R&D expense · 2011–2025
Lincoln Electric R&D expense
$85.6M+4.6% · FY2025
Lincoln Electric (LECO) reported $85.6M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +4.6% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $85.6M | +4.6% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $81.8M | +14.9% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $71.2M | +12.7% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $63.2M | +12.9% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $56.0M | +8.9% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $51.4M | −9.6% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $56.8M | +4.9% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $54.2M | +13.1% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $47.9M | +7.1% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $44.7M | −5.2% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $47.2M | +9.1% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $43.3M | +2.7% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $42.1M | +12.9% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $37.3M | +13.6% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $32.8M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +7.1%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0000059527-26-000006 · February 25, 2026
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