Latest period
$139M
YoY change
+8.9%
5Y CAGR
+16.5%
Peak year (FY2025)
$127M
Cumulative CapEx
$2.01B
CapEx history chart for Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: $127M
CapEx growth chart for Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: +8.9%
CapEx history table for Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) from 1994 to 2025
| FY2025 | $127M | +8.9% | +$10.4M | ||
| FY2024 | $117M | +28.2% | +$25.6M | ||
| FY2023 | $91M | +26.6% | +$19.1M | ||
| FY2022 | $71.9M | +15.0% | +$9.35M | ||
| FY2021 | $62.5M | +5.6% | +$3.33M | ||
| FY2020 | $59.2M | -15.0% | -$10.4M | ||
| FY2019 | $69.6M | -2.3% | -$1.63M | ||
| FY2018 | $71.2M | +15.6% | +$9.59M | ||
| FY2017 | $61.7M | +23.6% | +$11.8M | ||
| FY2016 | $49.9M | -1.2% | -$630K | ||
| FY2015 | $50.5M | -30.8% | -$22.5M | ||
| FY2014 | $73M | -4.0% | -$3.03M | ||
| FY2013 | $76M | +44.2% | +$23.3M | ||
| FY2012 | $52.7M | -19.9% | -$13.1M | ||
| FY2011 | $65.8M | +8.7% | +$5.25M | ||
| FY2010 | $60.6M | +58.5% | +$22.4M | ||
| FY2009 | $38.2M | -47.3% | -$34.2M | ||
| FY2008 | $72.4M | +17.5% | +$10.8M | ||
| FY2007 | $61.6M | -18.9% | -$14.4M | ||
| FY2006 | $76M | +50.8% | +$25.6M | ||
| FY2005 | $50.4M | -10.7% | -$6.03M | ||
| FY2004 | $56.4M | +62.0% | +$21.6M | ||
| FY2003 | $34.8M | +24.8% | +$6.93M | ||
| FY2002 | $27.9M | -24.0% | -$8.81M | ||
| FY2001 | $36.7M | +5.5% | +$1.92M | ||
| FY2000 | $34.8M | -45.0% | -$28.5M | ||
| FY1999 | $63.3M | -31.3% | -$28.9M | ||
| FY1998 | $92.2M | +147.2% | +$54.9M | ||
| FY1997 | $37.3M | -6.3% | -$2.5M | ||
| FY1996 | $39.8M | -17.8% | -$8.6M | ||
| FY1995 | $48.4M | +29.4% | +$11M | ||
| FY1994 | $37.4M | — | — |
- FY2025$127M+8.9%
- FY2024$117M+28.2%
- FY2023$91M+26.6%
- FY2022$71.9M+15.0%
- FY2021$62.5M+5.6%
- FY2020$59.2M-15.0%
- FY2019$69.6M-2.3%
- FY2018$71.2M+15.6%
- FY2017$61.7M+23.6%
- FY2016$49.9M-1.2%
- FY2015$50.5M-30.8%
- FY2014$73M-4.0%
- FY2013$76M+44.2%
- FY2012$52.7M-19.9%
- FY2011$65.8M+8.7%
- FY2010$60.6M+58.5%
- FY2009$38.2M-47.3%
- FY2008$72.4M+17.5%
- FY2007$61.6M-18.9%
- FY2006$76M+50.8%
- FY2005$50.4M-10.7%
- FY2004$56.4M+62.0%
- FY2003$34.8M+24.8%
- FY2002$27.9M-24.0%
- FY2001$36.7M+5.5%
- FY2000$34.8M-45.0%
- FY1999$63.3M-31.3%
- FY1998$92.2M+147.2%
- FY1997$37.3M-6.3%
- FY1996$39.8M-17.8%
- FY1995$48.4M+29.4%
- FY1994$37.4M—
CapEx values are taken from Lincoln Electric Holdings's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About CapEx at Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO)
According to Lincoln Electric Holdings's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $139M. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) most recent annual CapEx stands at $127M (2025) – grew 8.9% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Lincoln Electric Holdings CapEx compounded at +16.5% per year, sustaining 5 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The record annual CapEx stands at $127M, reached in 2025; the historical low of $27.9M was recorded in 2002.
Lincoln Electric Holdings Capital Expenditures by Year
Lincoln Electric Holdings Capital Expenditures 2025: $127M
Lincoln Electric Holdings CapEx in 2025 was $127M, grew 8.9% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Lincoln Electric Holdings Capital Expenditures 2024: $117M
2024's CapEx for Lincoln Electric Holdings came in at $117M, grew 28.2% from 2023.
Lincoln Electric Holdings Capital Expenditures 2023: $91M
Lincoln Electric Holdings posted CapEx of $91M in 2023, grew 26.6% from 2022.
Lincoln Electric Holdings Capital Expenditures 2022: $71.9M
In 2022, Lincoln Electric Holdings reported CapEx of $71.9M, grew 15.0% from 2021.
Lincoln Electric Holdings Capital Expenditures 2021: $62.5M
Lincoln Electric Holdings CapEx in 2021 was $62.5M.
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