Lithia Motors, Inc.

LAD

$383.77

+1.26%

2026-09-04 09:45:48 EDT+$4.79

Consumer Cyclical

Auto - Dealerships

NYSE

Active Trading

Lithia Motors, Inc. operates as a prominent automotive retail enterprise throughout the United States. Its business is strategically divided into three key ...

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Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) is a prominent automotive retail enterprise in the United States, strategically segmented into Domestic, Import, and Luxury vehicle sales. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including the sale of new and used vehicles, financing solutions, extended warranties, insurance contracts, and protection services. Additionally, ...Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) is a prominent automotive retail enterprise in the United States, strategically segmented into Domestic, Import, and Luxury vehicle sales. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including the sale of new and used vehicles, financing solutions, extended warranties, insurance contracts, and protection services. Additionally, Lithia provides automotive repair and maintenance, and distributes vehicle body components and parts. With a robust digital presence, the company operates over 300 dealerships and more than 300 websites, expanding its reach through online platforms like Driveway and GreenCars. As of February 2022, Lithia managed 278 physical dealerships, and by 2024, it reported revenue of $36.2 billion. The company employs over 27,000 people, with a total of 30,000 full-time employees. Financially, Lithia has a market cap of approximately $8.26 billion, a beta of 1.256, and a current dividend yield of 0.6%. The company's gross profit margin is 11%, with a net profit margin of 1.9%. Debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.435, indicating significant leverage. Key leaders include CEO Bryan DeBoer, who has been in his role since 2012, and founder Sidney DeBoer, who serves as chairman. Lithia's mission is to provide personal transportation solutions with a multifaceted strategy, positioning itself as a pragmatic disrupter in the industry. The company's history dates back to 1946 when Walt DeBoer opened a single dealership in Ashland, Oregon, and it has since grown into one of the largest automotive retailers in the country.ExpandCollapse

Founded

1946

Employees

30000

CEO

Bryan DeBoer

Full Name

Lithia Motors, Inc.

Sector

Consumer Cyclical

Industry

Auto - Dealerships

ROE

10.91%

Market Cap

$8.44B

Current Ratio

1.00

WACC

6.45%

ROIC

6.84%

Contact Information

https://www.lithia.com

541 776 6401

150 North Bartlett Street, Medford, OR 97501

Key Metrics of LAD

Snapshot

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Market Cap

$8.44B

ROCE

4.7%

EV / EBITDA

17.41x

-3.1% YoY

FCF Yield

-6.1%

-6.1% YoY

Cash Conversion Cycle

81.3d

Current Ratio

1.00

Quick take

TTM —

Positive CCC

Financial Highlights of LAD

Profitability trend

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Gross Margin

11.0%

Net Margin

1.9%

P/E Ratio

12.51x

n/a

Debt / Equity

2.58

n/a

Current Ratio

1.00

Dividend Yield

0.6%

Understanding

TTM —

High debt to equity

Calendar of LAD

Upcoming

Sep 30, 2026In 26 days
Q3 FY2026 · Estimated results
Est. EPS $10.11 · Revenue $9.86B · 8 analysts
Oct 28, 2026In 54 days
Q3 FY2026 · Earnings report
Est. EPS $9.85
Dec 30, 2026
Q4 FY2026 · Estimated results
Est. EPS $8.96 · Revenue $9.46B · 7 analysts
Dec 31, 2026
FY2026 · Estimated annual results
Est. EPS $36.14 · Revenue $38.35B · 9 analysts

Recent history

Aug 21, 2026
Dividend payment
$2.37 per share
Aug 7, 2026
Ex-dividend date
$2.37 per share
Jul 29, 2026
Q2 FY2026 · Results reported
EPS $11.54 · Revenue $9.79B
View filing
Apr 29, 2026
Q1 FY2026 · Results reported
EPS $4.28 · Revenue $9.27B
View filing
Feb 25, 2026
FY2025 · Annual results
EPS $32.32 · Revenue $37.63B
View filing
Oct 24, 2025
Q3 FY2025 · Results reported
EPS $8.61 · Revenue $9.68B
View filing

Financial Statements of LAD

Next Earnings Date

Oct 28, 2026

EPS Est. 9.85 · Fiscal period ending 2026-09-30

D-54

5Y Trend (Revenue, Earnings, FCF)

Metric	Latest	YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.	QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).	$37.6B	+4.0%	+5.6%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.	$819.6M	+2.2%	+159.0%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.	+15.2%	-0.9%	-104.9%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).	+3.8%	-12.8%	-147.5%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.	+2.2%	-1.7%	+145.2%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.	$5.8M	-92.1%	+40.6%
FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.	+0.0%	-92.4%	+43.8%
Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.	222.4%	+6.8%	+2.0%
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.	1.17x	-1.1%	+0.9%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.	$25.1B	+8.6%	+1.9%

Actual vs Estimate

A Dec 31Q Sep 30

Metric	Annual (A vs E)	Annual Surprise	Quarter (A vs E)	Quarter Surprise
EPS Surprise	32.32 vs 35.23	-8.3%	11.54 vs 10.11	+14.1%
Revenue Surprise	$37.6B vs $37.7B	-0.1%	$9.8B vs $9.9B	-0.7%

Insider Transactions of LAD

Acquisitions (A)

Since Apr 30, 2026

Disposals (D)

Since Apr 30, 2026

Monthly shares of acquisitions/disposals with close price trend (shared daily price source)

