La-Z-Boy (LZB) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.43
- Estimate
- $0.49
- Surprise
- -12.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-07-25)
- $475.7M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.1 → 5.9/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
La-Z-Boy (LZB) missed the $0.49 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.43 — a large 12.8% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.1/10) to Hold at 5.9/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- Keybanc Maintains Overweight on La-Z-Boy, Lowers Price Target to $40 — benzinga, 2026-08-20
- La-Z-Boy Q1 2027 Earnings Call: Complete Transcript — benzinga, 2026-08-19
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LZB Sell at 4.9/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -12.8% surprise compares with a +18.9% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-17.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Geographic: U.S.-manufactured upholstered units (90.0%)
- Thin upside margin: 5.9%
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.8)
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
- $32.91
- Price target
- $34.85
- Stop
- $30.61
- Upside to target
- +5.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.6:1
The stock trades at 16.2× trailing but 11.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 19 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LZB 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
- $1.28B
- P/E (fwd)
- 11.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 16.2
- 52-week range
- $29.03–$44.90
- Off 52-week high
- 26.7%
- RSI (14)
- 19
- Volume vs avg
- 0.45×
- Score today
- 4.9/10