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LECO Stock Forecast: Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 18 Sept 2026
$257
+0.08% on the day

The 12 Wall Street analysts covering Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $320 — +24.4% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 90 of 100 as at 19 Sept 2026 — among the strongest tenth. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$14.0B
Ticker Nerd rank
90 / 100
Median analyst target
$320
Analysts covering
12
Revenue$1.2B+12.0% y/y
Operating income$224.1M
Net income$158.5M
Free cash flow$222.3M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+1.6%
1M
−8.8%
YTD
+8.0%
1Y
+8.6%
From 52W high
−13.4%
From 52W low
+17.6%
$219
$297
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

LECO stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 19 Sept 2026
90 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Issuance
93
Quality
92
Revisions
91
Momentum
70
Volatility
66
Growth
65
Value
64
Accruals
42
Size
12

Issuance (93): The share count has been shrinking and the company is not leaning on new borrowing.

Accruals (42): A large share of reported profit has not shown up as cash, or the balance sheet is expanding quickly — both tend to unwind.

Size (12): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

LECO stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on LECO, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$220$240$260$280$300$320$340Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26LECOHigh $340Median $320Low $238

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says12 analysts
7 Buy4 Hold1 Sell
Low $238Median $320High $340

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +24.4% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
11 Aug 2026UBSInitiatesBuy$340
10 Aug 2026Morgan StanleyUpgradeEqual-Weight$257 → $283
17 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsUnderweight$250 → $253
17 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsUnderweight—
16 June 2026DA DavidsonInitiatesBuy—
5 May 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
8 Apr 2026StifelMaintainsHold—
1 Apr 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
31 Mar 2026JefferiesDowngradeHold—
30 Mar 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsUnderweight—
13 Feb 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
13 Feb 2026KeybancMaintainsOverweight—
13 Feb 2026StifelMaintainsHold—
3 Feb 2026Roth CapitalReiteratesBuy—
23 Jan 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
23 Jan 2026StifelMaintainsHold—
12 Jan 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsUnderweight—
16 Dec 2025StifelMaintainsHold—
31 Oct 2025StifelMaintainsHold—
20 Oct 2025BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. LECO appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

LECO vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 18 Sept 2026, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. returned +8.6% against +16.3% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

LECO vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
90100110120130Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26LECOS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

LECO analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+2.6%
Analysts raising
11
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
25.7×

Cheaper than 29% of US stocks

Price / sales
3.1×

Cheaper than 39% of US stocks

Price / book
9.0×

Cheaper than 10% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
16.9×

Cheaper than 19% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
12.0%

Higher than 57% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
10.5%

Higher than 48% of US stocks

Gross margin
36.8%

Higher than 45% of US stocks

Operating margin
18.2%

Higher than 77% of US stocks

Net margin
12.4%

Higher than 74% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
37.7%

Higher than 90% of US stocks

Return on assets
13.0%

Higher than 96% of US stocks

Dividend yield
1.2%

Higher than 28% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. has a market value of $14.0B and an enterprise value of $15.0B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $4.5B. The latest quarter grew 12.0% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $553.6M, a 12.4% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $10.01.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $542.4M, after $145.2M of capital spending.

  • Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. spent $237.3M on share buybacks and $170.8M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 54.5M.

  • Trailing P/E: 25.7×; forward P/E: 20.5× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 1.23%, paying out 31% of earnings.

  • Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. employs 12,000 people — $373K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 19 Sept 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

LECO vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelTools & Accessories
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
LECOLincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.$14.0B
90
SWKStanley Black & Decker, Inc.$13.9B
93
RBCRBC Bearings, Inc.$15.8B
79
SNASnap-On, Inc.$19.4B
78
TTCThe Toro Co.$9.1B
99
TKRThe Timken Co.$8.1B
92
KMTKennametal, Inc.$2.3B
89

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest LECO news & analysis

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO) Presents at Morgan Stanley's 14th Annual Laguna Conference Transcript

Seeking Alpha · 17 Sept 2026neutral

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. presented at Morgan Stanley's 14th Annual Laguna Conference, with a transcript of the presentation published by Seeking Alpha. The presentation covered the company's participation in the investor conference event.

