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LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC

LECO

$281.95 ▲ +3.09 (+1.11%) at close

19 Visible periods

34 Metrics

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Analytical Summary

LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC shows strong fundamentals with top-quartile Return on Common Equity (%). The company's metrics support a bullish outlook for growth-oriented investors.

Market Cap $15.6B

Dividend Yield 1.08%

Revenue Growth 5.6% ↗

Op. Margin 17.0% ↗

ROIC 21.1% ↗

FCF / Share $11.93 ↗

Trailing P/E 30.0x

Price / Book 10.5x

FCF Yield 4.2%

Debt / Equity 0.78

info Valuation on last close. End-of-day price, Aug 7, 2026.

19-Year Financial Trajectory

Annual

Metric Value Trend Year over Year Percentile

Revenue Total top-line sales

$4.23B

↑ +5.6% —

Net Income Profit after all expenses

$520.53M

↑ +11.7% —

Operating Margin Operating profit as % of sales

17.0%

↑ +6.8% 70th

FCF / Share Free cash flow per share

$11.93

↑ +12.8% —

Long-Term Debt Long-term obligations

$1.15B

— 0.0% —

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Bullish Indicators

Return on Common Equity (%)Return on Common Equity (%) is in the top quartile

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Bearish Risks

No bearish risks detected.

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Dividend History

Dividend / share · sourced from SEC filings

$3.04 Latest / share

+5.6% YoY

+10.8% 12-yr CAGR

$0.98

FY 2014

$1.19

FY 2015

$1.31

FY 2016

$1.44

FY 2017

$1.64

FY 2018

$1.90

FY 2019

$1.98

FY 2020

$2.09

FY 2021

$2.32

FY 2022

$2.63

FY 2023

$2.88

FY 2024

$3.04

FY 2025

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📈 Is growth accelerating? 7 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗	FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗	FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗	FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗	FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗	FY 2014 Dec 31, 2014 10-K ↗	FY 2013 Dec 31, 2013 10-K ↗	FY 2012 Dec 31, 2012 10-K ↗	FY 2011 Dec 31, 2011 10-K ↗	FY 2010 Dec 31, 2010 10-K ↗	FY 2009 Dec 31, 2009 10-K ↗	FY 2008 Dec 31, 2008 10-K ↗	FY 2007 Dec 31, 2007 10-K ↗
Revenue Growth YoY (%)	5.6% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+12%)	-4.4% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-187%)	11.4% Good ↑ Good Improving Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+129%)	16.3% Good ↑ Good Improving Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+226%)	21.8% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+336%)	-11.6% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-332%)	-0.8% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-117%)	15.4% Good ↑ Good Improving Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+208%)	15.4% Good ↑ Good Improving Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+208%)	-10.3% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-306%)	-9.9% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-297%)	-1.4% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-128%)	-0.0% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-100%)	5.9% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+18%)	30.2% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+503%)	19.7% Good Good Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+294%)	-30.2% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-705%)	—	—
EPS Growth YoY (%)	14.1% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	-13.4% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	16.7% Good ↓ Good Declining Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	74.7% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	34.7% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	-26.8% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	7.0% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	17.6% Good → Good Stable Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	27.9% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	70.9% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	-46.6% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	-10.1% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	15.5% Good ↓ Good Declining Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	19.2% Good ↓ Good Declining Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	68.8% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	167.8% Excellent Excellent Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	-76.9% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	—	—
Net Income Growth YoY (%)	11.7% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Year-over-year change in net income	-14.5% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in net income	15.5% Good ↓ Good Declining Year-over-year change in net income	70.8% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in net income	34.1% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in net income	-29.7% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in net income	2.1% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Year-over-year change in net income	16.0% Good ↑ Good Improving Year-over-year change in net income	24.8% Good ↑ Good Improving Year-over-year change in net income	55.7% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in net income	-49.8% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in net income	-13.0% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in net income	13.4% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Year-over-year change in net income	18.5% Good ↓ Good Declining Year-over-year change in net income	64.1% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in net income	172.2% Excellent Excellent Year-over-year change in net income	-77.1% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in net income	—	—
FCF Growth YoY (%)	12.8% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Year-over-year change in free cash flow	-9.1% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in free cash flow	76.1% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in free cash flow	7.3% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Year-over-year change in free cash flow	4.5% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Year-over-year change in free cash flow	-9.5% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in free cash flow	28.3% Excellent Excellent Year-over-year change in free cash flow	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.2% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in free cash flow	—	—
Revenue CAGR 3Y (%)	4.0% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	7.4% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	16.4% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	7.8% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	2.2% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	0.4% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	9.7% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	6.1% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	-2.3% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	-7.3% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	-3.9% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	1.4% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	11.3% Good ↑ Good Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	18.2% Excellent Excellent Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	2.8% Caution Caution Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	—	—	—	—
Revenue CAGR 5Y (%)	9.8% Good ↑ Good Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	5.9% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	6.7% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	7.5% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	7.3% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	0.9% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	1.3% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	1.2% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	-1.7% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	-3.3% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	4.1% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	10.2% Good Good Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	2.8% Caution Caution Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	—	—	—	—	—	—
EPS CAGR 3Y (%)	4.9% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	20.9% Excellent → Excellent Stable Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	40.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	19.8% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	1.8% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	-2.7% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	17.2% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	37.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	5.3% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	-6.4% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	-17.8% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	7.4% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	32.5% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	75.3% Excellent Excellent Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	1.5% Caution Caution Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	—	—	—	—

