Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) posted Share-based Compensation of $18.1 million for Q1 2026, up 13.26% on a QoQ basis from $16.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 24.19% year-over-year from $14.6 million in Q1 2025.

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lincoln Electric Holdings' Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $18.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 24.19% year-over-year to $18.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $45.5 million (up 75.69% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $31.9 million, up 32.74% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $18.1 million for Q1 2026 at Lincoln Electric Holdings, up from $16.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $38.6 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $2.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $10.4 million and a median of $6.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation tumbled 82.59% — and 2025, when it surged 260.85%.
  • Lincoln Electric Holdings' Share-based Compensation stood at $4.3 million in 2022, then fell by 4.89% to $4.1 million in 2023, then grew by 10.76% to $4.5 million in 2024, then soared by 252.08% to $16.0 million in 2025, then rose by 13.26% to $18.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LECO's Share-based Compensation at $18.1 million in Q1 2026, $16.0 million in Q4 2025, and $7.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 9.40 Mn
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn 1.20 Mn
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 18.14 Mn
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn 28.20 Mn
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 9.20 Mn
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 5.90 Mn
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn 9.06 Mn
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn 4.01 Mn
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn -141,858.00
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 Mn 958,459.00 -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 18.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 18.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 16.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 16.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 14.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 14.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 38.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 38.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.11 Mn