Lithia Motors (LAD) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)

Lithia Motors (LAD) posted EBIT Margin of 4.58% for Q2 2026, up 26.41% sequentially from 3.62% in Q1 2026, and up 14.0% YoY from 4.02% in Q2 2025.

Lithia Motors (LAD) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lithia Motors has reported EBIT Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 4.58% in Q2 2026.

Quarterly EBIT Margin rose 14.0% year-over-year to 4.58% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 4.08% (down 40.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.24%, down 10.0% from the prior year.
EBIT Margin climbed to 4.58% in Q2 2026 per LAD's latest filing, from 3.62% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 7.56% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 3.62% in Q1 2026.
A 5-year average of 5.1% and a median of 4.58% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
The widest YoY moves for EBIT Margin: up 207 bps in 2022, down 213 bps in 2022.
Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 5.76% in 2022, then retreated by 16 bps to 4.85% in 2023, then fell by 8 bps to 4.49% in 2024, then slipped by 17 bps to 3.71% in 2025, then grew by 23 bps to 4.58% in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 4.58%, 3.62%, and 3.71% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1	Uxin	79.73 Bn	79.73 Bn	-	-
2	Carvana	51.31 Bn	48.57 Bn	1.38 Bn	9.22%
3	Penske Automotive	14.31 Bn	14.24 Bn	1.36 Bn	3.97%
4	Lithia Motors	8.61 Bn	8.25 Bn	1.50 Bn	4.58%
5	Carmax	8.33 Bn	7.73 Bn	854.41 Mn	2.74%
6	Autonation	7.02 Bn	6.97 Bn	1.23 Bn	4.60%
7	Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\	6.34 Bn	6.08 Bn	361.67 Mn	5.12%
8	Autozi Internet Technology (Global)	6.33 Bn	6.14 Bn	-	-
9	Valvoline	4.30 Bn	4.22 Bn	214.90 Mn	20.60%
10	Openlane	4.29 Bn	4.10 Bn	248.20 Mn	12.17%

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