What is Lithia Motors's net debt?

Lithia Motors (LAD) reported net debt of $651.8M in Q1 2026.

How has Lithia Motors's net debt changed year-over-year?

Lithia Motors's net debt increased by 9.2% year-over-year, from $596.9M to $651.8M.

What is the long-term trend for Lithia Motors's net debt?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lithia Motors's net debt has grown at a 33.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.49B to $10.69B.

What does net debt mean?

Total debt minus cash and equivalents at the quarter end. The debt that would remain if the company used all its cash to pay down borrowings.

Lithia Motors LAD Net debt

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26

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Other financials

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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Cash & equivalents$137.8M—

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

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Market cap$6.72B-24.6%

P/E9.5×-1.1×

P/S0.2×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin15.2%-0.1pp

Operating margin4%-0.4pp

Net margin1.9%-0.4pp

FCF margin-0.8%-0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.8%-2.1pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio1×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Lithia Motors’s reported figures.

$651.8Mtotal debt=$651.8M

The official record: Lithia Motors’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lithia Motors's net debt?: Lithia Motors (LAD) reported net debt of $651.8M in Q1 2026.
How has Lithia Motors's net debt changed year-over-year?: Lithia Motors's net debt increased by 9.2% year-over-year, from $596.9M to $651.8M.
What is the long-term trend for Lithia Motors's net debt?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lithia Motors's net debt has grown at a 33.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.49B to $10.69B.
What does net debt mean?: Total debt minus cash and equivalents at the quarter end. The debt that would remain if the company used all its cash to pay down borrowings.