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Lithia Motors LAD Return on invested capital

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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 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 return on invested capital?
Lithia Motors (LAD) reported return on invested capital of 15.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Lithia Motors's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Lithia Motors's return on invested capital decreased by 9.0% year-over-year, from 17.3% to 15.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Lithia Motors's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lithia Motors's return on invested capital has grown at a -9.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 12.1% to 7.2%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.