LEA Wire Story Reactions & EOD Technical StudyDaily closes (Databento EOD) pinned with every AlgoThesis Wire story (dot colour = next trading day close) and SEC filing
Nov 5, 2026CLOSE $114.101D −3.88%3M −5.60%SMA20 $118.32SMA50 $121.64RSI(14) 39.7
Data provided by Databento (end of day). Next close = the first close after a story against the close before it; official daily closes only, not a call, not advice.
1 story has a settled next close so far (1 on the Wire). The record starts speaking at three.
The numbers
fiscal 2025, as filed with the SEC · 66-metric EOD snapshot via Databento
Market cap$5.9B
EV / True FCF15.5x
Revenue$23.3B −0.2%
True FCF (ex-SBC)$461.0M −6.1%
Rule of 402.1%
ROIC9.1%
True FCF Yield7.9%
EPS, diluted$8.15 −9.1%
Modern Valuation (EOD)
Market Cap$5.9B
Enterprise Value$7.2B
EV / True FCF15.53
EV / FCF13.58
EV / Gross Profit4.76
EV / EBIT9.21
EV / Sales0.31
P / E (GAAP)13.40
P / FCF11.11
P / Oper. CF5.38
P / Book1.13
Owner & Cash Yields
True FCF Yield7.9%
FCF Yield9.0%
Owner Earn. Yield7.1%
Earnings Yield7.5%
Shareholder Yield+7.2%
Buyback Yield5.6%
Dividend Yield0.67%
Dividend / sh$0.77
Payout Ratio38%
FCF / sh$10.94
EPS (diluted)$8.15
Compounder & Returns
Rule of 402.1%
ROIC9.1%
Cash ROIC (CROIC)8.1%
GP / Assets10.1%
ROE8.4%
ROA2.9%
Gross Margin6.5%
Oper. Margin3.3%
Net Margin1.9%
FCF Margin2.3%
True FCF Margin2.0%
Quality & Dilution
Cash Conversion121%
Accrual Ratio−4.4%
SBC % of FCF12.6%
SBC % of Rev0.3%
Reinvest. Rate66%
Sales Growth Y/Y−0.2%
Sales 3Y CAGR+3.6%
EPS Growth Y/Y−9.1%
FCF Growth Y/Y−6.1%
FCF 3Y CAGR+11.2%
Share Change Y/Y−5.1%
Balance Sheet & Scale
Revenue (FY)$23.3B
Gross Profit (FY)$1.5B
Oper. Income (FY)$777.3M
GAAP Net Income$436.8M
True FCF (ex-SBC)$461.0M
Cash & Equiv$1.0B
Total Debt$2.3B
Net Cash (Debt)$-1.3B
Net Cash % MCap−22.2%
Debt / FCF (yrs)4.4y
Current Ratio1.3548.19M sh
Price & Technicals (EOD)
Perf Week−2.79%
Perf Month−4.62%
Perf Quarter−7.11%
Perf Half Y−15.66%
Perf YTD−11.48%
SMA 20 Dist−3.57%$118.32
SMA 50 Dist−6.20%$121.64
SMA 100 Dist−10.44%$127.41
Window High−23.26%$148.68
Window Low0.00%$114.10
RSI (14) · Vol39.729%v
Income Distribution & Cash Flow ConversionHow every dollar of LEA revenue flows through cost of goods, operating expenses, taxes, GAAP net income, and dilution-adjusted free cash flow
Unlocked SEC EDGAR Accounting Statements (USD)All 3 statements · Common-size (% of Revenue / Assets) · YoY growth · Tap any core row to explain
Line Item (USD)
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
YoY Δ
4Y CAGR
Trend
Income Statement
Revenue ▸
$19.3B
$20.9B
$23.5B
$23.3B
$23.3B
−0.2%
+4.8%
Cost of Revenue (COGS)
$17.9B
$19.5B
$21.8B
$21.7B
$21.8B
+0.4%
+5.0%
Gross Profit ▸
—
$1.4B
$1.7B
$1.6B
$1.5B
−8.2%
+2.2%
Research & Development (R&D)
—
—
—
—
$151.2M
—
—
Selling, General & Admin (SG&A)
$643.2M
$684.8M
$714.7M
$702.5M
$707.6M
+0.7%
+2.4%
Total Operating Expenses
—
$755.6M
$777.2M
$751.6M
$727.1M
−3.3%
−1.3%
Operating Income (EBIT) ▸
$675.4M
$654.3M
$933.2M
$887.7M
$777.3M
−12.4%
+3.6%
Interest Expense
$91.8M
$98.6M
$101.1M
$106.2M
$100.8M
−5.1%
+2.4%
Income Tax Expense
$137.7M
$133.7M
$180.8M
$191.1M
$150.0M
−21.5%
+2.2%
GAAP Net Income ▸
$373.9M
$327.7M
$572.5M
$506.6M
$436.8M
−13.8%
+4.0%
Diluted EPS ▸
$6.19
$5.47
$9.68
$8.97
$8.15
−9.1%
+7.1%
Diluted Shares
60.4M
59.9M
59.1M
56.5M
53.6M
−5.1%
−3.0%
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents
$1.3B
$1.1B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.0B
−1.9%
−5.9%
Inventory
$1.6B
$1.6B
$1.8B
$1.6B
$1.7B
+5.8%
+1.9%
Total Current Assets
$6.8B
$7.0B
$7.6B
$7.2B
$7.7B
+6.7%
+3.2%
Total Assets
$13.4B
$13.8B
$14.7B
$14.0B
$14.8B
+5.8%
+2.7%
Total Current Liabilities
$4.8B
$5.2B
$5.7B
$5.4B
