Lithia Motors (LAD) Debt to Equity (2010 - 2026)

Lithia Motors' (LAD) quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $1.02 in Q1 2026, up 14.9% year-on-year from $0.89 in Q1 2025, and down 8.16% quarter-over-quarter from $1.11 in Q4 2025.

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

Lithia Motors has disclosed Debt to Equity across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $1.02 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $1.02, up 14.9% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.02 (up 14.9% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.11, down 11.3% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $1.02 for Q1 2026 at Lithia Motors, down from $1.11 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $1.25 in Q4 2024 to a low of $0.24 in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.96 (2024), against an average of $0.84.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity tumbled 77.19% in 2023 and soared 209.33% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Lithia Motors' Debt to Equity stood at $1.06 in 2022, then grew by 9.7% to $1.16 in 2023, then grew by 7.6% to $1.25 in 2024, then declined by 11.3% to $1.11 in 2025, then dropped by 8.16% to $1.02 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $1.02 (Q1 2026), $1.11 (Q4 2025), and $0.33 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -0.21
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 1.06
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn 2.63
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 1.02
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 0.98
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 0.12
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 4.69
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 0.44
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 1.11
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn 0.90

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.02
Dec 31, 2025 1.11
Sep 30, 2025 0.33
Jun 30, 2025 0.96
Mar 31, 2025 0.89
Dec 31, 2024 1.25
Sep 30, 2024 0.27
Jun 30, 2024 0.96
Mar 31, 2024 0.29
Dec 31, 2023 1.16
Sep 30, 2023 0.24
Jun 30, 2023 0.94
Mar 31, 2023 0.94
Dec 31, 2022 1.06
Sep 30, 2022 1.07
Jun 30, 2022 1.03
Mar 31, 2022 0.75
Dec 31, 2021 0.67
Sep 30, 2021 0.61
Jun 30, 2021 0.71