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

Lithia Motors' (LAD) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 15.33% in Q1 2026, down 3.0% year-on-year from 15.81% in Q1 2025, and up 2.84% quarter-over-quarter from 14.91% in Q4 2025.

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

Lithia Motors has disclosed Gross Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 15.33% for Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 15.33%, down 3.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 15.23% (down 9.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 15.23%, down 13.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 15.33% for Q1 2026 at Lithia Motors, up from 14.91% 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.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 15.59% (2024), against an average of 16.37%.
  • Peak annual rise in Gross Margin reached 259 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 231 bps in 2022.
  • Lithia Motors' 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 climbed by 3 bps to 15.33% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 15.33% (Q1 2026), 14.91% (Q4 2025), and 15.15% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn 6.75%
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 19.76%
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn 10.18%
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 15.33%
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 18.48%
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 21.60%
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 37.12%
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 48.53%
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 16.24%
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn 17.67%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 18.48%