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Lithia Motors (LAD) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Lithia Motors' Net Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.1% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin fell 120.0% to 1.1% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.9%, a 44.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 2.19%, down 6.0% from a year prior.
  • Net Margin hit 1.1% in Q1 2026 for Lithia Motors, down from 1.5% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Net Margin for LAD hit a ceiling of 5.12% in Q1 2022 and a floor of 1.1% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 2.93% across 5 years, with a median of 2.69% in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Net Margin: skyrocketed 153bps in 2022 and later crashed -183bps in 2023.
  • Tracing LAD's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.6% in 2022, then decreased by -22bps to 2.82% in 2023, then dropped by -17bps to 2.33% in 2024, then plummeted by -36bps to 1.5% in 2025, then decreased by -27bps to 1.1% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Net Margin for LAD at 1.1% in Q1 2026, 1.5% in Q4 2025, and 2.26% in Q3 2025.