Lithia Motors (LAD) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Lithia Motors' (LAD) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 4.78 in Q1 2026, down 22.99% year-on-year from 6.2 in Q1 2025, and up 4.94% quarter-over-quarter from 4.55 in Q4 2025.

Lithia Motors (LAD) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lithia Motors has disclosed Interest Coverage Ratio across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 4.78 for Q1 2026.

  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 4.78, down 22.99% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.44 (down 13.55% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.79, down 4.87% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 4.78 for Q1 2026 at Lithia Motors, up from 4.55 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 19.34 in Q1 2022 to a low of 4.55 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 6.43 (2024), against an average of 8.79.
  • Peak annual rise in Interest Coverage Ratio reached 90.72% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 50.07% in 2022.
  • Lithia Motors' Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 10.45 in 2022, then plunged by 40.32% to 6.24 in 2023, then slipped by 3.7% to 6.01 in 2024, then declined by 24.24% to 4.55 in 2025, then grew by 4.94% to 4.78 in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 4.78 (Q1 2026), 4.55 (Q4 2025), and 6.17 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 5.87
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn -0.21
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 4.78
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 6.55
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 11.07
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn -
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 2.98
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn -
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.78
Dec 31, 2025 4.55
Sep 30, 2025 6.17
Jun 30, 2025 6.38
Mar 31, 2025 6.20
Dec 31, 2024 6.01
Sep 30, 2024 6.54
Jun 30, 2024 6.43
Mar 31, 2024 5.37
Dec 31, 2023 6.24
Sep 30, 2023 7.95
Jun 30, 2023 10.84
Mar 31, 2023 9.72
Dec 31, 2022 10.45
Sep 30, 2022 14.18
Jun 30, 2022 18.34
Mar 31, 2022 19.34
Dec 31, 2021 20.94
Sep 30, 2021 17.13
Jun 30, 2021 15.88