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Lithia Motors, Inc.

LAD

NYSE·Consumer Cyclical·Auto - Dealerships·Mkt cap $8.5B

$386.81

+2.07%

P/E

12.77

Mkt Cap

$8.5B

52-Wk Range

$239.78–$439.49

52-Week Range

$239.78 - $439.49

P/E

12.77

Fwd P/E

10.70

Beta

1.24

Div Yield

0.61%

Avg Vol

299.2K

Shares Out

22.8M

Mkt Cap

$8.5B

Price action

Price chart

Up 13.4% over the trailing year

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

Undervalued - trading well below sector peers

Momentum

Hot

+33.9% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Solid business

Dividend

Modest

0.61% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

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

Next: Oct 28, 2026

Q3 26 RECAP

JUL 29, 2026

Reported EPS of $10.03 vs $8.73 consensus (+14.9% surprise). Revenue of $9.8B vs $9.6B expected (+1.6%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +14.9%
Rev beat +1.6%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Estimate

Actual

Q3 26

+14.9%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+4%

+5%

+0%

+1%

+2%

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

Q2 26

$9.2B

$9.2B

$9.2B

$9.6B

$9.7B

$9.2B

$9.3B

$9.8B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

15.3%

Operating

0.4%

Profit

0.0%

Wall Street consensus

9 analysts · 78% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

7

78%

Hold

2

22%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: Benchmark · Jul 30, 2026

vs Industry

How LAD stacks vs Auto - Dealerships

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

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