Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) Key Metrics
LAD valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $6.49B
- Enterprise value
- $23.27B
- P/E (TTM)
- 9.8 10-yr median 11.0
- Forward P/E
- 7.9
- PEG ratio
- 0.60
- Price / sales
- 0.2 10-yr median 0.3
- Price / book
- 1.1 10-yr median 1.7
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.5 10-yr median 10.1
- Dividend yield
- 0.95% $2.80 a year
- Beta
- 1.26
LAD key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsLAD valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
LAD returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
LAD per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
LAD financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
LAD efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
LAD valuation history
LAD returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
LAD debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
LAD cash returned to shareholders
LAD price vs earnings per share
LAD key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $8.44B | $9.69B | $9.09B | $5.79B | $8.61B | $7.05B | $3.44B | $1.87B | $2.85B | $2.47B |
| Enterprise value | $22.79B | $23.15B | $19.48B | $13.54B | $13.40B | $11.07B | $7.13B | $5.28B | $5.76B | $4.81B |
| P/E ratio | 10.3 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 15.0 | 12.7 | 7.0 | 11.6 | 12.5 |
| Price / sales | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Price / book | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Price / free cash flow | — | 131.4 | — | — | 5.6 | 18.8 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 65.5 | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 23.7 | 22.8 | — | — | 4.8 | 13.0 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 19.1 | 27.2 |
| EV / sales | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.9 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 9.9 | 12.0 | 12.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | — | 314.1 | — | — | 8.7 | 29.6 | 19.0 | 14.6 | 132.4 | — |
| Earnings yield | 9.7% | 8.3% | 11.0% | 21.6% | 12.3% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 14.2% | 8.6% | 8.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | 0.1% | 0.8% | −7.7% | −15.8% | 17.8% | 5.3% | 10.9% | 19.3% | 1.5% | −0.4% |
| Dividend yield | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 12.0% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 12.7% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 9.4% | 2.1% | 5.5% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $332.33 | $357.43 | $329.28 | $204.74 | $296.95 | $292.67 | $147.00 | $76.33 | $113.59 | $96.83 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $1,481.69 | $1,335.36 | $1,124.72 | $996.04 | $787.30 | $544.67 | $541.57 | $482.51 | $401.85 | $340.04 |
| Earnings per share | $32.27 | $29.59 | $36.26 | $44.20 | $36.56 | $19.51 | $11.60 | $10.84 | $9.77 | $7.72 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $14.04 | $15.69 | −$17.12 | −$21.56 | $61.97 | $22.50 | $21.35 | $21.21 | $5.93 | $3.56 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.23 | $2.72 | −$25.46 | −$32.27 | $52.99 | $15.54 | $16.01 | $14.76 | $1.73 | −$0.39 |
| Cash per share | $13.46 | $14.84 | $34.11 | $8.72 | $6.03 | $6.74 | $3.59 | $1.29 | $2.28 | $1.97 |
| Book value per share | $259.97 | $245.59 | $225.14 | $183.96 | $159.53 | $110.44 | $62.72 | $48.87 | $43.16 | $35.69 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$44.39 | $73.42 | $68.16 | $66.76 | $98.28 | $71.30 | $30.19 | $19.33 | $25.49 | $18.30 |
| Dividends per share | $2.18 | $2.08 | $1.91 | $1.60 | $1.34 | $1.21 | $1.18 | $1.13 | $1.06 | $0.95 |
| Capex per share | $13.81 | $12.97 | $8.34 | $10.71 | $8.98 | $6.96 | $5.34 | $6.45 | $4.20 | $3.95 |
| Debt per share | $578.27 | $511.52 | $410.45 | $282.48 | $171.08 | $173.22 | $161.37 | $140.48 | $118.19 | $93.74 |
| Shares outstanding | 25.4M | 27.1M | 27.6M | 28.3M | 29.0M | 24.1M | 23.4M | 24.5M | 25.1M | 25.5M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −6.3% | −1.8% | −2.5% | −2.4% | +20.3% | +3.0% | −4.5% | −2.4% | −1.6% | −3.7% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 12.4% | 12.5% | 17.5% | 25.4% | 29.1% | 22.8% | 20.4% | 23.3% | 24.6% | 22.7% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 5.2% | 6.5% | 8.5% | 12.7% | 14.8% | 8.5% | 7.3% | 8.2% | 8.0% | 7.9% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 3.4% | 3.8% | 5.8% | 9.6% | 11.1% | 6.7% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| Return on tangible assets | 4.7% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 6.8% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.0% | 0.2% | −2.3% | −3.2% | 6.7% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.4% | −0.1% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 0.44 | 0.53 | −0.47 | −0.49 | 1.70 | 1.15 | 1.84 | 1.96 | 0.61 | 0.46 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $14.69B | $13.86B | $11.33B | $7.99B | $4.96B | $4.17B | $3.78B | $3.44B | $2.97B | $2.39B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $341.8M | $402.2M | $941.4M | $246.7M | $174.8M | $162.5M | $84.0M | $31.6M | $57.3M | $50.3M |
| Net debt | $14.35B | $13.46B | $10.39B | $7.75B | $4.79B | $4.01B | $3.69B | $3.41B | $2.91B | $2.34B |
| Debt / equity | 2.22 | 2.08 | 1.82 | 1.54 | 1.07 | 1.57 | 2.57 | 2.87 | 2.74 | 2.63 |
| Debt / assets | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.62 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.23 | 5.96 | 4.81 | 3.54 | 2.69 | 4.58 | 5.93 | 6.42 | 6.07 | 6.14 |
