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Lithia Motors, Inc.

LAD

NYSE·Consumer Cyclical·Auto - Dealerships·Mkt cap $6.6B

$303.83

+4.66%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$239.78 - $360.56

P/E

10.61

Fwd P/E

7.47

Beta

1.26

Div Yield

0.76%

Avg Vol

312.9K

Shares Out

22.8M

Mkt Cap

$6.6B

Price action

Price chart

Down 17.5% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Large-scale dealership network with 278 stores providing geographic diversity
  • Multi-segment portfolio (Domestic, Import, Luxury) reducing market concentration risk
  • Omnichannel retail presence combining physical locations with 300+ digital websites
  • Integrated service ecosystem offering financing, warranties, and maintenance driving customer lifetime value

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Stable outlook

Used vehicle market expansion and pricing normalization post-pandemic

Value

Deep value opportunity - significant discount to sector peers

Momentum

Strong

+15.3% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

Modest

0.76% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Aug 4, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 29, 2026

Reported EPS of $7.34 vs $7.06 consensus (+4.0% surprise). Revenue of $9.3B vs $9.2B expected (+0.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +4.0%
Rev beat +0.5%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+4.0%

Next: Aug 4, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+4%

+5%

+0%

+1%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

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Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$9.2B

$9.2B

$9.2B

$9.2B

$9.6B

$9.7B

$9.2B

$9.3B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

15.3%

Operating

3.1%

Profit

1.1%

Wall Street consensus

5 analysts · 60% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

3

60%

Hold

2

40%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$324.00

+6.6% vs $303.83

Low $300.00
Median $324.00
High $348.00

Latest: UBS · $348.00 · May 27, 2026

2 analysts covering

vs Industry

How LAD stacks vs Auto - Dealerships

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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