lithia motors inc. - LAD

LAD

Close Chg Chg %
251.90 5.90 2.34%

Closed Market

257.80

+5.90 (2.34%)

Volume: 279.80K

Last Updated:

Apr 6, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: lithia motors inc. - LAD

LAD Key Data

Open

$250.00

Day Range

246.90 - 258.70

52 Week Range

239.78 - 360.56

Market Cap

$5.89B

Shares Outstanding

23.37M

Public Float

22.92M

Beta

1.22

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

7.80

EPS

$32.29

Yield

87.36%

Dividend

$0.55

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 6, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

354.05K

 

LAD Performance

1 Week
 
0.00%
 
1 Month
 
-3.02%
 
3 Months
 
-25.14%
 
1 Year
 
-10.72%
 
5 Years
 
-36.95%
 

LAD Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 18
Full Ratings ➔

About lithia motors inc. - LAD

Lithia Motors, Inc. is a global automotive retailer providing a wide array of products and services throughout the vehicle ownership lifecycle. In addition to retailing new and used vehicles, the company offerings include comprehensive fleet management services, captive finance solutions, and other synergistic adjacencies. It operates through the Vehicle Operations and Financing Operations segments. The Vehicle Operations segment consists of auto merchandising and service operations, including retail automotive, recreational vehicles, and motorcycle franchises that sell new vehicles, used vehicles, parts, repair and maintenance services, and vehicle F&I products. The Financing Operations segment provides financing to customers buying and leasing retail vehicles. The company was founded by Walt DeBoer and Sidney B. DeBoer in 1946 and is headquartered in Medford, OR.

LAD At a Glance

Lithia Motors, Inc.
150 North Bartlett Street
Medford, Oregon 97501
Phone 1-541-776-6401 Revenue 37.63B
Industry Specialty Stores Net Income 819.60M
Sector Retail Trade 2025 Sales Growth 3.998%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 30,000
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LAD Valuation

P/E Current 7.804
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 10.299
Price to Sales Ratio 0.224
Price to Book Ratio 1.183
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 15.55
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 12.603
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.63
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.657

LAD Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 1,254,496.667
Income Per Employee 27,320.00
Receivables Turnover 32.511
Total Asset Turnover 1.533

LAD Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.173
Quick Ratio 0.26
Cash Ratio 0.051

LAD Profitability

Gross Margin 14.536
Operating Margin 4.059
Pretax Margin 2.945
Net Margin 2.178
Return on Assets 3.338
Return on Equity 12.363
Return on Total Capital 3.693
Return on Invested Capital 5.064

LAD Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 236.055
Total Debt to Total Capital 70.243
Total Debt to Total Assets 60.926
Long-Term Debt to Equity 156.609
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 46.602
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Annual Financials for Lithia Motors Inc. - LAD

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
28.19B 31.04B 36.19B 37.63B
Sales Growth
+23.46% +10.13% +16.58% +4.00%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
23.20B 26.01B 30.87B 32.16B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
218.60M 256.30M 340.10M 353.70M
Depreciation
- - - -
-
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
+24.06% +12.12% +18.70% +4.18%
Gross Income
4.99B 5.03B 5.32B 5.47B
Gross Income Growth
+20.75% +0.88% +5.61% +2.92%
Gross Profit Margin
+17.70% +16.21% +14.69% +14.54%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
3.10B 3.31B 3.75B 3.94B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
3.10B 3.31B 3.75B 3.94B
SGA Growth
+26.62% +6.71% +13.30% +5.12%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
54.20M 28.90M (22.80M) (154.60M)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
1.83B 1.69B 1.59B 1.68B
Non Operating Income/Expense
65.50M 20.90M 27.70M (70.10M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - (15.10M)
-
Interest Expense
167.90M 352.10M 536.60M 503.70M
Interest Expense Growth
+28.66% +109.71% +52.40% -6.13%
Gross Interest Expense
170.50M 354.70M 542.00M 512.20M
Interest Capitalized
2.60M 2.60M 5.40M 8.50M
Pretax Income
1.73B 1.36B 1.08B 1.11B
Pretax Income Growth
+16.51% -21.25% -20.85% +2.79%
Pretax Margin
+6.14% +4.39% +2.98% +2.95%
Income Tax
468.40M 350.60M 256.70M 282.50M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
374.70M 279.20M 214.60M 167.80M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
(900.00K) 7.40M 1.80M 20.80M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
86.90M 51.80M 24.90M 88.60M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
7.70M 12.20M 15.40M 5.30M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - (15.10M)
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
1.26B 1.01B 821.60M 825.90M
Minority Interest Expense
10.60M 10.90M 19.60M 6.30M
Net Income
1.25B 1.00B 802.00M 819.60M
Net Income Growth
+18.01% -20.00% -19.86% +2.19%
Net Margin Growth
+4.44% +3.22% +2.22% +2.18%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
1.25B 1.00B 802.00M 819.60M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
1.25B 1.00B 802.00M 819.60M
EPS (Basic)
44.3617 36.3927 29.7037 32.3953
EPS (Basic) Growth
+20.52% -17.96% -18.38% +9.06%
Basic Shares Outstanding
28.20M 27.50M 27.00M 25.30M
EPS (Diluted)
44.2049 36.2609 29.5941 32.2677
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+20.93% -17.97% -18.39% +9.03%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
28.30M 27.60M 27.10M 25.40M
EBITDA
2.11B 1.98B 1.90B 1.88B
EBITDA Growth
+13.94% -6.01% -3.75% -1.22%
EBITDA Margin
+7.47% +6.37% +5.26% +5.00%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 370.357
Number of Ratings 18 Current Quarters Estimate 8.987
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 34.696
Last Quarter’s Earnings 7.00 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 33.46 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 40.603
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 13 13 14 14
Mean Estimate 8.99 9.71 34.70 40.60
High Estimates 9.80 10.47 36.56 47.10
Low Estimate 7.98 9.18 33.14 37.40
Coefficient of Variance 6.11 3.55 2.76 6.56

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 12 12 12
OVERWEIGHT 2 2 2
HOLD 4 4 3
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Buy

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