Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market. It operates through three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. The company's welding products include arc welding power sources, plasma cutters, wire feeding systems, robotic welding packages, integrated automation systems, fume extraction equipment, consumable electrodes, fluxes and welding accessories, and specialty welding consumables and fabrication products. It also provides computer numeric controlled plasma and oxy-fuel cutting systems, and regulators and torches used in oxy-fuel welding, cutting, and brazing; and consumables used in the brazing and soldering alloys market. In addition, the company is involved in the retail business in the United States.
| Revenue (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $4.19B |
| Net Income (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $545.25M |
| PE Ratio (Current Year Earnings Estimate) | 24.63 |
| PE Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) | 25.22 |
| PEG Ratio (Long Term Growth Estimate) | 1.64 |
| Price to Sales Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) | 3.22 |
| Price to Book Ratio (Most Recent Quarterly Book Value per Share) | 10.38 |
| Price to Cash Ratio (Most Recent Annual Cash Flow per Share) | 21.42 |
| Pre-Tax Margin (Trailing 12 Months) | 16.39% |
| Net Margin (Trailing 12 Months) | 13.01% |
| Return on Equity (Trailing 12 Months) | 45.09% |
| Return on Assets (Trailing 12 Months) | 16.52% |
| Current Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 2.24 |
| Quick Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 1.50 |
| Debt to Common Equity (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 0.84 |
| Inventory Turnover (Trailing 12 Months) | 4.34 |
| Book Value per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | $22.88 |
| Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | $2.45 |
| Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $9.41 |
| Diluted Earnings per Share (Trailing 12 Months) | $9.37 |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Industry | Tools & Accessories |
| Common Shares Outstanding | 56.83M |
| Free Float | 55.33M |
| Market Capitalization | $13.50B |
| Average Volume (Last 20 Days) | 0.21M |
| Beta (Past 60 Months) | 1.20 |
| Percentage Held By Insiders (Latest Annual Proxy Report) | 2.63% |
| Percentage Held By Institutions (Latest 13F Reports) | 79.61% |
| Annual Dividend (Based on Last Quarter) | $2.84 |
| Dividend Yield (Based on Last Quarter) | 1.20% |