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accession: "0001193125-22-136876"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LEG"
cik: "0000058492"
company_name: "LEGGETT & PLATT INC"
filed_at: "2022-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T02:14:43.976219+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Leggett & Platt reports record Q1 sales $1.32B, EPS $0.66; raises dividend to $0.42

## Summary
- Record Q1 sales $1.32B (+15% YoY); record EPS $0.66, up $0.02 from Q1 2021.
- EBIT $138M (+$10M YoY); EBIT margin 10.4% vs 11.1% in Q1 2021.
- FY 2022 guidance unchanged: sales $5.3–$5.6B, EPS $2.70–$3.00.
- Quarterly dividend raised to $0.42/share (annual $1.68), yield 4.7% based on $35.63 close.
- Bedding Products volume down 9%; Specialized Products volume +3%; Furniture segment sales +17%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-136876
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LEG
- cik: 0000058492
- company_name: LEGGETT & PLATT INC
- filed_at: 2022-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312522136876/0001193125-22-136876-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312522136876/d215830d8k.htm

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