LECO FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #27 of 60 in industry

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $8.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $56,679 · Industrial Machinery & Equipment.

Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers All rankings
State
OH
Filing date
2026-03-19
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Industry rank
#27/60

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
148:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$8.4M
Median worker
$56,679

Answer first

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $8.4M ranks #651 of 1,423 complete filings; its 148:1 pay ratio ranks #438. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $56,679. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-35 peer cohort (# 27 of 60, 57th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Industrial Machinery & Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#651
$8.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#438
148:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
57th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc ranks nationally

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$8,394,536 Top 46% higher than 54% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($8.4M) against pay ratio (148:1) for Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Industrial Machinery & Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7662271.811689724.715717177.519744630.323772083.1138.2:1142.8:1147.5:1152.2:1156.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc, CEO total pay: 8394536 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 148:1Lincoln Electric Holdings IncSPX Technologies, Inc., CEO total pay: 9338813 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 147:1SPX Technologies, Inc.BWX Technologies, Inc., CEO total pay: 15742833 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 151:1BWX Technologies, Inc.Cricut, Inc., CEO total pay: 13441923 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 145:1Cricut, Inc.F5, Inc., CEO total pay: 23039819 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 142:1F5, Inc.Par Technology Corp, CEO total pay: 14164778 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 156:1Par Technology Corp
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 139:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 54 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 35. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
148:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-2:1
from FY2024 150:1
CEO $ YoY
+14%
$8.4M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $9.2M - $48,154 191:1 -
2022 $10.1M +9.8% $61,687 164:1 -27:1
2023 $10.6M +4.9% $52,942 200:1 +36:1
2024 $7.4M -31% $49,013 150:1 -50:1
2025 $8.4M +14% $56,679 148:1 -2:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 59527, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Industrial Machinery & Equipment

This Company's Ratio
148:1
Industry Median Ratio
139:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$8.4M
Companies in Industry
60
vs. Industry Median
Above
#27 of 60 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Industrial Machinery & Equipment →

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc's 148:1 ratio ranks #438 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 148× the median employee ($56,679) in FY2025.

Median employee $56,679 (PAR-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 148 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$8.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

148:1

Near industry median

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc in the higher-ratio third

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc's 148:1 ratio ranks #438 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Industrial Machinery & Equipment (SIC 35) median ratio is 139:1 across 60 FY2025 filers; Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc's $8.4M CEO total is at or below the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #651 and ratio rank #438 split - treat 148:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$8.4M
Median Employee Pay
$56,679
Pay Ratio
148:1
Filing Date
2026-03-19

Company Info

Ticker
LECO
CIK
59527
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
SIC Code
3540
State
OH
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 59527, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc's 148:1 ratio ranks #438 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

Read with Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.

Niagen Bioscience, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.4M (Δ $13K lighter vs Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
KEMPER Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.4M (Δ $19K heavier vs Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.4M (Δ $22K heavier vs Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Federal Signal Corp /de/ · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.4M (Δ $33K heavier vs Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
SPX Technologies, Inc. (SIC 35 pole)

SPX Technologies, Inc. stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #651/#438

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc's FY2025 package sits #651 by CEO dollars and #438 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc (CIK 59527), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.