Lithia Motors Inc (LAD) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $6.75BP/E 9.0Yield 0.70%
Lithia Motors Inc grew revenue 1.6% to $38.21B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income fell 7.2% to $1.55B, moving the operating margin from 4.4% to 4.0%. Free cash flow was -$426.70M. At the latest close the market valued the company at $6.75B, 9.0 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $6.75B
- P/E ratio
- 9.0
- Price to sales
- 0.18
- Price to book
- 1.02
- Dividend yield
- 0.70%
- Free cash flow yield
- -6.32%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $38.21B
- Net income
- $788.40M
- EPS, diluted
- $34.70
- Free cash flow
- -$426.70M
- Book value per share
- $300.66
- Diluted shares
- 22M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 10, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $305.82
- Open
- $301.23
- Day's range
- $300.45 – $313.96
- Volume
- 221,084
- Average volume (20 days)
- 386,998
- Index membership
- S&P MidCap 400 (since Nov 2020), Russell 1000 (since Jun 2021), Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 1.00
- 52-week range
- $239.78 – $439.49
- RSI (14 days)
- 54.2
- Volatility (1 year)
- 41.3%
- Relative volume
- 0.70×
- WACC
- 9.9%
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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (IJH, SPMD, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2010, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | LAD | S&P 500 | Difference | LAD per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +7.6% | -2.4% | +10.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | -17.5% | -1.2% | −16.3 pts | ||
| Year to date | -5.5% | +12.3% | −17.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | +7.0% | +12.4% | −5.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | +24.1% | +78.8% | −54.7 pts | +7.5% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +0.6% | +75.2% | −74.5 pts | +0.1% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +305.5% | +311.1% | −5.6 pts | +15.0% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
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Press releases
Releases Lithia Motors filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About Lithia Motors
Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
Lithia Motors, Inc., operating as Lithia and Driveway, is an automotive retailer providing products and services across the complete vehicle lifecycle. The company offers new and used vehicles, captive auto financing solutions, insurance products, and aftersales maintenance and repair services. Through its retail dealerships and digital e-commerce channels such as Driveway and GreenCars, the company serves individual consumers shopping, purchasing, or servicing vehicles, alongside offering fleet management services.
Company profile, executives and historyLithia Motors stock: common questions
What is Lithia Motors's stock price?
LAD closed at $312.25 on Nov 11, 2026, up 2.10% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $239.78 and $439.49.
What is Lithia Motors's market cap?
Lithia Motors was worth $6.75B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is LAD's P/E ratio?
LAD trades at 9.0 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $34.70 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Lithia Motors make?
Lithia Motors reported revenue of $38.21B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 1.6% from a year earlier.
Does Lithia Motors pay a dividend?
Yes. Lithia Motors paid $2.18 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 0.70% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 11 years in a row.
When does Lithia Motors report earnings next?
Lithia Motors is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 10, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has LAD stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, LAD returned +7.0% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many LAD shares are sold short?
2M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 9.40% of the float, or 3.5 days of average trading volume.
Who are Lithia Motors's competitors?
Companies most similar to Lithia Motors by business, industry and size include CVNA, PAG, GPI, ABG, AN.
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