Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc

Day range

$251.13 – $258.35

Open

$253.32

Prev close

$256.98

Volume

266.75K

Market cap

$14.01B

Shares out

54.51M

P/E

25.30

P/S

3.13

P/B

9.01

P/FCF

25.82

ROE

35.6%

ROA

14.5%

Debt/Equity

0.74

Div yield

1.22%

As of Oct 22, 2026

• Executive leadershipAug 11, 2026

  On August 10, 2026, Michael J. Whitehead, Executive Vice President, President of Americas Welding, notified Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") of his decision to resign from the Company, effective August 28, 2026, to pursue other business opportunities outside of the Company. Mr. Whitehead's resignation did not result from any disagreement with the Company, its Board of Directors or management regarding the Company's operations, policies, or practices.

• Shareholder meetingsApr 21, 2026

  The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 17, 2026. The final results for the proposals submitted for a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. Shareholders elected ten directors, each to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

• Executive leadershipOct 20, 2025

  On October 15, 2025, the Compensation and Executive Development Committee of the Board of Directors of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. approved and adopted the Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (the 'Plan'), which will be effective as of November 1, 2025. The Plan will replace and supersede the CIC Severance Agreements and is designed to provide severance compensation and benefits to the Company's senior executives (including our currently-serving named executive officers) in connection with certain involuntary terminations of employment.

• Shareholder meetingsApr 28, 2025

  The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 24, 2025. The final results for the proposals submitted for a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. Proposal 1 – Shareholders elected eleven directors, each to hold office until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

• Board of directorsFeb 24, 2025

  On February 19, 2025, Kellye I. Walker notified the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") of her intention to resign from the Board and not to stand for re-election upon the expiration of her current term, which expires at the Company's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders. Ms. Walker's decision to resign is not the result of any disagreement with management or the Board, or any matter relating to the operations, policies or practices of the Company.

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Days to cover

2.8

Short interest

1.2M

Avg volume

435.71K

As of Sep 30, 2026 · reported to FINRA twice monthly.

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