Lincoln Electric Holdings Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Lincoln Electric Holdings' CEO is Steve Hedlund, appointed in Jan 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $5.33M, comprised of 15% salary and 85% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.09% of the company’s shares, worth €9.28M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.3 years and 6.6 years respectively.
Key information
Steve Hedlund
Chief executive officer
US$5.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 15.0% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.09% |
| Management average tenure | 4.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$483m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$511m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$547m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$5m | US$799k | US$545m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$498m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$478m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$468m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$3m | US$565k | US$472m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$438m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$360m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$328m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$2m | US$440k | US$277m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$267m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$294m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$225m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$2m | US$428k | US$206m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$205m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$219m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$277m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$2m | US$425k | US$293m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$316m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$314m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$298m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$2m | US$395k | US$287m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$224m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$260m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$252m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$2m | US$370k | US$248m |
Compensation vs Market: Steve's total compensation ($USD5.33M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD4.86M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Steve's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Steve Hedlund (57 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
US$5,333,638
Compensation
Mr. Steven B. Hedlund, also known as Steve, serves as Chief Operating Officer at Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc since May 09, 2022 until 2023 and served as Executive Vice President until January 01, 2023 a...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 14.8yrs | US$10.61m | 0.19% € 19.5m | |
| President | less than a year | US$5.33m | 0.090% € 9.3m | |
| Executive VP | 4.7yrs | US$2.99m | 0.047% € 4.8m | |
| Executive VP | 7.7yrs | US$2.14m | 0.036% € 3.7m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Transformation Officer | less than a year | US$1.88m | 0.034% € 3.4m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Information Officer | 2.6yrs | no data | 0.0031% € 314.0k | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations & Communications | 11.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP and President of Global Automation | 9.2yrs | no data | 0.017% € 1.8m | |
| Senior VP & President of North America – Americas Welding | 16.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Acquisition Integration | 10.9yrs | no data | 0.018% € 1.9m | |
| Senior VP & President of Americas Welding | 4yrs | no data | 0.011% € 1.1m |
4.3yrs
Average Tenure
55.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: LNE's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 14.8yrs | US$10.61m | 0.19% € 19.5m | |
| President | less than a year | US$5.33m | 0.090% € 9.3m | |
| Independent Director | 29.9yrs | US$240.15k | 0.047% € 4.9m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 12.8yrs | US$268.00k | 0.030% € 3.0m | |
| Independent Director | 4.2yrs | US$247.50k | 0.0042% € 433.0k | |
| Independent Director | 11.4yrs | US$255.00k | 0.034% € 3.5m | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$240.01k | 0.0016% € 168.3k | |
| Independent Director | 9.4yrs | US$255.17k | 0.011% € 1.1m | |
| Independent Director | 1.2yrs | US$192.46k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$240.15k | 0.0020% € 202.1k | |
| Independent Director | 6.4yrs | US$263.44k | 0.0010% € 107.7k | |
| Independent Director | 1.4yrs | US$248.33k | no data |
6.6yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: LNE's board of directors are considered experienced (6.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 04:53 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is covered by 29 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Mircea Dobre | Baird |
| Adam Seiden | Barclays |
| Walter Liptak | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |