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Operating Margin for Leggett & Platt (LEG)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

5.8%

YoY change

+1.11pp

Trough year (2024)

5.0%

Peak year (1999)

13.2%

Operating Margin history chart for Leggett & Platt (LEG) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: 6.1%

Operating Margin change chart for Leggett & Platt (LEG) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: +1.11pp

Operating Margin history table for Leggett & Platt (LEG) from 1985 to 2025

  • 20256.1%+1.11pp
  • 20245.0%-1.78pp
  • 20236.8%-2.62pp
  • 20229.4%-1.44pp
  • 202110.8%+1.13pp
  • 20209.7%-0.65pp
  • 201910.3%-0.05pp
  • 201810.4%-0.98pp
  • 201711.4%-0.63pp
  • 201612.0%-0.39pp
  • 201512.4%+3.87pp
  • 20148.5%-0.24pp
  • 20138.8%+0.57pp
  • 20128.2%+1.66pp
  • 20116.5%-2.28pp
  • 20108.8%+0.57pp
  • 20098.3%+1.90pp
  • 20086.4%-1.42pp
  • 20077.8%-1.13pp
  • 20068.9%+0.72pp
  • 20058.2%-0.57pp
  • 20048.8%+0.70pp
  • 20038.1%-1.72pp
  • 20029.8%+0.97pp
  • 20018.8%-2.58pp
  • 200011.4%-1.86pp
  • 199913.2%+0.57pp
  • 199812.7%+0.23pp
  • 199712.4%+0.12pp
  • 199612.3%+0.84pp
  • 199511.5%+0.60pp
  • 199410.9%+0.61pp
  • 199310.3%+0.96pp
  • 19929.3%+2.08pp
  • 19917.2%+1.02pp
  • 19906.2%-2.72pp
  • 19898.9%+0.65pp
  • 19888.3%-1.98pp
  • 198710.2%+0.29pp
  • 198610.0%+0.18pp
  • 19859.8%—

Operating Margin values are taken from Leggett & Platt's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Margin at Leggett & Platt (LEG)

According to Leggett & Platt's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 5.8%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of Leggett & Platt (LEG) operating margin is 6.09% – expanded 1.1 percentage points year-over-year.

13.24% stands as the all-time-high annual operating margin, posted in 1999, against a low of 4.98% during 2024.

Leggett & Platt Operating Margin by Year

Leggett & Platt Operating Margin 2025: 6.1%

Leggett & Platt posted operating margin of 6.09% in 2025, expanded 1.1 percentage points from 2024.

Leggett & Platt Operating Margin 2024: 5.0%

In 2024, Leggett & Platt reported operating margin of 4.98%, contracted 1.8 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.

Leggett & Platt Operating Margin 2023: 6.8%

Leggett & Platt operating margin in 2023 was 6.76%, contracted 2.6 percentage points from 2022.

Leggett & Platt Operating Margin 2022: 9.4%

2022's operating margin for Leggett & Platt came in at 9.38%, contracted 1.4 percentage points from 2021.

Leggett & Platt Operating Margin 2021: 10.8%

Leggett & Platt operating margin in 2021 was 10.82%.

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