LAD · Lithia Motors Inc
$370.36
-0.68 (-0.18%)
At close · Aug 28
Market Cap
$8.16B
Shares
21.98M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$370.36
Open$375.00
Day$369.87–378.93
52W close$243.00–427.48
Avg vol 30d305K
Short int2.0M · 9.2% float · 8.4d
Short vol73%
Last earningsJul 29, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Jul 29
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 25, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 8 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Jul 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
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Neutral
Momentum
Strong
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Excellent
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 14.4 · calm
Equity put/call 0.62
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+20%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+8%
above
RSI (14)
54
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
69%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−4%
trailing
6-month return
+40%
trailing
YTD return
+11%
this year
Relative strength
+26%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $344 › 200d $310 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+1% holders QoQ · +76 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$50.4K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
9.25% of float · ▼ -5.9% MoM · 8.4 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
447 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
80
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 12.2
below peers
Buyback
$620.5M
remaining
Balance sheet
$2.3B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
38%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−32%
past year
ATR
3.3%
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.
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
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Oct 22, 2025
Expected annualized revenues year-to-date from acquisitions
· As of September 30, 2025 year-to-date
$620M
Guided vs delivered
· last 2 settled
Revenues
by 2025
guided at least $50B
$37.63B
Miss −24.7%
EPS
by 2025
guided at least $55.00
$32.32
Miss −41.2%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+20%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+8%
Bullish
RSI (14)
54
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
69%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $344 › 200d $310 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+1% holders QoQ · +76 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$50.4K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
9.25% of float · ▼ -5.9% MoM · 8.4 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
447 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $243
Now $370 · 69%
Range high $427
vs 200-day avg +20%
vs 50-day avg +8%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $445.1M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP EBITDA $608.9M
-$69.7M Less: flooring interest expense
-$53.5M Less: financing operations interest expense
+$0M Less: used vehicle line of credit interest
+$0.4M Add: acquisition expenses
-$15.1M Add: (gain) loss on disposal of stores
-$28.2M Add: investment (gain) loss
+$2.3M Add: insurance reserves
+$0M Add: contract buyouts
= Adjusted EBITDA $445.1M
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| Adjusted operating cash flows non-GAAP | $1.75B | Six months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted SG&A as a percent of gross profit non-GAAP | 68.6% | Q2 2026 | — |
| Aftersales gross margin on a same-store basis | 59.2% | Q2 2026 | — |
| Aftersales gross profit increase on a same-store basis | 3.1% | Q2 2026 | — |
| Driveway Finance Corporation originations | $884M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Driveway Finance Corporation penetration rate | 17.5% | Q2 2026 | — |
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| EBITDA | $608.9M | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net income $261.6M
+$69.7M Flooring interest expense
+$62.7M Other interest expense
+$53.5M Financing operations interest expense
+$90.5M Income tax expense
+$70.9M Depreciation and amortization
= EBITDA $608.9M
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| Finance and insurance average gross profit per unit | $1,808 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Financing Operations income | $37M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Net Debt | $5.14B | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Total debt $15.91B
-$6.39B Less: Inventory related debt
-$4.2B Less: Financing operations related debt
-$110.3M Less: Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents
-$67M Less: Marketable securities
-$0.5M Less: Availability on used vehicle and service loaner financing facilities
= Net Debt $5.14B
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| Net debt to Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 3.17 | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
| New vehicle average gross profit per unit | $2,728 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| New vehicle average selling price (excluding agency) | $47,156 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| New vehicle Days' Supply | 59 | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
