Lithia Motors (LAD) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Lithia Motors (LAD) posted Change in Inventory of $97.2 million for Q1 2026, up 745.22% sequentially from $11.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 152.15% YoY from $38.5 million in Q1 2025.

Lithia Motors (LAD) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lithia Motors (LAD) has 17 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at $97.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory rose 152.15% year-over-year to $97.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $250.3 million (up 330.06% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$33.3 million, down 112.76% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory rose to $97.2 million in Q1 2026 per LAD's latest filing, from $11.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $365.3 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$219.8 million in Q3 2024.
  • Average Change in Inventory over 5 years is $124.2 million, with a median of $148.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Change in Inventory soared 417.42% in 2023 and slumped 248.51% in 2024.
  • Lithia Motors' Change in Inventory stood at $70.6 million in 2022, then soared by 417.42% to $365.3 million in 2023, then sank by 117.36% to -$63.4 million in 2024, then surged by 118.14% to $11.5 million in 2025, then surged by 745.22% to $97.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LAD's Change in Inventory at $97.2 million in Q1 2026, $11.5 million in Q4 2025, and -$64.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Uxin 128.90 Bn 128.96 Bn - -
2 Carvana 48.46 Bn 46.86 Bn 1.27 Bn 247.00 Mn
3 Penske Automotive 11.65 Bn 11.59 Bn 1.30 Bn 74.70 Mn
4 Carmax 7.34 Bn 7.21 Bn 854.41 Mn -74.24 Mn
5 Lithia Motors 6.80 Bn 6.82 Bn 1.42 Bn 97.20 Mn
6 Autonation 6.40 Bn 6.33 Bn 1.21 Bn 43.90 Mn
7 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.57 Bn 5.35 Bn 343.80 Mn 85.49 Mn
8 Valvoline 4.88 Bn 4.79 Bn 187.00 Mn -1.00 Mn
9 Asbury Automotive 3.76 Bn 3.73 Bn 726.90 Mn -26.50 Mn
10 Group 1 Automotive 3.41 Bn 3.37 Bn 877.90 Mn 40.10 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 97.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 97.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 11.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 11.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -64.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -64.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 206.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 206.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -186.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -186.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -63.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -63.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -219.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -219.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 360.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 360.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 183.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 183.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 365.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 365.30 Mn