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

Lithia Motors' (LAD) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 2.22% in Q1 2026, down 498.0% year-on-year from 0.56% in Q1 2025, and down 768.42% quarter-over-quarter from 0.33% in Q4 2025.

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

Lithia Motors has disclosed FCF Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 2.22% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 2.22%, down 498.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.2% (down 151.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.02%, down 19.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 2.22% for Q1 2026 at Lithia Motors, down from 0.33% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 2.76% in Q1 2025 to a low of 5.05% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 1.26% (2023), against an average of 1.34%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin slumped 1684 bps in 2022 and jumped 515 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Lithia Motors' FCF Margin stood at 2.68% in 2022, then plunged by 76 bps to 4.71% in 2023, then jumped by 96 bps to 0.19% in 2024, then jumped by 272 bps to 0.33% in 2025, then tumbled by 768 bps to 2.22% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 2.22% (Q1 2026), 0.33% (Q4 2025), and 2.14% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 0.87%
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn -11.56%
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn -2.22%
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn -0.52%
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn -0.35%
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 7.46%
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 27.75%
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 0.16%
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn 5.37%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.22%
Dec 31, 2025 0.33%
Sep 30, 2025 -2.14%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.74%
Mar 31, 2025 2.76%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.19%
Sep 30, 2024 1.70%
Jun 30, 2024 -3.02%
Mar 31, 2024 2.49%
Dec 31, 2023 -4.71%
Sep 30, 2023 0.66%
Jun 30, 2023 -3.80%
Mar 31, 2023 -1.26%
Dec 31, 2022 -2.68%
Sep 30, 2022 -4.49%
Jun 30, 2022 -5.05%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.51%
Dec 31, 2021 -4.30%
Sep 30, 2021 10.53%
Jun 30, 2021 11.79%