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

Lithia Motors (LAD) posted EBT Margin of 3.6% for Q2 2026, up 134.79% sequentially from 1.53% in Q1 2026, and down 8.0% YoY from 3.91% in Q2 2025.

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

Lithia Motors has reported EBT Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 3.6% in Q2 2026.

Quarterly EBT Margin fell 8.0% year-over-year to 3.6% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 2.55% (down 70.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.95%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
EBT Margin rose to 3.6% in Q2 2026 per LAD's latest filing, from 1.53% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 7.01% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 1.53% in Q1 2026.
A 5-year average of 3.93% and a median of 3.62% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBT Margin jumped 214 bps in 2022, then sank 250 bps in 2023.
Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 4.84% in 2022, then decreased by 25 bps to 3.64% in 2023, then slipped by 16 bps to 3.08% in 2024, then tumbled by 33 bps to 2.06% in 2025, then surged by 75 bps to 3.6% in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 3.6%, 1.53%, and 2.06% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	EBT Margin (Qtr)
1	Uxin	79.73 Bn	79.73 Bn	-	-
2	Carvana	51.31 Bn	48.57 Bn	1.38 Bn	7.85%
3	Penske Automotive	14.31 Bn	14.24 Bn	1.36 Bn	4.16%
4	Lithia Motors	8.61 Bn	8.25 Bn	1.50 Bn	3.60%
5	Carmax	8.33 Bn	7.73 Bn	854.41 Mn	3.23%
6	Autonation	7.02 Bn	6.97 Bn	1.23 Bn	3.52%
7	Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\	6.34 Bn	6.08 Bn	361.67 Mn	4.86%
8	Autozi Internet Technology (Global)	6.33 Bn	6.14 Bn	-	-
9	Valvoline	4.30 Bn	4.22 Bn	214.90 Mn	15.72%
10	Openlane	4.29 Bn	4.10 Bn	248.20 Mn	11.02%

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