Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) reported Free Cash Flow of $63.0 million for Q1 2026, down 60.31% on a YoY basis from $158.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 21.12% quarter-over-quarter from $52.0 million in Q4 2025.

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lincoln Electric Holdings has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $63.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 60.31% year-over-year to $63.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $438.5 million (down 17.9% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $534.2 million, up 10.74% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $63.0 million, up from $52.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $205.1 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $24.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $115.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $107.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow jumped 330.6% — and 2026, when it tumbled 60.31%.
  • Lincoln Electric Holdings' Free Cash Flow stood at $92.2 million in 2022, then gained by 5.33% to $97.1 million in 2023, then plunged by 33.79% to $64.3 million in 2024, then retreated by 19.11% to $52.0 million in 2025, then gained by 21.12% to $63.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $63.0 million (Q1 2026), $52.0 million (Q4 2025), and $205.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 19.71 Bn 17.98 Bn 223.10 Mn 150.30 Mn
2 RBC Bearings 18.58 Bn 18.52 Bn 230.00 Mn 67.50 Mn
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 14.37 Bn 14.06 Bn 399.13 Mn 63.01 Mn
4 Stanley Black & Decker 11.91 Bn 11.58 Bn 1.16 Bn -447.30 Mn
5 Timken 9.17 Bn 9.33 Bn 394.00 Mn 500,000.00
6 Toro 8.55 Bn 8.36 Bn 336.50 Mn 14.60 Mn
7 Kennametal 2.49 Bn 2.42 Bn 207.98 Mn -20.91 Mn
8 Hillman Solutions 1.44 Bn 1.41 Bn 168.58 Mn -34.35 Mn
9 Eastern 129.83 Mn 121.67 Mn 11.93 Mn 2.61 Mn
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.85 Mn 8.40 Mn 958,459.00 -742,459.00

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 63.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 63.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 52.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 52.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 205.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 205.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 118.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 118.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 158.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 158.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 64.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 64.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 163.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 163.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 147.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 147.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 107.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 107.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 97.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 97.13 Mn