Lithia Motors (LAD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Lithia Motors (LAD) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.72% in Q2 2026, down 0.90 percentage points from 9.62% a year earlier and down 0.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lithia Motors (LAD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lithia Motors reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.16%, down 1.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four straight years, with a five-year change of -6.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.58% in FY2024 (-3.08 pp), 13.66% in FY2023 (-5.95 pp), 19.61% in FY2022 (-3.73 pp) and 23.34% in FY2021 (+8.00 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.33 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 6.63 percentage points in Q1 2022, against a drop of 6.57 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 8.85% (Q1 2026), 8.80% (Q4 2025) and 9.35% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,695.27 Bn | 2,211.96 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 11.49% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 307.61 Bn | 300.85 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 28.54% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.46 Bn | 140.01 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 34.00% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 110.17 Bn | 103.13 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 30.02% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.13 Bn | 58.06 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 30.97% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.69 Bn | 72.77 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 47.86% |
| 7 | Target | 70.25 Bn | 64.84 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 15.67% |
| 8 | Autozone | 51.37 Bn | 50.27 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 33.85% |
| 9 | Carvana | 42.21 Bn | 32.71 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.45% |
| 10 | Lithia Motors | 6.62 Bn | 5.08 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 8.72% |
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Historic 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% |
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Lithia Motors Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();