Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc LECO US Equity · Short interest

Manufacturing · CIK 59527 · FY ends Dec 31

$272.59

+3.91 (+1.46%)

USD · as of 2026-09-02 · marketstack

Mkt cap · as of 2026-09-01 $14.6BP/E (FY2025) 28.8×

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc (Nasdaq: LECO), an SEC filer in Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment, closed at $272.59, +1.5%, on 2026-09-02, with a market cap of $14.6B as of 2026-09-01, a fiscal-year P/E of 28.8 (FY2025), a return on equity of 37.2%, a net margin of 12.3% and 3-year sales growth of 4.0%. Institutional ownership, earnings history and filed financials are on the tabs below.

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Short interest· FINRA consolidated · settlement 2026-08-14

6 settlement cycles

Shares short

1.2M

% of shares out

2.2%

Days to cover

3.1

Δ vs 2026-07-31

+4.3%

bars = shares short · line = days to cover (own scale)

Settlement	Shares short	Δ vs prior	Avg daily volume	Days to cover
2026-08-14	1,217,905	+4.3%	387,902	3.1
2026-07-31	1,167,560	-11.6%	459,862	2.5
2026-07-15	1,320,425	-15.7%	280,844	4.7
2026-06-30	1,565,668	+25.9%	471,518	3.3
2026-06-15	1,243,171	-4.0%	336,377	3.7
2026-05-29	1,294,290	+17.9%	294,099	4.4

FINRA Rule 4560 · twice monthly, published ~a week later.

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