LAD
Lithia Motors Inc
$302.91
-8.78 (-2.82%)
At close · Jul 8
Market Cap
$6.91B
Shares
22,805,820
Price & Indicators
Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$302.91
Open$309.69
Day$300.93–309.69
52W$239.78–359.82
Avg vol 30d275K
Short int2.8M · 12.1% float · 10.8d
Short vol77%
Last earningsApr 29, 2026
DataJan 2020–Jul 2026
Filing10-Q · Apr 29
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Buy
Momentum
Weak
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Excellent
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 16.9 · calm
Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+1%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+4%
above
RSI (14)
55
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
53%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+4%
trailing
6-month return
−11%
trailing
YTD return
−9%
this year
Relative strength
−18%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $291 › 200d $301 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
10 of 436 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +1.1K sh shares
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$205.9K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Rising
12.07% of float · ▲ +2.0% MoM · 10.8 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
436 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
83
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+17%
Y/Y
Gross margin
48%
contracting
EPS growth
+10%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$5.8M
Valuation
P/E 10.6
below peers
Buyback
$362.9M
remaining
Balance sheet
$2.2B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
34%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−32%
past year
ATR
3.4%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 29, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Apr 29, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2026
Long-term target of $2 of EPS and $1 billion of revenue
· long-term
$1B
EPS
· long-term
$2.00
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+1%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+4%
Bullish
RSI (14)
55
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
53%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $291 › 200d $301 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
10 of 436 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +1.1K sh shares
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$205.9K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Rising
12.07% of float · ▲ +2.0% MoM · 10.8 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
436 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
52-wk low $240
Now $303 · 53%
52-wk high $360
vs 200-day avg +1%
vs 50-day avg +4%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share non-GAAP | $7.34 | Q1 2026 | — |
| Aftersales same-store gross margin | 58.7% | Q1 2026 | — |
| Average FICO score | 750 | Q1 2026 | — |
| Driveway Finance Corporation originations | $840M | Q1 2026 | — |
| Remaining share repurchase authorization | $362.9M | Q1 2026 | — |
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| Shares repurchased | 942,000 | Q1 2026 | — |
| Used retail GPU increase (sequential) | $133 | Q1 2026 | — |
| Used vehicle same store revenue growth | 4.6% | Q1 2026 | — |
| Weighted average repurchase price | $274.62 | Q1 2026 | — |
| adjusted cash flow from operations non-GAAP | $381M | Q1 call | — |
| adjusted diluted EPS non-GAAP | $7.34 | Q1 call | — |
| adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $374.6M | Q1 call | — |
| adjusted EBITDA change non-GAAP | -9% | Q1 call | — |
| aftersales gross margin | 58.7% | Q1 call | — |
| aftersales gross profit change | 5.7% | Q1 call | — |
| aftersales revenue change | 3.8% | Q1 call | — |
| customer pay gross profit change (aftersales) | 6.5% | Q1 call | — |
| DFC annualized provision rate | 3% | Q1 call | — |
| DFC average origination FICO score | 750 | Q1 call | — |
| DFC financing operations income | $21M | Q1 call | — |
| DFC financing operations income change | 71% | Q1 call | — |
| DFC loan originations | $840M | Q1 call | — |
| DFC LTV | 95% | Q1 call | — |
| DFC net interest margin | 4.8% | Q1 call | — |
| DFC North American penetration | 18% | Q1 call | — |
| DFC portfolio | $5B | Q1 call | — |
| F&I per retail unit | $1,813 | Q1 call | — |
| new vehicle day supply | 49 | Q1 call | — |
| new vehicle GPU | $2,722 | Q1 call | — |
| new vehicle units change | -7.1% | Q1 call | — |
| same-store revenues change | -1.7% | Q1 call | — |
| share repurchases | $259M | Q1 call | — |
| total vehicle GPU | $3,928 | Q1 call | — |
| U.K. adjusted pretax income change non-GAAP | 78% | Q1 call | — |
| U.K. gross profit change | 12.5% | Q1 call | — |
| U.K. SG&A as a percentage of gross profit change | -440 | Q1 call | — |
| used GPU | $1,680 | Q1 call | — |
| used retail unit change | 0.6% | Q1 call | — |
| used vehicle day supply | 47 | Q1 call | — |
| used vehicle revenues change (same-store) | 4.6% | Q1 call | — |
| warranty gross profit change (aftersales) | 5% | Q1 call | — |
| Aftersales gross profit same store increase | 9.8% | Q4 2025 | — |
| Aftersales revenue same store increase | 10.9% | Q4 2025 | — |
| Annualized revenues divested | $1.3B | Full Year 2025 | — |
| Annualized revenues from full year acquisitions | $2.4B | Full Year 2025 | — |
| Annualized revenues from Q4 acquisitions | $1.6B | Q4 2025 | — |
| Average FICO | 751 | Q4 2025 | — |
| Cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, and revolver availability | $1.5B | Q4 2025 | — |
| Financing operations income | $23M | Q4 2025 | — |
| Shares repurchased full year | 3,020,000 | Full Year 2025 | — |
| Shares repurchased in 2025 as percent of shares outstanding | 11.4% | Full Year 2025 | — |
| Shares repurchased in quarter as percent of shares outstanding | 3.8% | Q4 2025 | — |
| Shares repurchased in the quarter | 917,427 | Q4 2025 | — |
| Used retail units same store increase | 4.7% | Q4 2025 | — |
| Used revenue same store increase | 6.1% | Q4 2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file
Versus peers
Auto & Truck Dealerships — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LAD
this stock
Lithia Motors Inc
|
$6.91B | -8.7% | +17.2% | 10.6 | 12.1% |
|
CVNA
Carvana Co.
|
$14.72B | -21.4% | +48.6% | — | 34.1% |
|
PAG
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
|
$12.16B | +16.3% | -0.2% | 13.4 | 3.8% |
|
KMX
Carmax Inc
|
$7.24B | +30.2% | -10.6% | 31.7 | 10.5% |
|
AN
Autonation, Inc.
|
$6.43B | -9.1% | -0.1% | 10.4 | 7.2% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Smart Money
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | +4.3% | +3.8% | -10.5% | +4.3% | -8.7% |
| SPY | -0.2% | +0.8% | +7.4% | -0.2% | +9.3% |
| vs SPY | +4.5% | +2.9% | -18.0% | +4.5% | -18.0% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$0.57
/ share · ex May 8, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$2.22
/ share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
0.73%
Buyback program
· as of Mar 31, 2026
Authorized
$3.20B
Spent (derived)
$2.84B
Remaining
$362.90M
Spent
Remaining
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.