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

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.