Lear Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (LEA)

Lear reported $527.2M in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 6.09% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 2.27%.

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Lear free cash flow by year

Lear annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-12-31$527.2M−$34.2M−6.09%+2.27%
20242024-12-31$561.4M−$61.4M−9.86%+2.41%
20232023-12-31$622.8M$239.6M+62.53%+2.65%
20222022-12-31$383.2M$298.2M+350.82%+1.83%
20212021-12-31$85.0M−$125.8M−59.68%+0.44%
20202020-12-31$210.8M−$469.6M−69.02%+1.24%
20192019-12-31$680.4M−$422.4M−38.30%+3.43%
20182018-12-31$1.10B−$85.8M−7.22%+5.21%
20172017-12-31$1.19B$97.6M+8.95%+5.81%
20162016-12-31$1.09B$305.7M+38.93%+5.88%
20152015-12-31$785.3M$282.2M+56.09%
20142014-12-31$503.1M$143.6M+39.94%
20132013-12-31$359.5M$88.0M+32.41%
20122012-12-31$271.5M−$189.3M−41.08%
20112011-12-31$460.8M$32.2M+7.51%
20102010-12-31$428.6M

Lear free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $210.8M to $527.2M, a compound annual growth rate of 20.12%. Lear's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $287.8M in free cash flow, an increase of 68.50% year over year.

About the metric

What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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