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

Lithia Motors' (LAD) quarterly Net Margin came in at 1.1% in Q1 2026, down 120.0% year-on-year from 5.5% in Q1 2025, and down 26.62% quarter-over-quarter from 1.5% in Q4 2025.

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

Lithia Motors has disclosed Net Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 1.1% for Q1 2026.

  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 1.1%, down 120.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.9% (down 44.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.19%, down 6.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin came in at 1.1% for Q1 2026 at Lithia Motors, down from 1.5% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 5.12% in Q1 2022 to a low of 1.1% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 2.69% (2025), against an average of 2.93%.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin surged 153 bps in 2022 and plunged 183 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Lithia Motors' Net Margin stood at 3.6% in 2022, then dropped by 22 bps to 2.82% in 2023, then slipped by 17 bps to 2.33% in 2024, then slumped by 36 bps to 1.5% in 2025, then dropped by 27 bps to 1.1% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 1.1% (Q1 2026), 1.5% (Q4 2025), and 2.26% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -7.31%
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 6.30%
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn -2.03%
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 1.10%
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 3.13%
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 3.87%
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn -0.10%
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 7.12%
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 0.01%
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn 4.57%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.10%
Dec 31, 2025 1.50%
Sep 30, 2025 2.26%
Jun 30, 2025 2.69%
Mar 31, 2025 2.30%
Dec 31, 2024 2.33%
Sep 30, 2024 2.40%
Jun 30, 2024 2.35%
Mar 31, 2024 1.93%
Dec 31, 2023 2.82%
Sep 30, 2023 3.20%
Jun 30, 2023 3.71%
Mar 31, 2023 3.29%
Dec 31, 2022 3.60%
Sep 30, 2022 4.53%
Jun 30, 2022 4.66%
Mar 31, 2022 5.12%
Dec 31, 2021 4.64%
Sep 30, 2021 5.01%
Jun 30, 2021 5.07%