Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Lincoln Electric Holdings has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $213.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 6.21% year-over-year to $213.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $828.6 million (down 0.6% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $816.2 million, down 2.42% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $213.0 million, up from $189.6 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $235.0 million in Q2 2024, with the low at $165.9 million in Q2 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $193.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $194.2 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses gained 20.24% — and 2025, when it slipped 9.18%.
• Lincoln Electric Holdings' Operating Expenses stood at $166.5 million in 2022, then climbed by 0.3% to $167.0 million in 2023, then grew by 14.73% to $191.6 million in 2024, then retreated by 1.04% to $189.6 million in 2025, then gained by 12.32% to $213.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $213.0 million (Q1 2026), $189.6 million (Q4 2025), and $212.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.