Lithia Motors LAD Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 15.2%-0.1pp | 15.2%-0.1pp | 15.2%-0.5pp | 15.3%-0.6pp | 15.3%-1.1pp | |
| Operating margin | 4%-0.4pp | 4.2%-0.1pp | 4.4%0.0pp | 4.5%-0.2pp | 4.4%-0.6pp | |
| Net margin | 1.9%-0.4pp | 2.2%0.0pp | 2.4%+0.1pp | 2.4%-0.1pp | 2.3%-0.6pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 4.9%-0.3pp | 5.1%-0.1pp | 5.3%+0.1pp | 5.3%-0.2pp | 5.2%-0.5pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 10.8%-2.1pp | 12.4%0.0pp | 13.4%+0.7pp | 13.3%-0.8pp | 12.9%-3.0pp | |
| Return on assets | 2.9%-0.8pp | 3.4%-0.3pp | 3.7%-0.1pp | 3.7%-0.4pp | 3.7%-1.1pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 15.7%-1.6pp | 7.2%-0.8pp | 17.1%0.0pp | 17.1%-0.8pp | 17.3%-1.9pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.5×-0.1× | 1.6×-0.1× | 1.6×-0.1× | 1.6×-0.1× | 1.6×-0.1× | |
| Inventory turnover | 5.4×0.0× | 5.3×-0.4× | 5.3×-0.3× | 5.1×-0.3× | 5.4×-0.2× | |
| 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×-0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.1×0.0× | 1.6×+0.2× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.4×0.0× | 5.6×+0.7× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Interest coverage | 5.4×-0.9× | 5.8×-0.3× | 6.2×0.0× | 6.3×-0.2× | 6.3×-1.0× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $272.83+6.6% | $259.97+5.9% | $268.60+9.0% | $269.75+15.2% | $255.98+11.2% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $5.82B-24.6% | $8.06B-15.4% | $8.1B-6.2% | $8.83B+27.2% | $7.71B-6.8% | |
| Enterprise value | $6.47B-22.1% | $18.75B+0.3% | $8.68B-6.4% | $9.44B+24.8% | $8.31B-6.9% | |
| Price / earnings | 8.2×-1.0× | 9.8×-2.1× | 9×-1.8× | 10×+1.8× | 9.1×+0.3× | |
| Price / sales | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | |
| Price / book | 0.9×-0.2× | 1.2×-0.2× | 1.2×-0.1× | 1.3×+0.2× | 1.1×-0.2× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.5×-0.8× | 9.8×-0.3× | 4.4×-0.8× | 4.8×+0.7× | 4.3×-0.4× | |
| EV / sales | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | |
| Earnings yield | 12.2%+1.3pp | 10.2%+1.8pp | 11.1%+1.8pp | 10%-2.2pp | 10.9%-0.4pp | |
| Dividend yield | 0.9%+0.2pp | 0.7%+0.1pp | 0.7%0.0pp | 0.6%-0.2pp | 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.