$5.7B
+4.0%
+4.5%
Total Debt (Short + Long Term)
$2.3B
$2.3B
$2.3B
$2.3B
$2.3B
+0.0%
+0.0%
Stockholders' Equity
$4.8B
$4.8B
$5.1B
$4.6B
$5.2B
+13.0%
+2.0%
Net Cash / (Net Debt)
$-1.0B
$-1.2B
$-1.1B
$-1.3B
$-1.3B
−1.6%
—
Invested Capital
$5.8B
$6.1B
$6.2B
$5.9B
$6.5B
+10.5%
+2.8%
Cash Flow & Capital Allocation
Operating Cash Flow (OCF) ▸
$670.1M
$1.0B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.1B
−2.8%
+12.9%
Depreciation & Amortization (D&A)
$573.9M
$576.5M
$604.4M
$620.7M
$604.1M
−2.7%
+1.3%
Stock-Based Compensation (SBC)
$60.3M
$52.0M
$67.5M
$64.4M
$66.2M
+2.8%
+2.4%
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
$585.1M
$638.2M
$626.5M
$558.7M
$561.6M
+0.5%
−1.0%
Free Cash Flow (FCF) ▸
$85.0M
$383.2M
$622.8M
$561.4M
$527.2M
−6.1%
+57.8%
True FCF (ex-SBC Owner Cash)
$24.7M
$331.2M
$555.3M
$497.0M
$461.0M
−7.2%
+107.9%
Share Repurchases (Buybacks)
$100.3M
$100.3M
$296.5M
$416.7M
$325.2M
−22.0%
+34.2%
Dividends Paid
$106.7M
$185.5M
$181.9M
$173.7M
$164.8M
−5.1%
+11.5%
Fundamentals, income distribution and multi-year statements from SEC EDGAR filings (public domain). Valuation multiples, performance and technicals computed from Databento 1D EOD closes. For information only, not investment advice.
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What happened · big days
20 big days in a year, and what we hold on each
A big day is a close more than 3.65% from the one before, three times LEA’s median day (1.22%). On 12 of the 20, its peer group moved the same way at least half as far. We show what we hold. We never name a cause.
every other trading daya big day, numbered in the list below±3.65%Hover a bar for its day. Click a big day to open it.
Shaded: since our stories began, Jun 10. Tap a bar for its day.
#DayLEAWhat we hold that dayGroup (median of 4) · each
1 Nov 17, 2025−3.91%
Before our storiesgroup −3.0%, moved with LEA
1Nov 17, 2025−3.91%
Before our stories
−3.0% moved with LEABWA −3.1 · ALSN −3.0 · ALV −3.0 · MGA −2.6
2 Nov 21, 2025+4.91%
Before our storiesgroup +4.3%, moved with LEA
2Nov 21, 2025+4.91%
Before our stories
+4.3% moved with LEAMGA +5.7 · BWA +4.9 · ALSN +3.8 · ALV +3.5
3 Dec 10, 2025+4.66%
Before our storiesgroup +3.5%, moved with LEA
3Dec 10, 2025+4.66%
Before our stories
+3.5% moved with LEAALSN +4.7 · MGA +3.7 · BWA +3.3 · ALV +3.3
4 Jan 8, 2026+3.79%
Before our storiesgroup +0.7%, did not move with it
4Jan 8, 2026+3.79%
Before our stories
+0.7% did not move with itALSN +2.7 · BWA +0.7 · ALV +0.6 · MGA −0.6
5 Feb 4, 2026+10.74%
Resultsgroup +3.6%, did not move with it
5Feb 4, 2026+10.74%
ResultsFirst close after the Feb 4 results filing
+3.6% did not move with itBWA +4.0 · MGA +3.8 · ALV +3.5 · ALSN +2.2
6 Mar 23, 2026+4.76%
Before our storiesgroup +3.6%, moved with LEA
6Mar 23, 2026+4.76%
Before our stories
+3.6% moved with LEAALV +4.0 · BWA +3.6 · ALSN +3.6 · MGA +3.0
7 Mar 31, 2026+3.98%
Before our storiesgroup +4.0%, moved with LEA
7Mar 31, 2026+3.98%
Before our stories
+4.0% moved with LEAMGA +4.5 · ALV +4.2 · ALSN +4.0 · BWA +3.3
8 Apr 8, 2026+5.72%
Before our storiesgroup +6.0%, moved with LEA
8Apr 8, 2026+5.72%
Before our stories
+6.0% moved with LEAALSN +6.6 · ALV +6.1 · MGA +5.9 · BWA +4.9
9 Apr 17, 2026+5.25%
Before our storiesgroup +5.6%, moved with LEA
9Apr 17, 2026+5.25%
Before our stories
+5.6% moved with LEAALV +6.8 · MGA +6.7 · BWA +4.4 · ALSN +2.2
10 May 1, 2026+4.15%
Resultsgroup −1.3%, did not move with it
10May 1, 2026+4.15%
ResultsFirst close after the May 1 results filing
−1.3% did not move with itALV +0.2 · BWA −0.3 · ALSN −2.3 · MGA −4.5
11 May 6, 2026+4.50%
Before our storiesgroup +3.5%, moved with LEA
11May 6, 2026+4.50%
Before our stories
