Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Lincoln Electric Holdings has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 26.23% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 178.0% year-over-year to 26.23%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 26.23% (up 178.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 26.67%, up 359.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 26.23%, up from 25.29% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 26.23% in Q1 2026, with the low at 3.28% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 15.76% across 5 years, with a median of 22.21% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 1868 bps — and 2025, when it soared 2274 bps.
• Lincoln Electric Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.38% in 2022, then dropped by 13 bps to 5.57% in 2023, then jumped by 299 bps to 22.21% in 2024, then gained by 14 bps to 25.29% in 2025, then climbed by 4 bps to 26.23% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 26.23% (Q1 2026), 25.29% (Q4 2025), and 26.02% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.