Lithia Motors (LAD) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Lithia Motors' (LAD) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$205.5 million in Q1 2026, down 181.1% year-on-year from $253.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 773.77% quarter-over-quarter from $30.5 million in Q4 2025.

Lithia Motors (LAD) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lithia Motors has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$205.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$205.5 million, down 181.1% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$453.1 million (down 496.41% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.8 million, down 92.13% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$205.5 million for Q1 2026 at Lithia Motors, down from $30.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $253.4 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$365.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$87.9 million (2023), against an average of -$102.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 342.09% in 2024 and sank 231.95% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Lithia Motors' Free Cash Flow stood at -$185.9 million in 2022, then tumbled by 94.57% to -$361.7 million in 2023, then surged by 95.11% to -$17.7 million in 2024, then jumped by 272.32% to $30.5 million in 2025, then sank by 773.77% to -$205.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$205.5 million (Q1 2026), $30.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$207.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 56.00 Mn
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn -687.29 Mn
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn -205.50 Mn
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn -34.20 Mn
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn -5.63 Mn
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 37.60 Mn
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 146.50 Mn
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 8.40 Mn
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn 220.70 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -205.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -205.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 30.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 30.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -207.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -207.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -70.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -70.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 253.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 253.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -17.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -17.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 157.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 157.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -278.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -278.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 212.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 212.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -361.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -361.70 Mn