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

Lithia Motors (LAD) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 4.78 for Q1 2026, up 4.94% sequentially from 4.55 in Q4 2025, and down 22.99% YoY from 6.2 in Q1 2025.

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

Lithia Motors (LAD) has 16 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 4.78 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 22.99% year-over-year to 4.78 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.44 (down 13.55% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.79, down 4.87% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio grew to 4.78 in Q1 2026 per LAD's latest filing, from 4.55 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 19.34 in Q1 2022, with the low at 4.55 in Q4 2025.
  • Average Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 8.79, with a median of 6.43 recorded in 2024.
  • The widest YoY moves for Interest Coverage Ratio: up 90.72% in 2022, down 50.07% in 2022.
  • Lithia Motors' Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 10.45 in 2022, then sank by 40.32% to 6.24 in 2023, then fell by 3.7% to 6.01 in 2024, then decreased by 24.24% to 4.55 in 2025, then gained by 4.94% to 4.78 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LAD's Interest Coverage Ratio at 4.78 in Q1 2026, 4.55 in Q4 2025, and 6.17 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Uxin 128.90 Bn 128.96 Bn - -
2 Carvana 48.46 Bn 46.86 Bn 1.27 Bn 5.87
3 Penske Automotive 11.65 Bn 11.59 Bn 1.30 Bn -
4 Carmax 7.34 Bn 7.21 Bn 854.41 Mn 6.48
5 Lithia Motors 6.80 Bn 6.82 Bn 1.42 Bn 4.78
6 Autonation 6.40 Bn 6.33 Bn 1.21 Bn 6.55
7 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.57 Bn 5.35 Bn 343.80 Mn 11.07
8 Valvoline 4.88 Bn 4.79 Bn 187.00 Mn -
9 Asbury Automotive 3.76 Bn 3.73 Bn 726.90 Mn -
10 Group 1 Automotive 3.41 Bn 3.37 Bn 877.90 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