Lincoln Electric Holdings LECO Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 36%-0.4pp | 36.2%-0.5pp | 36.6%+0.1pp | 36.4%0.0pp | 36.5%+0.7pp | |
| Operating margin | 17%+1.2pp | 17%+1.1pp | 17%+0.6pp | 16.6%-0.3pp | 15.8%-1.6pp | |
| Net margin | 12.4%+0.9pp | 12.3%+0.7pp | 12.6%+0.6pp | 12.3%-0.2pp | 11.4%-1.8pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 19.3%+1.3pp | 19.3%+1.2pp | 19.3%+0.8pp | 18.9%-0.1pp | 18%-1.5pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.1%-3.2pp | 12.6%+0.6pp | 13.1%+0.3pp | 12.3%-1.1pp | 13.2%-0.7pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on assets | 14.3%+1.1pp | 14.3%+0.8pp | 14%+0.2pp | 14.1%-1.1pp | 13.2%-3.3pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.2×-0.1× | |
| Inventory turnover | 4.4×-0.1× | 4.6×0.0× | 4.1×-0.1× | 4.3×+0.2× | 4.5×+0.2× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.8×0.0× | 1.8×-0.1× | 1.7×-0.1× | 1.7×-0.4× | 1.8×-0.5× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.1×0.0× | 1.2×-0.1× | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.1×-0.2× | 1.2×-0.3× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.4×-0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-assets | 0.3×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×+0.1× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.3×+0.2× | 1.3×+0.3× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $13.66B+28.8% | $13.19B+24.7% | $13.01B+19.3% | $11.51B+7.3% | $10.6B-27.0% | |
| Enterprise value | $14.72B+27.8% | $14.23B+24.6% | $14.02B+18.5% | $12.52B+7.8% | $11.52B-24.8% | |
| Price / earnings | 25.4×+2.4× | 25.3×+2.6× | 24.8×+2.2× | 22.9×+1.9× | 23×-3.6× | |
| Price / sales | 3.1×+0.5× | 3.1×+0.5× | 3.1×+0.4× | 2.8×+0.2× | 2.6×-0.9× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.5×+1.7× | 17.4×+1.7× | 17.4×+1.6× | 16.2×+1.2× | 15.8×-3.2× | |
| EV / sales | 3.4×+0.5× | 3.4×+0.5× | 3.4×+0.4× | 3.1×+0.2× | 2.9×-0.8× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.2%-1.8pp | 4.1%-0.5pp | 4.2%-0.5pp | 4.4%-0.7pp | 5%+1.1pp | |
| Earnings yield | 3.9%-0.4pp | 3.9%-0.5pp | 4%-0.4pp | 4.4%-0.4pp | 4.4%+0.6pp | |
| Dividend yield | 1.2%-0.3pp | 1.3%-0.3pp | 1.3%-0.2pp | 1.4%0.0pp | 1.5%+0.5pp | |
| PEG ratio | 1.5×— | 2.2×— | 2.8×— | —— | —— |
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- What are Lincoln Electric Holdings's profit margins?
- Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) runs a 36.0% gross margin and a 17.0% operating margin, with a 12.4% net margin.
- Where do Lincoln Electric Holdings's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Lincoln Electric Holdings's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
