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LECO — Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO)

LECO pays a 1.10% distribution rate, quarterly. Its Distribution Safety Score™ is 100 (Safe), giving a Safety-Adjusted Yield of 1.10%. Distributions grew 6.3% over the past year. Total return is 11335.9% over the past 32.4 years, 8387.6 points ahead of SPY at 2948.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.1%.

Lincoln Electric Holdings designs, manufactures, and sells welding, cutting, and brazing products and systems, along with automated joining solutions and mobile power equipment, serving industrial markets including automotive, oil and gas, and construction. The company distributes a modest dividend on a quarterly basis. Lincoln Electric appeals to income investors seeking exposure to industrial manufacturing with steady dividend payments.

LECO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™
100 · Safe
Safety-Adjusted Yield
1.10%
Asset type
Stock
Asset class
Equity
Inception date
04/07/1994
Distribution rate
1.10%
Distribution frequency
Quarterly
Trailing yield
1.09%
5-year average yield
1.4
Last close
$286.87
Market cap
$15,636,066,304
Average volume
317600.0
Last dividend
$0.7900
Ex-dividend date
09/30/2026
Payment date
10/15/2026
Beta
1.215
Payout ratio
0.2957
P/E ratio
28.4876
Forward P/E
25.0
EPS
$10.07