What is Lithia Motors's retained earnings?

Lithia Motors (LAD) reported retained earnings of $6.34B in Q1 2026.

How has Lithia Motors's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Lithia Motors's retained earnings increased by 6.6% year-over-year, from $5.95B to $6.34B.

What is the long-term trend for Lithia Motors's retained earnings?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lithia Motors's retained earnings has grown at a 28.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.84B to $6.52B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Lithia Motors LAD Retained Earnings

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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

Reported directly by Lithia Motors in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

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 retained earnings?: Lithia Motors (LAD) reported retained earnings of $6.34B in Q1 2026.
How has Lithia Motors's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Lithia Motors's retained earnings increased by 6.6% year-over-year, from $5.95B to $6.34B.
What is the long-term trend for Lithia Motors's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lithia Motors's retained earnings has grown at a 28.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.84B to $6.52B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.