LAD
Lithia Motors Inc Consumer Discretionary Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations Russell 3000
$299.72Close
$7.0BMarket cap
$242.07 – $426.6852-week range
Mid-januaryNext report · estimated
Highlights
Strengths
- Earnings growing EPS +54% year on year, faster than the quarter before (+37 pts)
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 2 of 8 trend conditions
- Lagging the market RS 26 · weaker than 74% of stocks over 12 months
- Far from its high 30% below its 52-week high
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
30%
1wk
up 1.4%
price change
1mo
up 2.7%
price change
12-month return
down 4%
market up 11% ·
its own down 17%
F-score
3 / 9
Weak
Altman Z″
1.95
Moderate risk
P/E
8.6×
price / earnings
PEG
0.88
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
1.1×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 9.8%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
69%
of the market · cheap
Revenue growth
up 4%
year on year
EPS growth
up 54%
latest quarter · +37 pts
Sales growth
up 3%
latest quarter · +1 pts
ROE
up 12%
return on equity
Free cash margin
0%
$5.8M FCF
D/E
1.47
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
4.8×
Interest cover
5.8×EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
- profitability slipped from last year
- profits not fully backed by cash
- took on more long-term debt
- short-term liquidity weakened
- gross margin narrowed
- assets working less efficiently
- profitable on its assets
- generating cash from operations
- no new shares issued
Trade setup
ATR%
4.8%
$14.26 a day · 2×ATR $271.21
RS
26 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
2 / 8
trend template
Relative volume
1.0×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
0.81
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no scheduled report
Trend template · 2 of 8
- 150-day average above the 200-day: passes
- 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: passes
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Heavily indebted Net debt is 4.8 times EBITDA — roughly 5 years of earnings before interest, tax and depreciation to repay borrowings in full.
- Profit not backed by cash Reported profit of $819.6M came with $356.7M of operating cash flow. Profit that cash does not follow is the classic signature of aggressive accounting.
Last reported
Oct 21, 2026
Last shock
Oct 21, 2026-10% in one session3.6× volumeon results+11% since
Financials
- Gross 15%
- Net 2%
- Free cash 0%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Dec 31, 2020 | FY2021Dec 31, 2021 | FY2022Dec 31, 2022 | FY2023Dec 31, 2023 | FY2024Dec 31, 2024 | FY2025Dec 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.1B | $22.8B | $28.2B | $31.0B | $36.2B | $37.6B |
| Gross margin | 17% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 15% |
| Operating income | $692.7M | $1.7B | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.6B |
| Net income | $470.3M | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.0B | $796.7M | $819.6M |
| Net margin | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Earnings per share | $19.51 | $36.56 | $44.20 | $36.26 | $29.40 | $32.27 |
| Free cash flow | $376.8M | $1.5B | -$913.2M | -$702.6M | $73.7M | $5.8M |
| Free cash margin | 3% | 7% | -3% | -2% | 0% | 0% |
| Cash | $160.2M | $153.0M | $271.5M | $972.0M | $445.8M | $391.3M |
| Long-term debt | $2.1B | $2.4B | $5.5B | $7.2B | $8.2B | $9.7B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.7B | $4.6B | $5.2B | $6.2B | $6.7B | $6.6B |
| Shares outstanding | 26.30m | 29.50m | 27.30m | 27.40m | 26.40m | 23.50m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2026 | 28d |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 29d |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 29d |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 56d |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 24d |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 30d |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 24d |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 55d |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 25d |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 39d |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 26d |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 54d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Results · Other events ↗ |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Results · Other events ↗ |
| May 1, 2026 | Shareholder vote ↗ |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Results · Other events ↗ |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Material agreement ↗ |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Charter or bylaws ↗ |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Results · Other events ↗ |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Results · Other events ↗ |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Material agreement · New obligation ↗ |