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La-Z-Boy

LZB NYSE Home Furnishings Financials FY2017–FY2026

La-Z-Boy's revenue rose 0.8% to $2.1 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 6.1%, down from 6.4% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $128 million, up 13.1%. It paid out $85 million in dividends and buybacks, 67% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.4%.

Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026

$29.98

1.4%
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$2.1B
0.8% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
6.1%
0.4 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$102M
2.4%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$128M
13.1%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
13.1%
0.4 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$1.2B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
15.1x
On $1.98 EPS (TTM)

What La-Z-Boy does

No business description yet.

Legal name
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
Fiscal year ends
April 25, 2026
Latest annual report
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Revenue and margins

La-Z-Boy had $2.1B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 0.8% on the year before.

Revenue
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Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF
Margins, % of revenue
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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 4.0% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was $128M in fiscal 2026, 6.0% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

La-Z-Boy returned $85.2M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 67% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.4%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value La-Z-Boy yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β€” the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of $301M and divides by 41.3M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 15.1x Β· peers 17.3x Β· sector 17.9x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably La-Z-Boy can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Cash and short-term investments $246M$343M$341M$328M$303M
Debt incl. finance leases $0.5M$0.3M$1.8M$2.7M$2.2M
Net debt / EBITDA βˆ’1.0xβˆ’1.4xβˆ’1.7xβˆ’1.8xβˆ’1.7x
Debt / equity 0.0x0.0x0.0x0.0x0.0x
Interest coverage 413.5x394.5x331.4x249.2x246.6x
Current ratio 1.4x1.8x1.9x1.9x1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x1.2x1.3x1.3x1.3x
Total assets $1.9B$1.9B$1.9B$1.9B$2.0B
Total liabilities $1.1B$914M$900M$890M$980M
Shareholders' equity $811M$942M$1.0B$1.0B$1.1B
Net debt (βˆ’ = net cash) βˆ’$245Mβˆ’$343Mβˆ’$339Mβˆ’$326Mβˆ’$301M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$3.0M

7 insiders

Of sales under plans

49%

$1.5M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 10, 2026 Robert Sundy IIPresident, Retail Sold 5,000 $30.85 $0.2M Form 4
Sep 8, 2026 Janet KerrDirector Sold plan 3,653 $31.75 $0.1M Form 4
Jun 30, 2026 Terrence James LinzPresident, Wholesale Brands Sold 2,500 $40.23 $0.1M Form 4
Jun 29, 2026 Raphaell Z. RichmondVP, GC & Chief Compliance Off Sold 13,671 $39.83 $0.5M Form 4
Jun 25, 2026 Jennifer Lynn McCurryChief Accounting Officer Sold 3,715 $41.05 $0.2M Form 4
Jun 24, 2026 Michael Adam LeggettSr VP & Chief Supply Chain Off Sold 9,000 $41.66 $0.4M Form 4
Jun 23, 2026 Melinda D WhittingtonPresident & CEO, Director Sold plan 7,364 $40.00 $0.3M Form 4
Jun 22, 2026 Melinda D WhittingtonPresident & CEO, Director Sold plan 26,639 $40.24 $1.1M Form 4
Jun 18, 2026 Jennifer Lynn McCurryChief Accounting Officer Sold 3,410 $40.60 $0.1M Form 4
Feb 20, 2026 Michael Adam LeggettSr VP & Chief Supply Chain Off Sold 2,200 $37.00 $0.1M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

