Lithia Motors (LAD) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Lithia Motors (LAD) posted Debt Ratio of 0.25 for Q1 2026, down 13.42% sequentially from 0.29 in Q4 2025, and down 1.38% YoY from 0.26 in Q1 2025.

Lithia Motors (LAD) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lithia Motors (LAD) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.25 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 1.38% year-over-year to 0.25 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.25 (down 1.38% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.29, down 19.18% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio retreated to 0.25 in Q1 2026 per LAD's latest filing, from 0.29 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.38 in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.08 in Q3 2024.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.26, with a median of 0.29 recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Debt Ratio tumbled 78.78% in 2023 and jumped 210.79% in 2025.
  • Lithia Motors' Debt Ratio stood at 0.37 in 2022, then climbed by 0.4% to 0.37 in 2023, then declined by 2.27% to 0.36 in 2024, then fell by 19.18% to 0.29 in 2025, then fell by 13.42% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LAD's Debt Ratio at 0.25 in Q1 2026, 0.29 in Q4 2025, and 0.09 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Uxin 128.90 Bn 128.96 Bn - 0.14
2 Carvana 48.46 Bn 46.86 Bn 1.27 Bn 0.36
3 Penske Automotive 11.65 Bn 11.59 Bn 1.30 Bn 0.14
4 Carmax 7.34 Bn 7.21 Bn 854.41 Mn 0.60
5 Lithia Motors 6.80 Bn 6.82 Bn 1.42 Bn 0.25
6 Autonation 6.40 Bn 6.33 Bn 1.21 Bn 0.15
7 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.57 Bn 5.35 Bn 343.80 Mn 0.06
8 Valvoline 4.88 Bn 4.79 Bn 187.00 Mn 0.48
9 Asbury Automotive 3.76 Bn 3.73 Bn 726.90 Mn 0.31
10 Group 1 Automotive 3.41 Bn 3.37 Bn 877.90 Mn 0.31

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.25
Dec 31, 2025 0.29
Sep 30, 2025 0.09
Jun 30, 2025 0.28
Mar 31, 2025 0.26
Dec 31, 2024 0.36
Sep 30, 2024 0.08
Jun 30, 2024 0.27
Mar 31, 2024 0.08
Dec 31, 2023 0.37
Sep 30, 2023 0.08
Jun 30, 2023 0.31
Mar 31, 2023 0.31
Dec 31, 2022 0.37
Sep 30, 2022 0.38
Jun 30, 2022 0.37
Mar 31, 2022 0.30
Dec 31, 2021 0.28
Sep 30, 2021 0.27
Jun 30, 2021 0.30