Lithia Motors LAD
NYSE LAD
$316.26 -5.32 (-1.65%)
At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Lithia Motors' (LAD) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 15.29% in Q2 2026, down 20.0% year-over-year from 19.12% in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 15.33% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Lithia Motors has disclosed Gross Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 15.29% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Gross Margin fell 20.0% year-over-year to 15.29%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 15.17% (down 16.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 15.23%, down 13.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 15.29% for Q2 2026 at Lithia Motors, roughly flat from 15.33% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 19.06% in Q1 2022 to a low of 14.91% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 16.31%, with a median of 15.55% recorded in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Gross Margin was 259 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 231 bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 17.41% in 2022, then slipped by 6 bps to 16.43% in 2023, then fell by 9 bps to 14.95% in 2024, then dropped by 0 bps to 14.91% in 2025, then increased by 3 bps to 15.29% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 15.29% in Q2 2026, 15.33% in Q1 2026, and 14.91% in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Carvana 71.60 Bn 69.97 Bn 1.38 Bn 18.76%
2 Penske Automotive 13.96 Bn 13.91 Bn 1.36 Bn 15.94%
3 Carmax 8.11 Bn 7.52 Bn 854.41 Mn 10.66%
4 Lithia Motors 6.96 Bn 6.62 Bn 1.50 Bn 15.29%
5 Autonation 5.57 Bn 5.51 Bn 1.23 Bn 17.77%
6 Sonic Automotive 5.24 Bn 5.22 Bn 616.20 Mn 15.66%
7 Uxin 5.15 Bn 5.21 Bn 10.88 Mn 6.99%
8 Asbury Automotive 3.29 Bn 3.25 Bn 753.10 Mn 17.18%
9 Group 1 Automotive 2.94 Bn 2.77 Bn 860.60 Mn 15.98%
10 Marinemax 1.16 Bn 996.41 Mn 218.08 Mn 35.68%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 15.29%
Mar 31, 2026 15.33%
Dec 31, 2025 14.91%
Sep 30, 2025 15.15%
Jun 30, 2025 15.50%
Mar 31, 2025 15.37%
Dec 31, 2024 14.95%
Sep 30, 2024 15.51%
Jun 30, 2024 15.42%
Mar 31, 2024 15.59%
Dec 31, 2023 16.43%
Sep 30, 2023 16.57%
Jun 30, 2023 17.08%
Mar 31, 2023 17.37%
Dec 31, 2022 17.41%
Sep 30, 2022 18.01%
Jun 30, 2022 18.66%
Mar 31, 2022 19.06%
Dec 31, 2021 19.71%
Sep 30, 2021 19.27%