Leggett And Platt Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Leggett And Platt Inc (LEG) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Leggett And Platt Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 3,893M vs 71,136M combined for tracked competitors (5.2% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+2.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+8.9%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Leggett And Platt Inc generated -5.5% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 12.5% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 4.7% net margin compares with 8.9% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Leggett And Platt Inc accounted for 4.9% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 5.8% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.24M compares with $0.39M for the peer group (0.6x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
LEG Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Leggett And Platt Inc reported revenue contraction of 5.47 % year on year in Q2 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 12.45 %.
With a net margin of 4.71 %, Leggett And Platt Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (8.91 %).
Leggett And Platt Inc generated 4.91 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 5.79 % a year earlier.
Leggett And Platt Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Leggett And Platt Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Leggett and Platt Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the Furniture & Fixtures industry grew revenue -5.4% year over year, combined, vs -5.5% for Leggett And Platt Inc. Leggett And Platt Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 8.01% to 8.00%, a loss of 0.01 percentage points.
Leggett And Platt Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leggett and Platt Inc | Yes | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (28) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
LEG Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viavi Solutions Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Materion Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Flexsteel Industries Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | United States Steel Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Olympic Steel Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Leggett And Platt Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Leggett And Platt Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Leggett and Platt Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Leggett and Platt Inc | 1,302.72 | 3,892.90 |
| Emerson Electric Co | 89,433.73 | 18,637.00 |
| Williams sonoma Inc | 27,467.62 | 8,004.50 |
| Weyerhaeuser Company | 14,235.89 | 6,852.00 |
| Masco Corporation | 13,945.44 | 7,679.00 |
| Mueller Industries Inc | 13,486.08 | 4,661.14 |
| SUBTOTAL | 216,536.80 | 111,188.98 |
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Sources: Leggett and Platt Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Leggett And Platt Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bedding Products | Named by the company | 85% |
| Textile Products | Named by the company | 85% |
| Specialized Products | Named by the company | 85% |
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Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Leggett And Platt Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Leggett and Platt Inc | Bedding Products 40.39 % |
| Emerson Electric Co | Safety and Productivity 11.33 % |
| Williams sonoma Inc | Reportable 100.00 % |
| Weyerhaeuser Company | Wood Products 72.84 % |
| Masco Corporation | Plumbing Products 66.93 % |
| Mueller Industries Inc | Piping Systems 63.75 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Leggett And Platt Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leggett and Platt Inc | 1,303 | 244,836 | 13,799 |
| Emerson Electric Co | 89,434 | 255,301 | 35,329 |
| Williams sonoma Inc | 27,468 | 404,268 | 59,550 |
| Weyerhaeuser Company | 14,236 | 719,975 | 49,595 |
| Masco Corporation | 13,945 | 426,611 | 49,333 |
| Mueller Industries Inc | 13,486 | 964,639 | 177,331 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 215,234 | 388,710 | 26,011 |
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Leggett And Platt Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Williams sonoma Inc | Non-US 4.07 % |
| Masco Corporation | North America 79.90 % |
| Viavi Solutions Inc | United States 37.92 % |
| Valmont Industries Inc | North America 75.89 % |
| Fortune Brands Innovations Inc | US 83.64 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
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Leggett And Platt Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 16 companies in Leggett And Platt Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Leggett And Platt Inc ranks #0 of 16 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 3,373, indicating a highly concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams sonoma Inc | 27,105 | 50.36 % |
| 2 | Somnigroup International Inc | 13,360 | 24.82 % |
| 3 | Mohawk Industries Inc | 7,528 | 13.99 % |
| 4 | Interface Inc | 2,043 | 3.80 % |
| 5 | La z boy Incorporated | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Masterbrand Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Ethan Allen Interiors Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Flexsteel Industries Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Bassett Furniture Industries Incorporated | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Hooker Furnishings Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Leggett and Platt Inc | 1,297 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-08-27.
