(LAD) Lithia Motors - Overview

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US5367971034

Stock: New Vehicles, Used Vehicles, Financing, Insurance, Maintenance

Total Rating 27

Risk 84

Buy Signal -0.11

Auto & Truck Dealerships » Automotive Retail
Age: 29.1y

Market Cap: 7,843m
Avg Trading Vol: 72.5M USD

ATR: 2.87%
Peers RS (IBD): 72.73

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: -51.15%
EPS Trend: -52.4%

Last SUE: -4.00
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 12.08%
Rev. Trend: 95.3%

Last SUE: 1.26
Qual. Beats: 1

Dividends

Dividend Yield	0.73%
Yield on Cost 5y	0.60%
Yield CAGR 5y	12.52%
Payout Consistency	90.3%
Payout Ratio	8.0%

Risk 5d forecast
Volatility	34.8%
Relative Tail Risk	-7.95%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	-0.19
Alpha	-25.95

Character TTM
Beta	1.069
Beta Downside	0.893

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	30.91%
CAGR/Max DD	0.28

Description: LAD Lithia Motors January 07, 2026

Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE:LAD) is a diversified automotive retailer operating in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. It runs two primary segments-Vehicle Operations and Financing Operations-offering new and used vehicles, financing and insurance products, and aftermarket services through a blend of brick-and-mortar dealerships, e-commerce sites, captive finance, and fleet-management solutions. Founded in 1946, the company is headquartered in Medford, Oregon.

Key recent metrics: FY 2023 revenue reached $14.3 billion, up 6% YoY, driven by a 9% increase in same-store vehicle sales and a 4% rise in used-car gross profit per unit. Inventory turnover improved to 5.2×, reflecting tighter used-car supply and effective pricing. Macro-level drivers include persistent used-vehicle shortages, a modestly rising Fed Funds rate that pressures financing spreads, and accelerating consumer interest in electric-vehicle (EV) models-areas where Lithia’s expanding EV inventory and service capabilities could capture incremental share.

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Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 3.0

Net Income: 859.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: -0.00 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.16 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 3.71% < 20% (prev 3.54%; Δ 0.17% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.03 > 3% & CFO 695.9m > Net Income 859.9m
Net Debt (13.72b) to EBITDA (1.68b): 8.19 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.21 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (24.4m) vs 12m ago -8.96% < -2%
Gross Margin: 15.03% > 18% (prev 0.16%; Δ 1487 % > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 157.8% > 50% (prev 149.1%; Δ 8.69% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.44 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.68b / Interest Expense TTM 578.7m)

Altman Z'' 2.01

A: 0.06 (Total Current Assets 7.93b - Total Current Liabilities 6.53b) / Total Assets 24.52b
B: 0.26 (Retained Earnings 6.39b / Total Assets 24.52b)
C: 0.06 (EBIT TTM 1.41b / Avg Total Assets 23.89b)
D: 0.37 (Book Value of Equity 6.56b / Total Liabilities 17.75b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 2.01 = BBB

Beneish M -2.94

DSRI: 0.92 (Receivables 1.21b/1.21b, Revenue 37.70b/34.69b)
GMI: 1.05 (GM 15.03% / 15.71%)
AQI: 1.06 (AQ_t 0.46 / AQ_t-1 0.43)
SGI: 1.09 (Revenue 37.70b / 34.69b)
TATA: 0.01 (NI 859.9m - CFO 695.9m) / TA 24.52b)
Beneish M-Score: -2.94 (Cap -4..+1) = A

What is the price of LAD shares?

As of February 07, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 344.24 with a total of 257,561 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +6.43%, over one month by +5.30%, over three months by +18.75% and over the past year by -9.20%.

Is LAD a buy, sell or hold?

Lithia Motors has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.44. Therefore, it is recommended to buy LAD.

StrongBuy: 10
Buy: 3
Hold: 3
Sell: 0
StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the LAD price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	396.7	15.2%
Analysts Target Price	396.7	15.2%
ValueRay Target Price	346.7	0.7%

LAD Fundamental Data Overview February 03, 2026

P/E Trailing = 9.4518
P/E Forward = 8.489
P/S = 0.2085
P/B = 1.1718
P/EG = 0.6296
Revenue TTM = 37.70b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.41b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.68b USD
Long Term Debt = 9.16b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 4.87b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 13.86b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last fiscal year)
Net Debt = 13.72b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 21.50b USD (7.84b + Debt 13.86b - CCE 208.9m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.44 (Ebit TTM 1.41b / Interest Expense TTM 578.7m)
EV/FCF = -1000.0x (Enterprise Value 21.50b / FCF TTM -1.50m)
FCF Yield = -0.01% (FCF TTM -1.50m / Enterprise Value 21.50b)
FCF Margin = -0.00% (FCF TTM -1.50m / Revenue TTM 37.70b)
Net Margin = 2.28% (Net Income TTM 859.9m / Revenue TTM 37.70b)
Gross Margin = 15.03% ((Revenue TTM 37.70b - Cost of Revenue TTM 32.04b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 15.35% (prev 14.47%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.88 (Enterprise Value 21.50b / Total Assets 24.52b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.42% (Interest Expense 196.8m / Debt 13.86b)
Taxrate = 22.54% (63.6m / 282.2m)
NOPAT = 1.09b (EBIT 1.41b * (1 - 22.54%))
Current Ratio = 1.21 (Total Current Assets 7.93b / Total Current Liabilities 6.53b)
Debt / Equity = 2.05 (Debt 13.86b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 6.77b)
Debt / EBITDA = 8.19 (Net Debt 13.72b / EBITDA 1.68b)
Debt / FCF = -9148 (out of range, set to none) (Net Debt 13.72b / FCF TTM -1.50m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 6.74b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.60% (Net Income 859.9m / Total Assets 24.52b)
RoE = 12.75% (Net Income TTM 859.9m / Total Stockholder Equity 6.74b)
RoCE = 8.86% (EBIT 1.41b / Capital Employed (Equity 6.74b + L.T.Debt 9.16b))
RoIC = 5.36% (NOPAT 1.09b / Invested Capital 20.39b)
WACC = 4.26% (E(7.84b)/V(21.71b) * Re(9.85%) + D(13.86b)/V(21.71b) * Rd(1.42%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 9.85% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -5.98%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -1.50m)
EPS Correlation: -52.37 | EPS CAGR: -51.15% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 95.29 | Revenue CAGR: 12.08% | SUE: 1.26 | # QB: 1
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=8.84 | Chg30d=+0.124 | Revisions Net=-4 | Analysts=7
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=38.00 | Chg30d=-0.110 | Revisions Net=-5 | Growth EPS=+7.9% | Growth Revenue=+4.4%

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