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

Lithia Motors' EBT Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.53% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 157.0% to 1.53% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.56%, a 53.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 2.95%, down 2.0% from a year prior.
  • EBT Margin hit 1.53% in Q1 2026 for Lithia Motors, down from 2.06% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBT Margin for LAD hit a ceiling of 7.01% in Q1 2022 and a floor of 1.53% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 3.95% across 5 years, with a median of 3.64% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBT Margin: skyrocketed 214bps in 2022 and later tumbled -250bps in 2023.
  • Tracing LAD's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 4.84% in 2022, then dropped by -25bps to 3.64% in 2023, then decreased by -16bps to 3.08% in 2024, then crashed by -33bps to 2.06% in 2025, then fell by -26bps to 1.53% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBT Margin for LAD at 1.53% in Q1 2026, 2.06% in Q4 2025, and 2.92% in Q3 2025.