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LITHIA MOTORS INC LAD

NYSE · stock · Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations · website · IPO 1996-12-18 · LEI

LITHIA MOTORS INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$6.7B
P / E8.1×
P / S0.2×
P / B1.0×
P / FCF1148.5×
Dividend yield0.83%
Net margin2.2%
Return on equity12.4%
FCF margin0.0%
Return on capital8.7%
Graham number +15.1%$435.63

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($435.63); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.30% 2.40% 2.20% 2.10% 3.60% 4.60% 4.40% 3.20% 2.20% 2.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 15.40% 16.90% 18.70% 18.30% 16.80% 15.40% 15.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
3.90% 4.10% 3.80% 3.90% 5.30% 7.30% 6.90% 5.50% 4.30% 4.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
21.60% 22.60% 22.20% 18.50% 17.70% 22.90% 24.00% 16.00% 11.90% 12.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
25.5M 25.1M 24.5M 23.4M 26.3M 29.5M 28.3M 27.6M 27.1M 25.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$434.9M $725.2M $894.9M $1.25B $1.95B $2.25B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.10% 5.20% 4.90% 4.50% 6.00% 9.50% 8.30% 5.10% 3.40% 3.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-0.10% 0.40% 3.10% 3.20% 2.90% 6.70% -3.20% -2.30% 0.20% 0.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.53× 0.72× 0.77× 0.91× 0.79× 0.52× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$7.72 $9.75 $10.86 $11.60 $19.53 $36.54 $44.17 $36.29 $29.45 $32.32 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

LITHIA MOTORS INC trades at about 11.7× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 6×–16.3×, median 11.7×).

6× 16.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (6×–16.3×); dot = today's 11.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin15.2%15.4%16.8%18.3%18.7%16.9%15.4%15.0%15.0%15.0%
Operating margin4.2%4.3%5.5%6.9%7.3%5.3%3.9%3.8%4.1%3.9%
Net margin2.2%2.2%3.2%4.4%4.6%3.6%2.1%2.2%2.4%2.3%
FCF margin0.0%0.2%-2.3%-3.2%6.7%2.9%3.2%3.1%0.4%-0.1%
Return on assets3.3%3.4%5.1%8.3%9.5%6.0%4.5%4.9%5.2%5.1%
Return on equity12.4%11.9%16.0%24.0%22.9%17.7%18.5%22.2%22.6%21.6%
Debt / equity————0.52×0.79×0.91×0.77×0.72×0.53×
Current ratio1.171.191.411.461.381.351.201.201.211.19

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.