Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Lincoln Electric Holdings' Return on Assets [ROA] was 14.35% in Q2 2026, up 0.67 percentage points from 13.68% a year earlier and up 0.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Lincoln Electric Holdings came in at 14.27%, up 0.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +5.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 13.52% in FY2024 (-3.11 pp), 16.63% in FY2023 (+0.27 pp), 16.36% in FY2022 (+5.09 pp) and 11.27% in FY2021 (+2.47 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.81 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 5.70 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 3.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LECO's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 14.03% (Q1 2026), 13.71% (Q4 2025) and 13.91% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 10.94% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 11.93% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 6.89% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 11.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 11.82% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 6.12% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 8.56% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 19.50% |
| 10 | Lincoln Electric Holdings | 14.42 Bn | 13.28 Bn | 449.00 Mn | 14.35% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.27% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.72% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.52% |
API Access
Lincoln Electric Holdings Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();