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

Lithia Motors' (LAD) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 1.53% in Q1 2026, down 157.0% year-on-year from 2.69% in Q1 2025, and down 25.66% quarter-over-quarter from 2.06% in Q4 2025.

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

Lithia Motors has disclosed EBT Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 1.53% for Q1 2026.

  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 1.53%, down 157.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.56% (down 53.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.95%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin came in at 1.53% for Q1 2026 at Lithia Motors, down from 2.06% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 7.01% in Q1 2022 to a low of 1.53% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 3.64% (2023), against an average of 3.95%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin surged 214 bps in 2022 and sank 250 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Lithia Motors' EBT Margin stood at 4.84% in 2022, then fell by 25 bps to 3.64% in 2023, then retreated by 16 bps to 3.08% in 2024, then tumbled by 33 bps to 2.06% in 2025, then declined by 26 bps to 1.53% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 1.53% (Q1 2026), 2.06% (Q4 2025), and 2.92% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -6.91%
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 6.86%
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn -1.86%
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 1.53%
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 4.21%
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 4.74%
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 11.81%
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 12.37%
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 3.15%
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn 6.09%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.53%
Dec 31, 2025 2.06%
Sep 30, 2025 2.92%
Jun 30, 2025 3.67%
Mar 31, 2025 3.10%
Dec 31, 2024 3.08%
Sep 30, 2024 3.10%
Jun 30, 2024 3.06%
Mar 31, 2024 2.58%
Dec 31, 2023 3.64%
Sep 30, 2023 4.37%
Jun 30, 2023 5.02%
Mar 31, 2023 4.51%
Dec 31, 2022 4.84%
Sep 30, 2022 6.25%
Jun 30, 2022 6.47%
Mar 31, 2022 7.01%
Dec 31, 2021 6.84%
Sep 30, 2021 6.84%
Jun 30, 2021 6.98%