Lear (LEA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Lear (LEA) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 9.74% in Q2 2026, up 14.09% quarter-over-quarter from 8.54% in Q4 2025, and down 102.0% on a YoY basis from 486.98% in Q2 2025.
Lear (LEA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lear's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.74% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 102.0% year-over-year to 9.74%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 9.74% (down 102.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.09%, down 142.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 9.74% for Q2 2026 at Lear, up from 8.54% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 11.08% in Q4 2023 to a low of 5.96% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.56% across 5 years, with a median of 10.07% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 757 bps in 2022, then surged 469 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 8.65% in 2022, then gained by 28 bps to 11.08% in 2023, then decreased by 6 bps to 10.44% in 2024, then declined by 18 bps to 8.54% in 2025, then grew 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 | 76.00 Bn | 75.75 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 47.39% |
| 2 | Autozone | 51.46 Bn | 51.20 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 33.85% |
| 3 | Modine Manufacturing | 15.07 Bn | 14.98 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 17.03% |
| 4 | Borgwarner | 14.88 Bn | 15.05 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 6.02% |
| 5 | Genuine Parts | 14.73 Bn | 14.25 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 8.77% |
| 6 | Aptiv | 13.96 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 5.79% |
| 7 | Aurora Innovation | 11.93 Bn | 10.71 Bn | -5.00 Mn | -43.85% |
| 8 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 12.50% |
| 9 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 10.06 Bn | 9.75 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 13.44% |
| 10 | Lear | 7.22 Bn | 6.52 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% |