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

Lithia Motors' Return on Invested Capital history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 7.32% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital rose 715.0% year-over-year to 7.32%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 7.32%, up 715.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.34%, 16.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 7.32% at Lithia Motors, up from 0.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 7.32% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.18% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.25% (2021), against an average of 0.61%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Invested Capital decreased -26bps in 2024 before it soared 715bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.25% in 2021, then grew by 12bps to 0.28% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 42bps to 0.39% in 2023, then crashed by -55bps to 0.18% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 4036bps to 7.32% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LAD's Return on Invested Capital are 7.32% (Q4 2025), 0.35% (Q3 2025), and 0.18% (Q2 2025).