---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000059527-25-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LECO"
cik: "0000059527"
company_name: "LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC"
filed_at: "2025-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T02:57:47.837110+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lincoln Electric Q1 EPS $2.10 ($2.16 adj.), sales $1,004M; cash flow record $186M

## Summary
- Net income $118.5M ($2.10 EPS) vs $123.4M ($2.14 EPS) a year ago; adjusted EPS $2.16 vs $2.23.
- Sales up 2.4% to $1,004M; acquisitions add 4.9%, organic sales decline 1.2%, FX -1.3%.
- Operating margin 16.4% (adj. 16.9%) vs 16.8% (adj. 17.5%) in prior-year quarter.
- Record Q1 cash from operations $186M; cash conversion 130%.
- Returned $150M to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000059527-25-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LECO
- cik: 0000059527
- company_name: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC
- filed_at: 2025-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952725000011/0000059527-25-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952725000011/leco-20250430x8k.htm

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