Lithia Motors Inc (LAD)
Lithia Motors, Inc. operates as an automotive retailer in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company operates in two segments, Vehicle Operations and Financing Operations. It offers a range of products and services fulfilling the entire vehicle ownership lifecycle, including new and used vehicles, financing and insurance products, and aftersales automotive repair and maintenance services. The company provides its products and services through a network of physical locations, e-commerce platforms, captive finance solutions, fleet management offerings, and other synergistic adjacencies. Lithia Motors, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Medford, Oregon.
- Symbol
- LAD
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Auto & Truck Dealerships
- Market cap
- $6.87B
- 52 week range
- 239.78 - 439.49
Valuation
- Share price
- $307.02 (close of 2026-09-23)
- P/E (TTM)
- 10.28x
- Price to book
- 1.07x
- Price to free cash flow
- -13.62x
- Enterprise value
- $23.32B
- Book value per share
- $292.15
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|
| 1 day | -2.89% |
| 5 days | -11.24% |
| 1 month | -17.19% |
| 3 months | +3.35% |
| 6 months | +21.55% |
| Year to date | -7.62% |
| 1 year | -8.14% |
| 3 years | +4.63% |
| 5 years | -9.95% |
| 10 years | +234.44% |
| All time | +2658.49% |
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 12.36%
- Return on invested capital
- 6.04%
- Return on assets
- 3.26%
- Return on capital employed
- 8.66%
- Gross margin
- 15.23%
- Net margin
- 2.18%
- EBITDA margin
- 5.10%
- Revenue growth
- 4.00%
- Net income growth
- 2.87%
- Free cash flow growth
- -92.13%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- -7.34%
- Current ratio
- 1.00x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 7.45x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2025-12-31
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Revenue
- $37.63B
- Cost of revenue
- $31.90B
- Gross profit
- $5.73B
- EBITDA
- $1.92B
- Net income
- $819.60M
- Earnings per share
- $32.38
- Shares outstanding
- 25.30M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $37.63B | $5.73B | $819.60M | $32.38 |
| 2024-12-31 | $36.19B | $5.56B | $796.70M | $29.51 |
| 2023-12-31 | $31.04B | $5.23B | $1.00B | $36.36 |
| 2022-12-31 | $28.19B | $5.15B | $1.25B | $44.38 |
| 2021-12-31 | $22.83B | $4.26B | $1.06B | $36.81 |
| 2020-12-31 | $13.13B | $2.22B | $470.30M | $19.74 |
| 2019-12-31 | $12.67B | $1.95B | $271.50M | $11.70 |
| 2018-12-31 | $11.82B | $1.78B | $265.70M | $10.91 |
| 2017-12-31 | $10.09B | $1.52B | $245.20M | $9.78 |
| 2016-12-31 | $8.68B | $1.30B | $197.10M | $7.76 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 15.23% | 2.18% | 12.36% | 6.04% |
| 2024-12-31 | 15.37% | 2.20% | 11.94% | 6.54% |
| 2023-12-31 | 16.84% | 3.22% | 16.04% | 8.09% |
| 2022-12-31 | 18.28% | 4.44% | 24.01% | 11.39% |
| 2021-12-31 | 18.65% | 4.64% | 22.90% | 16.90% |
| 2020-12-31 | 16.95% | 3.58% | 17.67% | 10.02% |
| 2019-12-31 | 15.42% | 2.14% | 18.50% | 13.00% |
| 2018-12-31 | 15.03% | 2.25% | 22.19% | 15.85% |
| 2017-12-31 | 15.03% | 2.43% | 22.64% | 16.98% |
| 2016-12-31 | 15.00% | 2.27% | 21.64% | 18.73% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $391.30M | - |
| 2024-12-31 | $445.80M | - |
| 2023-12-31 | $972.00M | - |
| 2022-12-31 | $271.50M | - |
| 2021-12-31 | $153.00M | $2.40B |
| 2020-12-31 | $160.20M | $2.11B |
| 2019-12-31 | $84.00M | $1.33B |
| 2019-01-01 | $31.60M | $926.50M |
| 2018-12-31 | $31.60M | $926.50M |
| 2017-12-31 | $57.30M | $782.48M |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $5.80M | $60.30M |
| 2024-12-31 | $73.70M | $58.40M |
| 2023-12-31 | $-702.60M | $40.80M |
| 2022-12-31 | $-913.20M | $41.10M |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.54B | $34.70M |
| 2020-12-31 | $376.80M | $23.20M |
| 2019-12-31 | $399.60M | $16.20M |
| 2018-12-31 | $361.70M | $13.30M |
| 2017-12-31 | $43.50M | $11.30M |
| 2016-12-31 | $-9.90M | $11.00M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-08-07
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $2.37
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|
| 2026-08-07 | $0.70 |
| 2026-05-08 | $0.57 |
| 2026-03-06 | $0.55 |
| 2025-11-07 | $0.55 |
| 2025-08-08 | $0.55 |
| 2025-05-09 | $0.55 |
| 2025-03-07 | $0.53 |
| 2024-11-08 | $0.53 |
Investor relations
Next earnings report
- Next confirmed report
- 2026-10-28
- Consensus EPS estimate
- $9.85
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|
| 2026-07-29 | Jun/2026 | $8.67 |
| 2026-04-29 | - | - |
| 2026-02-11 | - | - |
| 2025-10-22 | - | - |
| 2025-07-29 | - | - |
| 2025-04-23 | - | - |
| 2025-02-12 | - | - |
| 2024-10-23 | - | - |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- lithia.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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