LEA Stock — Lear Corporation

Lear Corporation (LEA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

LEA is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.57%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.57%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 92/100 (Safe). Total return is 450.4% over the past 16.9 years, 390.4 points behind SPY at 840.8%.

Lear Corporation is an automotive supplier that designs and manufactures seating systems and electrical distribution systems for vehicle original equipment manufacturers globally, operating through its Seating and E-Systems segments. The company offers a modest current distribution rate and pays dividends quarterly. Lear appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the automotive supply sector with regular dividend payments.

LEA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 450.4% over the past 16.9 years, 390.4 points behind SPY at 840.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 22.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.7%.

LEA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

92 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.36%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/09/2009

Distribution rate

2.57%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.57%

5-year average yield

2.14

Last close

$120.01 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$5,919,464,928

Average volume

479335.0

Dividend

$0.77

Ex-dividend date

09/02/2026

Payment date

09/22/2026

Beta

1.302

Payout ratio

21.5%

P/E ratio

11.17

Forward P/E

6.8966

EPS

$10.74

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.57%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.57%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

LEA risks and drawbacks

LEA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 20.7%.

Who may consider LEA — and who may not

LEA may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (LEA pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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