The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

LEA

Concerning the House

Lear Corporation designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, assembles, and supplies automotive seating, and electrical distribution systems and related components for automotive original equipment manufacturers in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Its Seating segment offers seat systems, keyseat components, seat trim covers, seat mechanisms, thermal comfort systems such as seat heating, ventilation, active cooling, pneumatic lumbar and massage products, seat cushioning, and headrests, as well as surface materials, such as leather and fabric for light trucks, compact cars, pick-up trucks, and sport utility vehicles. The company's E-Systems segment provides electrical distribution and connection systems that route electrical signals and networks; and manage electrical power within the vehicle for various powertrains. This segment's products comprise wire harnesses, terminals and connectors, engineered components, and junction boxes; electronic system products, including body domain control modules, and high voltage switching and power control systems. It also offers software and connected services. In addition, this segment provides cybersecurity software. It offers its products and services under the GUILFORD, EAGLE OTTAWA, THAGORA, IGB AUTOMOTIVE, COMFORTFLEX BY LEARTM, LEAR, CONFIGURE+, FLEXAIR , INTU, RENEWKNIT, SOYFOAM, ProTec, and TeXstyle brands. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan.

United States · www.lear.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$23.26B+14.1%
Gross profit$1.50B+15.8%
Operating income$933.20M+2.4%
Net income$572.50M+0.4%
Cash from ops$1.25B+3.3%
Quotation

$122.64

+1.41 (+1.2%)

52w hi$148.68
52w lo$94.98
Vol469.35K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.25

Short-0.19
Medium-0.38
Long-0.14

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Lear Corporation

Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts

Market cap$8.16B
Enterprise value$8.63B
Trailing P/E11.42x
Forward P/E7.17x
EV / EBITDA5.08x
P / S (ttm)0.34x
Profit margin2.3%
Return on equity12.1%
Revenue growth+3.0%
Earnings growth+23.9%
Debt / equity66.03
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.97
Corr SPX0.46
Annual vol34.3%
Annual ret+11.1%
Sharpe0.32
Max DD-35.8%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.27
Sector+0.01
Technical-0.09
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$121.96$122.76$120.55$122.64469.35K
Aug 12$122.42$123.26$120.44$121.23551.40K
Aug 11$121.96$123.34$121.16$121.93431.30K
Aug 10$121.96$122.29$120.17$120.87591.70K
Aug 7$119.27$123.08$119.27$122.84562.30K