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Lear Corporation (LEA)

Consumer Cyclical | Auto Parts | Southfield, United States | NYSE
124.02 USD +0.45 (0.364%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 124.02

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:40 a.m. EDT

Lear Corporation presents a compelling value case where the market has punished the stock for recent underperformance despite fundamentally sound metrics. The valuation is deeply discounted, trading at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of roughly seven times, which aligns with a buy recommendation from analysts who see significant upside potential. Although the price has lagged over the last two years, the multi-year trajectory does not yet qualify as a structural decline, allowing the strong balance sheet and cash generation to support a positive long-term outlook. On the short end, technicals are mixed as the stock trades below its fifty-day average, but options flow and recent price action suggest momentum is beginning to turn. The dividend remains a steady anchor with a payout ratio well below half of earnings, offering income without compromising capital flexibility.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.069877
AutoARIMA0.070007
MSTL0.073794
AutoTheta0.075044

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 9.64
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.164
Excess Kurtosis -1.23
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-02
Debt to Equity Ratio 66.026
Revenue per Share 459.419
Market Cap 8,256,602,112
Trailing P/E 11.50
Forward P/E 7.28
Beta 1.28
Profit Margins 2.35%
Website https://www.lear.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:40 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning with a bullish bias in the near term, evidenced by higher open interest in calls compared to puts for September and December expirations. While implied volatility is elevated on downside protection (puts), the volume of call contracts at strikes above the current price suggests a belief in a recovery toward analyst targets. Deep out-of-the-money calls indicate speculative upside hopes, while deep puts suggest tail-risk hedging.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.53% 2.56% 2.65% 2.41%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-03 0.770 0.531474
2026-03-05 0.770 0.631303
2025-12-10 0.770 0.690645
2025-09-03 0.770 0.710070
2025-06-05 0.770 0.882016
2025-03-06 0.770 0.810953
2024-12-11 0.770 0.756236
2024-09-04 0.770 0.676983
2024-06-06 0.770 0.629188
2024-03-07 0.770 0.541491
2023-12-05 0.770 0.567261
2023-08-30 0.770 0.530194
2023-06-08 0.770 0.571301
2023-03-09 0.770 0.559674
2022-12-06 0.770 0.570328
2022-08-31 0.770 0.555395
2022-06-09 0.770 0.546603
2022-03-10 0.770 0.557285
2021-12-09 0.770 0.418774
2021-09-01 0.500 0.315876
2021-06-10 0.250 0.131551
2021-03-03 0.250 0.146199
2020-12-09 0.250 0.157590
2020-02-27 0.770 0.697337
2019-12-05 0.750 0.621684
2019-08-28 0.750 0.704424
2019-06-06 0.750 0.570689
2019-02-28 0.750 0.493194
2018-12-06 0.700 0.527029
2018-08-29 0.700 0.419765
2018-06-07 0.700 0.343036
2018-03-06 0.700 0.374652
2017-12-07 0.500 0.284204
2017-08-29 0.500 0.346476
2017-06-07 0.500 0.327075
2017-03-01 0.500 0.348044
2016-12-07 0.300 0.219619
2016-08-30 0.300 0.259246
2016-06-08 0.300 0.256235
2016-02-29 0.300 0.296004
2015-12-09 0.250 0.203401
2015-08-31 0.250 0.243214
2015-06-03 0.250 0.213675
2015-03-02 0.250 0.224255
2014-12-09 0.200 0.208268
2014-09-03 0.200 0.195065
2014-06-04 0.200 0.222272
2014-02-26 0.200 0.247985
2013-12-04 0.170 0.208333
2013-09-04 0.170 0.240861
2013-06-05 0.170 0.290449
2013-02-27 0.170 0.314815
2012-12-04 0.140 0.319416
2012-09-04 0.140 0.367069
2012-06-05 0.140 0.373134
2012-02-29 0.140 0.309666
2011-11-30 0.125 0.298116
2011-08-31 0.125 0.261616
2011-06-01 0.125 0.257785
2011-03-02 0.125 0.241289
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.08
dividendYield 2.49
exDividendDate 2026-09-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.08
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.024925143
lastDividendValue 0.77
lastDividendDate 2026-06-03
dividendDate 2026-09-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.12315941
Address1 21,557 Telegraph Road
All Time High 206.36
All Time Low 25.25
Ask 126.95
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 517,340
Average Daily Volume3 Month 649,329
Average Volume 649,329
Average Volume10Days 517,340
Beta 1.281
Bid 122.0
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 1
Book Value 104.59
City Southfield
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 124.02
Current Ratio 1.314
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 124.685
Day Low 122.4
Debt To Equity 66.026
Display Name Lear
Dividend Date 1,790,035,200
Dividend Rate 3.08
Dividend Yield 2.49
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,502,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,502,800
Earnings Growth 0.239
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.167
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,501,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,672,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,672,200
Ebitda 1,699,600,000
Ebitda Margins 0.07171
Enterprise To Ebitda 5.16
Enterprise To Revenue 0.37
Enterprise Value 8,770,256,896
Eps Current Year 15.02472
Eps Forward 17.03891
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 10.78
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,307,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 132.8084
Fifty Day Average Change -8.788399
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.066173516
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 12.315941
Fifty Two Week High 150.33
Fifty Two Week High Change -26.310005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.175015
Fifty Two Week Low 96.04
Fifty Two Week Low Change 27.979996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2913369
Fifty Two Week Range 96.04 - 150.33
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,257,777,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.27
Float Shares 48,988,369
Forward Eps 17.03891
Forward P E 7.2786345
Free Cashflow 858,987,520
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 164,300
Fullday Change 0.449997
Fullday Change Percent 0.364164
Fullday Price 124.02
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.07696
Gross Profits 1,824,099,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00488
Held Percent Institutions 1.10765
Implied Shares Outstanding 66,574,764
Industry Auto Parts
Industry Disp Auto Parts
Industry Key auto-parts
Ir Website http://ir.lear.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,444,800
Last Dividend Value 0.77
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,300,406,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Lear Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 8,256,602,112
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_30727
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,123,200
Net Income To Common 556,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,095,061,087
Number Of Analyst Opinions 14
Open 124.8
Operating Cashflow 1,478,899,968
Operating Margins 0.04153
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.2868
Peg Ratio 0.36
Phone 248 447 1500
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 124.02
Post Market Time 1,787,961,600
Previous Close 123.57
Price Eps Current Year 8.254396
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.185773
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.348371
Profit Margins 0.023459999
Quick Ratio 0.85
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.4375
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.449997
Regular Market Change Percent 0.364164
Regular Market Day High 124.685
Regular Market Day Low 122.4
Regular Market Day Range 122.4 - 124.685
Regular Market Open 124.8
Regular Market Previous Close 123.57
Regular Market Price 124.02
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 417,459
Return On Assets 0.04403
Return On Equity 0.12094
Revenue Growth 0.03
Revenue Per Share 459.419
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 66,574,764
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.043
Shares Short 2,119,296
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 2,270,492
Short Name Lear Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.060900003
Short Ratio 3.02
Source Interval 15
State MI
Symbol LEA
Target High Price 179.0
Target Low Price 130.0
Target Mean Price 150.5
Target Median Price 145.0
Total Cash 1,006,700,032
Total Cash Per Share 20.41
Total Debt 3,515,699,968
Total Revenue 23,700,600,832
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.08
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.024925143
Trailing Eps 10.78
Trailing P E 11.504638
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 126.43285
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.412857
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.019084098
Type Disp Equity
Volume 417,459
Website https://www.lear.com
Zip 48,033