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

Lithia Motors' (LAD) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $97.2 million in Q1 2026, up 152.15% year-on-year from $38.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 745.22% quarter-over-quarter from $11.5 million in Q4 2025.

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

Lithia Motors has disclosed Change in Inventory across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $97.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at $97.2 million, up 152.15% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $250.3 million (up 330.06% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$33.3 million, down 112.76% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory came in at $97.2 million for Q1 2026 at Lithia Motors, up from $11.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $365.3 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$219.8 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $148.0 million (2023), against an average of $124.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory surged 417.42% in 2023 and plunged 248.51% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Lithia Motors' Change in Inventory stood at $70.6 million in 2022, then soared by 417.42% to $365.3 million in 2023, then plunged 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.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $97.2 million (Q1 2026), $11.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$64.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 247.00 Mn
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn 1.01 Bn
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 97.20 Mn
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 43.90 Mn
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 85.49 Mn
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn -1.00 Mn
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn -
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 40.10 Mn
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn -26.50 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