Lear (LEA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Lear (LEA) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 9.71% for Q3 2026, down 36.0% year-over-year from 15.17% in Q3 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 9.74% in Q2 2026.
Lear (LEA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lear has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 9.71% in Q3 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q3 2026 came in at 9.71%, down 36.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 was 9.71% (down 36.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.09%, down 142.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed steadied at 9.71% in Q3 2026, from 9.74% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 11.08% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 5.96% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 9.57% and a median of 9.95% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 757 bps; it then surged 469 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 8.65% in 2022, then rose by 28 bps to 11.08% in 2023, then retreated by 6 bps to 10.44% in 2024, then dropped by 18 bps to 8.54% in 2025, then grew by 14 bps to 9.71% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 9.71% in Q3 2026, 9.74% in Q2 2026, and 8.54% in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.90 Bn | 73.64 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 47.86% |
| 2 | Autozone | 48.91 Bn | 48.66 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 33.85% |
| 3 | Magna International | 19.61 Bn | 18.18 Bn | 1.61 Bn | - |
| 4 | Genuine Parts | 18.49 Bn | 17.93 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 8.01% |
| 5 | Borgwarner | 13.52 Bn | 11.07 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 6.84% |
| 6 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 10.81 Bn | 10.41 Bn | 515.00 Mn | 11.65% |
| 7 | Modine Manufacturing | 10.39 Bn | 10.32 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Aptiv | 10.04 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 775.00 Mn | 5.34% |
| 9 | Autoliv | 9.20 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 509.00 Mn | 22.13% |
| 10 | Lear | 6.40 Bn | 5.40 Bn | 470.30 Mn | 9.71% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 9.71% |
| 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% |