---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-274011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LEG"
cik: "0000058492"
company_name: "LEGGETT & PLATT INC"
filed_at: "2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T22:04:50.977670+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Leggett & Platt Q3 EPS $0.52, down $0.19 YoY; sales $1.29B, down 2%

## Summary
- Q3 sales $1.29B (down 2% YoY); EBIT $113M (down $31M); EPS $0.52 (down $0.19).
- Bedding Products sales down 12%, volume down 20%; Specialized Products up 24% on automotive/aerospace growth.
- Full-year 2022 guidance reaffirmed: sales $5.1-5.2B, EPS $2.30-2.45; EBIT margin 9.5-10.0%.
- Dividend raised $0.02 to $0.44/share (annual $1.76); yield 5.3% at Friday close.
- Operating cash flow $65M in Q3, up $15M YoY; net debt/adj. EBITDA 2.63x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-274011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LEG
- cik: 0000058492
- company_name: LEGGETT & PLATT INC
- filed_at: 2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312522274011/0001193125-22-274011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312522274011/d410943d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-274011.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  LEGGETT & PLATT INC reported third quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $1.29 billion, EPS $.52.
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $1.29 billion
  - EPS: $.52
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 3Q sales were $1.29 billion, a 2% decrease vs 3Q21 • 3Q EBIT of $113 million, down $31 million vs 3Q21 • 3Q EPS of $.52, a decrease of $.19 vs 3Q21
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312522274011/0001193125-22-274011-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  LEGGETT & PLATT INC reported full year 2022 results: revenue $5.1–$5.2 billion, EPS $2.30–$2.45. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: full year 2022
  - Revenue: $5.1–$5.2 billion
  - EPS: $2.30–$2.45
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: 2022 guidance unchanged from October 10 announcement: sales of $5.1–$5.2 billion; EPS of $2.30–$2.45
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312522274011/0001193125-22-274011-index.htm

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