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Lithia Motors LAD Operating margin

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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
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 ratio-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Lithia Motors’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 operating margin?
Lithia Motors (LAD) reported operating margin of 4% in Q1 2026.
How has Lithia Motors's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Lithia Motors's operating margin decreased by 9.0% year-over-year, from 4.4% to 4%.
What is the long-term trend for Lithia Motors's operating margin?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lithia Motors's operating margin has grown at a -4.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.3% to 4.2%.
What does operating margin mean?
Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.