Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO)

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 12.72% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $229 (-12.23%) and the highest is $340 (+30.31%).

Price Target: $294.11 (+12.72%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$229	$294.11	$300	$340
Change	-12.23%	+12.72%	+14.98%	+30.31%

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

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Buy	6	6	6	5	5	4
Hold	1	1	1	2	2	2
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	9	9	9	9	9	8

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Adam Seiden Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $280 → $300	Buy	Maintains	$280 → $300	+14.98%	May 5, 2026
Nathan Jones Stifel	Stifel	Hold Maintains $300 → $264	Hold	Maintains	$300 → $264	+1.18%	Apr 8, 2026
Adam Seiden Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $310 → $280	Buy	Maintains	$310 → $280	+7.31%	Apr 1, 2026
Stephen Volkmann Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades $350 → $280	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$350 → $280	+7.31%	Mar 31, 2026
Angel Castillo Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Sell Maintains $240 → $247	Sell	Maintains	$240 → $247	-5.33%	Mar 30, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

4.65B

Increased by 9.80%

from 4.23B

Revenue Next Year

4.88B

Increased by 5.01%

from 4.65B

EPS This Year

11.05

Increased by 18.61%

from 9.32

EPS Next Year

12.21

Increased by 10.49%

from 11.05

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	3.23B	3.76B	4.19B	4.01B	4.23B	4.65B	4.88B
Revenue Growth	21.80%	16.30%	11.44%	-4.37%	5.60%	9.80%	5.01%
EPS	4.60	8.04	9.37	8.15	9.32	11.05	12.21
EPS Growth	34.50%	74.78%	16.54%	-13.02%	14.36%	18.61%	10.49%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	23.60	21.36
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	14	14

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	4.9B	5.1B
Avg	4.6B	4.9B
Low	4.4B	4.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	15.2%	9.9%
Avg	9.8%	5.0%
Low	3.5%	-2.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	11.71	13.09
Avg	11.05	12.21
Low	10.40	10.98

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	25.6%	18.4%
Avg	18.6%	10.5%
Low	11.6%	-0.7%

Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.