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LEGGETT & PLATT INC LEG

NYSE · stock · Household Furniture · website · IPO 1979-06-25 · LEI

LEGGETT & PLATT INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.6B
P / E6.8×
P / S0.4×
P / B1.6×
P / FCF5.7×
Dividend yield1.70%
Net margin5.8%
Return on equity23.0%
FCF margin6.9%
Graham number +77.1%$16.68

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 ($16.68); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
9.40% 6.90% 7.10% 6.50% 5.80% 7.80% 6.00% -2.90% -11.70% 5.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
21.90% 20.80% 20.50% 21.30% 20.90% 20.20% 18.80% 18.10% 17.10% 18.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
35.30% 24.60% 25.30% 23.40% 17.80% 24.40% 18.90% -10.30% -74.10% 23.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
140.0M 137.3M 135.2M 135.4M 135.9M 136.7M 136.5M 136.3M 137.3M 139.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$677.9M $725.6M $900.9M $1.87B $1.55B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
12.90% 8.20% 9.00% 6.50% 5.30% 7.60% 6.00% -3.00% -14.00% 6.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
10.40% 6.70% 6.50% 10.90% 12.40% 3.20% 6.60% 8.10% 5.10% 6.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.88× 1.05× 0.97× 1.58× 1.33× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.76 $2.13 $2.26 $2.32 $1.86 $2.94 $2.27 -$1.00 -$3.73 $1.69 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

LEGGETT & PLATT INC trades at about 5.6× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.9×–62.7×, median 18.2×).

5.6× 62.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (6.9×–62.7×); dot = today's 5.6×.

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 margin18.3%17.1%18.1%18.8%20.2%20.9%21.3%20.5%20.8%21.9%
Net margin5.8%-11.7%-2.9%6.0%7.8%5.8%6.5%7.1%6.9%9.4%
FCF margin6.9%5.1%8.1%6.6%3.2%12.4%10.9%6.5%6.7%10.4%
Return on assets6.7%-14.0%-3.0%6.0%7.6%5.3%6.5%9.0%8.2%12.9%
Return on equity23.0%-74.1%-10.3%18.9%24.4%17.8%23.4%25.3%24.6%35.3%
Debt / equity—————1.33×1.58×0.97×1.05×0.88×
Current ratio2.252.001.492.021.551.651.661.871.811.88

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