Lithia Motors (LAD) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Lithia Motors has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 8.85% for Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 8.85%, down 94.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.85% (down 94.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.16%, down 142.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.85% for Q1 2026 at Lithia Motors, up from 8.8% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 21.97% in Q1 2022 to a low of 8.8% in Q4 2025.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.56% (2024), against an average of 12.86%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 663 bps in 2022 and plunged 657 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Lithia Motors' Return on Capital Employed stood at 17.08% in 2022, then retreated by 29 bps to 12.07% in 2023, then slipped by 22 bps to 9.43% in 2024, then decreased by 7 bps to 8.8% in 2025, then climbed by 1 bps to 8.85% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.85% (Q1 2026), 8.8% (Q4 2025), and 9.35% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.