LA-Z-BOY INC (LZB)
Consumer Discretionary · Residential upholstered furniture manufacturing and retail · NYSE
The leading global producer of reclining chairs and largest manufacturer/retailer of residential upholstered furniture in North America, operating a dual brand portfolio (La-Z-Boy, England, Joybird, Hammary) through company-owned stores and wholesale channels.
What LA-Z-BOY INC does
La-Z-Boy Incorporated is the leading global producer of reclining chairs and one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of residential upholstered furniture in the United States. The company manufactures, imports, and retails upholstered furniture and casegoods under the La-Z-Boy, England, and Joybird brand names, operating through both retail stores (378 La-Z-Boy Stores plus 500+ Comfort Studio locations) and wholesale distribution channels across approximately 45 countries. With a vertically integrated supply chain including four U.S. manufacturing locations, nine distribution centers, and international operations in Mexico, Thailand, and the United Kingdom, La-Z-Boy serves consumers through direct retail, third-party retailers, distributors, and e-commerce platforms.
Themes: home furnishings, e-commerce furniture retail, wholesale furniture distribution
Fundamentals
- Price$32.12 as of 2026-08-24 close
- Market cap$1.3B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return-12.2% 2025-08-22 close $36.58 → 2026-08-24 close $32.12
- P/E12.98 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+4.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+44.0% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+9.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+0.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-3.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.77 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-18 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.3%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How LZB compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 262 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 162 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2026)
Covered by reported results. In FY2026, LZB's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 37%, free-cash-flow payout 30%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout37% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout30% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How LA-Z-BOY INC looks technically
LA-Z-BOY INC (LZB) is trading 8.3% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 46 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 25, with sellers in control. Momentum is beaten down — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 28, in oversold territory (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. It is 24.9% below its highest point of the past year. Trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.3× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 8.3% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -8.3% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $39.65 | $39.65 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $36.78 | $36.78 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 11 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 11 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 42.45. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 46 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 46 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 25, with sellers in control | 25.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is beaten down — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 28, in oversold territory (below 30) | 27.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($33.12 to $42.45) — its "stochastic" reading is 6 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 6.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 4 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $44.90 | $44.90 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 24.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -24.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 15.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +15.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 24.9% below its highest point of the past year | 24.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $48.30 (set on 2025-01-30) | $48.30 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($29.34 to $42.14), and it has given back well over two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 66% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $33.82 to $34.23. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 65.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 30.2% below its all-time high | -30.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.7% above a support level at $33.47 — a price it turned at four times since 2025-09-16, most recently on 2026-05-19. Since 2024-08-21 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 11 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.7% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.53 (set on 2009-03-05) | $0.53 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 6260.4% above its all-time low | +6,260% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 99% of the past ~6 months) | 99th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.51 between its high and its low — about 4.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.51 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $34.61 and $45.42 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $34.61 – $40.01 – $45.42 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.5% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.0 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (8.4% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.0 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.3× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest | 2.27× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 10.9% since the prior reading | -10.9% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 7 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | -0.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 17.5% below the previous close 2 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 40.83 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -17.5% |
