Lear Corp (LEA)
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Rating:72Outperform
Price Target:
$132.00
▲(5.27% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:02/14/26
The score is driven primarily by healthy (though recently softening) financial performance and improving balance-sheet leverage, alongside a strong technical uptrend with positive momentum. Moderating factors are the 2025 margin/FCF step-down and only average valuation support, while the earnings call was net positive due to improving 2026 profitability/cash guidance tempered by production and mix headwinds plus restructuring costs.
Positive Factors
Cash generation & shareholder returns
Consistent operating cash flow and positive free cash flow with a formal >80% conversion target underpin durable financial flexibility. This supports sustained capital spending, automation investments and a multi-year repurchase plan that strengthens returns and balance-sheet optionality.
Negative Factors
Margin compression in 2025
Sustained margin erosion reduces intrinsic profitability and limits reinvestment capacity. Lower gross and net margins suggest structural cost or mix pressures that could constrain long-term ROE and free cash flow unless offset by productivity, pricing or higher-value content wins.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash generation & shareholder returns
Consistent operating cash flow and positive free cash flow with a formal >80% conversion target underpin durable financial flexibility. This supports sustained capital spending, automation investments and a multi-year repurchase plan that strengthens returns and balance-sheet optionality.
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Lear (LEA) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$6.50B
Dividend Yield2.63%
Average Volume (3M)603.39K
Price to Earnings (P/E)14.1
Beta (1Y)0.68
Revenue Growth-0.19%
EPS Growth-8.95%
CountryUS
Employees173,700
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryAuto - Parts
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)3.41
Shares Outstanding50,626,960
10 Day Avg. Volume500,188
30 Day Avg. Volume603,386
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.46
Price to Book (P/B)1.22
Price to Sales (P/S)0.26
P/FCF Ratio11.65
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.44
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.40
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.74
Enterprise Value/Ebitda7.98
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$139.58Price Target Upside11.32% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering12
EPS Forecast (FY)14.42
Revenue Forecast (FY)$23.61B
Lear Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
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, A...
How the Company Makes Money
Lear makes money primarily by supplying automotive components to vehicle OEMs under multi-year vehicle program awards, generating revenue largely on a per-vehicle or per-component basis tied to OEM production volumes.
1) Seating segment revenue: ...
Lear Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Lear Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 04, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 01, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a predominantly positive operational and strategic update: strong cash generation, record net performance ($195M), major new business awards (including the largest-ever seating conquest with GM), robust automation and digital initiatives, and aggressive capital return to shareholders. Offsetting items include volume and mix headwinds (notably in E-Systems and certain Seating programs), industry production pressure, one-time restructuring costs in 2026, and timing delays for some thermal comfort targets. Management expects margin improvement and continued net-performance gains in 2026, but near-term growth is tempered by program roll-offs and production changeovers.Positive Updates
Full-Year Revenue and Core Earnings
Full-year revenue of $23.3 billion with core operating earnings of $1.1 billion (4.6% of net sales). Adjusted EPS for the full year was $12.80, a 1% increase versus 2024 (fifth consecutive year-over-year increase).
Negative Updates
E-Systems Sales and Margin Pressure
Full-year E-Systems sales declined 2% to $6.0 billion (ex-FX/other down ~5%). Adjusted earnings decreased to $293 million (4.9% of sales) from $310 million (5.1% in 2024), reflecting lower volumes on GM EV platforms, Ford Escape/Corsair wind-down and discontinued product lines.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Full-Year Revenue and Core Earnings
Full-year revenue of $23.3 billion with core operating earnings of $1.1 billion (4.6% of net sales). Adjusted EPS for the full year was $12.80, a 1% increase versus 2024 (fifth consecutive year-over-year increase).
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Company Guidance
Lear guided 2026 revenue of $23.2–$24.0 billion (midpoint +$351 million, ~+2% vs. 2025; ex-FX/commodities/etc. -1%), core operating earnings of $1.03–$1.20 billion (midpoint ≈+5% YoY), adjusted net income of about $645–$765 million, and company adjusted margins up ~10 bps (Seating ~6.5%, E‑Systems ~5.0%); they expect net performance to contribute ~40 bps in Seating and ~80 bps in E‑Systems, assume global production down ~1% (Lear sales‑weighted), EUR ≈ $1.026 and RMB ≈ 7.1, and plan ~$175 million of restructuring, ~$660 million of capital spending, $1.2–$1.3 billion of operating cash flow, and roughly $600 million of free cash flow at the midpoint with >80% conversion, funding targeted share repurchases of at least $300 million (≈$775 million authorization remaining), while maintaining ~ $3 billion of liquidity and cost of debt <4%; backlog metrics include a two‑year backlog of $1.325 billion, ~$60 million of net new business in 2026, and ~$725 million in 2027 (Seating ~$465M, E‑Systems ~$260M).Lear Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
70
Positive
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
63
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 23.26B | 23.30B | 23.46B | 20.88B | 19.26B |
| Gross Profit | 1.50B | 1.84B | 1.75B | 1.57B | 1.49B |
| EBITDA | 725.90M | 1.46B | 1.48B | 1.18B | 1.25B |
| Net Income | 436.80M | 506.60M | 572.50M | 327.70M | 373.90M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 14.84B | 14.03B | 14.70B | 13.76B | 13.35B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.04B | 1.06B | 1.20B | 1.12B | 1.32B |
| Total Debt | 4.10B | 4.08B | 3.55B | 3.34B | 3.25B |
| Total Liabilities | 9.64B | 9.43B | 9.63B | 8.93B | 8.54B |
| Stockholders Equity | 5.04B | 4.45B | 4.92B | 4.68B | 4.64B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 527.20M | 561.40M | 622.80M | 383.20M | 85.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.09B | 1.12B | 1.25B | 1.02B | 670.10M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -516.80M | -543.00M | -761.50M | -830.30M | -646.70M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -618.50M | -693.90M | -419.50M | -387.30M | -13.60M |
Lear Technical Analysis
Positive
125.39
Price Trends
124.85
Positive
120.28
Positive
111.09
Positive
Market Momentum
0.18
Negative
56.82
Neutral
41.37
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For LEA, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 125.39 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 120.65, above the 50-day MA of 124.85, and above the 200-day MA of 111.09, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.18 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 56.82 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 41.37 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for LEA.
Lear Risk Analysis
Lear disclosed 30 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Lear reported the most risks in the "Production" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Lear Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 Outperform | $6.50B | 14.06 | 8.79% | 2.63% | -0.19% | -8.95% | |
72 Outperform | $3.03B | 9.50 | 13.34% | 0.57% | -2.04% | -43.19% | |
69 Neutral | $8.82B | 13.85 | 27.78% | 2.60% | 6.14% | 7.30% | |
68 Neutral | $8.06B | 12.73 | 9.42% | 4.00% | -3.06% | -10.07% | |
63 Neutral | $4.27B | 38.91 | -2.91% | 1.70% | -21.52% | ― | |
62 Neutral | $11.60B | 35.20 | 4.80% | 1.24% | 1.65% | -14.51% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
LEA
Lear
125.61
41.26
48.92%
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LKQ
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31.17
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