Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) posted Gross Margin of 34.80% for Q3 2026, down 1.88 percentage points from 36.68% a year earlier and down 2.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Gross Margin at Lincoln Electric Holdings was 35.49%, down 1.12 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 36.25%, down 0.50 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +3.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Lincoln Electric Holdings' Gross Margin was 36.74% in FY2024 (+1.78 pp), 34.96% in FY2023 (+0.91 pp), 34.05% in FY2022 (+1.01 pp) and 33.04% in FY2021 (+0.23 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 32.30% in Q4 2021 to a high of 37.57% in Q2 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was Q1 2024, with a gain of 3.36 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2026, with a drop of 1.88 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior quarters was 36.81% (Q2 2026), 35.59% (Q1 2026) and 34.67% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 35.54% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 39.26% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 36.94% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 34.70% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 37.73% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 42.27% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 52.68% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.09% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 38.11% |
| 10 | Lincoln Electric Holdings | 15.40 Bn | 14.27 Bn | 425.03 Mn | 34.80% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 34.80% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.81% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 34.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 37.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 36.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 36.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 37.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 35.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 35.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 35.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 34.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 33.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 35.63% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 32.30% |
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Lincoln Electric Holdings Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=LECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "LECO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=LECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();