Lincoln Electric (LECO) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) is projected to announce its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, October 30th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.37 per share and revenue of $1.0495 billion for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET.

Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $2.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.28. Lincoln Electric had a net margin of 12.27% and a return on equity of 39.79%. The company had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.34 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Lincoln Electric to post $9 EPS for the current fiscal year and $10 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Lincoln Electric Price Performance

NASDAQ:LECO opened at $240.64 on Wednesday. Lincoln Electric has a one year low of $161.11 and a one year high of $249.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.68. The firm has a market cap of $13.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.04, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.20. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $239.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $218.08.

Lincoln Electric Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be issued a $0.79 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 31st. This is a positive change from Lincoln Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. This represents a $3.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Lincoln Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 33.71%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Steven B. Hedlund sold 12,387 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $243.36, for a total transaction of $3,014,500.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 55,866 shares in the company, valued at $13,595,549.76. This represents a 18.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Jennifer I. Ansberry sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $242.18, for a total transaction of $726,540.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 19,173 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,643,317.14. This trade represents a 13.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 23,692 shares of company stock worth $5,745,148. 2.41% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Lincoln Electric by 980.8% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 281 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lincoln Electric during the 2nd quarter worth about $202,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lincoln Electric during the 2nd quarter worth about $206,000. HUB Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lincoln Electric during the 2nd quarter worth about $219,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of Lincoln Electric by 553.4% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,137 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $215,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.61% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on LECO. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Lincoln Electric in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Lincoln Electric from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 11th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Lincoln Electric from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Lincoln Electric from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Lincoln Electric from $236.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $243.50.

Lincoln Electric Company Profile

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells welding, cutting, and brazing products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. It offers brazing and soldering filler metals, arc welding equipment, plasma and oxyfuel cutting systems, wire feeding systems, fume control equipment, welding accessories, and specialty gas regulators, and education solutions, as well as a portfolio of automated solutions for joining, cutting, material handling, module assembly, and end of line testing, as well as involved in brazing and soldering alloys, and in the retail business in the United States.