Lear in Southfield Posts $23.3B in 2025 Sales, Down 2% from 2024

Lear Corp. reported sales of $23.3 billion in 2025, a 2 percent decrease from the previous year. // Photo courtesy of Lear

Lear Corp., the Southfield-based global supplier of automotive seating and e-systems, reported sales of $23.3 billion in 2025, a 2 percent decrease from the previous year.

The decrease, according to the company, excludes the impact of commodities, foreign exchange, tariff recoveries, acquisitions and divestitures, but does reflects lower production on key Lear platforms and the winddown of its non-core products.

Some of the lower production was offset by the addition of new business in both of the company’s business segments and the impact from commercial recoveries.


“Despite lower volume in our two key markets, Lear finished 2025 with significant momentum, delivering record operating performance and our fifth consecutive year of adjusted earnings per share growth while securing approximately $1.4 billion of E-Systems business awards and the largest seating conquest award in our history, positioning us for sustained future growth,” says Ray Scott, president and CEO of Lear.

Lear reported net income of $437 million and adjusted net income of $686 million, compared to $507 million and $713 million, respectively, for the full year 2024. The company posted core operating earnings of $1.062 billion, compared to $1.096 billion for the full year 2024.

Fourth-quarter results point to momentum for Lear, which delivered revenue of $6 billion in Q4, an increase of 5 percent, compared to $5.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. It also reported net income of $83 million and adjusted net income of $179 million, compared to $88 million and $161 million, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2024.

“In 2026, our expanded automation and AI leadership, combined with cost savings from restructuring actions, will be catalysts for margin expansion in both segments,” Scott says. “Our strong cash generation outlook and healthy balance sheet enables us to continue delivering enhanced returns to our investors through share repurchases and dividends.”