Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) reported Shares Outstanding of 54.66 million for Q2 2026, down 1.6% from 55.55 million a year earlier and down 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lincoln Electric Holdings posted Shares Outstanding of 55.41 million, down 2.2% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has declined for 16 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding came in at 56.64 million in FY2024 (-1.3%), 57.36 million in FY2023 (-1.1%), 58.03 million in FY2022 (-2.2%) and 59.31 million in FY2021 (-0.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding has now declined in each of the last 20 quarters, with an average decline of 1.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding ran from 0.2% in Q3 2021 to 2.6% in Q3 2025.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 54.82 million (Q1 2026), 55.41 million (Q4 2025) and 55.1 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 460.40 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 2.46 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 269.80 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 388.50 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 126.30 Mn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 384.56 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 558.80 Mn |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 519.70 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 286.40 Mn |
| 10 | Lincoln Electric Holdings | 14.42 Bn | 13.28 Bn | 449.00 Mn | 54.66 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 54.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 54.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 55.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 55.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 55.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 56.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 56.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 56.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 56.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 57.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 57.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 57.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 57.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 58.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 57.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 58.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 58.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 59.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 59.29 Mn |
API Access
Lincoln Electric Holdings Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=LECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "LECO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=LECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();