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Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Lincoln Electric Holdings filings provide 17 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 26.23% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 178.0% to 26.23% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 26.23%, a 178.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 26.67%, up 359.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 26.23% in Q1 2026 for Lincoln Electric Holdings, up from 25.29% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 26.23% in Q1 2026 to a low of 3.28% in Q3 2024.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 22.21% (2024), compared with a mean of 15.76%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: crashed -1868bps in 2023 and later surged 2274bps in 2025.
  • Lincoln Electric Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.38% in 2022, then fell by -13bps to 5.57% in 2023, then soared by 299bps to 22.21% in 2024, then rose by 14bps to 25.29% in 2025, then increased by 4bps to 26.23% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 26.23% (Q1 2026), 25.29% (Q4 2025), and 26.02% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.