LZB · La-Z-Boy Inc
$33.91
-6.92 (-16.95%)
At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$1.66B
Shares
40.05M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$33.91
Open$33.70
Day$33.23–36.52
52W close$29.34–42.14
Avg vol 30d470K
Short int1.3M · 3.2% float · 3.7d
Short vol59%
Last earningsAug 18, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 18
Up next
Next earnings call
Nov 18, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 13 wks
FQ2-27 quarter ends
~Oct 24, 2026
Est
filed Aug 18, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Sell
Momentum
Very Weak
Sentiment
Bullish
Fundamentals
Strong
Quant / Vol
High
Market backdrop
VIX 14.9 · calm
Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−8%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−15%
below
RSI (14)
28
oversold
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
36%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−14%
trailing
6-month return
−7%
trailing
YTD return
−9%
this year
Relative strength
−19%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $40 › 200d $37 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +44 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$1.3M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
3.22% of float · ▼ -12.8% MoM · 3.7 days cover
Volume signal
Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
269 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
61
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
−0%
Y/Y
Gross margin
40%
expanding
EPS growth
+5%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$127.8M
Valuation
P/E 21
rich
Buyback
$300.0M
authorized
Balance sheet
$302.4M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
45%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−25%
past year
ATR
4.7%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Aug 18, 2026
Sales
· fiscal second quarter
$500M – $520M
prior qtr $475.69M
midpoint +7.2% QoQ
Adjusted operating margin
· fiscal second quarter
Non-GAAP
4% – 5.5%
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Jun 16, 2026
Sales
· first quarter
$490M – $510M
Adjusted operating margin
· first quarter
4% – 5.5%
Guided vs delivered
· last 3 settled
Sales
fourth quarter
guided $505M – $535M
$2.05B
Beat +293.7%
Sales
third quarter of fiscal '24
guided $515M – $535M
$500.41M
Miss −4.7%
Sales
Q2 fiscal '24
guided $490M – $510M
$511.44M
Beat +2.3%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−8%
Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−15%
Bearish
RSI (14)
28
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
36%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $40 › 200d $37 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +44 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$1.3M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
3.22% of float · ▼ -12.8% MoM · 3.7 days cover
Volume signal
Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
269 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $29
Now $34 · 36%
Range high $42
vs 200-day avg -8%
vs 50-day avg -15%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted diluted EPS non-GAAP | $0.43 | first quarter | — |
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| Adjusted operating margin non-GAAP | 3.9% | first quarter | — |
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| Cash returns to shareholders | 34.82M | first quarter | — |
| Company-owned stores | 234 | first quarter | — |
| Dividends | 9.67M | first quarter | — |
| Free cash flow | -7.64M | first quarter | — |
| Joybird delivered sales | 4% | first quarter | — |
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| Joybird written sales | 17% | first quarter | — |
| Joybird written sales change | 17% | the first quarter of fiscal 2027 filing | — |
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| Operating cash flow | 15.65M | first quarter | — |
| Quarterly cash dividend declared per share | $0.24 | first quarter | — |
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| Retail segment adjusted operating margin non-GAAP | 6.5% | first quarter | — |
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| Retail segment delivered sales | $228.56M | FY2027 Q1 | +10.3% |
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| Retail segment written sales | 16% | first quarter | — |
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| Share repurchases | 25.14M | first quarter | — |
| shares repurchased | 0.7M | the first quarter of fiscal 2027 filing | — |
| Total store network | 380 | first quarter | — |
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| Total written sales increase | 16% | the first quarter of fiscal 2027 filing | — |
| Wholesale segment adjusted operating margin non-GAAP | 6.8% | first quarter | — |
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| Wholesale segment delivered sales | $322.95M | FY2027 Q1 | -8.5% |
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| Written same-store sales | 3% | the first quarter of fiscal 2027 filing | — |
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| Capital deployment through acquisitions and capital expenditures | $163M | Fiscal 2026 | — |
| Company-owned store base | 230 | Fiscal 2026 Fourth Quarter | — |
| Joybird delivered sales decrease | -10% | Fiscal 2026 Fourth Quarter | — |
| Joybird goodwill impairment | $20M | Fiscal 2026 Fourth Quarter | — |
| Joybird written sales increase | 2% | Fiscal 2026 Fourth Quarter | — |
| Proportion of company-owned stores in total network | 61% | Fiscal 2026 Fourth Quarter | — |
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| Retail segment delivered sales increase | 6% | Fiscal 2026 | — |
| Retail segment written sales increase | 8% | Fiscal 2026 | — |
| Share repurchase authorization | $300M | Fiscal 2026 Fourth Quarter | — |
| Wholesale segment sales decrease | -2% | Fiscal 2026 Fourth Quarter | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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LZB
this stock
La-Z-Boy Inc
|
$1.66B | -9.0% | -0.3% | 21.0 | 3.2% |
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MGCLY
Midea Group Co., Ltd./ADR
|
$92.84B | +13.3% | — | — | 0.0% |
|
SN
SharkNinja, Inc.
|
$25.61B | +62.0% | +15.7% | — | 5.7% |
|
SGI
Somnigroup International Inc.
|
$13.68B | -26.1% | -12.0% | — | 6.1% |
|
NCLTY
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.
|
$10.25B | +6.0% | — | — | 0.0% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
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Financials
Filings
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Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LZB | -17.4% | -13.7% | -7.1% | -13.9% | -9.0% |
| SPY | -0.4% | +2.9% | +11.6% | +3.0% | +12.8% |
| vs SPY | -17.0% | -16.6% | -18.6% | -16.8% | -21.8% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$0.242
/ share · ex Jun 2, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.242
/ share · ex Sep 3, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$0.946
/ share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
2.79%
Buyback program
· as of Jun 16, 2026
Authorized
$300.00M
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
—
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
57131
CUSIP
505336107
13F (30d)
244 filings
244 filers
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