Lithia Motors (LAD) Interest Expenses (2011 - 2026)
Lithia Motors (LAD) recorded Interest Expenses of $53.5 million in Q2 2026, up 7.4% from $49.8 million a year earlier and up 3.7% from the prior quarter.
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Lithia Motors (LAD) Interest Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Lithia Motors' Interest Expenses came in at $209.3 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 5.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $202.1 million, up 3.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Expenses has increased for three straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 23.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Interest Expenses came in at $195.1 million in FY2024 (+14.4%), $170.5 million in FY2023 (+226.6%), $52.2 million in FY2022 (-49.5%) and $103.4 million in FY2021 (+44.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Interest Expenses in data going back to Q1 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses has increased for 27 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 7.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Interest Expenses ran from 0.6% in Q1 2025 to 68.7% in Q3 2021.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $51.6 million (Q1 2026), $52.1 million (Q4 2025) and $52.1 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,695.27 Bn | 2,211.96 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 307.61 Bn | 300.85 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 583.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.46 Bn | 140.01 Bn | 5.07 Bn | - |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 110.17 Bn | 103.13 Bn | 8.58 Bn | - |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.13 Bn | 58.06 Bn | 2.12 Bn | - |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.69 Bn | 72.77 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 69.87 Mn |
| 7 | Target | 70.25 Bn | 64.84 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 98.00 Mn |
| 8 | Autozone | 51.37 Bn | 50.27 Bn | 2.52 Bn | - |
| 9 | Carvana | 42.21 Bn | 32.71 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 101.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lithia Motors | 6.62 Bn | 5.08 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 53.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 53.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 51.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 52.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 52.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 49.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 48.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 49.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 51.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 47.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 47.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 45.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 42.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 43.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 39.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 36.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.00 Mn |
API Access
Lithia Motors Interest Expenses API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=LAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "LAD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=LAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();