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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

Industrials · Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories

$276.92

Down-$7.44 (-2.62%)

Updated Nov 2, 2026, 12:43 PM

SID Score

6.5/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
13.81B
P/E ratio
26.3
Dividend yield
1.37%
52-week range
$216.22 – $310.00
Volume
419.79K
Avg. volume
348.56K

Price performance · LECO

LECO price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 30, 2026

LECO closed at $276.92 after 20 trading sessions, up 0.72% for the selected period.

Last close
$276.92
Period change
+0.72%
Period low
$255.96
Period high
$284.36
Daily close
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LECO OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 30, 2026$281.62$285.12$275.00$276.92419.79K
Oct 29, 2026$281.24$286.715$280.055$284.36391.17K
Oct 28, 2026$287.84$287.84$278.34$280.59552.62K
Oct 27, 2026$275.01$283.38$270.21$282.37850.27K
Oct 26, 2026$256.35$261.41$256.35$258.65560.57K
Oct 23, 2026$253.32$258.35$251.13$255.96266.75K
Oct 22, 2026$258.57$259.12$250.62$256.98437.96K
Oct 21, 2026$262.03$265.13$261.55$263.13234.56K
Oct 20, 2026$256.52$262.73$255.00$260.08244K
Oct 19, 2026$262.50$263.38$258.59$259.19226.24K
Oct 16, 2026$260.18$265.48$258.81$262.10379.86K
Oct 15, 2026$259.87$265.00$256.46$260.24336.43K
Oct 14, 2026$261.95$261.95$255.94$257.81265.29K
Oct 13, 2026$259.87$262.96$257.179$262.57273.95K
Oct 12, 2026$260.18$263.16$258.24$259.69299.05K
Oct 9, 2026$259.62$263.44$257.805$261.13235.69K
Oct 8, 2026$261.12$261.12$255.51$258.78361.23K
Oct 7, 2026$270.54$274.92$261.17$263.17289.35K
Oct 6, 2026$277.82$279.23$274.885$275.54166.08K
Oct 5, 2026$274.35$279.13$270.9508$274.94367.39K

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LECO research

Overview

Company profile and research snapshot.

Company profile

Lincoln Electric is a leading manufacturer of welding, cutting, and brazing products. Its portfolio includes arc-welding solutions, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting systems, brazing and soldering alloys, and automation solutions. Lincoln Electric serves clients across general fabrication, heavy industries, automotive, construction, shipbuilding, energy, and process industries, among others. Based in Cleveland, Lincoln Electric operates in 19 countries and employs 11,000 worldwide. The company generated roughly $4 billion in sales in 2024.

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Analyst outlook

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Consensus
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Average target
$272.50
Implied upside
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LECO recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Oct 29, 2026BarclaysOverweight—
Oct 28, 2026StifelHold—
Oct 28, 2026Morgan StanleyEqual-Weight—
Oct 28, 2026BairdOutperform—
Oct 28, 2026UBSBuy—
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News briefing

Generated Nov 1, 2026, 9:23 PM

Why Is LECO Down Today?

Lincoln Electric Holdings fell 2.62% today as investors digest mixed Q3 results that highlight strong growth drivers offset by mounting input cost pressures. While automation and data center demand are fueling revenue expansion, margin compression from elevated input costs is tempering enthusiasm about the company's near-term profitability outlook.

    Bottom line: LECO's 2.62% decline reflects a classic "good growth, mediocre margins" story where strong demand drivers are being offset by cost headwinds. Investors should monitor whether management can demonstrate pricing power or operational leverage to expand margins, as this will be critical to determining if current valuations remain justified given the company's long-term growth potential.

    Yahoo · Oct 29, 2026

    Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) Emerges as a New Investment After Share Price Weakness

    Bell Global Equities Fund, managed by Bell Asset Management, released its Q3 2026 investor letter. The Fund delivered a strong third quarter of 2026, with its Platform Class returning 5.4% and outperforming the MSCI World ex-Australia Index, which gained 1.5%. The result marked one of the strategy’s strongest quarters of relative performance, following a challenging period for […]

    Yahoo · Oct 29, 2026

    The top 5 analyst questions from Lincoln Electric’s Q3 earnings call

    Lincoln Electric delivered third quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations, with robust revenue growth powered by strong demand in core segments and broad-based volume gains. Management emphasized that volume growth outpaced price increases for the first time in more than two years, particularly in the Americas and Asia Pacific regions. CEO Steven Hedlund credited the acceleration to "solid industrial production activity" and highlighted rising demand from data center projects and H

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