Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc dividend history

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc's dividend was $3.04 a share in fiscal 2025, up 5.6% on the year before. That was 32.3% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2009, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $284M
Dividends (TTM): $172M
Returned to shareholders: 89%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $801M
Diluted share count: −1.8%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 3.0%; dividends 1.1% + buybacks 1.8% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 30%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 17.8%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 47 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Dec 2009	2010Dec 2010	2011Dec 2011	2012Dec 2012	2013Dec 2013	2014Dec 2014	2015Dec 2015	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	$0.545	$0.575	$0.635	$0.710	$0.830	$0.980	$1.19	$1.31	$1.44	$1.64	$1.90	$1.98	$2.09	$2.32	$2.63	$2.88	$3.04	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+5.5%	+10.4%	+11.8%	+16.9%	+18.1%	+21.4%	+10.1%	+9.9%	+13.9%	+15.9%	+4.2%	+5.6%	+11.0%	+13.4%	+9.5%	+5.6%	—
Dividends paid	46	47	52	73	49	73	87	87	92	102	118	118	122	131	148	162	168	172
Share buybacks	0	40	37	81	168	307	399	342	43	202	293	113	165	181	199	264	338	284
Dividends ÷ net income	94.3%	36.4%	23.9%	28.4%	16.8%	28.8%	68.2%	44.0%	37.4%	35.6%	40.2%	57.3%	44.1%	27.7%	27.1%	34.8%	32.3%	30.0%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

October 14, 2026 Lincoln Electric Increases Annual Dividend by 10% to $3.48 Per Share Source
July 22, 2026 Lincoln Electric Board Declares Dividend Source

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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.