Lear Cash Flow Statement
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Lear free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Lear generated $1.09 billion of operating cash flow and spent $561.6 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $527.2 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 2.3% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 6.1% from the prior year's $561.4 million.
Lear returned $490.0 million to shareholders: $164.8 million in dividends and $325.2 million in share repurchases, equal to 93% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 3.2 times.
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Lear cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 527.10M | 591.80M | 645.70M | 408.70M | 461.60M | 233.90M | 830.70M | 1.25B | 1.38B | 1.04B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -10.93% | -8.35% | +57.99% | -11.46% | +97.35% | -71.84% | -33.37% | -9.72% | +32.72% | +30.75% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 604.10M | 620.70M | 604.40M | 576.50M | 573.90M | 539.90M | 509.90M | 484.40M | 427.70M | 378.20M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 66.20M | 64.40M | 67.50M | 52.00M | 60.30M | 40.00M | 23.30M | 41.40M | 70.20M | 68.20M |
| Change in Working Capital | -167.20M | -128.80M | 44.80M | -17.80M | -182.10M | -58.40M | -190.80M | -1.00M | 4.10M | -72.20M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.09B | 1.12B | 1.25B | 1.02B | 670.10M | 663.10M | 1.28B | 1.78B | 1.78B | 1.62B |
| Capital Expenditures | -561.60M | -558.70M | -626.50M | -638.20M | -585.10M | -452.30M | -603.90M | -677.00M | -594.50M | -528.30M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -516.80M | -543.00M | -761.50M | -830.30M | -646.70M | -468.80M | -922.40M | -693.50M | -868.60M | -637.10M |
| Dividends Paid | -164.80M | -173.70M | -181.90M | -185.50M | -106.70M | -67.30M | -186.30M | -186.30M | -137.70M | -88.80M |
| Share Repurchases | -325.20M | -416.70M | -296.50M | -100.30M | -100.30M | -70.00M | -384.70M | -704.90M | -450.50M | -658.80M |
| Debt Issued | — | — | 0 | 0 | 698.70M | 669.10M | 693.30M | 0 | 744.70M | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | -50.00M | -50.00M | 0 | 0 | -221.50M | -667.10M | -333.70M | 0 | -517.00M | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -618.50M | -693.90M | -419.50M | -387.30M | -13.60M | -411.70M | -361.90M | -1.03B | -742.00M | -872.90M |
| Net Change in Cash | -20.10M | -143.10M | 81.10M | -203.90M | 6.80M | -195.90M | -9.40M | 19.40M | 228.80M | 75.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 527.20M | 561.40M | 622.80M | 383.20M | 85.00M | 210.80M | 680.40M | 1.10B | 1.19B | 1.09B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Lear's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow LEA's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?