Lear (LEA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Lear (LEA) posted Operating Margin of 4.39% for Q3 2026, down 1.61% on a QoQ basis from 4.47% in Q2 2026, and up 20.0% year-over-year from 3.66% in Q3 2025.
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Lear (LEA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lear has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 4.39% in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 20.0% year-over-year to 4.39% in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was 3.76%, a 14.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.43%, down 59.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 4.39% for Q3 2026 at Lear, down from 4.47% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 4.57% in Q3 2023, with the low at 2.67% in Q4 2025.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 3.86%, with a median of 4.02% recorded in 2022.
- The largest YoY upside for Operating Margin was 258 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 328 bps in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 3.71% in 2022, then gained by 7 bps to 3.98% in 2023, then decreased by 3 bps to 3.86% in 2024, then sank by 31 bps to 2.67% in 2025, then surged by 65 bps to 4.39% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.39% (Q3 2026), 4.47% (Q2 2026), and 2.67% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magna International | 18.34 Bn | 16.91 Bn | 1.61 Bn | 12.19% |
| 2 | Autoliv | 8.98 Bn | 8.60 Bn | 509.00 Mn | 6.85% |
| 3 | Lear | 6.43 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 470.30 Mn | 4.39% |
| 4 | Gentex | 4.73 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 241.00 Mn | 21.70% |
| 5 | Dorman Products | 3.78 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 251.23 Mn | 21.34% |
| 6 | Dauch | 1.60 Bn | 723.95 Mn | 338.20 Mn | 3.37% |
| 7 | Adient | 1.47 Bn | 547.40 Mn | 235.00 Mn | 2.39% |
| 8 | Xpel | 1.33 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 63.14 Mn | 16.23% |
| 9 | Standard Motor Products | 858.57 Mn | 858.57 Mn | 164.62 Mn | 10.14% |
| 10 | Cooper-Standard Holdings | 426.88 Mn | 300.30 Mn | 83.76 Mn | 1.78% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 4.39% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 4.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.67% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 3.47% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 4.19% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.86% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 4.14% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 4.55% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 3.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.08% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 4.57% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 4.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.71% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 4.06% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 3.33% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 2.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.68% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 1.49% |