Leggett & Platt

LEG

Market cap $1.58B

CARTHAGE, Mo., Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Leggett & Platt's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $.05 per share for the first quarter of 2026.

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated faces declining fundamentals, limited visibility, and is now rated a sell after a 26% rally. LEG's Q4 results showed further revenue and volume declines, with management executing on cost-cutting and deleveraging but unable to offset demand weakness. Forward guidance implies continued top-line and EPS contraction, with little evidence of a turnaround or sustainable growth through 2026.

Denver-based Towle & Co bought 953,080 shares of Leggett & Platt in the fourth quarter; the estimated trade size was $10.48 million. The move marked a new position for Towle.

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Although the revenue and EPS for Legget & Platt (LEG) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Legget & Platt (LEG) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.22 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate . This compares to earnings of $0.21 per share a year ago.

CARTHAGE, Mo., Feb. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 4Q sales of $939 million, an 11% decrease vs 4Q24 4Q EPS of $.18, 4Q adjusted1 EPS of $.22, a $.01 increase vs adjusted1 4Q24 EPS 2025 sales of $4.05 billion, a 7% decrease vs 2024 2025 EPS of $1.69, 2025 adjusted1 EPS of $1.05, flat vs adjusted1 2024 EPS 2025 operating cash flow of $338 million, a $33 million increase vs 2024 2026 guidance: sales of $3.8–$4.0 billion, EPS of $0.92–$1.38; adjusted1 EPS of $1.00–$1.20 President and CEO Karl Glassman commented, "Throughout 2025, our teams executed our strategic priorities, including strengthening our balance sheet, improving operational efficiency, and positioning the company for long-term growth.

Evaluate the expected performance of Legget & Platt (LEG) for the quarter ended December 2025, looking beyond the conventional Wall Street top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining some of its key metrics for better insight.

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Carthage, MO, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG), a diversified manufacturer of engineered products serving several major markets, will release fourth quarter and full year earnings results on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 after the market closes, and hold its quarterly conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year results, annual guidance, market conditions, company initiatives, and related matters  on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (7:30 a.m. Central Time).