Lear Corporation's stock has reached and nearly exhausted its calculated price target — leaving the reward-to-risk geometry at 0.23-to-1 — while declining revenue, elevated leverage, and quality metrics sitting exactly at the minimum acceptable floor combine to limit the investment case for new commitment.
Thesis pillars
- Revenue Decline High Leverage↑Improving
- Quality At Minimum Threshold↓Deteriorating
- Price At Target Negative Geometry↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 13, 2026· older than 90 days
Lear Corporation (LEA) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts
Sell if holding. At $118.70, A.R:R 1.2:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 7.0%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.0).
Lear Corporation supplies complete seat systems, seat components, and electrical distribution and connection systems to global automotive OEMs through its Seating and E-Systems segments, operating 258 facilities across 36 countries. Revenue of $23.3 billion in 2025 comes from... Read more
Sell if holding. At $118.70, A.R:R 1.2:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 7.0%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.0). Chart setup: RSI 43 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 90d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
About Lear Corporation
About Lear Corporation
Lear Corporation posted $23.3 billion in net revenue in fiscal 2025 from 258 manufacturing, engineering and administrative locations in 36 countries, serving all of the world's major automotive manufacturers. North America accounted for $9.8 billion in sales, Europe and Africa $8.0 billion, and Asia $4.6 billion. The company holds content on more than 500 vehicle nameplates worldwide across its Seating and E-Systems segments.
Lear earns revenue through purchase orders covering a customer's requirements for a particular vehicle model and assembly plant over the program's life, rather than fixed-quantity contracts. The Seating segment produces complete seat systems alongside seat trim covers, surface materials, seat mechanisms and thermal comfort products such as heating, ventilation and active cooling. The E-Systems segment manufactures wire harnesses, connectors, high-voltage battery connection systems and zonal controllers, benefiting from higher circuit counts and high-voltage content as electrification advances. Annual price reductions are a contractual norm, compelling the company to offset the pressure through supply chain management, manufacturing efficiencies and automation investments. Chinese domestic suppliers are increasingly challenging traditional automotive suppliers for market share both in and beyond China, with potential impacts on the production levels of Lear's key OEM customers.
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Global vehicle production remains below prior peaks — the 10-K discloses that 2025 production in North America and Europe was approximately 10% and 24%, respectively, below prior peak levels, while total industry output was roughly 2% below 2017 highs. Lear's revenue moves directly with OEM production volumes, and labor agreements covering approximately 67% of the company's global unionized workforce are scheduled to expire in 2026, adding renegotiation risk at a time of persistent below-peak production.
See also: Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts
From Lear Corporation's most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 11, 2026.
Recent developments
updated Nov 2, 2026Recent Developments — Lear Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Evercore ISI Group Lowers Lear Corporation Price Target — fiscal.ai Nov 2, 2026 negative
- NEWS Lear Analysts Slash Their Forecasts Following Q3 Results — benzinga Nov 2, 2026 negative
- NEWS RBC Capital Maintains Sector Perform on Lear, Lowers Price Target to $135 — benzinga Nov 2, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Evercore ISI Group Maintains In-Line on Lear, Lowers Price Target to $140 — benzinga Nov 2, 2026 negative
- NEWS Lear Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga Oct 30, 2026 neutral
Latest item Nov 2, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-05T11:34:08Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMGeographicNorth America10-K Item 1: 'North America| $| 9,809.4 | | | $| 9,749.1 | | | 1%'
- MEDIUMGeographicEurope and Africa10-K Item 1: 'Europe and Africa| 8,029.3 | | | 8,298.4 | | | (3%)'
- LOWGeographicChina10-K Item 1: 'China (consolidated)| $| 3,041.1 | | | $| 2,969.5 | | | 2%'
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Sell if holding. At $118.70, A.R:R 1.2:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 7.0%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.0). Chart setup: RSI 43 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $111.66. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $126.96 (+7.0% upside). Prior stop was $111.66. Stop-loss: $111.66.
Thin upside margin: 7.0%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.0); Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5.
Lear Corporation trades at a P/E of 10.3 (forward 7.1). TrendMatrix value score: 8.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
21 analysts rate LEA, with a consensus score of 3.6/5. 14 analysts publish price targets averaging $146.
What does Lear Corporation do?Lear Corporation supplies complete seat systems, seat components, and electrical distribution and connection systems to...
Lear Corporation supplies complete seat systems, seat components, and electrical distribution and connection systems to global automotive OEMs through its Seating and E-Systems segments, operating 258 facilities across 36 countries. Revenue of $23.3 billion in 2025 comes from purchase orders tied to vehicle model lifecycles with all major automotive manufacturers.