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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. filings document an operating industrial company with Nasdaq-listed common shares and recurring disclosures on financial results, shareholder governance and executive compensation. Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual results press releases and record material corporate governance actions, including executive severance arrangements.
Proxy materials describe annual meeting proposals, director elections, auditor ratification and advisory votes on named executive officer compensation. The filings also identify the company’s registered common shares and provide formal records for board matters, shareholder voting outcomes, exhibits, Inline XBRL cover data and other Exchange Act disclosures tied to Lincoln Electric’s welding, cutting and automation business.
Lincoln Electric Holdings executive Michael J. Whitehead reported equity compensation activity involving company common shares. He acquired 662 common shares at no cost as a grant or award, tied to vesting under a Performance Share Agreement, and simultaneously disposed of 199 shares at $287.09 per share to cover tax obligations. After these transactions, he directly held 10,164 common shares.
Lincoln Electric Holdings executive Jennifer I. Ansberry reported equity-related transactions in company common shares. She acquired 1,712 shares at a price of $0.0000 per share as a grant or award that vested pursuant to a Performance Share Agreement. To cover tax obligations, 770 shares were disposed of at $287.0900 per share through a tax-withholding disposition. Following these transactions, her direct holdings totaled 20,266 common shares, including 20 shares held as joint tenants with her spouse.
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC reported that Chairman, President & CEO Steven B. Hedlund acquired 3,182 common shares on March 2, 2026 as a grant that vested under a Performance Share Agreement. The award carried a stated price of $0.00 per share. Following this grant, his directly held common shares increased to 63,892. In addition, he indirectly holds 2,472.504 common shares through a 401(k) plan.
Lincoln Electric Holdings EVP, CFO & Treasurer Gabriel Bruno reported multiple share transactions. On 2026-03-02 he exercised 17,473.0000 employee stock options, receiving 17,473.0000 common shares at 114.2700 per share, leaving no options of that grant outstanding.
He then sold 2,427.0000, 11,868.0000 and 3,178.0000 common shares in open-market transactions at weighted-average prices of 285.4352, 286.2299 and 287.1442 per share. Bruno also made a bona fide gift of 2,898.0000 shares and received a 2,784.0000-share grant, ending with 29,920.0000 directly owned common shares.
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. reported full-year 2025 net sales of $4,233,003, up 5.6% from 2024, driven mainly by higher pricing and acquisitions that offset lower volumes. Gross profit rose to $1,534,252, though gross margin slipped slightly to 36.2% due to volume and a LIFO charge.
Operating income increased 12.8% to $718,059, with margin improving to 17.0%; on an adjusted basis, operating margin was stable at 17.6%. Net income grew 11.7% to $520,533, and diluted EPS rose 14.4% to $9.32, or $9.87 on an adjusted basis.
The business is organized into three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group, with Americas Welding generating the majority of sales. The company operates 71 manufacturing and automation facilities across 20 countries, employs about 12,000 people, and emphasizes R&D, automation, and global environmental and safety certifications.
Lincoln Electric Holdings executive Gregory Doria, EVP and President International, reported mixed equity transactions. On February 18, 2026, Doria received a grant of 2,522 employee stock options and 630 common shares at no cost, with the options exercisable in three equal annual installments. On February 19, 2026, 25 common shares were disposed of at $288.12 per share to cover tax obligations. After these transactions, Doria directly owns 5,128 common shares and 2,522 stock options.
Lincoln Electric Holdings EVP Michael J. Whitehead reported routine equity compensation and a related tax-withholding transaction. On February 18, he acquired 3,203 Employee Stock Options at $0.00 per option and 800 Common Shares at $0.00 per share as a grant or award. The options are exercisable in equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. On February 19, 82 Common Shares were disposed of in a tax-withholding disposition at $288.12 per share to cover tax obligations. After these transactions, he directly owned 9,701 Common Shares and 3,203 stock options.
Lincoln Electric Holdings executive Jennifer I. Ansberry reported equity compensation changes and a small share disposition. On February 18, she received 3,078 employee stock options and 769 common shares as a grant, with the options exercisable in three equal annual installments. On February 19, 153 common shares were disposed of at $288.12 per share to cover tax obligations, leaving her with 19,324 common shares held directly.
Lincoln Electric Holdings chairman, president and CEO Steven B. Hedlund reported equity compensation awards and a related tax withholding. On February 18, he received a grant of 21,375 Employee Stock Options at an exercise price of $0.0000 per option and a separate award of 5,340 Common Shares, both held directly.
The options become exercisable in equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. On February 19, 496 Common Shares were disposed of at $288.12 per share in a tax-withholding disposition, leaving 60,710 Common Shares held directly and 2,465.1 Common Shares held indirectly through a 401(k).