Lithia Motors (LAD) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026)

Lithia Motors (LAD) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$240.5 million for Q1 2026, up 56.15% sequentially from -$548.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 105.38% YoY from $4.5 billion in Q1 2025.

Lithia Motors (LAD) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lithia Motors (LAD) has 17 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$240.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 105.38% year-over-year to -$240.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.2 billion (down 63.17% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$1.0 billion, up 44.57% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities grew to -$240.5 million in Q1 2026 per LAD's latest filing, from -$548.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was -$30.0 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$1.3 billion in Q1 2024.
  • Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$336.6 million, with a median of -$249.2 million recorded in 2024.
  • The widest YoY moves for Cash from Investing Activities: up 90.75% in 2025, down 1532.44% in 2025.
  • Lithia Motors' Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$312.5 million in 2022, then surged by 90.4% to -$30.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 12.0% to -$33.6 million in 2024, then plunged by 1532.44% to -$548.5 million in 2025, then jumped by 56.15% to -$240.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LAD's Cash from Investing Activities at -$240.5 million in Q1 2026, -$548.5 million in Q4 2025, and -$163.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing (Qtr)
1 Uxin 128.90 Bn 128.96 Bn - -
2 Carvana 48.46 Bn 46.86 Bn 1.27 Bn -31.00 Mn
3 Penske Automotive 11.65 Bn 11.59 Bn 1.30 Bn -634.40 Mn
4 Carmax 7.34 Bn 7.21 Bn 854.41 Mn -99.63 Mn
5 Lithia Motors 6.80 Bn 6.82 Bn 1.42 Bn -240.50 Mn
6 Autonation 6.40 Bn 6.33 Bn 1.21 Bn -48.90 Mn
7 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.57 Bn 5.35 Bn 343.80 Mn -60.64 Mn
8 Valvoline 4.88 Bn 4.79 Bn 187.00 Mn -68.00 Mn
9 Asbury Automotive 3.76 Bn 3.73 Bn 726.90 Mn 312.40 Mn
10 Group 1 Automotive 3.41 Bn 3.37 Bn 877.90 Mn 181.80 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -240.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -240.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -548.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -548.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -163.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -163.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -198.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -198.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -117.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -117.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -33.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -33.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -305.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -305.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -249.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -249.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -30.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -30.00 Mn