Why does LZB lag the market?
Up 2% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
“Corporate and Other sales decreased $16.7 million in fiscal 2026 compared with fiscal 2025, primarily due to a $15.3 million, or 10%”
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Up 2% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
“Corporate and Other sales decreased $16.7 million in fiscal 2026 compared with fiscal 2025, primarily due to a $15.3 million, or 10%”
| Holding it back | Below its 200-day since August |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Aug 18 |
ReportReports Tue Nov 17, after the close. Every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. It rose after 2 and fell after 2 of its last 4 reports, +2.9% on average. Past reports ›
Wed Nov 18: Q2 2027 Earnings Conference CallDate confirmed.
After its last 4 reports it closed +2.9% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
LZB is #4 of 4 by Quality Score.
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Reports Tue Nov 17, after the close (in 7 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“On a consolidated basis, strong Retail growth was more than offset by lower Wholesale delivered sales, impacted by flow through of choppier than expected order patterns throughout the quarter.”
LZB's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Sales | $500M to $520M |
Sales grew 4.2% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2021 to 2026.
Pays $0.97 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | -17.5% | -16.9% | -21.5% |
| Jun 16, 2026 | +20.3% | +14.8% | +19.4% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | -12.2% | -6.3% | -7.0% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $2.1B in 2026. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 60.8, MACD above signal, above its 50-day, below its 200-day. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 38% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.97 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $38.8M a year |
| Free cash flow | $102M |
| Record | Raised each of the last 5 years |
5 insiders sold $1.5M across 6 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
2 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: LZB is under 0.1% of VYM and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
La-Z-Boy Inc is a world'wide producer of reclining chairs and one of the manufacturers/distributors of residential furniture in the United States. It manufacture, market, import, export, distribute and retail upholstery furniture products. In addition, it import, distribute and retail accessories and casegoods (wood) furniture products. Its reportable operating segments include the Retail segment and the Wholesale segment. Its Retail segment mainly sells upholstered furniture. Wholesale segment manufactures and imports upholstered and casegoods (wood) furniture and sells directly. The company generates majority of revenue from Wholesale segment which manufactures and imports upholstered furniture, such as recliners and motion furniture, sofas, loveseats, chairs, sectionals, modulars, etc.
“The home furnishings industry competes primarily on the basis of product styling, quality, comfort, customer service (product availability and delivery), price, and location.”
LZB scores 0 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #4 of 4 in Household Furniture by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 2% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
LZB scores 0 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #4 of 4 in Household Furniture by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind LZB's 0.
5 insiders sold $1.5M across 6 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Robert Sundy II, President, Retail, who sold $154K on Sep 10. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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