💰 Are margins durable? 5 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗	FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗	FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗	FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗	FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗	FY 2014 Dec 31, 2014 10-K ↗	FY 2013 Dec 31, 2013 10-K ↗	FY 2012 Dec 31, 2012 10-K ↗	FY 2011 Dec 31, 2011 10-K ↗	FY 2010 Dec 31, 2010 10-K ↗	FY 2009 Dec 31, 2009 10-K ↗	FY 2008 Dec 31, 2008 10-K ↗	FY 2007 Dec 31, 2007 10-K ↗
Operating Margin (%) (%)	17.0% Fair → Fair Stable Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+41%)	15.9% Fair → Fair Stable Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+32%)	17.1% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+43%)	16.3% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+36%)	14.3% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+19%)	10.6% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-11%)	12.4% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: At sector avg	12.4% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: At sector avg	14.4% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+20%)	12.7% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+6%)	7.2% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-40%)	13.3% Fair → Fair Stable Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+11%)	14.3% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+19%)	12.7% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+6%)	11.0% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-8%)	9.0% Caution → Caution Stable Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-25%)	5.4% Weak Weak Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-55%)	11.9% Caution Caution Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: At sector avg	—
Effective Tax Rate (%) (%)	22.9% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	21.6% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	20.6% Good ↑ Good Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	20.3% Good ↑ Good Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	14.9% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	21.9% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	20.5% Good ↓ Good Declining Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	22.2% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	32.4% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	28.5% Caution → Caution Stable Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	25.0% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	32.4% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	30.0% Caution → Caution Stable Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	30.4% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	28.0% Caution Caution Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	29.3% Caution Caution Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	—	—	—
Profit Margin (%) (%)	12.3% Fair → Fair Stable Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+54%)	11.6% Fair → Fair Stable Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+45%)	13.0% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+63%)	12.6% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+57%)	8.5% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+7%)	7.8% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: At sector avg	9.8% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+22%)	9.5% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+18%)	9.4% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+18%)	8.7% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+9%)	5.0% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-37%)	9.0% Caution → Caution Stable Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+13%)	10.2% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+28%)	9.0% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+13%)	8.1% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: At sector avg	6.4% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-20%)	2.8% Weak Weak Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-65%)	8.6% Caution Caution Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+7%)	—
FCF Margin (%) (%)	15.6% Good ↑ Good Improving Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	14.9% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	15.9% Good ↑ Good Improving Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	10.2% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	11.3% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	13.2% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	13.4% Fair Fair Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	10.9% Fair Fair Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.5% Fair Fair Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	10.4% Fair Fair Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	—
FCF / Net Income (x)	1.27x Good ↑ Good Improving Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	1.29x Good ↑ Good Improving Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	1.22x Good → Good Stable Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	0.81x Caution ↓ Caution Declining Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	1.32x Good ↓ Good Declining Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	1.70x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	1.38x Good Good Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	1.15x Fair Fair Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.15x Excellent Excellent Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	1.21x Good Good Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	—

