LEAR CORP
Business
LEAR CORP is a global automotive technology leader that designs, develops and manufactures seating systems and vehicle electrical and electronic systems for original equipment manufacturers. It offers complete seat systems and key seat components (trim, mechanisms, foam, headrests, thermal comfort systems), as well as electrical distribution and connection systems, high- and low-voltage power distribution products (including BDUs), wire harnesses, connectors and electronic controllers with embedded software. The company operates under two reporting segments, Seating and E-Systems, each covering design, engineering, manufacturing and integration. Lear serves all major automotive manufacturers worldwide through a global manufacturing, engineering and just‑in‑time delivery footprint across major automotive producing regions.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-14
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 23,259 | 23,306 | 23,467 | 20,892 | 19,263 | |
| Cost of sales | 21,755 | 21,667 | 21,757 | 19,482 | 17,871 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 708 | 703 | 715 | 685 | 643 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 20 | 49 | 63 | 71 | 73 | |
| Interest expense, net | 101 | 106 | 101 | 99 | — | |
| Other expense, net | 51 | 49 | 55 | 46 | 100,000 | |
| Consolidated income before provision for income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates | 625 | 733 | 777 | 509 | 584 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 150 | 191 | 181 | 134 | 138 | |
| Equity in net income of affiliates | −52 | −50 | −49 | −33 | −16 | |
| Consolidated net income | 527 | 592 | 646 | 409 | 462 | |
| Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 90 | 85 | 73 | 81 | 88 | |
| Net income attributable to Lear | 437 | 507 | 573 | 328 | 374 | |
| Basic net income per share attributable to Lear (in dollars per share) | 8.22 | 9.02 | 9.73 | 5.49 | 6.22 | |
| Diluted net income per share attributable to Lear (in dollars per share) | 8.15 | 8.97 | 9.68 | 5.47 | 6.19 | |
| Average common shares outstanding (in shares) | 53 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 60 | |
| Average diluted shares outstanding (in shares) | 54 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,033 | 1,053 | 1,196 | 1,115 | 1,318 | |
| Accounts receivable | 3,903 | 3,589 | 3,681 | 3,452 | 3,042 | |
| Inventories | 1,693 | 1,601 | 1,758 | 1,574 | 1,572 | |
| Other | 1,034 | 941 | 1,001 | 854 | 834 | |
| Total current assets | 7,663 | 7,184 | 7,637 | 6,994 | 6,765 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 2,913 | 2,833 | 2,977 | 2,854 | 2,720 | |
| Goodwill | 1,778 | 1,699 | 1,738 | 1,661 | 1,658 | |
| Other | 2,489 | 2,311 | 2,343 | 2,254 | 2,209 | |
| Total long-term assets | 7,180 | 6,843 | 7,059 | 6,769 | 6,587 | |
| Total assets | 14,843 | 14,028 | 14,696 | 13,763 | 13,352 | |
| Short-term borrowings | 28 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 0 | |
| Accounts payable and drafts | 3,417 | 3,251 | 3,434 | 3,206 | 2,952 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 2,219 | 2,168 | 2,205 | 1,962 | 1,807 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 4 | 2 | 300,000 | 11 | 800,000 | |
| Total current liabilities | 5,667 | 5,447 | 5,667 | 5,188 | 4,760 | |
| Long-term debt | 2,712 | 2,733 | 2,743 | 2,591 | 2,595 | |
| Other | 1,264 | 1,246 | 1,225 | 1,153 | 1,189 | |
| Total long-term liabilities | 3,975 | 3,980 | 3,968 | 3,744 | 3,784 | |
| Preferred stock, 100,000,000 shares authorized (including 10,896,250 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock authorized); no shares outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 64,571,405 shares issued as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 600,000 | 600,000 | 600,000 | 600,000 | 600,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,111 | 1,077 | 1,051 | 1,023 | 1,019 | |
| Common stock held in treasury, 13,924,658 and 10,993,851 shares as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, at cost | −1,721 | −1,424 | −1,045 | −754 | −679 | |
| Retained earnings | 6,189 | 5,931 | 5,601 | 5,214 | 5,073 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −544 | −1,134 | −689 | −805 | −770 | |
| Lear Corporation shareholders' equity | 5,035 | 4,452 | 4,919 | 4,679 | 4,643 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 166 | 149 | 142 | 152 | 165 | |
| Equity | 5,201 | 4,601 | 5,061 | 4,830 | 4,808 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 14,843 | 14,028 | 14,696 | 13,763 | 13,352 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impairment charges | 64 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 20 | |
| Deferred tax benefit | −117 | −57 | −59 | −49 | −56 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 604 | 621 | 604 | 577 | 574 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 66 | 64 | 68 | 52 | 60 | |
| Net change in recoverable customer engineering, development and tooling | 75 | −18 | −42 | −1 | −29 | |
| Net change in working capital items (see below) | −167 | −129 | 45 | −18 | — | |
| Changes in other long-term assets | 16 | 0 | 7 | 10 | — | |
| Changes in other long-term liabilities | 32 | 25 | 17 | 8 | — | |
| Non-cash loss on disposal of a non-core business | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other, net | 39 | 37 | −16 | 39 | 23 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,089 | 1,120 | 1,249 | 1,021 | 670 | |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | −562 | −559 | −627 | −638 | −585 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 0 | −800,000 | −175 | −188 | 0 | |
| Other, net | 45 | 17 | 40 | −4 | −62 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −517 | −543 | −762 | −830 | −647 | |
| Short-term borrowings, net | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | |
| Term loan repayments | −50 | −50 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Term loan borrowings | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repurchases of common stock | −325 | −417 | −297 | −100 | −100 | |
| Dividends paid to Lear Corporation shareholders | −165 | −174 | −182 | −186 | −107 | |
| Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | −87 | −75 | −79 | −85 | −81 | |
| Other, net | 8 | 21 | −30 | −25 | 28 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −619 | −694 | −420 | −387 | −14 | |
| Effect of foreign currency translation | 26 | −26 | 13 | −8 | −3 | |
| Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | −20 | −143 | 81 | −204 | 7 | |
| Accounts receivable | −89 | −73 | −148 | −519 | 161 | |
| Inventories | 900,000 | 77 | −118 | −30 | −213 | |
| Accounts payable (including $15.4 million of cash paid in 2023 in conjunction with the acquisition of IGB to settle pre-existing accounts payable) | −29 | −49 | 162 | 369 | −130 | |
| Accrued liabilities and other | −50 | −84 | 149 | 162 | −169 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 114 | 116 | 112 | 97 | 92 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received of $29.5 million in 2025, $24.1 million in 2024 and $15.7 million in 2023 | 277 | 268 | 218 | 195 | 148 |