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LITHIA MOTORS INC

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0001023128
$290.24 +0.47% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $290.24 −9.37% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue8.68Operating income0.34Net income0.20EPS, diluted7.72Fiscal year 2017Revenue10.09 +16.2%Operating income0.41Net income0.25 +24.4%EPS, diluted9.75 +26.3%Fiscal year 2018Revenue11.82 +17.2%Operating income0.45Net income0.27 +8.4%EPS, diluted10.86 +11.4%Fiscal year 2019Revenue12.67 +7.2%Operating income0.50Net income0.27 +2.2%EPS, diluted11.60 +6.8%Fiscal year 2020Revenue13.13 +3.6%Operating income0.69Net income0.47 +73.2%EPS, diluted19.53 +68.4%Fiscal year 2021Revenue22.83 +73.9%Operating income1.66Net income1.06 +125.4%EPS, diluted36.54 +87.1%Fiscal year 2022Revenue28.19 +23.5%Operating income1.94Net income1.25 +18.0%EPS, diluted44.17 +20.9%Fiscal year 2023Revenue31.04 +10.1%Operating income1.69Net income1.00 −20.0%EPS, diluted36.29 −17.8%Fiscal year 2024Revenue36.19 +16.6%Operating income1.57Net income0.80 −20.4%EPS, diluted29.45 −18.8%Fiscal year 2025Revenue37.63 +4.0%Operating income1.59Net income0.82 +2.9%EPS, diluted32.32 +9.7%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 8.68 10.09 11.82 12.67 13.13 22.83 28.19 31.04 36.19 37.63
Growth +16.2% +17.2% +7.2% +3.6% +73.9% +23.5% +10.1% +16.6% +4.0%
Operating income 0.34 0.41 0.45 0.50 0.69 1.66 1.94 1.69 1.57 1.59
Net income 0.20 0.25 0.27 0.27 0.47 1.06 1.25 1.00 0.80 0.82
Growth +24.4% +8.4% +2.2% +73.2% +125.4% +18.0% −20.0% −20.4% +2.9%
EPS, diluted 7.72 9.75 10.86 11.60 19.53 36.54 44.17 36.29 29.45 32.32
Growth +26.3% +11.4% +6.8% +68.4% +87.1% +20.9% −17.8% −18.8% +9.7%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin15.0%Operating margin3.9%Net margin2.3%Free cash flow margin−0.1%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin15.0%Operating margin4.1%Net margin2.4%Free cash flow margin0.4%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin15.0%Operating margin3.8%Net margin2.2%Free cash flow margin3.1%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin15.4%Operating margin3.9%Net margin2.1%Free cash flow margin3.2%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin16.9%Operating margin5.3%Net margin3.6%Free cash flow margin2.9%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin18.7%Operating margin7.3%Net margin4.6%Free cash flow margin6.7%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin18.3%Operating margin6.9%Net margin4.4%Free cash flow margin−3.2%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin16.8%Operating margin5.5%Net margin3.2%Free cash flow margin−2.3%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin15.4%Operating margin4.3%Net margin2.2%Free cash flow margin0.2%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin15.2%Operating margin4.2%Net margin2.2%Free cash flow margin0.0%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 15.0% 15.0% 15.0% 15.4% 16.9% 18.7% 18.3% 16.8% 15.4% 15.2%
Operating margin 3.9% 4.1% 3.8% 3.9% 5.3% 7.3% 6.9% 5.5% 4.3% 4.2%
Net margin 2.3% 2.4% 2.2% 2.1% 3.6% 4.6% 4.4% 3.2% 2.2% 2.2%
Free cash flow margin −0.1% 0.4% 3.1% 3.2% 2.9% 6.7% −3.2% −2.3% 0.2% 0.0%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow0.09Capital expenditure−0.10Free cash flow−0.01Buybacks−0.11Dividends paid−0.02Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow0.15Capital expenditure−0.11Free cash flow0.04Buybacks−0.03Dividends paid−0.03Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow0.52Capital expenditure−0.16Free cash flow0.36 +731.5%Buybacks−0.15Dividends paid−0.03Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow0.52Capital expenditure−0.12Free cash flow0.40 +10.5%Buybacks−0.00Dividends paid−0.03Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow0.54Capital expenditure−0.17Free cash flow0.38 −5.7%Buybacks−0.05Dividends paid−0.03Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow1.80Capital expenditure−0.26Free cash flow1.54 +307.9%Buybacks−0.23Dividends paid−0.04Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow−0.61Capital expenditure−0.30Free cash flow−0.91 −159.4%Buybacks−0.69Dividends paid−0.05Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow−0.47Capital expenditure−0.23Free cash flow−0.70Buybacks−0.05Dividends paid−0.05Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow0.43Capital expenditure−0.35Free cash flow0.07Buybacks−0.37Dividends paid−0.06Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow0.36Capital expenditure−0.35Free cash flow0.01 −92.1%Buybacks−0.96Dividends paid−0.06
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 0.09 0.15 0.52 0.52 0.54 1.80 −0.61 −0.47 0.43 0.36
Capital expenditure −0.10 −0.11 −0.16 −0.12 −0.17 −0.26 −0.30 −0.23 −0.35 −0.35
Free cash flow −0.01 0.04 0.36 0.40 0.38 1.54 −0.91 −0.70 0.07 0.01
Growth +731.5% +10.5% −5.7% +307.9% −159.4% −92.1%
Buybacks −0.11 −0.03 −0.15 −0.00 −0.05 −0.23 −0.69 −0.05 −0.37 −0.96
Dividends paid −0.02 −0.03 −0.03 −0.03 −0.03 −0.04 −0.05 −0.05 −0.06 −0.06

