Lincoln Electric vs Timken
Timken reported revenue of $4.6 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Lincoln Electric's $4.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Lincoln Electric's revenue grew 5.6% in its latest year, and Timken's grew 0.2%. Lincoln Electric had an operating margin of 17.0%, against 11.8% at Timken. Free cash flow was $534 million at Lincoln Electric and $406 million at Timken.
Side by side
| Lincoln Electric | Timken | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.2B | $4.6B |
| Revenue growth | 5.6% | 0.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 9.8% | 5.5% |
| Gross margin | 36.2% | 30.4% |
| Operating margin | 17.0% | 11.8% |
| Net margin | 12.3% | 6.3% |
| Free cash flow | $534M | $406M |
| Free cash flow margin | 12.6% | 8.9% |
| Return on capital | 24.5% | 8.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.0x | 2.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $506M | $156M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.3% | −0.7% |
| Last close | $258.65 | $110.49 |
| P/E at the last close | 25.8× | 29.9× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $8.3 million | sold $18.1 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Free cash flow
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Lincoln Electric and Timken pages.