Lincoln Electric Holdings (NASDAQ:LECO) reported quarterly earnings of $2.60 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.30 by 12.9 percent. This is a 11.11 percent increase over earnings of $2.34 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.089 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.036 billion by 5.16 percent. This is a 6.56 percent increase over sales of $1.022 billion the same period last year.