Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) reported Tax Rate of 21.33% for Q1 2026, down 135.0% on a YoY basis from 60.94% in Q1 2025, and up 57.28% quarter-over-quarter from 13.56% in Q4 2025.

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lincoln Electric Holdings has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 21.33% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 135.0% year-over-year to 21.33%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 40.93% (up 1925.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 44.66%, up 2311.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 21.33%, up from 13.56% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 32.61% in Q4 2023, with the low at 11.88% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 19.85% across 5 years, with a median of 21.33% in 2026.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate surged 4449 bps — and 2024, when it sank 1655 bps.
  • Lincoln Electric Holdings' Tax Rate stood at 11.88% in 2022, then soared by 374 bps to 32.61% in 2023, then tumbled by 51 bps to 16.06% in 2024, then slipped by 16 bps to 13.56% in 2025, then jumped by 57 bps to 21.33% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 21.33% (Q1 2026), 13.56% (Q4 2025), and 26.13% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 19.71 Bn 17.98 Bn 223.10 Mn 21.57%
2 RBC Bearings 18.58 Bn 18.52 Bn 230.00 Mn 15.79%
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 14.37 Bn 14.06 Bn 399.13 Mn 21.33%
4 Stanley Black & Decker 11.91 Bn 11.58 Bn 1.16 Bn 29.72%
5 Timken 9.17 Bn 9.33 Bn 394.00 Mn 25.89%
6 Toro 8.55 Bn 8.36 Bn 336.50 Mn 21.86%
7 Kennametal 2.49 Bn 2.42 Bn 207.98 Mn 23.32%
8 Hillman Solutions 1.44 Bn 1.41 Bn 168.58 Mn 18.29%
9 Eastern 129.83 Mn 121.67 Mn 11.93 Mn 21.01%
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.85 Mn 8.40 Mn 958,459.00 4.65%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 21.33%
Mar 31, 2026 21.33%
Dec 31, 2025 13.56%
Dec 31, 2025 13.56%
Sep 30, 2025 26.13%
Sep 30, 2025 26.13%
Jun 30, 2025 21.88%
Jun 30, 2025 21.88%
Mar 31, 2025 22.68%
Mar 31, 2025 22.68%
Dec 31, 2024 16.06%
Dec 31, 2024 16.06%
Sep 30, 2024 23.64%
Sep 30, 2024 23.64%
Jun 30, 2024 25.56%
Jun 30, 2024 25.56%
Mar 31, 2024 22.15%
Mar 31, 2024 22.15%
Dec 31, 2023 32.61%
Dec 31, 2023 32.61%