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

Lithia Motors' FCF Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 2.22% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 498.0% to 2.22% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.2%, a 151.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.02%, down 19.0% from a year prior.
  • FCF Margin hit 2.22% in Q1 2026 for Lithia Motors, down from 0.33% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for LAD hit a ceiling of 2.76% in Q1 2025 and a floor of 5.05% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 1.34% across 5 years, with a median of 1.26% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: crashed -1684bps in 2022 and later soared 515bps in 2023.
  • Tracing LAD's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 2.68% in 2022, then plummeted by -76bps to 4.71% in 2023, then surged by 96bps to 0.19% in 2024, then surged by 272bps to 0.33% in 2025, then plummeted by -768bps to 2.22% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for LAD at 2.22% in Q1 2026, 0.33% in Q4 2025, and 2.14% in Q3 2025.