| Current ratio | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.41 | 1.46 | 1.38 | 1.35 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.19 |
| Quick ratio | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.27 |
| Interest coverage | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 6.9 |
| Working capital | $1.16B | $1.22B | $2.01B | $1.45B | $906.9M | $860.2M | $501.4M | $497.9M | $481.8M | $365.2M |
| Invested capital | $20.95B | $20.12B | $16.60B | $12.95B | $9.41B | $6.67B | $5.16B | $4.61B | $3.99B | $3.25B |
| Tangible asset value | −$1.10B | $2.01B | $1.95B | $1.93B | $2.89B | $1.72B | $706.4M | $473.6M | $639.9M | $467.1M |
| Net current asset value | −$10.62B | −$8.68B | −$6.41B | −$5.12B | −$3.17B | −$1.90B | −$1.55B | −$1.20B | −$817.1M | −$646.2M |
| Graham number | $434.45 | $404.39 | $428.59 | $427.75 | $362.23 | $220.20 | $127.96 | $109.20 | $97.40 | $78.74 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$560.10 | −$448.81 | −$333.41 | −$254.21 | −$158.69 | −$139.88 | −$125.50 | −$105.12 | −$83.06 | −$65.97 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $55.3M | $56.5M | $52.8M | $45.2M | $38.8M | $29.1M | $27.6M | $27.7M | $26.5M | $24.1M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $960.9M | $365.9M | $48.9M | $688.3M | $230.7M | $50.6M | $3.2M | $148.9M | $33.8M | $112.9M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 6.7% | 7.0% | 5.3% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 6.2% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 12.2% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | 573.1% | — | — | 17.5% | 21.3% | 8.2% | 48.8% | 138.6% | — |
| Capex / revenue | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 98.4% | 82.7% | — | — | 14.5% | 30.9% | 25.0% | 30.4% | 70.8% | 110.9% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.87 | 1.33 | 1.57 | 1.38 | 1.52 | 2.10 | 1.83 | 2.04 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| SG&A / revenue | 10.5% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 11.1% | 10.9% | 10.7% | 10.5% | 10.4% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 15.3 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 68.8 | 63.6 | 57.7 | 45.9 | 47.9 | 82.5 | 81.7 | 81.7 | 83.2 | 80.2 |
| Days payables outstanding | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 76.5 | 71.7 | 65.1 | 51.7 | 54.5 | 93.3 | 92.3 | 93.6 | 95.9 | 91.6 |
| Receivables turnover | 31.74 | 30.90 | 32.36 | 37.62 | 35.14 | 23.46 | 24.50 | 22.49 | 21.47 | 23.90 |
| Payables turnover | 94.78 | 98.53 | 94.49 | 93.30 | 94.37 | 76.91 | 85.21 | 84.51 | 85.78 | 92.62 |
| Inventory turnover | 5.30 | 5.74 | 6.32 | 7.95 | 7.61 | 4.43 | 4.47 | 4.47 | 4.39 | 4.55 |
| Asset turnover | 1.56 | 1.69 | 1.79 | 2.16 | 2.40 | 1.88 | 2.21 | 2.35 | 2.37 | 2.46 |
| Average receivables | $1.19B | $1.17B | $959.3M | $749.3M | $649.8M | $559.5M | $517.2M | $525.6M | $469.8M | $363.1M |
| Average payables | $336.6M | $310.9M | $273.2M | $246.9M | $196.8M | $141.8M | $125.8M | $118.8M | $99.9M | $79.6M |
| Average inventory | $6.02B | $5.33B | $4.08B | $2.90B | $2.44B | $2.46B | $2.40B | $2.25B | $1.95B | $1.62B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 30.8% | 20.2% | 22.1% | 22.1% | 15.9% | 11.9% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 9.5% | 11.5% |
Computed from LAD's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 25, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
LAD valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Lithia Motors traded at 10.3 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 11.0. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 9.8 and the forward P/E is 7.9. Lithia Motors earned a return on equity of 12.4% and a return on invested capital of 5.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $14.7 billion of debt and $341.8 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $14.3 billion. It returned $1.0 billion to shareholders: $55.3 million in dividends and $960.9 million in share buybacks.
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LAD key metrics FAQ
What is Lithia Motors's P/E ratio?
Lithia Motors's trailing P/E ratio is 9.8 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 7.9. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 10.3, compared with a 10-year median of 11.0.
What is Lithia Motors's EV/EBITDA?
Lithia Motors's enterprise value was 9.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $22.8 billion, EBITDA $2.3 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 10.5.
What is Lithia Motors's return on equity?
Lithia Motors's return on equity (ROE) was 12.4% in fiscal 2025: net income of $819.6 million on average shareholders' equity of $6.6 billion.
What is Lithia Motors's ROIC?
Lithia Motors's return on invested capital was 5.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Lithia Motors have?
Lithia Motors had total debt of $14.7 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.22 and $14.3 billion of net debt (6.23 times EBITDA).
What is Lithia Motors's dividend yield?
Lithia Motors's forward dividend yield is 0.95%. Lithia Motors paid $55.3 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($2.18 per share), a payout ratio of 6.7%.
Does Lithia Motors buy back its shares?
Yes. Lithia Motors spent $960.9 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −6.3% over the year, to 25.4M..
What is Lithia Motors's free cash flow yield?
Lithia Motors generated $5.8 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 0.1% on its market value at year-end ($8.4 billion).
What is Lithia Motors's current ratio?
Lithia Motors's current ratio was 1.17 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.17 times current liabilities.