Lithia Motors LAD Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 15.2%0.0pp | 15.2%0.0pp | 15.2%-0.1pp | 15.3%0.0pp | 15.3%-0.1pp | |
| Operating margin | 4%-0.2pp | 4.2%-0.2pp | 4.4%-0.1pp | 4.5%0.0pp | 4.4%+0.1pp | |
| Net margin | 1.9%-0.3pp | 2.2%-0.2pp | 2.4%0.0pp | 2.4%+0.1pp | 2.3%+0.1pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 4.9%-0.2pp | 5.1%-0.2pp | 5.3%0.0pp | 5.3%0.0pp | 5.2%+0.1pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 10.8%-1.6pp | 12.4%-1.0pp | 13.4%+0.1pp | 13.3%+0.4pp | 12.9%+0.5pp | |
| Return on assets | 2.9%-0.5pp | 3.4%-0.3pp | 3.7%0.0pp | 3.7%0.0pp | 3.7%0.0pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 15.7%+8.5pp | 7.2%-10.0pp | 17.1%0.0pp | 17.1%-0.2pp | 17.3%+9.3pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.5×0.0× | 1.6×0.0× | 1.6×0.0× | 1.6×0.0× | 1.6×-0.1× | |
| Inventory turnover | 5.4×+0.1× | 5.3×0.0× | 5.3×+0.2× | 5.1×-0.3× | 5.4×-0.4× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1×-0.2× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | |
| Quick ratio | 0.2×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.1×-1.5× | 1.6×+1.5× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×-1.3× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0×-0.4× | 0.4×+0.4× | 0×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×-0.4× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.4×-5.2× | 5.6×+5.3× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×-4.6× | |
| Interest coverage | 5.4×-0.4× | 5.8×-0.4× | 6.2×-0.1× | 6.3×0.0× | 6.3×+0.2× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $272.83+4.9% | $259.97-3.2% | $268.60-0.4% | $269.75+5.4% | $255.98+4.3% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $5.82B-27.8% | $8.06B-0.5% | $8.1B-8.3% | $8.83B+14.5% | $7.71B-19.0% | |
| Enterprise value | $6.47B-65.5% | $18.75B+116% | $8.68B-8.0% | $9.44B+13.7% | $8.31B-55.5% | |
| Price / earnings | 8.2×-1.6× | 9.8×+0.8× | 9×-0.9× | 10×+0.8× | 9.1×-2.8× | |
| Price / sales | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×-0.1× | |
| Price / book | 0.9×-0.3× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×-0.1× | 1.3×+0.1× | 1.1×-0.3× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.5×-6.3× | 9.8×+5.4× | 4.4×-0.4× | 4.8×+0.5× | 4.3×-5.7× | |
| EV / sales | 0.2×-0.3× | 0.5×+0.3× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.2×-0.3× | |
| Earnings yield | 12.2%+2.0pp | 10.2%-0.9pp | 11.1%+1.0pp | 10%-0.9pp | 10.9%+2.6pp | |
| Dividend yield | 0.9%+0.2pp | 0.7%0.0pp | 0.7%+0.1pp | 0.6%-0.1pp | 0.7%+0.1pp |
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- What are Lithia Motors's profit margins?
- Lithia Motors (LAD) runs a 15.2% gross margin and a 4.0% operating margin, with a 1.9% net margin.
- Where do Lithia Motors's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Lithia Motors's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
