Lincoln Electric Holdings (NASDAQ:LECO) reported quarterly earnings of $2.50 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.45 by 2.04 percent. This is a 15.74 percent increase over earnings of $2.16 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.121 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.074 billion by 4.36 percent. This is a 11.65 percent increase over sales of $1.004 billion the same period last year.