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Issuer:     LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC (LECO)
CIK:        0000059527
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000059527-25-000030
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lincoln Electric Q3 2025 EPS $2.21; sales up 7.9%; dividend increased 5.3%
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- Q3 net sales $1,061M (+7.9% YoY); organic sales +5.6%, acquisitions +1.7%.
- GAAP EPS $2.21; adjusted EPS $2.47 vs $2.14 prior year; operating margin 16.6%.
- Cash from operations $237M; 149% cash conversion; returned $94M to shareholders.
- Quarterly dividend raised 5.3% to $0.79/share, payable Jan 15, 2026 to holders of record Dec 31, 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952725000030/0000059527-25-000030-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952725000030/leco-20251030x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059527-25-000030

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