Leggett & Platt (LEG) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.39
- Estimate
- $0.26
- Surprise
- +48.6%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $999.7M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 4.8 → 5.0/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Leggett & Platt (LEG) beat the $0.26 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.39 — a large 48.6% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (4.8/10) to Sell at 5.0/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LEG Sell at 5.1/10.
What supports the rating
- Attractive valuation
- Positive insider activity
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: internal rod mill (steel rod/wire)
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $9.20
- Price target
- $10.33
- Stop
- $8.88
- Upside to target
- +12.3%
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (9.0× forward vs 5.9× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Risk check: trading volume is running 5.5× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LEG at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
- Market cap
- $1.26B
- P/E (fwd)
- 9.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 5.9
- 52-week range
- $8.34–$13.00
- Off 52-week high
- 29.2%
- RSI (14)
- 41
- Volume vs avg
- 5.51×
- Score today
- 5.1/10