Lincoln Electric Holdings LECO
NASDAQ LECO
$281.82 +4.94 (+1.78%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Lincoln Electric Holdings' (LECO) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% in Q2 2026, down 1.0% YoY from 0.01% in Q2 2025, and up 9.09% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q1 2026.

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has 17 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.01% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.01% (down 1.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.05%, down 5.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital advanced to 0.01% in Q2 2026, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 1353.22% in Q1 2024 to a low of 0.01% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 213.07% and a median of 0.42% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Invested Capital surged 135282 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 135319 bps.
  • Tracing LECO's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.74% in 2022, then soared by 33 bps to 0.99% in 2023, then plunged by 91 bps to 0.09% in 2024, then slumped by 86 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then increased by 1 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.01% (Q2 2026), 0.01% (Q1 2026), and 0.01% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.34 Bn 18.69 Bn 635.20 Mn -
2 RBC Bearings 15.93 Bn 15.81 Bn 247.80 Mn 0.01%
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 15.40 Bn 15.16 Bn 449.00 Mn 0.01%
4 Stanley Black & Decker 15.00 Bn 14.41 Bn 1.31 Bn -0.02%
5 Toro 9.61 Bn 9.43 Bn 482.70 Mn 0.09%
6 Timken 8.70 Bn 8.30 Bn 399.30 Mn 0.02%
7 Kennametal 2.29 Bn 2.19 Bn 433.56 Mn -
8 Hillman Solutions 1.64 Bn 1.61 Bn 208.09 Mn 0.01%
9 Eastern 149.30 Mn 134.16 Mn - -
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.70 Mn 8.93 Mn 563,312.00 -0.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.01%
Mar 31, 2026 0.02%
Dec 31, 2025 0.02%
Sep 30, 2025 0.02%
Jun 30, 2025 0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 0.03%
Dec 31, 2024 0.09%
Sep 30, 2024 1,197.41%
Jun 30, 2024 1,262.88%
Mar 31, 2024 1,338.92%
Dec 31, 2023 0.97%
Sep 30, 2023 0.47%
Jun 30, 2023 0.45%
Mar 31, 2023 0.44%
Dec 31, 2022 0.82%
Sep 30, 2022 5.94%
Jun 30, 2022 5.65%
Mar 31, 2022 5.23%
Dec 31, 2021 8.01%
Sep 30, 2021 36.26%