Leggett And Platt Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Furniture & Fixtures industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (23 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 18.89 % | 37.07 % (avg) | -18.2 pp |
| Operating Margin | - | industry median | - |
| EBITDA Margin | 10.75 % | -0.08 % (avg) | +10.8 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 2.06 % | 2.18 % (avg) | -0.1 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Leggett And Platt Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Furniture & Fixtures industry average (23 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 6.8x | 17.4x | -10.7x |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.9x | 10.6x | -4.7x |
| P/B | 1.5x | 2.7x | -1.2x |
| Return on Equity | 21.32 % | industry aggregate | 8.42 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | -1.11 % (avg) | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Leggett And Platt Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 8.26 % | 11.31 % | -9.94 % | 18.95 % | 1.98 % | -8.20 % | -7.23 % | -7.48 % |
| Operating Margin | 10.30 % | 10.83 % | 8.77 % | 11.24 % | 9.43 % | -2.21 % | 5.65 % | 7.02 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 11.42 % | 9.59 % | 7.21 % | 10.21 % | 8.56 % | -1.97 % | 7.09 % | 8.05 % |
| P/E | 16.7x | 22.3x | 23.7x | 14.3x | 15.1x | - | - | 6.4x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Leggett And Platt Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Low | Industry HHI of 3,373 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Moderate, in line with the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 2.06 % vs industry average 2.18 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Leggett And Platt Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Leggett And Platt Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Leggett And Platt Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Leggett And Platt Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / High strength cell: Invest / Grow.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Leggett And Platt Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Return on equity 8.4 points above the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+2.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
No rule matched.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Industry dominated by Williams sonoma Inc , holding 50.36 % of industry market cap.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Leggett And Platt Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leggett and Platt Inc | 0.68 | 2.27 | 1.46 |
| Emerson Electric Co | 0.05 | 0.88 | 0.65 |
| Williams sonoma Inc | 0.48 | 1.40 | - |
| Weyerhaeuser Company | 0.37 | 1.41 | 0.54 |
| Masco Corporation | 0.31 | 1.81 | 28.41 |
| Mueller Industries Inc | 2.68 | 5.17 | 0.00 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Leggett And Platt Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leggett and Platt Inc | Q2 2026 | -5.5 % | -10.3 % |
| Emerson Electric Co | Q2 2026 | +7.0 % | +22.5 % |
| Williams sonoma Inc | Q2 2026 | +6.7 % | +36.6 % |
| Weyerhaeuser Company | Q2 2026 | -0.9 % | +86.2 % |
| Masco Corporation | Q1 2026 | +6.5 % | +15.2 % |
| Mueller Industries Inc | Q2 2026 | +25.5 % | +0.5 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +5.9 % | +2.1 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Leggett And Platt Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leggett and Platt Inc | Q2 2026 | -7.9 % | +141.2 % |
| Emerson Electric Co | Q2 2026 | +2.7 % | +9.7 % |
| Williams sonoma Inc | Q2 2026 | -2.5 % | +12.9 % |
| Weyerhaeuser Company | Q2 2026 | -0.2 % | +0.0 % |
| Masco Corporation | Q1 2026 | +6.5 % | +6.3 % |
| Mueller Industries Inc | Q2 2026 | +31.5 % | +52.9 % |
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Leggett And Platt Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leggett and Platt Inc | 6.19% | 8.31% | 21.32% |
| Emerson Electric Co | 6.13% | 8.71% | 12.69% |
| Williams sonoma Inc | 22.15% | 25.15% | 57.79% |
| Weyerhaeuser Company | 2.85% | 2.99% | 5.00% |
| Masco Corporation | 16.89% | 23.14% | 843.71% |
| Mueller Industries Inc | 21.93% | 24.78% | 25.84% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Leggett And Platt Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Leggett and Platt Inc | 5.90 | 0.33 |
| Emerson Electric Co | 34.88 | 4.80 |
| Williams sonoma Inc | 23.77 | 3.43 |
| Weyerhaeuser Company | 29.76 | 2.08 |
| Masco Corporation | 17.00 | 1.82 |
| Mueller Industries Inc | 15.88 | 2.89 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 29.27 | 1.95 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.