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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 2.17%, EPS grew 16.9%, free cash flow fell 108.6% and total debt rose 8.22%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for ten.

295.14 0.17 −0.06%
Market cap
$6.5B
P/E
9.8×
Fwd P/E
8.8×
Dividend yield
0.80%
F-score
3/9
Altman Z
2.40
Beneish M
−2.45
Dividend safety
51/100

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total sells 0.42
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell — 1 — — 1 — 2 2 — — 2 —
Insider Ownership 3.47%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 6,490.00
Revenue 37,936.30
Net Income 720.20
Free Cash Flow (479.80)
Net Debt 9,161.40
Current Ratio 1.00
Debt/Equity 1.48
P/E ratio 9.79
Fwd P/E 8.83
P/S ratio 0.18
P/B ratio 1.03
Past 5Y EPS Growth 10.60%
This Y EPS Growth 7.05%
Next Y EPS Growth 15.84% (at or above 15%: strong)
Next Y revenue growth 1.80%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 12.67%

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Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 43.20%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 5.09%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 2.25%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 48.40%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.08
Annual Dividend Rate 2.37
Annual Dividend Yield 0.80%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 2.57
0.55
0.57
0.70
2025 2.18
0.53
0.55
0.55
0.55
2024 2.09
0.50
0.53
0.53
0.53
2023 1.92
0.42
0.50
0.50
0.50
2022 1.61
0.35
0.42
0.42
0.42
2021 1.36
0.31
0.35
0.35
0.35
2020 1.22
0.30
0.30
0.31
0.31
2019 1.19
0.29
0.30
0.30
0.30
2018 1.14
0.27
0.29
0.29
0.29
2017 1.06
0.25
0.27
0.27
0.27
2016 0.95
0.20
0.25
0.25
0.25
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 941 402 342 364
Receivables 1,106 1,237 1,134 1,125
Inventory 4,754 5,912 6,120 6,517
Other 137 223 263 268
6,938 7,774 7,858 8,273
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 288 334 340 487
ST’ Debt 110 192 134 146
Other — — — 1,862
4,932 6,551 6,697 8,249

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 16.95% 23.45% 10.11%
Cash Flow 16.19% (8.11%) 0.00%
Earnings 16.18% 11.75% (13.15%)
Book Value 23.12% 20.02% 8.35%

Revenue $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 9,271 9,791 — — —
’25 9,178 9,583 9,676 9,198 37,635
’24 8,562 9,232 9,221 9,174 36,188
’23 6,974 8,112 8,277 7,680 31,042
’22 6,705 7,240 7,296 6,947 28,188
’21 4,343 6,009 6,170 6,309 22,832
’20 2,804 2,759 3,620 3,944 13,127
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 (108) (66) — — —
’25 322 9 (98) 124 357
’24 292 (148) 219 62 425
’23 (49) (250) 122 (295) (472)
’22 26 (289) (254) (93) (610)
’21 500 772 731 (205) 1,797
’20 122 668 11 (256) 545
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 (194) (122) — — —
’25 259 (58) (195) 31 37
’24 217 (278) 158 (8) 88
’23 (87) (308) 57 (352) (689)
’22 (28) (356) (328) (186) (897)
’21 450 709 654 (272) 1,540
’20 80 633 (33) (297) 383
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 4.28 11.54 — — —
’25 7.94 9.87 8.61 5.72 32.32
’24 5.89 7.87 7.80 8.12 29.65
’23 8.30 10.78 9.46 7.74 36.29
’22 11.55 11.60 11.92 9.00 44.17
’21 5.81 10.75 10.11 9.57 36.54
’20 1.97 3.38 6.86 7.02 19.53
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

1.7
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to December

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 68.70 80.88 67.90 74.87 55.74 274.03 180.00 198.82 243.00 262.10

