---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000059527-21-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LECO"
cik: "0000059527"
company_name: "LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC"
filed_at: "2021-07-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T02:19:37.299066+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lincoln Electric Q2 net sales $826.5M (+39.9%); EPS $1.60 record

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $1.60 vs $0.45 YoY; adjusted EPS $1.67 vs $0.80.
- Operating income margin 14.7%; adjusted operating margin 15.1%.
- Cash from operations $100.0M; ROIC 21.4% (+280 bps).
- CEO cites accelerating demand and supply chain constraints.
- Six-month sales $1.6B (+22.5%); adjusted net income $183.4M (+68.4%).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000059527-21-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LECO
- cik: 0000059527
- company_name: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC
- filed_at: 2021-07-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952721000026/0000059527-21-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952721000026/leco-20210727x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059527-21-000026.txt

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