Growth Metrics

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

Lincoln Electric Holdings filings provide 18 years of Retained Earnings readings, the most recent being -$213.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 105.26% to -$213.8 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$213.8 million, a 105.26% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $4.3 billion, up 8.74% from a year prior.
  • Retained Earnings hit -$213.8 million in Q1 2026 for Lincoln Electric Holdings, down from $4.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $4.3 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$275.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • Median Retained Earnings over the past 5 years was $3.2 billion (2022), compared with a mean of $2.3 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Retained Earnings: crashed 108.19% in 2023 and later soared 1837.25% in 2024.
  • Lincoln Electric Holdings' Retained Earnings stood at -$275.4 million in 2022, then increased by 16.54% to -$229.8 million in 2023, then soared by 1837.25% to $4.0 billion in 2024, then increased by 8.74% to $4.3 billion in 2025, then plummeted by 104.92% to -$213.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Retained Earnings were -$213.8 million (Q1 2026), $4.3 billion (Q4 2025), and -$211.9 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.