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) Return on equity

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Lithia Motors, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 11.7%, down 0.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.3% (fiscal 2025) to 29.1% (fiscal 2021) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is in line with the Auto & Truck Dealerships industry median of 11.7% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.

Return on equity, annual

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Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 12.3% (0.02)
FY2024 12.3% (5.14)
FY2023 17.5% (7.95)
FY2022 25.4% (3.65)
FY2021 29.1% 6.30
FY2020 22.8% 2.40
FY2019 20.4% (2.92)
FY2018 23.3% (1.29)
FY2017 24.6% 1.92
FY2016 22.7% (1.71)

Against its own ten years

Low 12.3% High 29.1%
Ten-year median 22.8%
Current reading's percentile 9

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
AN AutoNation, Inc. compare 30.2%
VVV Valvoline compare 27.8%
PAG Penske Automotive Group, Inc. compare 15.4%
RUSHA Rush Enterprises, Inc. compare 11.9%
ABG Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. compare 11.8%
LAD Lithia Motors, Inc. 11.7%
RUSHB Rush Enterprises, Inc. compare 11.7%
KMX CarMax, Inc. compare 4.68%
OPLN OPENLANE, Inc. compare −3.12%
Auto & Truck Dealerships industry median 11.7%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.20%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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