Lithia Motors (LAD) Times Interest Earned (2011 - 2026)
Lithia Motors' Times Interest Earned came in at 8.38 for Q2 2026, down 1.9% from 8.54 a year earlier but up 28.8% from the prior quarter.
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Lithia Motors (LAD) Times Interest Earned (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Lithia Motors reported Times Interest Earned of 7.39, down 12.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 7.89, down 1.9% from FY2024.
- Times Interest Earned has declined in each of the last three years.
- Going back by year, Times Interest Earned was 8.04 in FY2024 (-19.0%), 9.93 in FY2023 (-73.3%), 37.19 in FY2022 (+131.3%) and 16.08 in FY2021 (+66.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Times Interest Earned is 6.51 (Q1 2026) to 20.94 (Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 6.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in Q4 2021 (growth of 92.5%), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a decline of 50.1%).
- Business Quant data shows LAD's Times Interest Earned at 6.51 (Q1 2026), 6.55 (Q4 2025) and 8.09 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,695.27 Bn | 2,211.96 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 20.90 |
| 2 | Home Depot | 307.61 Bn | 300.85 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 11.73 |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.46 Bn | 140.01 Bn | 5.07 Bn | - |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 110.17 Bn | 103.13 Bn | 8.58 Bn | - |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.13 Bn | 58.06 Bn | 2.12 Bn | - |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.69 Bn | 72.77 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 14.11 |
| 7 | Target | 70.25 Bn | 64.84 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 26.12 |
| 8 | Autozone | 51.37 Bn | 50.27 Bn | 2.52 Bn | - |
| 9 | Carvana | 42.21 Bn | 32.71 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 6.73 |
| 10 | Lithia Motors | 6.62 Bn | 5.08 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 8.38 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.38 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.51 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.55 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.09 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.54 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.45 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.38 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.24 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.37 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.14 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.28 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.95 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.84 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.72 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.45 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.18 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.34 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.34 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.94 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.13 |
API Access
Lithia Motors Times Interest Earned API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=LAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=LAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();