Lear (LEA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Lear (LEA) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $197.5 million for Q3 2026, up 6.01% year-over-year from $186.3 million in Q3 2025, and up 3.78% on a QoQ basis from $190.3 million in Q2 2026.
Lear (LEA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lear has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $197.5 million in Q3 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q3 2026 came in at $197.5 million, up 6.01% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 was $736.7 million (up 5.33% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $707.6 million, up 0.73% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $197.5 million in Q3 2026, from $190.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $197.5 million in Q3 2026 and troughed at $163.9 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $177.6 million and a median of $176.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses rose 22.97%; it then slipped 7.56% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $172.4 million in 2022, then gained by 0.12% to $172.6 million in 2023, then retreated by 3.48% to $166.6 million in 2024, then increased by 9.54% to $182.5 million in 2025, then increased by 8.22% to $197.5 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $197.5 million in Q3 2026, $190.3 million in Q2 2026, and $182.5 million in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.55 Bn | 73.29 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.53 Bn |
| 2 | Autozone | 48.72 Bn | 48.46 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 341.91 Mn |
| 3 | Magna International | 20.02 Bn | 18.59 Bn | 1.61 Bn | 980.00 Mn |
| 4 | Genuine Parts | 18.44 Bn | 17.88 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 5 | Borgwarner | 13.74 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 352.00 Mn |
| 6 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 11.11 Bn | 10.71 Bn | 515.00 Mn | 224.00 Mn |
| 7 | Modine Manufacturing | 10.43 Bn | 10.36 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Aptiv | 10.21 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 775.00 Mn | 2.91 Bn |
| 9 | Autoliv | 9.27 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 509.00 Mn | 260.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lear | 6.46 Bn | 5.46 Bn | 470.30 Mn | 197.50 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 197.50 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 190.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 182.50 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 166.40 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 186.30 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 172.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 166.60 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 174.10 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 175.30 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 186.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 172.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 182.50 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 182.80 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 176.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 172.40 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 163.90 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 171.20 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 177.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 140.20 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 163.30 Mn |