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Lithia Motors (LAD) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Lithia Motors' Operating Expenses history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at $979.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 8.56% year-over-year to $979.4 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $3.9 billion, up 5.04%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $3.9 billion, 5.05% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $979.4 million at Lithia Motors, down from $997.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.0 billion in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $450.4 million in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $839.4 million (2023), against an average of $825.7 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Operating Expenses soared 108.14% in 2021 before it grew 1.97% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $723.3 million in 2021, then increased by 4.08% to $752.8 million in 2022, then grew by 11.15% to $836.7 million in 2023, then grew by 7.83% to $902.2 million in 2024, then grew by 8.56% to $979.4 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LAD's Operating Expenses are $979.4 million (Q4 2025), $997.9 million (Q3 2025), and $1.0 billion (Q2 2025).