---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000059527-22-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LECO"
cik: "0000059527"
company_name: "LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC"
filed_at: "2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T03:39:39.334222+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lincoln Electric Q1 sales up 22.2% to record $925.4M; EPS $2.13

## Summary
- Record net sales of $925.4M, up 22.2% YoY; organic sales +22.1%.
- Record EPS $2.13 (up 73.2%); adjusted EPS $2.10 (up 53.3%).
- Record operating margin 17.4%; adjusted margin 17.6%.
- ROIC up 610 bps to 25.0%.
- Returned $137.9M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000059527-22-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LECO
- cik: 0000059527
- company_name: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC
- filed_at: 2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952722000010/0000059527-22-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952722000010/leco-20220428x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059527-22-000010
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059527-22-000010.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059527-22-000010.txt

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