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Lincoln Electric

NSQ:LECO US5339001068
18
  • Value
    42
  • Growth
    49
  • Safety
    Safety
    33
  • Combined
    27
  • Sentiment
    21
  • 360° View
    360° View
    18
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Company Description

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. manufactures welding, cutting, and brazing products. The company operates in the welding, cutting, and brazing industries, with brands including Lincoln Electric and Harris Products Group. It has operations in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $12,276 million, profits of $1,478 million, and revenue of $4,009 million, and employed 12,000 people.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 18 (better than 18% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Lincoln Electric are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all four indicators below average for Lincoln Electric. The consolidated Value Rank has a low rank of 42 which means that the share price of Lincoln Electric is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 58% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 49, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is lower than for 49% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 33, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 67% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a low rank of 21, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 79% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Book (P/B)
Weakest Rank Dividend Yield
Country USA
Industry Industrial Machinery
Size Large
Website hf-wa.com
Index
NASDAQ
S&P MIDCAP
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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
42 21 14 43
Growth
49 37 57 89
Safety
Safety
33 47 44 46
Sentiment
21 90 78 100
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18 12 49 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
42 47 49 54
Opinions Change
14 75 50 79
Pro Holdings
n/a 52 53 92
Market Pulse
46 96 87 90
Sentiment
21 90 78 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
42 21 14 43
Growth
49 37 57 89
Safety Safety
33 47 44 46
Combined
27 4 26 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
47 25 17 41
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
35 31 34 56
Price vs. Book (P/B)
7 1 1 1
Dividend Yield
77 76 67 77
Value
42 21 14 43
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
51 66 30 54
Profit Growth
77 32 50 72
Capital Growth
17 39 55 85
Stock Returns
64 29 81 67
Growth
49 37 57 89
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
13 30 22 34
Refinancing
40 28 26 14
Liquidity
75 62 87 82
Safety Safety
33 47 44 46

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This is a highly risky stock investment proposition as all consolidated ranks are below-average. There are no compelling arguments to support this stock based on current information. It is not recommended for any investor profile. However, performance does change, so it could we worth keepin on a watchlist.

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