Lithia Motors Inc (LAD) stock
LADNYSERetail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline StationsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 13/3038% below fair value
$296.52−0.65 (-0.22%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $6.41BP/E 8.5Yield 0.74%
Lithia Motors statistics
105 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 10, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 7, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.65
- 2.73
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.17
- 0.37
- EV / EBIT
- 4.09
- 12.78
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -11.7%
- -2.00%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -1.36%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 19M
- 21M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 13.2%
- 13.3%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 113.8%
- 86.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 2M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 2.09%
- -3.84%
- Short % of Float
- 9.40%
- 8.38%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 8.16%
- 6.78%
- Days to Cover
- 3.55
- 3.76
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $439.49
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $239.78
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $299.17
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $309.62
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $306.32
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $13.29
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -3.97%
- -0.17%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 0.41%
- 0.86%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -19.8%
- -9.07%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 13.2%
- -2.77%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -10.8%
- -3.89%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -1.13%
- -7.56%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 7.77%
- 7.77%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -8.15%
- 6.74%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 241.1%
- 241.1%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 227,500
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 357,817
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 318,250
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.55
- 0.59
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 46.3
- 52.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 41.6%
- 41.7%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.99
- 0.91
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 2.81%
- 1.91%
- EBITDA Margin
- 4.86%
- 4.43%
- FCF Margin
- -1.12%
- 3.00%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 11.8%
- 11.9%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 3.07%
- 3.29%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 17.5%
- 11.4%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 8.39%
- 10.1%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.00
- 1.02
- Quick Ratio
- 0.15
- 0.20
- Interest Coverage
- 5.70
- 5.70
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 1.59%
- 1.59%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -11.9%
- 2.98%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 0.99%
- 5.30%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 10.1%
- 2.53%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 23.4%
- 9.05%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -9.89%
- -9.28%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 10.6%
- 13.0%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.49
- 1.39
- Inventory Turnover
- 5.16
- 5.71
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.27M
- $1.09M
- Profits Per Employee
- $26.28K
- $22.51K
- Employee Count
- 30,000
- 7,355
- WACC
- 10.1%
- 8.74%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $1.07B
- $257.15M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $108.10M
- -$296.15M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $5.00
- -$2.65
- Equity (Book Value)
- $6.61B
- $585.09M
- Book Value Per Share
- $305.94
- $24.13
- Tangible Book Value
- $3.88B
- $102.36M
- Working Capital
- -$12.30M
- $8.17K
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$345.50M
- -$291.50M
- FCF Per Share
- -$19.74
- $2.99
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 12.3%
- 4.25%
- FCF Yield
- -6.66%
- 3.58%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.74%
- 0.77%
- Buyback Yield
- 14.0%
- 3.63%
- Shareholder Yield
- 14.7%
- 3.45%
- Dividend Per Share
- $2.18
- $2.08
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 4.31%
- 6.05%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 11
- 5
- Payout Ratio
- 6.89%
- 9.11%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $271.10M
- $62.12M
- Income Tax
- $280.20M
- $32.95M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 26.1%
- 21.8%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $488.74
- $182.13
- Graham Upside
- 64.8%
- -7.91%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.15
- 2.11
- Piotroski F-Score
- 3
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.45
- -2.62
- Lynch Fair Value
- $367.81
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 24.0%
- 3.19%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 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 | +3.4% | -3.0% | +6.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -21.7% | -2.8% | −18.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | -10.2% | +11.5% | −21.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | -0.4% | +13.5% | −13.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +17.0% | +77.7% | −60.7 pts | +5.4% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -5.0% | +72.6% | −77.6 pts | -1.0% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +285.0% | +308.2% | −23.1 pts | +14.4% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
2M LAD shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 2.1% from the previous report, or 9.40% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 57.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1,764,591 | +2.1% | 496,479 | 3.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,728,435 | -11.0% | 317,787 | 5.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,941,871 | +3.3% | 386,604 | 5.0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,879,597 | -4.9% | 205,927 | 9.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,977,078 | -2.7% | 181,991 | 10.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 2,032,476 | -5.9% | 241,731 | 8.4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2,160,235 | -16.5% | 451,914 | 4.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 2,588,008 | +2.4% | 254,163 | 10.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2,526,887 | -8.2% | 372,544 | 6.8 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2,752,956 | +2.0% | 254,601 | 10.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2,699,573 | +9.0% | 313,940 | 8.6 |
| May 15, 2026 | 2,477,129 | +5.0% | 304,171 | 8.1 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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