Lincoln Electric Holdings General and Administrative Expenses | LECO

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses Lincoln Electric Holdings

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
798 M	781 M	759 M	657 M	597 M	544 M	621 M	628 M	546 M	467 M	639 M	545 M	527 M	495 M	440 M	378 M	333 M	405 M	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
798 M	333 M	564 M

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses Lincoln Electric Holdings

2026-Q2	2026-Q1	2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1	2010-Q3	2010-Q2
225 M	211 M	207 M	211 M	197 M	-	186 M	208 M	199 M	187 M	193 M	190 M	-	159 M	167 M	167 M	-	149 M	152 M	146 M	-	131 M	126 M	150 M	-	148 M	163 M	160 M	-	148 M	164 M	161 M	-	134 M	131 M	123 M	-	118 M	120 M	114 M	-	128 M	128 M	130 M	-	136 M	137 M	146 M	-	131 M	135 M	137 M	-	122 M	128 M	124 M	-	111 M	116 M	102 M	95.6 M	101 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
225 M	95.6 M	150 M

General and Administrative Expenses of other stocks in the Tools industry

Issuer	General and Administrative Expenses	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. CVR	5.66 M	$ 10.51	1.37 %	$ 10.2 M	USA
The Eastern Company EML	42.2 M	$ 24.79	0.73 %	$ 151 M	USA
Griffon Corporation GFF	608 M	$ 94.09	0.13 %	$ 4.27 B	USA
Kennametal KMT	479 M	$ 32.86	0.8 %	$ 2.5 B	USA
Snap-on Incorporated SNA	55.6 M	$ 367.4	0.04 %	$ 19.1 B	USA
Stanley Black & Decker SWK	3.31 B	$ 89.68	1.96 %	$ 13.6 B	USA
The Timken Company TKR	748 M	$ 119.99	2.9 %	$ 8.37 B	USA
The Toro Company TTC	1.01 B	$ 98.94	0.3 %	$ 9.84 B	USA
P&F Industries PFIN	20.4 M	-	-	$ 41.4 M	USA
The L.S. Starrett Company SCX	63.3 M	-	-	$ 120 M	USA
ToughBuilt Industries TBLT	56 M	-	-59.96 %	$ 14.3 M	USA
RBC Bearings Incorporated ROLL	316 M	-	-3.73 %	$ 6.03 B	USA