Lear (LEA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Lear (LEA) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.99% in Q3 2026, up 1.31 percentage points from 7.68% a year earlier and up 0.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lear (LEA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lear reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 7.91%, down 1.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +2.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 9.12% in FY2024 (-0.89 pp), 10.01% in FY2023 (+2.80 pp), 7.20% in FY2022 (-0.78 pp) and 7.98% in FY2021 (+2.79 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.48 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 4.53 percentage points in Q2 2023, against a drop of 8.11 percentage points in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 8.79% (Q2 2026), 8.69% (Q1 2026) and 7.58% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,160.73 Bn | 982.96 Bn | 5.49 Bn | 2.75% |
| 2 | General Motors | 75.19 Bn | -29.42 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 2.04% |
| 3 | Ferrari | 74.17 Bn | 66.47 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 29.31% |
| 4 | Ford Motor | 49.64 Bn | -84.78 Bn | 7.38 Bn | -2.37% |
| 5 | Honda Motor | 47.63 Bn | -102.18 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Toyota Motor | 28.28 Bn | -349.28 Bn | 19.83 Bn | 3.88% |
| 7 | Rivian Automotive | 19.71 Bn | -2.02 Bn | 176.00 Mn | -34.76% |
| 8 | Magna International | 17.43 Bn | 11.40 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - |
| 9 | Stellantis | 12.80 Bn | -148.64 Bn | 3.94 Bn | -14.65% |
| 10 | Lear | 5.43 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 382.30 Mn | 8.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 8.99% |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 8.79% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 8.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.58% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 7.68% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 8.32% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.20% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 9.37% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 9.37% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 9.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.43% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 9.22% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 8.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.39% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 6.84% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 4.70% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 5.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.91% |
API Access
Lear Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LEA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LEA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();