LAD Lithia Motors Inc
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Consumer Cyclical · Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
Lithia Motors Inc (LAD) is a consumer cyclical company in the Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations industry, with a market capitalization of $6.7 billion. Shares last traded at $309.71, 29.5% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 1.5%. LAD trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.49, below the Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations median of 15.55. Net profit margin is 2.1%, below the peer median of 2.6%. Revenue grew 4.0% year over year. The shares yield 0.8% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-09-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
LAD Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $55M | $2.18 | 7% |
| 2024-12-31 | $57M | $2.08 | 7% |
| 2023-12-31 | $53M | $1.91 | 5% |
| 2022-12-31 | $45M | $1.60 | 4% |
| 2021-12-31 | $39M | $1.34 | 4% |
| 2020-12-31 | $29M | $1.21 | 6% |
| 2019-12-31 | $28M | $1.18 | 10% |
| 2018-12-31 | $28M | $1.13 | 10% |
| 2017-12-31 | $27M | $1.06 | 11% |
| 2016-12-31 | $24M | $0.95 | 12% |
| 2015-12-31 | $20M | $0.75 | 11% |
| 2014-12-31 | $16M | $0.60 | 11% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.22 | 2026-10-28 |
| Q2 2026 | $11.54 | 2026-07-29 |
| Q1 2026 | $4.28 | 2026-04-29 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $5.90 | 2026-02-25 |
| FY 2025 | $32.32 | 2026-02-25 |
| Q3 2025 | $8.61 | 2025-10-24 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations peers
LAD vs 14 industry peers (Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations), by market cap. Data as of close
| CVNA | Carvana | $52.1B | 30.54 | 1.90 | 6.2% | +5.66% |
| CPRT | Copart | $29.6B | 19.93 | 6.34 | 31.8% | +5.97% |
| CASY | Casey's | $24.7B | 31.97 | 1.32 | 4.1% | -1.70% |
| PAG | Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | $14.0B | 15.55 | 0.43 | 2.8% | +0.68% |
| MUSA | Murphy Usa Inc. | $9.3B | 14.00 | 0.40 | 2.9% | -4.16% |
| KMX | Carmax Inc | $8.0B | 27.38 | 0.29 | 1.1% | +1.55% |
| LAD | Lithia Motors Inc | $6.7B | 8.49 | 0.18 | 2.1% | +3.32% |
| AN | Autonation, Inc. | $5.9B | 8.23 | 0.22 | 2.6% | +3.46% |
| RUSHA | Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ | $5.6B | 20.96 | 0.81 | 3.9% | +3.43% |
| OPLN | Openlane, Inc. | $4.9B | 24.24 | 2.34 | 9.7% | +1.47% |
| ABG | Asbury Automotive Group Inc | $3.7B | 7.94 | 0.21 | 2.7% | +4.49% |
| GPI | Group 1 Automotive Inc | $3.2B | 8.49 | 0.15 | 1.7% | +3.47% |
| SAH | Sonic Automotive Inc | $2.0B | 9.75 | 0.13 | 1.3% | +0.76% |
| CWH | Camping World Holdings, Inc. | $227M | — | 0.04 | -1.6% | +7.00% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.