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Lithia Motors, Inc.

LAD

Consumer Cyclical · 366.00 -0.4% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Lithia Motors, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 16 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 1.0% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 0.8 percentage points.
Company-0.4% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 16 activeTechnology Services · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 0 confirmingRelationship data unavailable
What would change this read
  • LAD's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if LAD's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Cyclical · Auto & Truck Dealerships

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 16 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 1.0% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Operating margin fell 0.8 percentage points.
  • Net income decreased 52.1% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 1.2 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • LAD's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations327
Usable filing statements133
Verified relationships0
Evidence supporting the case

No qualifying supportive evidence was identified.

Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating cash flow was only 0.44x net income in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 57% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

366.00
6m+38.7%12m+6.1%24m—
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$22.8B+73.9%$36.54+20.3%
2022-12-31$28.2B+23.5%$44.17-2.4%
2023-12-31$31.0B+10.1%$36.29-2.5%
2024-12-31$36.2B+16.6%$29.45-1.8%
2025-12-31$37.6B+4.0%$32.32-6.3%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesmixed · 4 filings
“YTD 2025 Three Months Ended March 31, % ($ in millions) 2026 2025 Change Change Floor plan interest expense $ 55.9 $ 57.1 $ (1.2) (2.1) % Floor plan interest expense decreased $1.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period o…”
10-Q · Apr 29, 2026 ↗
Pricing and mixnegative · 2 filings
“The weighted average contract rate of loans originated in the three months ended September 30, 2025 decreased to 8.6% , compared with 9.8% in the same period of 2024 , primarily due to our maintaining competitive pricing following Federal Reserve rate cuts.”
10-Q · Oct 24, 2025 ↗
Foreign exchangepositive · 1 filings
“YTD 2024 Six Months Ended June 30, Increase % Increase ($ in millions) 2025 2024 Pinewood Investment $ 30.9 $ 29.7 1.2 4.0 Foreign currency remeasurement 5.1 (7.5) 12.6 NM Net pension benefit 4.6 1.2 3.4 283.3 Miscellaneous 8.7 7.0 1.7 24.3 Other income, net…”
10-Q · Jul 30, 2025 ↗
Supply chain and availabilitymixed · 1 filings
“NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F-29 The following is a summary related to our SERP: Year Ended December 31, ($ in millions) 2025 2024 2023 Compensation expense $ 1.1 $ 1.2 $ 1.3 Total discretionary contribution $ 1.2 $ 1.4 $ 1.7 Guaranteed annual return 5.50 %…”
10-K · Feb 25, 2026 ↗

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 0.2× · EV/sales 0.2×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

366.00-0.4% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for LAD. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

The latest filing shows material pressure

10-Q filed 2026-04-29 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-24.

cautious
OperationscautiousEvidence score -1
liquiditycautiousEvidence score -1
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 1.0% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Operating margin fell 0.8 percentage points.
  • Net income decreased 52.1% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 1.2 percentage points.

Filing receipts

“YTD 2025 Financing operations recorded higher income in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period of 2025 , primarily due to increased interest income resulting from the growth of the portfolio and a decreased cost of funds, resulting in an expansion of total interest margin t o 4.8% .”

“Operating margin decreased 80 bps in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 , primarily due to increased SG&A of 8.9% , partially offset by increased gross profit of 0.8% and improved profitability of our Financing Operations.”

“YTD 2025 New vehicle revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026 decreased 4.4% compared to the same period of 2025 , primarily due to same store performance, offset by acquisition activity.”

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind LAD

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Filing peers

FGPI

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

LAD is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Technology Services. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. No verified filing-linked names are available yet.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.