Lithia Motors (LAD) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)

Lithia Motors (LAD) posted Net Margin of 2.67% for Q2 2026, up 142.85% sequentially from 1.1% in Q1 2026, and down 2.0% YoY from 2.73% in Q2 2025.

Lithia Motors (LAD) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lithia Motors has reported Net Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 2.67% in Q2 2026.

Quarterly Net Margin fell 2.0% year-over-year to 2.67% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 1.9% (down 54.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.19%, down 6.0% from the prior year.
Net Margin climbed to 2.67% in Q2 2026 per LAD's latest filing, from 1.1% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 5.12% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 1.1% in Q1 2026.
A 5-year average of 2.91% and a median of 2.68% in 2026 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Margin jumped 153 bps in 2022, then plunged 183 bps in 2023.
Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 3.6% in 2022, then fell by 22 bps to 2.82% in 2023, then declined by 17 bps to 2.33% in 2024, then slumped by 36 bps to 1.5% in 2025, then soared by 78 bps to 2.67% in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods registered 2.67%, 1.1%, and 1.5% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	Net Margin (Qtr)
1	Uxin	79.07 Bn	79.06 Bn	-	-
2	Carvana	51.53 Bn	48.79 Bn	1.38 Bn	6.95%
3	Penske Automotive	14.32 Bn	14.25 Bn	1.36 Bn	3.07%
4	Lithia Motors	8.62 Bn	8.26 Bn	1.50 Bn	2.67%
5	Carmax	8.34 Bn	7.74 Bn	854.41 Mn	2.32%
6	Autonation	7.04 Bn	6.99 Bn	1.23 Bn	2.63%
7	Autozi Internet Technology (Global)	6.51 Bn	6.32 Bn	-	-
8	Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\	6.35 Bn	6.09 Bn	361.67 Mn	3.84%
9	Valvoline	4.30 Bn	4.22 Bn	214.90 Mn	-0.09%
10	Openlane	4.29 Bn	4.10 Bn	248.20 Mn	6.78%

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