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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |