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.

Ticker: LAD
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships
Market cap: $6.70B
52-week range: $239.78 - $439.49

Valuation

Share price: $308.77 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM): 8.81x
Price to book: 1.01x
Price to free cash flow: -15.70x
Enterprise value: $23.47B
Book value per share: $306.03

Price performance

Period	Change
1 day	-2.45%
5 days	+3.02%
1 month	+5.56%
3 months	-17.83%
6 months	+6.67%
Year to date	-7.09%
1 year	+6.31%
3 years	+18.06%
5 years	-5.93%
10 years	+290.16%
All time	+2,675.46%

Short interest

As of: Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float: 12.54%
Shares short: 1.73M
Days to cover: 5.44
Change since prior report: -10.99%
Source: FINRA consolidated short interest

Profitability and growth

Return on equity: 12.36%
Return on invested capital: 5.93%
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): -6.37%
Current ratio: 1.00x
Net debt to EBITDA: 7.14x

Latest reported year

Period end: Dec 31, 2025
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%	5.93%
2024-12-31	15.37%	2.20%	11.94%	6.40%
2023-12-31	16.84%	3.22%	16.04%	7.64%
2022-12-31	18.28%	4.44%	24.01%	11.15%
2021-12-31	18.65%	4.64%	22.90%	16.19%
2020-12-31	16.95%	3.58%	17.67%	10.06%
2019-12-31	15.42%	2.14%	18.50%	12.61%
2018-12-31	15.03%	2.25%	22.19%	15.68%
2017-12-31	15.03%	2.43%	22.64%	16.30%
2016-12-31	15.00%	2.27%	21.64%	17.78%

Cash and debt by year

Period end	Cash	Debt
2025-12-31	$391.30M	$9.68B
2024-12-31	$445.80M	$8.17B
2023-12-31	$972.00M	$7.16B
2022-12-31	$271.50M	$5.51B
2021-12-31	$153.00M	$2.40B
2020-12-31	$160.20M	$2.11B
2019-12-31	$84.00M	$1.33B
2018-12-31	$31.60M	$926.50M
2017-12-31	$57.30M	$782.48M
2016-12-31	$50.30M	$485.20M

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: Nov 6, 2026
Paid in the last twelve months: $3.12

Payment date	Dividend per share
2026-11-06	$0.75
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

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

Reported	Fiscal period	EPS estimate
2026-10-21	Sep 2026	$9.70
2026-07-29	Jun 2026	$8.67
2026-04-29	Mar 2026	$7.06
2026-02-11	Dec 2025	$8.09
2025-10-22	Sep 2025	$8.53
2025-07-29	Jun 2025	$9.78
2025-04-23	Mar 2025	$7.77
2025-02-12	Dec 2024	$7.01

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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