Lear vs Magna International
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The short version
- Magna International is the larger business, with $42.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $23.3B for Lear, about 1.8 times as much.
- Lear grew revenue faster (−0.2%, against −1.9%).
- Magna International turned more of its sales into free cash flow (5.4% FCF margin, against 2.3%).
- Lear earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (8.9%, against 6.7%).
| Latest fiscal year | LEA · FY25 | MGA · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $5.9B | $18.1B |
| Revenue | $23.3B | $42.0B |
| Free cash flow | $527M | $2.3B |
| Net income | $437M | $829M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −0.2% | −1.9% |
| 5-year growth | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Share count change | −5.1% | −1.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 6.5% | 14.3% |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | — |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 2.0% |
| FCF margin | 2.3% | 5.4% |
| Return on capital | 8.9% | 6.7% |
| Return on equity | 9.2% | 6.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.7B | $3.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.2x | 0.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $490M | $681M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 10.9x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 |
Revenue
FY16
LEA $18.6B
MGA $36.4B
FY17
LEA $20.5B
MGA $36.6B
FY18
LEA $21.1B
MGA $40.8B
FY19
LEA $19.8B
MGA $39.4B
FY20
LEA $17.0B
MGA $32.6B
FY21
LEA $19.3B
MGA $36.2B
FY22
LEA $20.9B
MGA $37.8B
FY23
LEA $23.5B
MGA $42.8B
FY24
LEA $23.3B
MGA $42.8B
FY25
LEA $23.3B
MGA $42.0B
LEA
MGA
Operating margin
FY16
LEA 7.9%
MGA —
FY17
LEA 7.9%
MGA —
FY18
LEA 7.8%
MGA —
FY19
LEA 5.4%
MGA —
FY20
LEA 2.7%
MGA —
FY21
LEA 3.5%
MGA —
FY22
LEA 3.1%
MGA —
FY23
LEA 4.0%
MGA —
FY24
LEA 3.8%
MGA —
FY25
LEA 3.3%
MGA —
LEA
MGA
Free cash flow
FY16
LEA $1.1B
MGA $1.5B
FY17
LEA $1.2B
MGA $1.5B
FY18
LEA $1.1B
MGA $2.1B
FY19
LEA $680M
MGA $2.5B
FY20
LEA $211M
MGA $2.1B
FY21
LEA $85.0M
MGA $1.6B
FY22
LEA $383M
MGA $414M
FY23
LEA $623M
MGA $649M
FY24
LEA $561M
MGA $1.5B
FY25
LEA $527M
MGA $2.3B
LEA
MGA
Return on capital
FY16
LEA 27.6%
MGA 20.3%
FY17
LEA 32.4%
MGA 17.2%
FY18
LEA 27.5%
MGA 16.5%
FY19
LEA 17.8%
MGA 12.3%
FY20
LEA 5.7%
MGA 5.9%
FY21
LEA 8.8%
MGA 12.8%
FY22
LEA 7.8%
MGA 5.5%
FY23
LEA 11.1%
MGA 9.8%
FY24
LEA 10.1%
MGA 8.1%
FY25
LEA 8.9%
MGA 6.7%
LEA
MGA
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.