Lithia Motors (LAD) Interest Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Lithia Motors' (LAD) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $70.3 million in Q1 2026, up 7.33% year-on-year from $65.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.27% quarter-over-quarter from $75.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Lithia Motors has disclosed Interest Expenses across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $70.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $70.3 million, up 7.33% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $280.3 million (up 7.93% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $275.5 million, up 6.87% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses came in at $70.3 million for Q1 2026 at Lithia Motors, down from $75.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Expenses ranged from a high of $75.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $26.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $61.2 million (2024), against an average of $54.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Expenses climbed 0.71% in 2022 and surged 63.08% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Lithia Motors' Interest Expenses stood at $38.3 million in 2022, then surged by 55.87% to $59.7 million in 2023, then rose by 14.74% to $68.5 million in 2024, then gained by 9.49% to $75.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 6.27% to $70.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $70.3 million (Q1 2026), $75.0 million (Q4 2025), and $68.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 99.00 Mn
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn 28.75 Mn
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 70.30 Mn
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 48.00 Mn
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 7.42 Mn
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn -
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 24.80 Mn
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

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 70.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 70.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 75.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 75.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 68.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 68.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 66.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 66.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 65.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 65.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 68.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 68.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 64.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 64.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 61.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 61.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 63.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 63.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 59.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 59.70 Mn