---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-210226"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LEG"
cik: "0000058492"
company_name: "LEGGETT & PLATT INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:13:29.743003+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Leggett & Platt Q1 sales $918M, EPS $0.14; withdraws FY2026 guidance amid Somnigroup deal

## Summary
- Sales $918M, down 10% YoY; organic sales down 5%; volume down 9%.
- GAAP EPS $0.14 (vs $0.22); adjusted EPS $0.15; adjusted EBIT $43M vs $67M.
- Bedding Products adjusted EBIT +$8M on metal margin; Specialized Products -$14M; FF&T -$17M.
- Withdraws previously issued 2026 guidance due to pending acquisition by Somnigroup International (SGI).
- Dividend unchanged at $0.05/share; net debt 2.8x trailing EBITDA.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-210226
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LEG
- cik: 0000058492
- company_name: LEGGETT & PLATT INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312526210226/0001193125-26-210226-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312526210226/d132611d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-210226.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: d2c0c327f04a9d5be00d1f65d8847e1ad880cf2d
  claim: LEGGETT & PLATT INC reported the first quarter ending March 31, 2026 results: revenue $918 million, EPS $.14.
  evidence_excerpt: 1Q sales of $918 million, a 10% decrease vs 1Q25, including a 5% decrease from divestitures • 1Q EPS of $.14, 1Q adjusted 1 EPS of $.15, a $.09 decrease vs adjusted 1 1Q25 EPS • Withdrawing previously issued 2026 guidance due to the pending acquisition by Somnigroup International
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58492/000119312526210226/0001193125-26-210226-index.htm

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