+3.5% moved with LEAMGA +4.4 · BWA +3.8 · ALV +3.2 · ALSN +0.3
12 May 15, 2026−4.56%
Before our storiesgroup −4.7%, moved with LEA
12May 15, 2026−4.56%
Before our stories
−4.7% moved with LEABWA −6.2 · ALV −4.8 · MGA −4.6 · ALSN −4.4
13 May 21, 2026+3.84%
Before our storiesgroup +1.5%, did not move with it
13May 21, 2026+3.84%
Before our stories
+1.5% did not move with itMGA +3.5 · ALV +2.0 · BWA +0.9 · ALSN +0.7
14 Jul 31, 2026−10.72%
Resultsgroup −0.9%, did not move with it
14Jul 31, 2026−10.72%
ResultsFirst close after the Jul 31 results filing
−0.9% did not move with itMGA −1.8 · BWA −1.0 · ALV −0.8 · ALSN −0.8
15 Aug 3, 2026−4.25%
Nothing on LEAgroup −0.1%, did not move with it
15Aug 3, 2026−4.25%
Nothing on LEANo LEA story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−0.1% did not move with itMGA −1.1 · BWA −0.7 · ALV +0.5 · ALSN +1.6
16 Aug 6, 2026−4.94%
Nothing on LEAgroup −1.8%, did not move with it
16Aug 6, 2026−4.94%
Nothing on LEANo LEA story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−1.8% did not move with itMGA −5.5 · ALV −2.1 · ALSN −1.6 · BWA −1.5
17 Aug 24, 2026−4.39%
Nothing on LEAgroup −3.4%, moved with LEA
17Aug 24, 2026−4.39%
Nothing on LEANo LEA story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−3.4% moved with LEAMGA −7.2 · BWA −5.0 · ALV −1.8 · ALSN −1.4
18 Sep 8, 2026−4.28%
Nothing on LEAgroup −2.6%, moved with LEA
18Sep 8, 2026−4.28%
Nothing on LEANo LEA story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−2.6% moved with LEAALV −4.0 · MGA −3.4 · BWA −1.9 · ALSN −0.5
19 Sep 25, 2026+3.77%
Nothing on LEAgroup +3.8%, moved with LEA
19Sep 25, 2026+3.77%
Nothing on LEANo LEA story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+3.8% moved with LEABWA +4.9 · MGA +4.5 · ALV +3.2 · ALSN +1.0
20 Nov 3, 2026−4.51%
Nothing on LEAgroup −1.4%, did not move with it
20Nov 3, 2026−4.51%
Nothing on LEANo LEA story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−1.4% did not move with itMGA −3.9 · ALV −2.7 · BWA −0.1 · ALSN +5.2
A story on the same day is not a cause, and a group move is not proof either. Group: the median of MGA, BWA, ALSN and ALV that day, the largest companies in LEA’s SEC industry; “moved with LEA” means the same direction and at least half the size.
What’s next · results
Before the next report: what the first day after the last four did
Six trading days after each results filing (SEC 8-K, Item 2.02). LEA reports before the open, so day 1 is that day’s close. Each time, day 6 ended on the same side as day 1.
Reported Oct 31, 2025
day 1+1.09%day 6+6.39%
Reported Feb 4, 2026
day 1+10.74%day 6+16.12%
Reported May 1, 2026
day 1+4.15%day 6+9.88%
Reported Jul 31, 2026
day 1−10.72%day 6−16.05%
Next report: expected late January to early FebruaryEstimated from the dates of its last four results filings. Not announced. Since the Oct 30 report: +1.12%. Four reports is a small sample.
Each line is LEA’s close against its close before the filing, on licensed end-of-day closes. What happened after each report, not a forecast; a move on the day is not a cause.
Same industry
LEA against four same-industry peers, a year at 100
LEA is up 7.8% in a year. Allison Transmission is up 47.1%, Magna International 31.6% and Borgwarner 12.2%. Of these four, only Autoliv (+3.2%) did less. Weekly closes, Nov 7, 2025 = 100, on a log scale, so the same percentage move is the same height on every line.
End-of-day closes (Databento EOD), the last close of each week. The four peers are the largest US-listed companies by market value in LEA’s SEC industry (Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories) with a year of closes. It shows what the closes did; a move here is not a cause, a forecast or a call.