Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. drawdown: 8.2% below the all-time high
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. is 8.2% below its all-time high, set Feb 6, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 2, 2026). The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.
- Below all-time high
- −8.2%
- 91.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $298.88
- Feb 6, 2026
- Time below the high
- 8 mo
- since Feb 6, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −69.3%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 6.9 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Feb 4, 2026
- 8 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Dec 1, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1994#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2008 | Mar 9, 2009 | −69.3% | 9 mo | Feb 1, 2012 | 3.6 yrs |
| May 16, 1995 | Dec 12, 1995 | −63.6% | 7 mo | Mar 21, 2002 | 6.8 yrs |
| Apr 16, 2002 | Mar 12, 2003 | −47.5% | 11 mo | Apr 15, 2004 | 2.0 yrs |
| Jan 22, 2018 | Mar 23, 2020 | −40.1% | 2.2 yrs | Oct 15, 2020 | 2.7 yrs |
| Mar 4, 2014 | Jan 21, 2016 | −38.5% | 1.9 yrs | Nov 14, 2016 | 2.7 yrs |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | −35.3% | 12 mo | Jan 15, 2026 | 1.8 yrs |
| Oct 24, 2007 | Jan 17, 2008 | −31.4% | 3 mo | May 22, 2008 | 7 mo |
| May 2, 2012 | Oct 2, 2012 | −23.8% | 5 mo | Jan 3, 2013 | 8 mo |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 1994: how far Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How far is Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. from its all-time high?
- Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. is currently 8.2% below its all-time high, set Feb 6, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 2, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1994) took Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. 69.3% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 9, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from LECO; no free deep history exists for Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.