Lincoln Electric Holdings Operating Income | LECO

Operating profit (also called operating income or profit from core activities) is a financial metric that reflects a company's profit from its main operational activities before interest expenses and taxes are taken into account.

Formula

Operating profit = Revenue – Operating expenses

Features of the metric

Evaluates business efficiency
Shows how well the company controls its production and administrative costs.
Independent of financial structure
Excludes the impact of debt burden (interest) and taxes, allowing objective comparison of companies.
Main source for growth
High operating profit provides resources for investments, business expansion, and increased competitiveness.

If a company shows strong operating profit, it signals to investors that the core business is operating efficiently, even if net profit is temporarily reduced due to debt or tax burden.

Annual Operating Income Lincoln Electric Holdings

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
718 M	636 M	718 M	612 M	462 M	282 M	371 M	376 M	377 M	284 M	182 M	374 M	407 M	362 M	297 M	186 M	93.2 M	296 M	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
718 M	93.2 M	391 M

Quarterly Operating Income 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
221 M	186 M	177 M	192 M	165 M	-	146 M	149 M	165 M	171 M	178 M	164 M	-	142 M	168 M	161 M	-	116 M	122 M	104 M	-	77.8 M	39.8 M	81.1 M	-	88.5 M	105 M	94.5 M	-	101 M	94.6 M	85.2 M	-	136 M	85.6 M	79.4 M	-	81.8 M	48.1 M	75.3 M	-	-84 M	96.8 M	90.5 M	-	76.1 M	112 M	80.4 M	-	95.2 M	104 M	88.6 M	-	88.7 M	96 M	91.6 M	-	74.8 M	80 M	59.5 M	48.2 M	51.1 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
221 M	-84 M	107 M

Operating Income of other stocks in the Tools industry

Issuer	Operating Income	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. CVR	-1.2 M	$ 10.51	1.37 %	$ 10.2 M	USA
The Eastern Company EML	10.7 M	$ 24.79	0.73 %	$ 151 M	USA
Griffon Corporation GFF	206 M	$ 94.09	0.13 %	$ 4.27 B	USA
Kennametal KMT	473 M	$ 32.86	0.8 %	$ 2.5 B	USA
Snap-on Incorporated SNA	1.33 B	$ 367.4	0.04 %	$ 19.1 B	USA
Stanley Black & Decker SWK	1.88 B	$ 89.68	1.96 %	$ 13.6 B	USA
The Timken Company TKR	541 M	$ 119.99	2.9 %	$ 8.37 B	USA
The Toro Company TTC	410 M	$ 98.94	0.3 %	$ 9.84 B	USA
P&F Industries PFIN	-1.48 M	-	-	$ 41.4 M	USA
The L.S. Starrett Company SCX	18.9 M	-	-	$ 120 M	USA
ToughBuilt Industries TBLT	-57.2 M	-	-59.96 %	$ 14.3 M	USA
RBC Bearings Incorporated ROLL	421 M	-	-3.73 %	$ 6.03 B	USA