| New vehicle unit sales | 104,089 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Remaining share repurchase authorization | $620M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Same-store Finance and insurance average gross profit per unit | $1,811 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Same-store New vehicle average gross profit per unit | $2,718 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Same-store New vehicle average selling price (excluding agency) | $47,082 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Same-store New vehicle unit sales | 98,286 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Same-store Total vehicle average gross profit per unit | $4,119 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Same-store Used vehicle retail average gross profit per unit | $2,019 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Same-store Used vehicle retail average selling price (excluding agency) | $29,141 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Same-store Used vehicle retail unit sales | 101,462 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Shares repurchased | $242M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Shares repurchased in quarter | 854,000 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Stores acquired | 5 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Stores divested | 3 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Total average managed finance receivables | $5.27B | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Total vehicle average gross profit per unit | $4,112 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| TTM Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $1.62B | As of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Used retail GPUs increased | $339 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Used vehicle retail average gross profit per unit | $2,014 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Used vehicle retail average selling price (excluding agency) | $29,593 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Used vehicle retail unit sales | 106,114 | Three months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Weighted average repurchase price | $284 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Aftersales same-store gross margin | 58.7% | Q1 2026 | — |
| Aftersales same-store gross profit increase | 5.7% | Q1 2026 | — |
| Aftersales same-store revenue increase | 3.8% | Q1 2026 | — |
| Driveway Finance Corporation average FICO score | 750 | Q1 2026 | — |
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| Share repurchases | $259M | Q1 2026 | — |
| Used retail GPUs increase | $133 | Q1 2026 | — |
| Used vehicle inventory days' supply | 47 | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| Used vehicle same-store revenue increase | 4.6% | Q1 2026 | — |
| Adjusted cash flow from operations non-GAAP | $1.29B | Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Adjusted diluted EPS attributable to LAD non-GAAP | $33.46 | Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | +0.0% |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Diluted earnings per share attributable to LAD $32.32
-$0.33 Net gain on disposal of stores
+$0.17 Asset impairment
+$0.7 Investment loss
+$0.2 Insurance reserves
+$0.64 Acquisition expenses
-$0.24 Tax attribute
= Adjusted Diluted earnings per share attributable to LAD $33.46
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| Adjusted net income non-GAAP | $854.7M | Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | +0.0% |
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| Adjusted net income attributable to LAD non-GAAP | $848.4M | Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net income attributable to LAD $819.6M
-$8.4M Net gain on disposal of stores
+$4.3M Asset impairment
+$17.8M Investment loss
+$5M Insurance reserves
+$16.2M Acquisition expenses
-$6.1M Tax attribute
= Adjusted Net income attributable to LAD $848.4M
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| Adjusted operating income non-GAAP | $1.6B | Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Aftersales gross margin | 57.7% | Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Aftersales gross profit | 9.8% | fourth quarter 2025 | — |
| Aftersales revenue | 10.9% | fourth quarter 2025 | — |
| Cash and liquidity (cash, marketable securities, and revolver availability) | $1.5B | fourth quarter 2025 | — |
| Divested annualized revenues | $1.3B | full year 2025 | — |
| Gross profit margin | 15.2% | Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Net profit margin non-GAAP | 2.3% | Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| New vehicle gross margin | 5.9% | Three months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Operating profit as a % of gross profit non-GAAP | 28% | Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Pretax margin non-GAAP | 2.4% | Three months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Same store new vehicle unit sales | 385,991 | Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Same store used vehicle retail unit sales | 403,137 | Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| SG&A as a % of gross profit non-GAAP | 68.7% | Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| SG&A as a % of revenue non-GAAP | 10.5% | Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Strategic acquisitions annualized revenue | $2.4B | full year 2025 | — |
| Used retail units | 4.7% | fourth quarter 2025 | — |
| Used revenue | 6.1% | fourth quarter 2025 | — |
| Used vehicle gross margin | 5.5% | Twelve months ended December 31, 2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Auto & Truck Dealerships — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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LAD
this stock
Lithia Motors Inc
|
$8.16B | +11.4% | +17.2% | 12.2 | 9.2% |
|
CVNA
Carvana Co.
|
$81.48B | — | +48.6% | — | 5.9% |
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PAG
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
|
$14.40B | +37.1% | -0.2% | 15.9 | 3.3% |
|
KMX
Carmax Inc
|
$8.89B | +60.7% | -1.8% | — | 8.9% |
|
AN
Autonation, Inc.
|
$6.62B | -3.1% | +3.2% | 9.3 | 6.1% |
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 | -0.1% | -3.9% | +39.5% | -3.9% | +11.4% |
| SPY | +0.5% | +3.0% | +13.4% | +3.0% | +12.8% |
| vs SPY | -0.6% | -6.9% | +26.1% | -6.9% | -1.4% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$0.70
/ share · ex Aug 7, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$2.37
/ share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
0.64%
Buyback program
· as of Jun 30, 2026
Authorized
$3.70B
Spent (derived)
$3.08B
Remaining
$620.50M
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.