LEA Lear margins

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Gross margin

6.9%

Operating margin

3.7%

EBITDA margin

Net margin

2.3%

At present, Lear reports a gross margin of 6.9%, an operating margin of 3.7%, an EBITDA margin of 6%, and a net margin of 2.3%. The strongest positive change was in net margin, higher by 0.2 percentage points. The strongest negative change was in operating margin, lower by 0.1 percentage points.

LEA margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Lear's margins averaged 6.95% gross, 3.73% operating, 6.01% EBITDA, and 2.18% net during the last 3 years. Against the three-year averages, net margin is above its three-year average and gross, operating, and EBITDA margins are below their three-year averages.

LEA margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The strongest improvement was in net margin, which increased by 0.2 percentage points, whereas operating margin contracted by 0.1 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

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Operating margin expansion

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EBITDA margin expansion

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Net margin expansion

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LEA Gross margin

Across the last 3 years, Lear's gross margin stood at 6.95%. The current gross margin stands at 6.9%, 0.1 percentage points below its three-year average. Gross margin was highest at 7.3% in Dec 2023 and lowest at 6.5% in Dec 2025.

LEA Operating margin

Over the last 3 years, Lear's operating margin averaged 3.73%. Right now, Lear's current operating margin is 3.7%, which is 0 percentage points below its three-year average. During this period, operating margin reached a high of 4% in Dec 2023 and a low of 3.3% in Dec 2025.

LEA EBITDA margin

Lear recorded an average EBITDA margin of 6.01% across the last 3 years. Lear currently reports an EBITDA margin of 6%, 0 percentage points below its three-year average. The highest EBITDA margin for Lear was 6.2% in Sep 2024, while the lowest was 5.6% in Dec 2025.

LEA Net margin

Across the last 3 years, Lear had an average net margin of 2.18%. Against its three-year average, Lear's net margin is currently 2.3%, 0.1 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Lear's net margin reached 2.4% at its highest point in Dec 2023 and 1.9% at its lowest in Sep 2025.

LEA margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 6.9%, LEA is below the Consumer Cyclical sector, the industry and its peers average. Compared to its Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.2%, Lear's gross margin is 81% lower.

LEA margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Lear's gross margin?

The current gross margin for LEA is 6.9% as of Jul 4, 2026.

What is Lear's operating margin?

For the period ending Jul 4, 2026, LEA recorded an operating margin of 3.7%.

What is Lear's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Jul 4, 2026, LEA recorded an EBITDA margin of 6%.

What is Lear's net margin?

As of Jul 4, 2026, LEA has a net margin of 2.3%.

What are the average margins of LEA?

Over the past 3 years, LEA reported average margins of 7.0% gross, 3.7% operating, 6.0% EBITDA, and 2.2% net.

What are the highest historical margins of LEA?

Over the last 5 years, Lear's highest margins were 7.3% gross in Dec 2023, 4% operating in Dec 2023, 6.3% EBITDA in Sep 2023, and 2.4% net in Dec 2023.

What are the lowest historical margins of LEA?

Across the 5-year period, LEA posted its lowest margins at 6% gross in Jul 2022, 2.2% operating in Jul 2022, 4.5% EBITDA in Jul 2022, and 0.6% net in Jul 2022.