---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000842162-26-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LEA"
cik: "0000842162"
company_name: "LEAR CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:28:15.566136+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lear Q1 adjusted EPS $3.87, up 24% YoY; revenue $5.8B, up 5%

## Summary
- Net income $172M vs $81M YoY; GAAP EPS $3.34 vs $1.49; adjusted EPS $3.87 vs $3.12.
- Seating margins improved to 6.9% adjusted (from 6.7%); E-Systems adjusted margins 6.1% (from 5.2%).
- Core operating earnings $297M (+10% YoY); free cash flow -$27M vs -$232M a year ago.
- Repurchased $75M of shares and paid $43M in dividends; total liquidity $2.9B.
- Reaffirmed full-year 2026 financial outlook; new business wins with GM, Toyota, Audi, Geely.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000842162-26-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LEA
- cik: 0000842162
- company_name: LEAR CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842162/000084216226000034/0000842162-26-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842162/000084216226000034/lear-20260501.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000842162-26-000034
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000842162-26-000034.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000842162-26-000034.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: ebaf9f867652625823666535ed17f7e5792b9296
  claim: LEAR CORP reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $5.8 billion, net income $172 million, EPS $3.34. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: E-Systems, today reported results for the first quarter 2026 and reaffirmed its financial outlook for the full year 2026. First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights • Revenue of $5.8 billion, an increase of 5%, compared to $5.6 billion in the first quarter of 2025 • Net income of $172 million and adjusted net income of $200 million, compared to $81 million and $169
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842162/000084216226000034/0000842162-26-000034-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.