 | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.70 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.80 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.37 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.33 |