🎯 Is capital allocation efficient? 3 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗	FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗	FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗	FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗	FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗	FY 2014 Dec 31, 2014 10-K ↗	FY 2013 Dec 31, 2013 10-K ↗	FY 2012 Dec 31, 2012 10-K ↗	FY 2011 Dec 31, 2011 10-K ↗	FY 2010 Dec 31, 2010 10-K ↗	FY 2009 Dec 31, 2009 10-K ↗	FY 2008 Dec 31, 2008 10-K ↗	FY 2007 Dec 31, 2007 10-K ↗
Return on Invested Capital (%)	21.1% Excellent → Excellent Stable Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	20.1% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	23.6% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	22.6% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	24.8% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	14.6% Good ↓ Good Declining Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	19.3% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	33.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	27.3% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	29.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	14.6% Good ↓ Good Declining Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	19.7% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	18.7% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	18.8% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	18.2% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	11.6% Good Good Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	6.9% Caution Caution Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	—	—
Return on Capital (%) (%)	19.0% Excellent → Excellent Stable Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	18.1% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	21.3% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	19.3% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	17.8% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	12.2% Good ↓ Good Declining Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	15.6% Excellent → Excellent Stable Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	16.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	15.7% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	14.8% Good ↓ Good Declining Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	10.2% Good ↓ Good Declining Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	19.3% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	18.9% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	17.3% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	15.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	10.5% Good Good Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	5.5% Caution Caution Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	—	—
Return on Common Equity (%) (%)	35.4% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+136%)	35.1% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+134%)	41.7% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+178%)	45.7% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+204%)	32.0% Excellent → Excellent Stable Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+113%)	26.1% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+74%)	35.8% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+139%)	32.4% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+116%)	26.6% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+77%)	27.9% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+86%)	13.7% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-9%)	19.8% Good → Good Stable Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+32%)	19.1% Good ↑ Good Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+27%)	19.2% Good ↑ Good Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+28%)	18.4% Good ↑ Good Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+23%)	11.7% Fair Fair Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-22%)	4.5% Weak Weak Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-70%)	—	—

⚖️ Is the balance sheet risky? 4 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗	FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗	FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗	FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗	FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗	FY 2014 Dec 31, 2014 10-K ↗	FY 2013 Dec 31, 2013 10-K ↗	FY 2012 Dec 31, 2012 10-K ↗	FY 2011 Dec 31, 2011 10-K ↗	FY 2010 Dec 31, 2010 10-K ↗	FY 2009 Dec 31, 2009 10-K ↗	FY 2008 Dec 31, 2008 10-K ↗	FY 2007 Dec 31, 2007 10-K ↗
Debt to Equity (x)	0.78x Fair ↓ Fair Declining Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+12%)	0.87x Fair ↓ Fair Declining Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+24%)	0.84x Fair ↓ Fair Declining Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+20%)	1.08x Caution ↑ Caution Improving Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+55%)	0.83x Fair ↓ Fair Declining Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+19%)	0.91x Fair Fair Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+30%)	0.87x Fair Fair Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+24%)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Interest Coverage (x)	—	12.03x Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	14.04x Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	19.68x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	19.41x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	11.77x Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	14.30x Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	15.33x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	15.56x Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	15.11x Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	8.33x Good ↓ Good Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	35.82x Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	142.10x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	86.39x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	44.25x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	27.86x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	10.94x Excellent Excellent Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	24.32x Excellent Excellent Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	—
Net Debt (USD)	$841.44M	$773.29M	$708.99M	$924.28M	$524.90M	$458.29M	$512.85M	$-358.85M	$-326.70M	$-379.18M	$-304.18M	$-278.38M	$-299.82M	$-286.46M	$-361.10M	$-366.19M	$-388.14M	$-284.33M	$-217.38M
Debt / EBITDA (x)	1.41x Good ↓ Good Declining Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	1.59x Good ↑ Good Improving Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	1.37x Good ↓ Good Declining Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	1.62x Good → Good Stable Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	1.32x Good ↓ Good Declining Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	1.97x Good Good Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	1.57x Good Good Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

