Lithia Motors (LAD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Lithia Motors (LAD) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 2.99% for Q3 2026, down 0.71 percentage points from 3.70% a year earlier but up 0.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lithia Motors (LAD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lithia Motors posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 3.42%, down 0.39 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -3.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 3.82% in FY2024 (-2.02 pp), 5.84% in FY2023 (-3.81 pp), 9.65% in FY2022 (-1.51 pp) and 11.16% in FY2021 (+4.43 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of 2.77% in Q2 2026 and a high of 10.76% in Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.66 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 3.58 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 3.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 2.77% (Q2 2026), 2.82% (Q1 2026) and 3.33% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,803.87 Bn | 2,300.54 Bn | 107.37 Bn | 11.53% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 341.42 Bn | 334.67 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 13.10% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 149.33 Bn | 126.87 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 16.56% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 125.87 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 11.99% |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.24 Bn | 73.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 15.44% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 73.45 Bn | 56.37 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 16.86% |
| 7 | Target | 71.89 Bn | 66.48 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 7.42% |
| 8 | Carvana | 53.03 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 15.81% |
| 9 | Autozone | 52.99 Bn | 51.84 Bn | 3.52 Bn | 12.09% |
| 10 | Lithia Motors | 6.78 Bn | 5.28 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 2.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.99% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.77% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.80% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.95% |
API Access
Lithia Motors Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "LAD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();