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F-score 5 / 97 / 97 / 9
Accruals ratio βˆ’1.9%βˆ’4.6%βˆ’5.2%
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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Income statement
Revenue $1.5B $1.6B $1.7B $1.7B $1.7B $2.4B $2.3B $2.0B $2.1B $2.1B
Gross profit $609M $623M $703M $721M $740M $880M $965M $882M $926M $937M
Research and development $8.0M $7.9M $9.1M $10.8M $7.6M $9.0M $9.1M $9.6M $9.9M $10.8M
Operating income $133M $129M $130M $119M $137M $207M $211M $151M $136M $129M
Interest expense $0.5M $0.4M $1.0M $0.6M $0.8M $0.5M $0.5M $0.5M $0.5M $0.5M
Pretax income $131M $129M $95.3M $115M $146M $206M $206M $166M $147M $139M
Income tax $43.8M $47.3M $25.2M $36.2M $38.4M $53.2M $53.8M $41.1M $46.2M $35.9M
Net income $85.9M $80.9M $68.6M $77.5M $107M $150M $151M $123M $99.6M $102M
Diluted EPS $1.73 $1.67 $1.44 $1.66 $2.30 $3.39 $3.48 $2.83 $2.35 $2.47
Diluted shares 0.05B 0.05B 0.05B 0.05B 0.05B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $148M $116M $151M $164M $310M $79.0M $205M $158M $187M $204M
Capital expenditure $20.3M $36.3M $48.4M $46.0M $38.0M $76.6M $68.8M $53.6M $74.3M $76.3M
Free cash flow $128M $79.4M $102M $118M $272M $2.4M $136M $105M $113M $128M
Depreciation and amortization $29.1M $31.8M $31.1M $31.2M $33.0M $39.8M $40.2M $48.6M $46.7M $47.4M
Stock-based compensation $8.9M $9.5M $11.0M $8.4M $12.7M $11.9M $12.5M $14.4M $17.4M $15.7M
Acquisitions $35.9M $16.5M $75.6M $0.0M $2.0M $26.3M $16.8M $39.4M $29.5M $86.4M
Share buybacks $36.0M $56.7M $23.0M $43.4M $44.2M $90.6M $5.0M $52.8M $77.9M $47.3M
Dividends paid $20.7M $22.0M $23.5M $25.1M $0.0M $27.7M $29.9M $32.7M $35.0M $37.9M
Dividends and buybacks $56.6M $78.7M $46.5M $68.5M $44.2M $118M $34.9M $85.4M $113M $85.2M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $142M $135M $130M $262M $391M $246M $343M $341M $328M $303M
Total debt $0.5M $0.4M $0.2M $75.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.6M $0.5M $0.3M $1.8M $2.7M $2.2M
Current assets $517M $518M $541M $626M $926M $952M $855M $837M $806M $774M
Current liabilities $199M $181M $239M $350M $612M $676M $476M $437M $421M $430M
Inventory $175M $185M $197M $182M $226M $303M $276M $263M $255M $218M
Property and equipment, net $169M $181M $201M $215M $219M $253M $279M $298M $339M $357M
Total assets $889M $893M $1.1B $1.4B $1.8B $1.9B $1.9B $1.9B $1.9B $2.0B
Total liabilities $288M $268M $363M $719M $1.0B $1.1B $914M $900M $890M $980M
Shareholders' equity $590M $612M $683M $701M $774M $811M $942M $1.0B $1.0B $1.1B
Margins
Gross margin 40.1% 39.3% 40.3% 42.3% 42.7% 37.3% 41.1% 43.1% 43.9% 44.0%
Operating margin 8.8% 8.2% 7.4% 7.0% 7.9% 8.8% 9.0% 7.4% 6.4% 6.1%
EBITDA margin 10.7% 10.2% 9.2% 8.8% 9.8% 10.5% 10.7% 9.7% 8.7% 8.3%
Net margin 5.7% 5.1% 3.9% 4.6% 6.1% 6.4% 6.4% 6.0% 4.7% 4.8%
FCF margin 8.4% 5.0% 5.9% 6.9% 15.7% 0.1% 5.8% 5.1% 5.4% 6.0%
Returns
Return on capital 19.6% 17.2% 18.0% 14.9% 21.9% 31.7% 26.4% 17.7% 13.5% 13.1%
Return on capital employed 20.0% 18.5% 16.9% 12.5% 12.1% 17.0% 16.0% 10.5% 9.1% 8.3%
Return on equity 15.1% 13.5% 10.6% 11.2% 14.4% 18.9% 17.2% 12.6% 9.8% 9.9%
Return on assets 10.2% 9.1% 7.0% 6.2% 6.6% 8.1% 7.9% 6.5% 5.2% 5.1%
Growth
Revenue growth βˆ’0.4% 4.2% 10.2% βˆ’2.4% 1.8% 35.9% βˆ’0.3% βˆ’12.9% 3.0% 0.8%
Net income growth 8.4% βˆ’5.9% βˆ’15.2% 13.0% 37.4% 40.9% 0.4% βˆ’18.6% βˆ’18.8% 2.4%
EPS growth 11.6% βˆ’3.5% βˆ’13.8% 15.3% 38.6% 47.4% 2.7% βˆ’18.7% βˆ’17.0% 5.1%
FCF growth 42.2% βˆ’37.8% 28.8% 15.5% 130.1% βˆ’99.1% 5,525.2% βˆ’23.3% 8.1% 13.1%
Share count change βˆ’2.6% βˆ’2.7% βˆ’1.7% βˆ’1.3% βˆ’0.8% βˆ’4.5% βˆ’2.4% 0.1% βˆ’2.2% βˆ’2.4%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA βˆ’0.9x βˆ’0.8x βˆ’0.8x βˆ’1.2x βˆ’2.3x βˆ’1.0x βˆ’1.4x βˆ’1.7x βˆ’1.8x βˆ’1.7x
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Interest coverage 266.7x 323.4x 129.7x 197.9x 170.9x 413.5x 394.5x 331.4x 249.2x 246.6x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.9x 2.3x 1.8x 1.5x 1.4x 1.8x 1.9x 1.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.8x 1.4x 1.3x 1.1x 1.0x 1.2x 1.3x 1.3x 1.3x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 1.3% 2.3% 2.8% 2.7% 2.2% 3.3% 2.9% 2.6% 3.5% 3.6%
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7%
Payouts / FCF 44.3% 99.2% 45.4% 57.9% 16.3% 4,882.9% 25.6% 81.7% 99.9% 66.7%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 7.0
Altman Z'' 6.6 7.0 5.7 3.7 3.2 3.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.6
Accruals ratio βˆ’7.4% βˆ’3.9% βˆ’8.4% βˆ’7.0% βˆ’12.6% 3.8% βˆ’2.9% βˆ’1.9% βˆ’4.6% βˆ’5.2%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000057131). Data updated October 12, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β€” not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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