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Lithia Motors LAD Q1 2026 earnings

Reported April 29, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$9.3BBeat by $49.4M
EPS$7.34Beat by $0.28
Revenue estimate$9.2B
EPS estimate$7.06

Next report

Oct 28, 2026 (in 3 months)
Revenue estimate$9.8B
EPS estimate$9.56

Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$9.3B+1.0%
Gross profit$1.4B+0.8%
Operating income$335.8M-17.4%
Net income$100.4M-52.1%
EPS (diluted)$4.28-46.1%

Balance sheet

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Total debt$651.8M+9.2%
Total equity$6.4B-5.5%
Total assets$25.7B+9.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$108.4M-134%
CapEx$97.1M+41.3%
Free cash flow-$205.5M-181%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 03/31/26
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Market cap$5.82B-24.6%
Enterprise value$6.47B-22.1%
P/E8.2×-0.9×
P/S0.2×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin15.2%-0.1pp
Operating margin4%-0.4pp
Net margin1.9%-0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.8%-2.1pp
Debt / equity0.1×0.0×
Current ratio1×-0.2×

Segments

By product

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New vehicle$4.4B—
Used vehicles$3.5B—
Aftersales$1.0B+6.5%
Finance and insurance$359.7M-1.3%

By geography

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United States$7.0B-0.9%
United Kingdom$2.0B+7.4%
Canada$276.4M+7.8%

By segment

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Vehicle Operations$9.3B+1.0%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q2 2026$9.8BBeat by $152.5M
Q1 2026$9.3BBeat by $49.4M
Q4 2025$9.2BIn lineQ3 2025$9.7BBeat by $413.0MQ2 2025$9.6BBeat by $31.8MQ1 2025$9.2BMiss by $115.9M

Diluted EPS

Q2 2026$10.03Beat by $1.30
Q1 2026$7.34Beat by $0.28
Q4 2025$6.74Miss by $1.35Q3 2025$9.50Beat by $0.97Q2 2025$10.24Beat by $1.00Q1 2025$7.66Miss by $0.20

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Questions, answered.

When did Lithia Motors report Q1 2026 earnings?
Lithia Motors (LAD) reported Q1 2026 earnings on April 29, 2026 before market open.
What were Lithia Motors's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Lithia Motors reported revenue of $9.3B and eps of $7.34 for Q1 2026.
Did Lithia Motors beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue beat the consensus estimate of $9.2B by $49.4M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $7.06 by $0.28.
How did Lithia Motors's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 1.0% from $9.2B a year earlier and eps declined 4.2% from $7.66.
Where can I find Lithia Motors's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0001023128-26-000031) and the 10-Q periodic report (0001023128-26-000036) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.