Lear (LEA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Lear (LEA) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 10.35% in Q3 2026, up 1.12 percentage points from 9.23% a year earlier and up 0.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lear (LEA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lear reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.09%, down 1.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +2.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.51% in FY2024 (-1.12 pp), 11.63% in FY2023 (+2.97 pp), 8.66% in FY2022 (-0.13 pp) and 8.79% in FY2021 (+2.18 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.61 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 4.69 percentage points in Q2 2023, against a drop of 7.57 percentage points in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 9.71% (Q2 2026), 9.74% (Q1 2026) and 8.54% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,160.73 Bn | 982.96 Bn | 5.49 Bn | 3.08% |
| 2 | General Motors | 75.19 Bn | -29.42 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 2.41% |
| 3 | Ferrari | 74.17 Bn | 66.47 Bn | 1.14 Bn | - |
| 4 | Ford Motor | 49.64 Bn | -84.78 Bn | 7.38 Bn | -4.03% |
| 5 | Honda Motor | 47.63 Bn | -102.18 Bn | 8.46 Bn | -0.52% |
| 6 | Toyota Motor | 28.28 Bn | -349.28 Bn | 19.83 Bn | 5.90% |
| 7 | Rivian Automotive | 19.71 Bn | -2.02 Bn | 176.00 Mn | -29.34% |
| 8 | Magna International | 17.43 Bn | 11.40 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - |
| 9 | Stellantis | 12.80 Bn | -148.64 Bn | 3.94 Bn | -13.04% |
| 10 | Lear | 5.43 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 382.30 Mn | 10.35% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 10.35% |
| 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% |
Lear Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LEA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "LEA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LEA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();