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LECO vs DE // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Deere & Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LECO 9
— DE 4
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: LECO
LAST: $285.50 (+3.10%) • MKT CAP: $15.00B
net-margins
12.30%
LAST: $667.60 (-1.17%) • MKT CAP: $182.13B
net-margins
11.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LECO VS. DE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LECO | DE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 36.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 24.50% | 9.30% | +15.20 | LECO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.5x | 27.9x | -9.40 | LECO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.06% | 3.43% | -0.37 | DE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 17.00% | 13.40% | +3.60 | LECO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 12.30% | 11.00% | +1.30 | LECO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.60% | -11.70% | +17.30 | LECO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.09% | 0.97% | +0.12 | LECO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 7.61 | 3.00 | +4.61 | LECO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 6/9 | +3.00 | LECO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.4 | 58.3 | -2.90 | DE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.89 | 0.95 | -0.06 | DE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 27.5x | 32.9x | -5.40 | LECO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $15.00B | $182.13B | -$167.13B | DE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LECO REV | DE REV | LECO GROSS % | DE GROSS % | LECO FCF | DE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.23B | $45.68B | 36.2% | — | $470.7M | $6.10B |
| FY 2024 | $4.01B | $51.72B | 36.7% | — | $418.6M | $7.59B |
| FY 2023 | $4.19B | $61.25B | — | — | $478.9M | $5.83B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LECO // BETA 0.89
DE // BETA 0.95