Growth Metrics

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Lincoln Electric Holdings' Operating Expenses history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $189.6 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Expenses fell 1.04% year-over-year to $189.6 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $816.2 million, down 2.42%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $816.2 million, 2.42% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $189.6 million in Q4 2025 per LECO's latest filing, down from $212.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $235.0 million in Q2 2024 to a low of $149.8 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $183.8 million, with a median of $190.3 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: increased 20.24% in 2024, then dropped 9.18% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $152.3 million in 2021, then increased by 9.32% to $166.5 million in 2022, then increased by 0.3% to $167.0 million in 2023, then rose by 14.73% to $191.6 million in 2024, then fell by 1.04% to $189.6 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LECO's Operating Expenses are $189.6 million (Q4 2025), $212.7 million (Q3 2025), and $213.4 million (Q2 2025).