Why it matters — LECO watchers would care because the conference presentation gives investors insight into how management communicates the company's business outlook and strategy to the investment community.

KMT vs. LECO: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

Zacks Investment Research · 16 Sept 2026neutral

Zacks Investment Research published an article comparing Kennametal (KMT) and Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) as value options within the Manufacturing - Tools & Related Products sector. The piece examines which of the two stocks offers value investors a better opportunity.

Why it matters — LECO watchers will be interested in how the company's valuation stacks up against a direct sector peer, which can inform their understanding of Lincoln Electric's relative positioning.

Why Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term

Zacks Investment Research · 14 Sept 2026positive

Zacks Investment Research highlights Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) as a top growth stock for the long term, referencing its Zacks Style Scores feature that helps investors identify strong stocks across value, growth, and momentum categories.

Why it matters — A positive nod from Zacks could draw attention from investors using the Style Scores system to screen for long-term growth opportunities.

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO) Presents at Jefferies Global Industrials Conference 2026 Transcript

Seeking Alpha · 10 Sept 2026neutral

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO) presented at the Jefferies Global Industrials Conference 2026, and a transcript of the presentation was published by Seeking Alpha. The piece is a conference presentation transcript with no disclosed substantive content or company developments.

Why it matters — LECO watchers would care because the presentation provides a forum for the company's leadership to communicate its positioning and outlook to investors and analysts at a major industrials conference.

3 Reasons Why Growth Investors Shouldn't Overlook Lincoln Electric (LECO)

Zacks Investment Research · 8 Sept 2026positive

Zacks Investment Research highlights Lincoln Electric (LECO) as possessing solid growth attributes that could help it outperform the market. The article cites reasons why growth investors should not overlook the company.

Why it matters — A LECO watcher would care because the item signals that the company's growth characteristics are being recognised by analysts as potentially market-beating.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about LECO stock

What is the LECO stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 12 Wall Street analysts covering Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $320, with estimates ranging from $238 to $340. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is LECO stock a buy right now?

Of the 12 analysts covering Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., 7 rate it a Buy, 4 a Hold and 1 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. 90 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 19 Sept 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank LECO?

As at 19 Sept 2026, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. ranks 90 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Issuance (93 of 100).

Will LECO stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 12 analysts implies +24.4% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. 90 out of 100 as at 19 Sept 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the LECO stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for LECO are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $238 to $340 over the next 12 months.

How has LECO stock performed over the past year?

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. returned +8.6% over the 12 months to 18 Sept 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. do?

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is a global industrial manufacturer focused on welding, cutting, brazing, and automation solutions.

What is the latest news on LECO?

The most recent item we track (Seeking Alpha, 17 Sept 2026): "Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO) Presents at Morgan Stanley's 14th Annual Laguna Conference Transcript". Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. presented at Morgan Stanley's 14th Annual Laguna Conference, with a transcript of the presentation published by Seeking Alpha. The presentation covered the company's participation in the investor conference event.

Company

About Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is a global industrial manufacturer focused on welding, cutting, brazing, and automation solutions. Lincoln Electric develops and produces arc welding equipment, consumable welding products, robotic welding systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, fume control systems, and related accessories for industrial users. Its operations are organized across the Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group segments, supporting customers in manufacturing, construction, energy, automotive, and metal fabrication. The company also provides automated joining, assembly, material handling, and end-of-line testing solutions that help streamline production processes and improve fabrication workflows. Lincoln Electric’s products and services are used across a wide range of heavy industrial and technical applications, making the company an important supplier in the global welding and fabrication market.

CEO Mr. Steven B. Hedlund · 12,000 employees · United States · https://www.lincolnelectric.com