Ratio Analysis: Unpacking Lear Corp (LEA)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $109.57 in the prior trading day, Lear Corp (NYSE: LEA) closed at $107.72, down -1.69%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.59 million shares were traded. LEA stock price reached its highest trading level at $110.54 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $107.29.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LEA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.60. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.05 and its Current Ratio is at 1.35. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.69 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.66.

On April 23, 2025, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $123.

Goldman Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on April 10, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $84.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 26 ’25 when Orsini Frank C sold 8,500 shares for $110.62 per share. The transaction valued at 940,262 led to the insider holds 14,785 shares of the business.

Orsini Frank C bought 8,500 shares of LEA for $940,262 on Aug 26 ’25. On Jul 29 ’25, another insider, Cardew Jason M, who serves as the SVP and CFO of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $98.47 each. As a result, the insider received 492,368 and left with 20,244 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LEA now has a Market Capitalization of 5587454976 and an Enterprise Value of 8252254720. As of this moment, Lear’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.359 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.094.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for LEA is 1.34, which has changed by 0.12666035 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1476624 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LEA has reached a high of $113.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $73.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.09%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 638.32K shares per day over the past 3-months and 734230 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 52.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.67M. Insiders hold about 0.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 110.79% stake in the company. Shares short for LEA as of 1761868800 were 2373614 with a Short Ratio of 3.72, compared to 1759190400 on 2311530. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2373614 and a Short% of Float of 7.95.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, LEA’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.08, compared to 3.08 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028109884. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.06. The current Payout Ratio is 34.34% for LEA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-03 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-03. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-03-18 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The firm’s stock currently is rated by 13.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.48, with high estimates of $3.74 and low estimates of $3.32.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $12.49 and $11.88 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $12.13. EPS for the following year is $14.11, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $14.66 and $13.4.

Revenue Estimates

11 analysts predict $5.75B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.83B to a low estimate of $5.72B. As of. The current estimate, Lear Corp’s year-ago sales were $5.71BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.76B. There is a high estimate of $5.85B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.68B.

A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LEA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $23.1B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $22.99B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $23.03B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $23.31BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $23.47B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $23.97B and the low estimate is $23.13B.

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