---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000059527-24-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LECO"
cik: "0000059527"
company_name: "LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC"
filed_at: "2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T07:45:53.182863+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lincoln Electric Q3 sales down 4.8% to $984M; adj EPS $2.14 vs $2.40; dividend raised 5.6%

## Summary
- Net sales $983.8M, down 4.8% YoY; organic sales fell 7.7%, acquisition benefit 3.0%.
- GAAP EPS $1.77 vs $2.22 prior; adjusted EPS $2.14 vs $2.40 prior.
- Operating income margin 14.8% (adj 17.3%) vs 16.6% (adj 17.7%) a year ago.
- Quarterly dividend raised 5.6% to $0.75/share, payable Jan 15, 2025 to holders of record Dec 31, 2024.
- Operating cash flow $199M, 134% cash conversion; returned $91M via dividends and buybacks.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000059527-24-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LECO
- cik: 0000059527
- company_name: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC
- filed_at: 2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/59527/000005952724000034/0000059527-24-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952724000034/leco-20241031x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059527-24-000034
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059527-24-000034.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059527-24-000034.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.