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LEAR CORP LEA

NYSE · stock · Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories · website · IPO 1994-04-06 · LEI

LEAR CORP statistics & valuation

P / E15.7×
P / S0.3×
P / B1.3×
P / FCF13.0×
Net margin1.9%
FCF margin2.3%
Return on capital8.5%
Graham number +10%$133.40

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($133.40); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.30% 6.40% 5.40% 3.80% 0.90% 1.90% 1.60% 2.40% 2.20% 1.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
6.70% 7.30% 7.00% 6.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
7.90% 7.90% 7.80% 5.40% 2.70% 3.50% 3.10% 4.00% 3.80% 3.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
30.50% 30.60% 26.40% 16.70% 3.40% 7.80% 6.80% 11.30% 11.00% 8.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
73.1M 69.3M 66.2M 61.9M 60.4M 60.4M 59.9M 59.1M 56.5M 53.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$672.1M $473.0M $474.0M $820.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
9.80% 11.00% 9.90% 5.90% 1.20% 2.80% 2.40% 3.90% 3.60% 2.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.90% 5.80% 5.20% 3.40% 1.20% 0.40% 1.80% 2.70% 2.40% 2.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.61× 0.46× 0.45× 0.51× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$13.33 $18.59 $17.22 $12.75 $2.62 $6.19 $5.47 $9.68 $8.97 $8.15 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

LEAR CORP trades at about 14.9× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.9×–57.5×, median 13.7×).

8.9× 57.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.9×–57.5×); dot = today's 14.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin6.5%7.0%7.3%6.7%
Operating margin3.3%3.8%4.0%3.1%3.5%2.7%5.4%7.8%7.9%7.9%
Net margin1.9%2.2%2.4%1.6%1.9%0.9%3.8%5.4%6.4%5.3%
FCF margin2.3%2.4%2.7%1.8%0.4%1.2%3.4%5.2%5.8%5.9%
Return on assets2.9%3.6%3.9%2.4%2.8%1.2%5.9%9.9%11.0%9.8%
Return on equity8.4%11.0%11.3%6.8%7.8%3.4%16.7%26.4%30.6%30.5%
Debt / equity0.51×0.45×0.46×0.61×
Current ratio1.351.321.351.351.421.331.371.401.361.35

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.