Lear (LEA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Lear's quarterly Operating Margin came in at 4.47% in Q2 2026, up 111.0% year-on-year from 2.12% in Q2 2025, and up 67.23% quarter-over-quarter from 2.67% in Q4 2025.
Lear has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 4.47% in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Margin rose 111.0% year-over-year to 4.47%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 3.7% (down 29.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.43%, down 59.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 4.47%, up from 2.67% 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 3.83%, with a median of 3.98% recorded in 2023.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 258 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 328 bps in 2022.
- Tracing LEA's Operating Margin over 5 years: 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 67 bps to 4.47% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.47% (Q2 2026), 2.67% (Q4 2025), and 3.47% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 77.46 Bn | 77.21 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 18.45% |
| 2 | Autozone | 56.88 Bn | 56.59 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 16.34% |
| 3 | Genuine Parts | 13.45 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 4.57% |
| 4 | Modine Manufacturing | 13.16 Bn | 13.07 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 11.09% |
| 5 | Borgwarner | 13.07 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 9.51% |
| 6 | Aptiv | 11.89 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 7.43% |
| 7 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 8.34% |
| 8 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 9.02 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 13.87% |
| 9 | Autoliv | 9.01 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 526.00 Mn | 8.61% |
| 10 | Lear | 7.04 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 450.30 Mn | 4.47% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 4.84% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 6.05% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 5.96% |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 5.69% |
| Jul 4, 2020 | -11.38% |
| Apr 4, 2020 | 4.27% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.51% |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 6.23% |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 6.41% |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 6.30% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.53% |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 7.69% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 8.62% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 8.30% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 7.66% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 7.98% |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 8.21% |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 8.54% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 8.21% |
| Oct 1, 2016 | 7.96% |
| Jul 2, 2016 | 8.17% |
| Apr 2, 2016 | 8.29% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 7.43% |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 7.29% |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 6.44% |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 6.06% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 5.82% |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 5.51% |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 5.26% |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 5.13% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 4.15% |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 5.15% |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 5.10% |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 4.63% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 4.55% |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 5.03% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 5.38% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 5.32% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 3.10% |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 4.79% |
| Jul 2, 2011 | 6.19% |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 5.86% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 4.21% |
| Oct 2, 2010 | 4.46% |
| Jul 3, 2010 | 5.92% |
| Apr 3, 2010 | 4.32% |