La-Z-Boy (LZB) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
La-Z-Boy (LZB) posted Operating Margin of -0.44% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 25, 2026), down 4.91 percentage points from 4.47% a year earlier and down 7.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
La-Z-Boy (LZB) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 25, 2026, Operating Margin at La-Z-Boy was 4.98%, down 0.98 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 25, 2026), it came in at 6.08%, down 0.36 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -1.81 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, La-Z-Boy's Operating Margin was 6.44% in FY2025 (-0.93 pp), 7.37% in FY2024 (-1.63 pp), 9.00% in FY2023 (+0.23 pp) and 8.77% in FY2022 (+0.89 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q1 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.18 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2023, with a gain of 2.16 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2027, with a drop of 4.91 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 7.23% (Q4 2026), 5.50% (Q3 2026) and 6.92% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SharkNinja | 25.37 Bn | 23.04 Bn | 860.34 Mn | 10.16% |
| 2 | Somnigroup International | 13.07 Bn | 12.62 Bn | 817.20 Mn | 11.06% |
| 3 | Hni | 3.27 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 6.26% |
| 4 | Newell Brands | 2.25 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 812.00 Mn | 14.19% |
| 5 | Sonos | 2.12 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 189.31 Mn | 8.40% |
| 6 | Whirlpool | 1.99 Bn | -1.49 Bn | 442.00 Mn | 4.63% |
| 7 | Corsair Gaming | 1.46 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 104.29 Mn | 2.42% |
| 8 | Millerknoll | 1.35 Bn | 714.71 Mn | 385.30 Mn | 5.61% |
| 9 | Arhaus | 1.34 Bn | 420.59 Mn | 172.07 Mn | 14.10% |
| 10 | La-Z-Boy | 1.19 Bn | -14.66 Mn | 208.66 Mn | -0.44% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | -0.44% |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 7.23% |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 5.50% |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 6.92% |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 4.47% |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 5.17% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 6.74% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 7.44% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 6.53% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 9.05% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 6.51% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 6.57% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 7.17% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 9.63% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 7.48% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 10.12% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 8.71% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 11.51% |
| Jan 22, 2022 | 6.91% |
| Oct 23, 2021 | 9.40% |
La-Z-Boy Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=LZB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "LZB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=LZB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();