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash0.05Total debt0.49Net cash (debt)−0.43Shareholders’ equity0.91Debt to equity0.53Fiscal year 2017Cash0.06Total debt0.78Net cash (debt)−0.73Shareholders’ equity1.08Debt to equity0.72Fiscal year 2018Cash0.03Total debt0.93Net cash (debt)−0.89Shareholders’ equity1.20Debt to equity0.77Fiscal year 2019Cash0.08Total debt1.33Net cash (debt)−1.25Shareholders’ equity1.47Debt to equity0.91Fiscal year 2020Cash0.16Total debt2.11Net cash (debt)−1.95Shareholders’ equity2.66Debt to equity0.79Fiscal year 2021Cash0.15Total debt2.40Net cash (debt)−2.25Shareholders’ equity4.63Debt to equity0.52Fiscal year 2022Cash0.27Shareholders’ equity5.21Fiscal year 2023Cash0.97Shareholders’ equity6.21Fiscal year 2024Cash0.45Shareholders’ equity6.65Fiscal year 2025Cash0.39Shareholders’ equity6.60
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 0.05 0.06 0.03 0.08 0.16 0.15 0.27 0.97 0.45 0.39
Total debt 0.49 0.78 0.93 1.33 2.11 2.40 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Net cash (debt) −0.43 −0.73 −0.89 −1.25 −1.95 −2.25 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Shareholders’ equity 0.91 1.08 1.20 1.47 2.66 4.63 5.21 6.21 6.65 6.60
Debt to equity 0.53 0.72 0.77 0.91 0.79 0.52 n/a n/a n/a n/a

In billions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Margins
15.0% 15.0% 15.0% 15.4% 16.9% 18.7% 18.3% 16.8% 15.4% 15.2%
3.9% 4.1% 3.8% 3.9% 5.3% 7.3% 6.9% 5.5% 4.3% 4.2%
3.3% 3.4% 2.9% 3.0% 4.9% 6.5% 6.1% 4.4% 3.0% 2.9%
2.3% 2.4% 2.2% 2.1% 3.6% 4.6% 4.4% 3.2% 2.2% 2.2%
−0.1% 0.4% 3.1% 3.2% 2.9% 6.7% −3.2% −2.3% 0.2% 0.0%
Spending
10.4% 10.4% 10.6% 10.8% 11.0% 10.9% 10.8% 10.6% 10.4% 10.5%
1.2% 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% 1.3% 1.1% 1.1% 0.7% 1.0% 0.9%
30.5% 29.4% 21.3% 27.7% 27.5% 28.4% 27.1% 25.7% 23.8% 25.5%
Returns
21.6% 22.6% 22.2% 18.5% 17.7% 22.9% 24.0% 16.1% 12.0% 12.4%
5.1% 5.2% 4.9% 4.5% 6.0% 9.5% 8.3% 5.1% 3.4% 3.3%
Balance and payout
0.53 0.72 0.77 0.91 0.79 0.52 n/a n/a n/a n/a
76.3% 76.9% 77.8% 75.9% 66.3% 58.2% 65.0% 68.0% 71.1% 73.6%
12.2% 10.8% 10.4% 10.2% 6.2% 3.7% 3.6% 5.3% 7.1% 6.7%
n/a 138.6% 48.8% 7.7% 21.2% 17.5% n/a n/a 573.1% 17,520.7%