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Lithia Motors (LAD) EBIT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Lithia Motors' EBIT Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 3.62% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin fell 80.0% to 3.62% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4.04%, a 40.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 4.24%, down 10.0% from a year prior.
  • EBIT Margin hit 3.62% in Q1 2026 for Lithia Motors, down from 3.71% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBIT Margin for LAD hit a ceiling of 7.56% in Q1 2022 and a floor of 3.62% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 5.13% across 5 years, with a median of 4.58% in 2024.
  • The widest YoY moves for EBIT Margin: up 207bps in 2022, down -213bps in 2022.
  • Tracing LAD's EBIT Margin over 5 years: stood at 5.76% in 2022, then fell by -16bps to 4.85% in 2023, then decreased by -8bps to 4.49% in 2024, then decreased by -17bps to 3.71% in 2025, then decreased by -2bps to 3.62% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBIT Margin for LAD at 3.62% in Q1 2026, 3.71% in Q4 2025, and 4.36% in Q3 2025.