Lithia Motors (LAD) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Lithia Motors (LAD) posted Return on Capital Employed of 8.72% for Q2 2026, down 1.47% sequentially from 8.85% in Q1 2026, and down 90.0% YoY from 87.17% in Q2 2025.
Lithia Motors (LAD) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lithia Motors has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 8.72% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 90.0% year-over-year to 8.72% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 8.72% (down 90.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 9.16%, down 142.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 8.72% in Q2 2026 per LAD's latest filing, from 8.85% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 21.97% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 8.72% in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 12.63% and a median of 10.8% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 663 bps in 2022, then plunged 657 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 17.08% in 2022, then slipped by 29 bps to 12.07% in 2023, then declined by 22 bps to 9.43% in 2024, then dropped by 7 bps to 8.8% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 8.72% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 8.72%, 8.85%, and 8.8% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.72% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.65% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.09% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.51% |