Lithia Motors, Inc.

LAD Consumer Cyclical Auto & Truck Dealerships

Lithia Motors, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $37.6 billion, up 4.00% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+2.80%
EPS
+53.5%
Free cash flow
+39.8%
Total debt
+4.53%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

316.26 0.62 +0.20%
Market cap
$6.8B
P/E
9.1×
Fwd P/E
8.2×
Dividend yield
0.99%
F-score
3/9
Altman Z
2.40
Beneish M
−2.45
Dividend safety
51/100

Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) EV/EBITDA

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As of 5 November 2026, Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) trades at a EV/EBITDA of 8.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.5× (October 2022) to 14.5× (March 2021); the current reading is higher than 60% of that period. That is in line with the Auto & Truck Dealerships industry median of 8.6× and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 9.8×.

EV/EBITDA, daily

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Annual newest first

Period EV/EBITDA Change
FY2025 8.9× (1.06%)
FY2024 9.0× 15.36%
FY2023 7.8× 54.33%
FY2022 5.1× (21.63%)
FY2021 6.4× (41.28%)
FY2020 11.0× 39.35%
FY2019 7.9× 27.97%
FY2018 6.2× (25.92%)
FY2017 8.3× (0.33%)
FY2016 8.3× (15.64%)

Quarterly newest first

Period EV/EBITDA Change
Sep 2026 7.9× (0.56%)
Jun 2026 7.9× 5.66%
Mar 2026 7.5× (15.73%)
Dec 2025 8.9× 9.58%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 4.5× High 14.5×
Ten-year median 7.9×
Current reading's percentile 60

EV/EBITDA against peers

Company EV/EBITDA
ABG Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. compare 7.7×
LAD Lithia Motors, Inc. 8.1×
AN AutoNation, Inc. compare 8.5×
RUSHA Rush Enterprises, Inc. compare 8.6×
OPLN OPENLANE, Inc. compare 10.5×
RUSHB Rush Enterprises, Inc. compare 11.1×
PAG Penske Automotive Group, Inc. compare 11.7×
VVV Valvoline compare 13.7×
KMX CarMax, Inc. compare 21.8×
Auto & Truck Dealerships industry median 8.6×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 9.8×
Market median 10.9×

What EV/EBITDA is

Enterprise Value over EBITDA tells an investor how the market values a whole company, with debt added and cash taken off, against its operating earnings.

((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ EBITDA (TTM)

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