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Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc's operations generated $661m of cash; it spent $127m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $534m. It returned $168m in dividends and $338m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations250157194327339402313313335329403351365383668599661667
Depreciation and amortisation5757626569706465687281808178878899104
Stock-based pay587910881013191715242526242024
Capital spending386166537673515062717059637291117127155
Free cash flow21296128275263329262263273258334292303312577482534512
Free cash flow after stock pay20788121266253320254252260239317277279286550458514488
Dividends paid464752734973878792102118118122131148162168172
Share buybacks040378116830739934243202293113165181199264338284

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.