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TürkçeCompared to Estimates, Legget & Platt (LEG) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
Legget & Platt (LEG) reported $938.6 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 11.2%. EPS of $0.22 for the same period compares to $0.21 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $931.77 million, representing a surprise of +0.73%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -1.12%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.22.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Legget & Platt performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Change in Organic Sales - Bedding Products: -10% versus -10.5% estimated by four analysts on average. Change in Organic Sales - Specialized Products: -4% versus -2.8% estimated by four analysts on average. Change in Organic Sales - Furniture, Flooring and Textile Products: -2% compared to the -5.7% average estimate based on four analysts. Change in Organic Sales: -6% versus the three-analyst average estimate of -6.5%. Trade sales- Furniture, Flooring and Textile Products: $324.1 million compared to the $323.27 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.5% year over year. Trade sales- Specialized Products: $240.7 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $233.78 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -20.7%. Trade sales- Bedding Products: $373.8 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $374.72 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -11%. EBIT- Bedding Products: $25.5 million compared to the $12.77 million average estimate based on two analysts. EBIT- Specialized Products: $24.3 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $17.27 million. EBIT- Furniture, Flooring and Textile Products: $7.4 million compared to the $11.97 million average estimate based on two analysts. Adjusted EBIT- Specialized Products: $22.8 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $19.05 million. Adjusted EBIT- Bedding Products: $16.3 million versus $19.8 million estimated by two analysts on average.View all Key Company Metrics for Legget & Platt here>>>
Shares of Legget & Platt have returned +2.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Picks Stock Most Likely to "At Least Double"
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