---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000059527-25-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LECO"
cik: "0000059527"
company_name: "LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC"
filed_at: "2025-07-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T22:33:02.468380+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lincoln Electric Q2 EPS $2.56 vs $1.77; sales up 6.6%; acquires Alloy Steel for $90M

## Summary
- Q2 2025 EPS $2.56 ($2.60 adjusted) vs $1.77 ($2.34 adjusted) prior year; sales $1,089M (+6.6%).
- Operating margin 17.6% (adjusted 17.9%) vs 14.6% (adjusted 17.4%) a year ago.
- Agreed to buy remaining 65% of Alloy Steel Australia for ~$90M; closes Aug 1, 2025; accretive $0.13–0.15/sh annually.
- YTD cash from operations $144M; returned $169M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000059527-25-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LECO
- cik: 0000059527
- company_name: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC
- filed_at: 2025-07-31T23:59:59+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/59527/000005952725000022/0000059527-25-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952725000022/leco-20250731x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059527-25-000022.txt

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