Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO)
NASDAQ: LECO · Real-Time Price · USD
262.13
-1.71 (-0.65%)
At close: Jun 5, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
258.27
-3.86 (-1.47%)
After-hours: Jun 5, 2026, 7:43 PM EDT

Lincoln Electric Holdings Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 10 analysts polled by S&P Global, Lincoln Electric Holdings stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $294.11. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 12.20% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $229 (-12.64%) and the highest is $340 (+29.71%).

Price Target: $294.11 (+12.20%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$229$294.11$300$340
Change-12.64%+12.20%+14.45%+29.71%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Lincoln Electric Holdings stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy664444
Buy111111
Hold323333
Sell011111
Strong Sell111111
Total111110101010

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Stifel Nicolaus
Stifel Nicolaus
Hold
Maintains
$275
HoldMaintains$275+4.91%Jun 5, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Buy
Maintains
$300
BuyMaintains$300+14.45%May 27, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Sell
Maintains
$247$250
SellMaintains$247$250-4.63%May 4, 2026
KeyBanc
KeyBanc
Buy
Maintains
n/a
BuyMaintainsn/an/aMay 1, 2026
Roth MKM
Roth MKM
Buy
Maintains
$329
BuyMaintains$329+25.51%Apr 16, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
4.59B
from 4.23B
Increased by 8.46%
Revenue Next Year
4.83B
from 4.59B
Increased by 5.16%
EPS This Year
10.92
from 9.87
Increased by 10.68%
EPS Next Year
12.06
from 10.92
Increased by 10.39%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
3.23B3.76B4.19B4.01B4.23B4.59B
Revenue Growth
21.80%16.30%11.44%-4.37%5.60%8.46%
Gross Profit
1.07B1.28B1.47B1.48B1.54B1.67B
Gross Margin
33.04%34.05%34.96%36.87%36.34%36.48%
Operating Income
594.08M630.05M705.71M712.28M710.51M821.55M
Net Income
276.58M472.22M545.25M466.11M520.53M596.04M
EPS
----9.8710.92
EPS Growth
----6.24%10.68%
Forward PE
20.4516.7522.9120.9122.8023.99
Dividend / Share
2.092.322.632.883.043.18
Dividend Growth
-11.00%13.36%9.51%5.56%4.74%
Free Cash Flow
315.01M197.86M482.37M455.20M281.08M589.63M
No. Analysts
-----9
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High4.6B
Avg4.6B
Low4.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
9.7%
Avg
8.5%
Low
7.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High-
Avg10.92
Low-

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High-
Avg
10.7%
Low-