| Gap filled | a 20.3% gap up opened on 2026-06-17 has been "filled" 2 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 43 sessions to close | 2 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 16.4 percentage points (the stock lost 14.0% while the market gained 2.3%) | -16.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 11.4 percentage points (the stock lost 8.3% while the market gained 3.1%) | -11.4% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 20.0 percentage points (the stock lost 8.9% while the market gained 11.1%) | -20.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 23.6 percentage points (the stock lost 3.1% while the market gained 20.5%) | -23.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, its RSI momentum gauge is oversold (a beaten-down reading), near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 14% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.5% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -14.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 9% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $37.12 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -9.2% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
LZB last closed at $33.71 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 11 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $33.47 | Support | 0.7% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-09-16 to 2026-05-19 |
| $35.16 | Resistance | 4.3% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-04-09 to 2026-06-16 |
| $35.95 | Resistance | 6.6% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-01-30 to 2026-06-03 |
| $31.40 | Support | 6.8% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-10-10 to 2026-04-02 |
| $36.88 | Resistance | 9.4% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-07-01 to 2026-04-21 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $42.45.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Oversold (14-day RSI below 30) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Unusually heavy trading volume · Broke down to a new 20-day low · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 2 analysts
- Mean price target$41.00 range $40.00 – $42.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for LZB
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.4767 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["fluctuations in consumer demand and spending on home furnishings","supply chain disruptions and reliance on international manufacturing/importing partners","risks associated with maintaining and managing a vast retail and gallery network"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of LZB's 10-Q filed 2026-02-17 against the prior one filed 2025-11-18.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- In newer filing (2026-02-17): "As of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2026, we are in the process of closing this business and we expect to cease production by the end of fiscal 2026." regarding the UK upholstery manufacturing business
- In newer filing (2026-02-17): Separate bullet point for "An upholstery manufacturing business in the United Kingdom" with closure statement, and separate bullet point for "A wholesale sales office that is responsible for distribution of our product in the United Kingdom and Ireland"
- Removed:
- In older filing (2025-11-18): "An upholstery manufacturing business in the United Kingdom and a wholesale sales office that is responsible for distribution of our product in the United Kingdom and Ireland" was combined in one bullet point
- Reworded:
- Reference date changed from "As of October 25, 2025" (older) to "As of January 24, 2026" (newer)
- Distribution centers count changed from "12 distribution centers" (older) to "11 distribution centers" (newer) in the United States
- La-Z-Boy Stores count changed from "370 La-Z-Boy Stores" (older) to "374 La-Z-Boy Stores" (newer)
- La-Z-Boy branded space locations changed from "over 800 La-Z-Boy branded space locations" (older) to "nearly 900 La-Z-Boy branded space locations" (newer)
- Owned La-Z-Boy Stores count changed from "207 of the La-Z-Boy Stores" (older) to "226 of the La-Z-Boy Stores" (newer)
- Kincaid and England outlets changed from "674 outlets" (older) to "685 outlets" (newer)
- Joybird small-format stores changed from "14 small-format stores" (older) to "15 small-format stores" (newer)
- Notes:
- The older filing text appears truncated at the end of the Century Vision Strategy section, which may affect completeness of comparison
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 7 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days0 buys · 7 sells ($3M) — 5 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 7 sells ($3M) — 5 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-30. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about LZB's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 1 matched disclosure for LZB from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding LZB as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 8,758,886
- Reported value $281,510,611
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
LZB had 1,289,663 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
LZB had 3.22% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.68 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,289,663
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.22%
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,479,197
- Reported change -12.81%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.68
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
- RH (RH)
- Bassett Furniture (BSET)
- Hooker Furnishings (HOFT)
- Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD)
- Tempur Sealy International (TPX)
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Frequently asked questions
What does LA-Z-BOY INC (LZB) do?
La-Z-Boy Incorporated is the leading global producer of reclining chairs and one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of residential upholstered furniture in the United States. The company manufactures, imports, and retails upholstered furniture and casegoods under the La-Z-Boy, England, and Joybird brand names, operating through both retail stores (378 La-Z-Boy Stores plus 500+ Comfort Studio locations) and wholesale distribution channels across approximately 45 countries.
What sector is LA-Z-BOY INC (LZB) in?
LA-Z-BOY INC (LZB) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Residential upholstered furniture manufacturing and retail. It trades on NYSE.
Does LZB pay a dividend?
Yes — LA-Z-BOY INC (LZB) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.29% and 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are LA-Z-BOY INC's (LZB) competitors?
Notable peers of LA-Z-BOY INC (LZB) include Williams-Sonoma, RH, Bassett Furniture, Hooker Furnishings and Ethan Allen Interiors. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in LZB?
Yes — we hold 1 matched STOCK Act disclosure for LZB from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is LA-Z-BOY INC (LZB) overbought or oversold right now?
LA-Z-BOY INC (LZB) is currently in oversold territory (its 14-day RSI is 28, below 30) (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on LZB come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-24.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.