Lithia Motors (LAD) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Lithia Motors' (LAD) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 3.62% in Q1 2026, down 80.0% year-on-year from 18.11% in Q1 2025, and down 2.42% quarter-over-quarter from 3.71% in Q4 2025.
Lithia Motors (LAD) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lithia Motors has disclosed Operating Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 3.62% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 3.62%, down 80.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.04% (down 40.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.24%, down 10.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 3.62% for Q1 2026 at Lithia Motors, down from 3.71% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 7.56% in Q1 2022 to a low of 3.62% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 4.58% (2024), against an average of 5.13%.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 207 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 213 bps in 2022.
- Lithia Motors' Operating Margin stood at 5.76% in 2022, then declined by 16 bps to 4.85% in 2023, then dropped by 8 bps to 4.49% in 2024, then retreated by 17 bps to 3.71% in 2025, then dropped by 2 bps to 3.62% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 3.62% (Q1 2026), 3.71% (Q4 2025), and 4.36% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uxin | 18.05 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 11.57 Mn | -4.90% |
| 2 | Carvana | 9.49 Bn | 7.89 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 9.03% |
| 3 | Carmax | 6.94 Bn | 6.35 Bn | 605.26 Mn | -0.10% |
| 4 | Lithia Motors | 6.76 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 3.62% |
| 5 | Autonation | 6.51 Bn | 6.45 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 4.80% |
| 6 | Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ | 5.19 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 343.80 Mn | 5.16% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.57 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 187.00 Mn | 17.07% |
| 8 | Openlane | 3.88 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 256.20 Mn | 13.98% |
| 9 | Group 1 Automotive | 3.69 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 877.90 Mn | 4.49% |
| 10 | Asbury Automotive | 3.63 Bn | 3.60 Bn | 726.90 Mn | 4.71% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.62% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.77% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.43% |