Adient vs Lear
Lear is the larger business, with $23.26bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $14.54bn for Adient (1.6 times as much). Lear grew faster (-0.2% against -1.0%). Lear kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 1.9% against -1.9%.
| Latest fiscal year | AdientADNT, 2025 | LearLEA, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $14.54bn | $23.26bn |
| Revenue growth | -1.0% | -0.2% |
| Net income | −$281m | $437m |
| Operating margin | — | 3.3% |
| Net margin | -1.9% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | -14.4% | 9.2% |
| Free cash flow | $204m | $527m |
| Cash | $958m | $1.03bn |
| Total debt | $2.40bn | $2.74bn |
| Debt to equity | — | 54.5% |
| Dividend per share | — | — |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.6% |
| Share buybacks | $125m | $325m |
| Employees | 65,000 | 173,700 |
| Market value | $1.31bn | $5.88bn |
| Price vs our value range | Below our value range | Below our value range |
| Moat score | 36 (Weak) | 52 (Moderate) |
| Insider trades, 12 months | 0 buys, 4 sales | 0 buys, 22 sales |