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

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

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

Lincoln Electric Holdings' Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $63.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 60.31% year-over-year to $63.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $438.5 million (down 17.9% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $534.2 million, up 10.74% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $63.0 million for Q1 2026 at Lincoln Electric Holdings, up from $52.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $205.1 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $24.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $115.7 million and a median of $107.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow jumped 330.6% — and 2026, when it slumped 60.31%.
  • Lincoln Electric Holdings' Free Cash Flow stood at $92.2 million in 2022, then climbed by 5.33% to $97.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 33.79% to $64.3 million in 2024, then slipped by 19.11% to $52.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 21.12% to $63.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LECO's Free Cash Flow at $63.0 million in Q1 2026, $52.0 million in Q4 2025, and $205.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 33.90 Mn
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn 28.20 Mn
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 63.01 Mn
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn -447.30 Mn
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 500,000.00
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 14.60 Mn
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn -20.91 Mn
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn -34.35 Mn
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn 2.61 Mn
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 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