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
High 105.38 123.50 127.99 165.27 310.57 417.98 349.61 331.96 405.68 405.14
People
People Employees 11,170 12,899 13,643 14,320 14,538 21,150 21,875 27,446 30,000 30,000
Revenue/emp, $m 0.78 0.78 0.87 0.88 0.90 1.08 1.29 1.13 1.21 1.25
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 8,678 10,087 11,821 12,673 13,127 22,832 28,188 31,042 36,188 37,635
Gross margin, % 15.00 15.03 15.03 15.42 16.95 18.65 18.28 16.84 15.37 15.23
EBT 284 347 338 375 649 1,485 1,730 1,362 1,071 1,108
EBT margin, % 3.27 3.44 2.85 2.96 4.94 6.50 6.14 4.39 2.96 2.95
Net income 197 245 266 272 470 1,063 1,262 1,012 816 826
Depreciation 49 58 75 114 121 166 228 265 390 415
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 341.66 401.85 484.48 546.24 551.53 792.77 999.57 1,128.81 1,340.30 1,487.55
Earnings 7.72 9.75 10.86 11.60 19.53 36.54 44.17 36.29 29.65 32.32
Cash flow 3.58 5.93 21.30 22.61 22.88 62.40 (21.63) (17.18) 15.74 14.10
Capex (3.88) (3.59) (6.35) (5.32) (6.78) (8.93) (10.16) (7.89) (12.48) (12.66)
Free cash flow (0.30) 2.34 14.95 17.29 16.11 53.48 (31.79) (25.07) 3.27 1.44
Book value 35.86 43.16 49.07 63.26 111.83 160.74 184.77 226.87 247.19 261.99
Shares, m 25 25 24 23 24 29 28 28 27 25
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 12.69 11.79 7.01 12.69 15.22 8.19 4.56 8.95 12.04 10.34
P/S 0.29 0.29 0.16 0.27 0.53 0.37 0.20 0.29 0.27 0.22
P/B 2.74 2.67 1.56 2.32 2.62 1.85 1.09 1.43 1.45 1.27
EV/Sales 0.37 0.38 0.27 0.38 0.68 0.52 0.39 0.49 0.49 0.48
EV/FCF (419.72) 65.94 8.81 11.96 23.31 7.65 (12.22) (22.13) 199.67 489.84
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 91 149 520 525 545 1,797 (610) (472) 425 357
Capex (99) (90) (155) (123) (161) (257) (286) (217) (337) (320)
Free cash flow (8) 59 365 401 383 1,540 (897) (689) 88 37
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 365 482 498 501 860 907 1,453 2,005 1,223 1,161
Total debt 791 1,047 1,384 1,470 2,131 3,409 5,531 7,265 8,363 9,813
Net debt 741 990 1,353 1,386 1,968 3,235 5,284 6,324 7,960 9,471
Shareholders’ equity 911 1,083 1,197 1,468 2,662 4,629 5,210 6,239 6,674 6,628
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 5.58 5.75 5.28 4.73 6.73 11.13 9.57 5.78 3.73 3.40
ROIC 12.81 12.33 10.96 10.84 9.35 13.21 11.56 8.42 6.70 6.19
ROE 22.67 24.59 23.30 20.38 22.78 29.08 25.43 17.48 12.34 12.32
Negative figures in brackets.

All 10 years →

Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026

Charts ten years each

Lithia Motors, Inc. vs peers in Auto & Truck Dealerships (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
PAG Penske Automotive Group, Inc. $13.9B 15.6× 12.7× +5.98% (above 0%: growing) +4.76% (above 0%: growing) −11.32% (below 0%: shrinking) 15.94% 3.97% Compare
KMX CarMax, Inc. $7.5B 26.0× 20.1× +19.46% (above 0%: growing) +81.97% (above 0%: growing) +23.18% (above 0%: growing) 10.15% 3.00% Compare
LAD Lithia Motors, Inc. $6.5B 9.8× 8.8× +2.17% (above 0%: growing) +16.92% (above 0%: growing) −108.58% (below 0%: shrinking) 15.29% 4.58%
RUSHA Rush Enterprises, Inc. $5.6B 20.0× 18.1× −1.61% (below 0%: shrinking) 0.00% −56.15% (below 0%: shrinking) 19.04% 5.12% Compare
AN AutoNation, Inc. $5.3B 7.5× 8.7× −0.64% (below 0%: shrinking) +138.50% (above 0%: growing) +45.21% (above 0%: growing) 17.77% 4.60% Compare
OPLN OPENLANE, Inc. $4.5B — (loss-making) 29.2× +15.13% (above 0%: growing) +106.25% (above 0%: growing) −60.76% (below 0%: shrinking) 44.75% 16.80% Compare
VVV Valvoline $4.0B 39.3× 33.8× +24.05% (above 0%: growing) +15.91% (above 0%: growing) +110.31% (above 0%: growing) 39.46% 20.60% Compare
RUSHB Rush Enterprises, Inc. $3.9B 25.3× 18.1× −1.61% (below 0%: shrinking) 0.00% −56.15% (below 0%: shrinking) 19.04% 5.12% Compare
ABG Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. $3.1B 6.3× 6.7× +0.26% (above 0%: growing) −19.43% (below 0%: shrinking) −83.11% (below 0%: shrinking) 17.18% 5.01% Compare
Median of peers $4.9B 20.0× 18.1× +3.12% +10.34% −33.73% 18.41% 5.07%

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Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) key facts

  • Strength: Lithia Motors, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $37.6 billion, up 4.00% from fiscal 2024.
  • Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) is an Auto & Truck Dealerships company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • As of October 16, 2026, LAD traded at $295.14, a market capitalization of $6.5 billion.
  • Lithia Motors, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.37 per share, a yield of 0.80%, with a payout ratio of 7.86%.
  • Return on equity was 12.3% and debt-to-equity 1.48.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 3 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 2.40 (grey zone) for fiscal 2025.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations.

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