Lear Corp (LEA)
Lear Corporation designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, assembles, and supplies automotive seating, and electrical distribution systems and related components for automotive original equipment manufacturers in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Its Seating segment offers seat systems, keyseat components, seat trim covers, seat mechanisms, thermal comfort systems such as seat heating, ventilation, active cooling, pneumatic lumbar and massage products, seat cushioning, and headrests, as well as surface materials, such as leather and fabric for light trucks, compact cars, pick-up trucks, and sport utility vehicles. The company's E-Systems segment provides electrical distribution and connection systems that route electrical signals and networks; and manage electrical power within the vehicle for various powertrains. This segment's products comprise wire harnesses, terminals and connectors, engineered components, and junction boxes; electronic system products, including body domain control modules, and high voltage switching and power control systems. It also offers software and connected services. In addition, this segment provides cybersecurity software. It offers its products and services under the GUILFORD, EAGLE OTTAWA, THAGORA, IGB AUTOMOTIVE, COMFORTFLEX BY LEARTM, LEAR, CONFIGURE+, FLEXAIR , INTU, RENEWKNIT, SOYFOAM, ProTec, and TeXstyle brands. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan.
- Symbol
- LEA
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Auto Parts
- Market cap
- $6.12B
- 52 week range
- 96.04 - 150.33
Valuation
- Share price
- $121.69 (close of 2026-09-23)
- P/E (TTM)
- 11.21x
- Price to book
- 1.15x
- Price to free cash flow
- 7.21x
- Enterprise value
- $7.87B
- Book value per share
- $105.85
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|
| 1 day | +1.22% |
| 5 days | -3.56% |
| 1 month | -5.33% |
| 3 months | -10.97% |
| 6 months | +2.36% |
| Year to date | +6.19% |
| 1 year | +18.04% |
| 3 years | -8.29% |
| 5 years | -21.38% |
| 10 years | +1.43% |
| All time | +332.60% |
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 8.40%
- Return on invested capital
- 8.86%
- Return on assets
- 2.94%
- Return on capital employed
- 8.47%
- Gross margin
- 6.47%
- Net margin
- 1.88%
- EBITDA margin
- 5.94%
- Revenue growth
- -0.20%
- Net income growth
- -13.78%
- Free cash flow growth
- -6.09%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 13.88%
- Current ratio
- 1.31x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 1.21x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2025-12-31
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Revenue
- $23.26B
- Cost of revenue
- $21.75B
- Gross profit
- $1.50B
- EBITDA
- $1.38B
- Net income
- $436.80M
- Earnings per share
- $8.22
- Shares outstanding
- 53.17M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $23.26B | $1.50B | $436.80M | $8.22 |
| 2024-12-31 | $23.31B | $1.64B | $506.60M | $9.02 |
| 2023-12-31 | $23.47B | $1.71B | $572.50M | $9.73 |
| 2022-12-31 | $20.89B | $1.41B | $327.70M | $5.49 |
| 2021-12-31 | $19.26B | $1.39B | $373.90M | $6.22 |
| 2020-12-31 | $17.05B | $1.11B | $158.50M | $2.63 |
| 2019-12-31 | $19.81B | $1.74B | $753.60M | $12.80 |
| 2018-12-31 | $21.15B | $2.32B | $1.15B | $17.35 |
| 2017-12-31 | $20.47B | $2.29B | $1.31B | $18.79 |
| 2016-12-31 | $18.56B | $2.12B | $975.10M | $13.48 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 6.47% | 1.88% | 8.40% | 8.86% |
| 2024-12-31 | 7.03% | 2.17% | 11.01% | 10.78% |
| 2023-12-31 | 7.29% | 2.44% | 11.31% | 11.09% |
| 2022-12-31 | 6.75% | 1.57% | 6.78% | 8.05% |
| 2021-12-31 | 7.23% | 1.94% | 7.78% | 12.99% |
| 2020-12-31 | 6.51% | 0.93% | 3.43% | 9.32% |
| 2019-12-31 | 8.77% | 3.80% | 16.74% | 15.78% |
| 2018-12-31 | 10.96% | 5.44% | 26.37% | 27.71% |
| 2017-12-31 | 11.19% | 6.42% | 30.60% | 29.60% |
| 2016-12-31 | 11.44% | 5.25% | 30.54% | 28.17% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $1.03B | - |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.05B | - |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.20B | - |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.11B | - |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.32B | - |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.31B | - |
| 2019-12-31 | $1.49B | $2.29B |
| 2018-12-31 | $1.49B | $1.97B |
| 2017-12-31 | $1.50B | $1.97B |
| 2016-12-31 | $1.27B | $1.94B |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $527.20M | $66.20M |
| 2024-12-31 | $561.40M | $64.40M |
| 2023-12-31 | $622.80M | $67.50M |
| 2022-12-31 | $383.20M | $52.00M |
| 2021-12-31 | $85.00M | $60.30M |
| 2020-12-31 | $210.80M | $40.00M |
| 2019-12-31 | $680.40M | $23.30M |
| 2018-12-31 | $1.10B | $41.40M |
| 2017-12-31 | $1.19B | $70.20M |
| 2016-12-31 | $1.09B | $68.20M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-09-02
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $3.08
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|
| 2026-09-02 | $0.77 |
| 2026-06-03 | $0.77 |
| 2026-03-05 | $0.77 |
| 2025-12-10 | $0.77 |
| 2025-09-03 | $0.77 |
| 2025-06-05 | $0.77 |
| 2025-03-06 | $0.77 |
| 2024-12-11 | $0.77 |
Investor relations
Next earnings report
- Next confirmed report
- 2026-10-30
- Consensus EPS estimate
- $3.31
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Jun/2026 | $3.89 |
| 2026-05-01 | - | - |
| 2026-02-04 | - | - |
| 2025-10-31 | - | - |
| 2025-07-25 | - | - |
| 2025-05-06 | - | - |
| 2025-02-06 | - | - |
| 2024-10-24 | - | - |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- lear.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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