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Lithia Motors

NYQ:LAD · US5367971034
Specialty RetailX-Large

360

29
EV / EBIT46
Price / Owner Earnings47
Owner Earnings Yield62
Dividend Yield73
Price/Sales77
EV / Gross Profit46
Price/Book71
Return on Capital45
Cash Return on Capital54
Return on Equity55
EBIT Margin57
Gross Profitability45
Cash Conversion9
Accruals15
Owner Earnings Margin62
Sales growth45
Profit Growth78
Long-Term EPS Growth88
Owner Earnings Growth32
Reinvestment49
Price momentum44
Debt load46
Refinancing83
Debt Payback28
Liquidity44
Analyst ratings78
Opinion Changes81
Price Target Upside37
Market mood59
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Lithia Motors clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustrySpecialty Retail
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1968
Employees3,220
Websitelithia.com
ISINUS5367971034
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Search Engine OptimizationFleet ManagementElectric VehicleAutomotiveRetail

Description

Lithia Motors, Inc. (Lithia), a global automotive retailer, provides an array of products and services throughout the vehicle ownership lifecycle. The company offers a comprehensive network of physical locations, e-commerce platforms, captive financ…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Lithia Motors, Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 10.7×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -2% a year, against analyst forecasts of 15%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
98
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Feb 2026

All-time low

88

Jan 2026

Average rank

97

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
77
75
69
76
Price/Earnings
69
85
86
69
Price/Book
71
54
51
65
Dividend Yield
73
70
77
74
Value (overall)
92
92
100
91

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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