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LA-Z-BOY INC LZB

NYSE · stock · Household Furniture · website · IPO 1987-08-20 · LEI

LA-Z-BOY INC statistics & valuation

P / E16.0×
P / S0.8×
P / B1.5×
P / FCF12.8×
Net margin4.8%
FCF margin6.0%
Return on capital8%
Graham number -7.9%$37.80

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 ($37.80); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.70% 5.10% 3.90% 4.50% 6.10% 6.40% 6.40% 6.00% 4.70% 4.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
40.10% 39.30% 40.30% 42.30% 42.70% 37.30% 41.10% 43.10% 43.90% 44.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
8.80% 8.20% 7.40% 7.00% 7.90% 8.80% 9.00% 7.40% 6.40% 6.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
14.30% 12.90% 9.80% 10.80% 13.60% 18.30% 15.80% 12.10% 9.60% 9.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
49.5M 48.1M 47.3M 46.7M 46.4M 44.3M 43.3M 43.3M 42.3M 41.3M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
9.70% 9.10% 6.50% 5.40% 6.00% 7.80% 8.10% 6.40% 5.20% 5.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
8.40% 5.00% 5.90% 6.90% 15.70% 0.10% 5.80% 5.10% 5.40% 6.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$1.73 $1.67 $1.44 $1.66 $2.30 $3.39 $3.48 $2.83 $2.35 $2.47 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

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

LA-Z-BOY INC trades at about 16.6× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.5×–22.4×, median 15.5×).

7.5× 22.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.5×–22.4×); dot = today's 16.6×.

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)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin44.0%43.9%43.1%41.1%37.3%42.7%42.3%40.3%39.3%40.1%
Operating margin6.1%6.4%7.4%9.0%8.8%7.9%7.0%7.4%8.2%8.8%
Net margin4.8%4.7%6.0%6.4%6.4%6.1%4.5%3.9%5.1%5.7%
FCF margin6.0%5.4%5.1%5.8%0.1%15.7%6.9%5.9%5.0%8.4%
Return on assets5.0%5.2%6.4%8.1%7.8%6.0%5.4%6.5%9.1%9.7%
Return on equity9.6%9.6%12.1%15.8%18.3%13.6%10.8%9.8%12.9%14.3%
Current ratio1.801.911.911.801.411.511.792.272.862.60

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-04-25. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.