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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
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Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) Operating margin
Lithia Motors, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 4.05%, down 0.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (4.24%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.78% (fiscal 2018) to 7.28% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Auto & Truck Dealerships industry median of 3.69% and in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.88%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.24% | (0.09) |
| FY2024 | 4.33% | (1.12) |
| FY2023 | 5.45% | (1.44) |
| FY2022 | 6.89% | (0.39) |
| FY2021 | 7.28% | 2.00 |
| FY2020 | 5.28% | 1.37 |
| FY2019 | 3.91% | 0.13 |
| FY2018 | 3.78% | (0.27) |
| FY2017 | 4.05% | 0.15 |
| FY2016 | 3.90% | 0.05 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 4.22% | (0.36) |
| Jun 2026 | 4.58% | 0.96 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.62% | (0.09) |
| Dec 2025 | 3.71% | (0.65) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| OPLN OPENLANE, Inc. compare | 16.9% |
| VVV Valvoline compare | 15.3% |
| RUSHB Rush Enterprises, Inc. compare | 5.13% |
| RUSHA Rush Enterprises, Inc. compare | 5.07% |
| AN AutoNation, Inc. compare | 4.60% |
| ABG Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. compare | 4.24% |
| LAD Lithia Motors, Inc. | 4.05% |
| PAG Penske Automotive Group, Inc. compare | 3.70% |
| KMX CarMax, Inc. compare | 2.05% |
| Auto & Truck Dealerships industry median | 3.69% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.88% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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