Lear (LEA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Lear's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.74% in Q2 2026, down 102.0% year-on-year from 486.98% in Q2 2025, and up 14.09% quarter-over-quarter from 8.54% in Q4 2025.
Lear has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 9.74% in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 102.0% year-over-year to 9.74%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 9.74% (down 102.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.09%, down 142.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 9.74%, up from 8.54% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.08% in Q4 2023, with the low at 5.96% in Q3 2022.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 9.56%, with a median of 10.07% recorded in 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 757 bps in 2022 and jumped 469 bps in 2023.
- Tracing LEA's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 8.65% in 2022, then advanced by 28 bps to 11.08% in 2023, then slipped by 6 bps to 10.44% in 2024, then fell by 18 bps to 8.54% in 2025, then increased by 14 bps to 9.74% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.74% (Q2 2026), 8.54% (Q4 2025), and 9.23% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 77.46 Bn | 77.21 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 47.39% |
| 2 | Autozone | 56.88 Bn | 56.59 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 34.99% |
| 3 | Genuine Parts | 13.45 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 8.77% |
| 4 | Modine Manufacturing | 13.16 Bn | 13.07 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 17.03% |
| 5 | Borgwarner | 13.07 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 6.02% |
| 6 | Aptiv | 11.89 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 5.79% |
| 7 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 18.41% |
| 8 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 9.02 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 13.44% |
| 9 | Autoliv | 9.01 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 526.00 Mn | 22.07% |
| 10 | Lear | 7.04 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 450.30 Mn | 9.74% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 9.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.54% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 9.23% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 10.07% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.44% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 10.71% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 10.64% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 10.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.69% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 10.65% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 9.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.65% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 8.04% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 5.96% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 6.73% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.87% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 11.34% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 13.53% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 7.83% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 6.32% |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 4.78% |
| Jul 4, 2020 | 4.86% |
| Apr 4, 2020 | 13.08% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 13.86% |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 16.71% |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 18.40% |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 22.00% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 23.35% |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 23.68% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 23.76% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 24.30% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 23.74% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 24.71% |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 26.59% |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 27.66% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 25.64% |
| Oct 1, 2016 | 25.92% |
| Jul 2, 2016 | 25.62% |
| Apr 2, 2016 | 24.98% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 21.81% |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 20.32% |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 19.30% |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 19.09% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 19.42% |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 17.94% |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 17.44% |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 18.06% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 16.00% |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 16.72% |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 15.09% |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 14.71% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 16.01% |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 16.19% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 16.06% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 18.13% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 17.47% |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 17.70% |
| Jul 2, 2011 | 17.03% |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 17.74% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 14.84% |