📊 What does each share earn? 8 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗	FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗	FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗	FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗	FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗	FY 2014 Dec 31, 2014 10-K ↗	FY 2013 Dec 31, 2013 10-K ↗	FY 2012 Dec 31, 2012 10-K ↗	FY 2011 Dec 31, 2011 10-K ↗	FY 2010 Dec 31, 2010 10-K ↗	FY 2009 Dec 31, 2009 10-K ↗	FY 2008 Dec 31, 2008 10-K ↗	FY 2007 Dec 31, 2007 10-K ↗
Revenue per Share (USD)	$76.39	$70.78	$73.07	$64.81	$54.53	$44.53	$48.47	$46.68	$39.92	$33.72	$34.22	$35.53	$34.80	$34.34	$32.20	$24.53	$20.40	$29.07	—
Basic EPS, GAAP (USD)	$9.39	$8.23	$9.50	$8.14	$4.66	$3.46	$4.73	$4.42	$3.76	$2.94	$1.72	$3.22	$3.58	$3.10	$2.60	$1.54	$0.57	$2.49	—
Free Cash Flow per Share (USD)	$11.93	$10.58	$11.64	$6.61	$6.16	$5.89	$6.51	$5.07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2.95	$3.02	—
Dividend per Share (USD)	$3.04	$2.88	$2.63	$2.32	$2.09	$1.98	$1.90	$1.64	$1.44	$1.31	$1.19	$0.98	$0.83	$0.71	$0.64	$0.57	$0.55	$0.51	—
Book Value per Share (USD)	$26.80	$23.62	$22.97	$17.95	$14.70	$13.23	$13.50	$13.96	$14.19	$10.83	$13.18	$16.66	$18.84	$16.18	$14.05	$13.46	$12.58	—	—
Tangible Book Value per Share (USD)	$6.07	$5.36	$7.51	$2.88	$4.84	$5.35	$5.01	$7.20	$8.67	$5.32	$8.82	$12.59	$14.87	$12.98	$12.15	$11.95	$11.15	—	—
Basic Weighted Avg Shares (shares)	55.41M	56.64M	57.36M	58.03M	59.31M	59.63M	61.96M	64.89M	65.74M	67.46M	74.11M	79.19M	81.98M	83.09M	83.68M	84.41M	84.78M	85.30M	—
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)	32.4% Good ↑ Good Improving Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	35.0% Good → Good Stable Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	27.7% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	28.5% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	44.8% Good → Good Stable Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	57.2% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	40.2% Good → Good Stable Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	37.1% Good ↓ Good Declining Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	38.3% Good ↓ Good Declining Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	44.6% Good ↑ Good Improving Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	69.2% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	30.4% Good ↑ Good Improving Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	23.2% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	22.9% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	24.4% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	37.3% Good ↓ Good Declining Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	94.8% Weak Weak Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	20.5% Excellent Excellent Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	—

🏦 How resilient is the balance sheet? 3 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗	FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗	FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗	FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗	FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗	FY 2014 Dec 31, 2014 10-K ↗	FY 2013 Dec 31, 2013 10-K ↗	FY 2012 Dec 31, 2012 10-K ↗	FY 2011 Dec 31, 2011 10-K ↗	FY 2010 Dec 31, 2010 10-K ↗	FY 2009 Dec 31, 2009 10-K ↗	FY 2008 Dec 31, 2008 10-K ↗	FY 2007 Dec 31, 2007 10-K ↗
Working Capital (USD)	$782.82M	$766.48M	$938.50M	$704.89M	$533.69M	$562.89M	$512.45M	$699.62M	$844.87M	$655.61M	$565.87M	$603.81M	$673.86M	$692.55M	$748.23M	$746.92M	$725.58M	—	—
LT Debt (USD)	$1.15B	$1.15B	$1.10B	$1.12B	$717.86M	$715.57M	$712.41M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total Equity (USD)	$1.47B	$1.33B	$1.31B	$1.03B	$864.10M	$789.27M	$818.17M	$886.94M	$931.64M	$711.48M	$931.59M	$1.28B	$1.53B	$1.34B	$1.18B	$1.13B	$1.07B	—	—

📋 What is driving earnings? 4 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗	FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗	FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗	FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗	FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗	FY 2014 Dec 31, 2014 10-K ↗	FY 2013 Dec 31, 2013 10-K ↗	FY 2012 Dec 31, 2012 10-K ↗	FY 2011 Dec 31, 2011 10-K ↗	FY 2010 Dec 31, 2010 10-K ↗	FY 2009 Dec 31, 2009 10-K ↗	FY 2008 Dec 31, 2008 10-K ↗	FY 2007 Dec 31, 2007 10-K ↗
Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD)	$4.23B	$4.01B	$4.19B	$3.76B	$3.23B	$2.66B	$3.00B	$3.03B	$2.62B	$2.27B	$2.54B	$2.81B	$2.85B	$2.85B	$2.69B	$2.07B	$1.73B	$2.48B	—
Depreciation Expense (USD)	$98.55M	$88.24M	$86.67M	$78.06M	$81.15M	$80.49M	$81.49M	$72.35M	$68.11M	$65.07M	$64.01M	$69.61M	$68.88M	$65.33M	$62.05M	$57.36M	$56.60M	$56.92M	—
Net Income, GAAP (USD)	$520.53M	$466.11M	$545.25M	$472.22M	$276.47M	$206.12M	$293.11M	$286.99M	$247.47M	$198.37M	$127.41M	$253.88M	$291.69M	$257.22M	$217.01M	$132.21M	$48.58M	$212.29M	—
Operating Cash Flow (USD)	$661.17M	$598.98M	$667.54M	$383.39M	$365.06M	$351.36M	$403.19M	$329.15M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$250.35M	$257.45M	—

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