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Lithia Motors (LAD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Lithia Motors (LAD) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.09%.

  • Lithia Motors' Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% to 0.09% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.09%, marking a year-over-year change of 0.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.11% for FY2024, which is 300.0% down from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Lithia Motors' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.09%, which was down 0.0% from 0.1% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Lithia Motors' Return on Capital Employed's 5-year high stood at 0.22% during Q1 2022, with a 5-year trough of 0.09% in Q3 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Lithia Motors' median Return on Capital Employed value was 0.14% (recorded in 2023), while the average stood at 0.14%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Lithia Motors' Return on Capital Employed surged by 700bps in 2022 and then tumbled by -700bps in 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Lithia Motors' Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.2% in 2021, then decreased by -15bps to 0.17% in 2022, then decreased by -29bps to 0.12% in 2023, then dropped by -22bps to 0.09% in 2024, then fell by -1bps to 0.09% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.09% in Q3 2025, 0.1% for Q2 2025, and 0.1% during Q1 2025.