Insider Trading Snapshot

Date	Executive	Title	Security	Side	Shares	Price
Aug 3, 2026	DEBOER SIDNEY B	director	Lithia Motors Inc Common Stock	D	81	$385.42
Jun 12, 2026	Loretz Congdon Stacy	director	Lithia Motors Inc Common Stock	D	75	$315.00
Jun 10, 2026	McIntyre Shauna	director	Lithia Motors Inc Common Stock	D	165	$305.64
May 26, 2026	Bailey Richard J Jr	director	Lithia Motors Inc Common Stock	D	297	$280.57
May 11, 2026	McIntyre Shauna	director	Lithia Motors Inc Common Stock	D	245	$294.64

Earnings Call Transcript of LAD

1 transcript segments

Q2 2026

Unknown Speaker

Operator: Greetings. Welcome to Lithia Motors & Driveway Second Quarter 2026 Results Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to Jardon Jaramillo, Director of Finance. Thank you. You may begin. Jardon Jaramillo: Good morning. Thank you for joining us for our second quarter earnings call. With me today are Bryan DeBoer, President and CEO; Tina Miller, Senior Vice President and CFO; and Chuck Lietz, Senior Vice President of Driveway Finance Corporation. Today's discussion may include statements about future events, financial projections and expectations about the company's products, markets and growth. Such statements are forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to materially differ from statements made. We disclose those risks and uncertainties we deem to be material in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We urge you to carefully consider these disclosures and not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statements that are made as of the date of this release. Our results today include references to non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to the text of today's press release for a reconciliation of comparable GAAP measures. We have also posted an updated investor presentation on our website, investors.lithiadriveway.com, highlighting our second quarter results. With that, I would like to turn the call over to Bryan. Bryan DeBoer: Thank you, Jardon. Good morning, and welcome to our quarterly earnings call. The second quarter was another record for Lithia & Driveway. We delivered revenues of $9.8 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $10.03, up 9% from last year as our leaders continue to demonstrate the earnings power of our diversified model in a somewhat dynamic environment. The quality of these earnings is what really stands out to me. New vehicle margins continue to be stable. Used vehicle profitability strengthened considerably, and we drove meaningful sequential improvements in SG&A as a percentage of gross profit. Driveway Finance Corporation delivered another quarter of record originations, growing income more than 70% over last year. Our ecosystem is built so that each business line reinforces the others. And this quarter, every part of the engine contributed. Our growth is powered by our people and winning share in our local markets alongside improved pricing and cost efficiencies that flow straight to the bottom line. What's so special is that each of those relationships compounds, the customer we finance through DFC today becomes tomorrow's service visit and eventually the trade-ins for our used inventory. During the quarter, same-store revenues declined 1.6% and total gross profit declined 2.7%. This was quite resilient performance against our toughest comparison of the year as we lapped an exceptionally strong second quarter of …

Leadership Team of LAD

11 executives

Name	Title	Compensation	Gender	Year Born	Status
Bryan DeBoer	Chief Executive Officer, President & Director	USD 5,153,009	Male	1966	Active
Tina H. Miller	Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	USD 2,087,793	Female	1982	Active
David G. Stork	Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer	USD 1,130,309	Male	1963	Active
Thomas Dobry	Chief Marketing Officer	USD 1,030,910	Male	1966	Active
Chun-Wai C. Liang	Senior Vice President of DCH Operations	USD 583,029	Male	1956	Active
Sidney DeBoer	Founder & Chairman	USD 166,667	Male	1943	Active
Neil Williamson	Operations President	—	Male	—	Active
Charles Lietz	Senior Vice President of Finance	—	Male	—	Active
Katie Macaddino	Senior Vice President of People & Culture	—	Female	—	Active
Bryan L. Osterhout	Operations President	—	Male	—	Active
Jardon Jaramillo	Senior Director of Finance & Investor Relations	—	Male	—	Active

Recent News of LAD

Zacks Investment Research7/30/2026Neutral

LAD Q2 Earnings Beat on Used Margins and Financing Growth

Lithia Motors tops Q2 estimates as stronger used-vehicle margins, aftersales growth and record financing income offset mixed sales trends.

Defense World7/30/2026Neutral

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) Stock Price Up 14.5% Following Strong Earnings

Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD - Get Free Report) traded up 14.5% during trading on Wednesday after the company announced better than expected quarterly earnings. The company traded as high as $407.00 and last traded at $410.2550. Approximately 140,350 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 54% from the average session volume of 307,375 shares.

MarketBeat7/30/2026Neutral

Lithia Motors Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Lithia Motors NYSE: LAD reported record second-quarter revenue of $9.8 billion and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $10.03, up 9% from a year earlier, as used-vehicle profitability, after-sales margins and Driveway Finance Corporation income supported results in what management characterized as a dynamic market environment.

The Motley Fool7/29/2026Neutral

Why Lithia Stock Surged Today

Lithia continues to consolidate the car dealership industry. Rising profit margins are enabling Lithia to buy back a significant percentage of its shares.

Seeking Alpha7/29/2026Neutral

Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Historical Employee Count of LAD

Current

30,000

Change

+0.00%

Minimum

21,150

Maximum

30,000

Recent Filings

Report Date	Employees	Form Type	Filing Date	SEC Filing
Dec 31, 2025	30,000	10-K	Feb 25, 2026	View
Dec 31, 2024	30,000	10-K	Feb 24, 2025	View
Dec 31, 2023	27,446	10-K	Feb 23, 2024	View
Dec 31, 2021	21,150	10-K	Feb 18, 2022	View

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