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Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD)

Consumer Cyclical | Auto & Truck Dealerships | Medford, United States | NYSE
370.36 USD -0.68 (-0.183%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 370.36

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:49 a.m. EDT

Lithia Motors presents a compelling value case with a forward P/E under nine and a massive 300 percent gain over the past nine years, yet the high debt load keeps the risk profile elevated. The stock trades comfortably above its moving averages, confirming a multi-year uptrend, though the statistical forecast offers little guidance on the immediate path. While the dividend yield is modest, the payout ratio is exceptionally low, ensuring sustainability. Options traders are hedging aggressively against a drop to the mid-300s, which aligns with the technical support levels. For investors seeking exposure to the auto dealership sector without paying a premium, this is a solid hold, provided the cyclical downturns do not erode the balance sheet further.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.130965
MSTL0.153952
AutoETS0.160878
AutoARIMA0.161311

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 37%
H-stat 11.16
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.711
Excess Kurtosis -0.51
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Debt to Equity Ratio 257.698
Revenue per Share 1600.692
Market Cap 8,141,666,304
Trailing P/E 12.26
Forward P/E 8.77
Beta 1.24
Profit Margins 1.88%
Website https://www.lithia.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:49 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound market with significant downside protection placed at the 250 to 360 level via heavy put open interest. However, long-dated call buying suggests a bullish thesis for a 2027 breakout, while near-term call walls at 350-360 indicate immediate support.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.19% 0.78% 0.74% 0.70%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-07 0.70 0.186354
2026-05-08 0.57 0.193884
2026-03-06 0.55 0.211824
2025-11-07 0.55 0.187540
2025-08-08 0.55 0.188376
2025-05-09 0.55 0.179944
2025-03-07 0.53 0.173793
2024-11-08 0.53 0.142719
2024-08-09 0.53 0.188037
2024-05-09 0.53 0.200712
2024-03-07 0.50 0.171686
2023-11-09 0.50 0.196641
2023-08-10 0.50 0.162776
2023-05-11 0.50 0.232710
2023-03-09 0.42 0.164654
2022-11-09 0.42 0.200363
2022-08-11 0.42 0.154497
2022-05-12 0.42 0.149477
2022-03-10 0.35 0.108817
2021-11-10 0.35 0.109900
2021-08-12 0.35 0.093291
2021-05-06 0.35 0.092028
2021-03-11 0.31 0.077835
2020-11-12 0.31 0.119157
2020-08-13 0.31 0.119553
2020-05-07 0.30 0.281347
2020-03-12 0.30 0.332226
2019-11-07 0.30 0.191424
2019-08-08 0.30 0.232992
2019-05-09 0.30 0.262996
2019-03-07 0.29 0.334641
2018-11-08 0.29 0.339499
2018-08-14 0.29 0.339142
2018-05-10 0.29 0.301989
2018-03-08 0.27 0.259441
2017-11-09 0.27 0.237321
2017-08-09 0.27 0.257904
2017-05-10 0.27 0.292842
2017-03-08 0.25 0.263713
2016-11-08 0.25 0.321709
2016-08-10 0.25 0.304952
2016-05-11 0.25 0.310984
2016-03-09 0.20 0.212202
2015-11-04 0.20 0.165824
2015-08-05 0.20 0.166945
2015-05-13 0.20 0.194118
2015-03-11 0.16 0.179051
2014-11-19 0.16 0.219660
2014-08-06 0.16 0.178352
2014-05-07 0.16 0.222686
2014-03-05 0.13 0.197598
2013-11-06 0.13 0.204563
2013-08-07 0.13 0.196434
2013-05-08 0.13 0.254055
2012-12-13 0.10 0.292056
2012-11-07 0.10 0.292227
2012-08-08 0.10 0.341997
2012-05-09 0.10 0.399840
2012-03-07 0.07 0.291910
2011-11-08 0.07 0.334608
2011-08-09 0.07 0.397727
2011-05-09 0.07 0.411281
2011-03-09 0.05 0.333333
2010-11-09 0.05 0.390016
2010-08-11 0.05 0.636132
2010-05-12 0.05 0.571429
2008-10-10 0.05 2.283105
2008-07-11 0.14 3.381643
2008-04-11 0.14 1.546961
2008-01-14 0.14 1.086113
2007-10-11 0.14 0.722394
2007-07-12 0.14 0.573066
2007-04-12 0.14 0.525131
2007-01-11 0.14 0.523169
2006-10-18 0.14 0.563834
2006-07-19 0.14 0.485605
2006-04-19 0.12 0.333519
2006-02-15 0.12 0.392927
2005-11-02 0.12 0.435730
2005-08-03 0.12 0.382775
2005-05-04 0.08 0.296406
2005-02-24 0.08 0.306631
2004-10-28 0.08 0.353201
2004-07-29 0.08 0.342319
2004-05-05 0.07 0.273331
2004-03-03 0.07 0.246046
2003-11-05 0.07 0.288660
2003-08-06 0.07 0.364583
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.8
dividendYield 0.75
exDividendDate 2026-08-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.37
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.006387451
lastDividendValue 0.7
lastDividendDate 2026-08-07
dividendDate 2026-08-21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.11533952
Address1 150 North Bartlett Street
All Time High 439.49
All Time Low 1.53
Ask 370.95
Ask Size 120
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 1.9 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 175,200
Average Daily Volume3 Month 299,270
Average Volume 299,270
Average Volume10Days 175,200
Beta 1.241
Bid 369.77
Bid Size 680
Board Risk 3
Book Value 291.005
City Medford
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,451,520,000
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 370.36
Current Ratio 1.003
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 378.93
Day Low 369.87
Debt To Equity 257.698
Display Name Lithia Motors
Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Dividend Rate 2.8
Dividend Yield 0.75
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,333,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,333,600
Earnings Growth 0.169
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.015
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,328,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,585,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,585,800
Ebitda 1,922,599,936
Ebitda Margins 0.050679997
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.801
Enterprise To Revenue 0.649
Enterprise Value 24,611,166,208
Eps Current Year 36.28828
Eps Forward 42.20639
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 30.2
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 342.4
Fifty Day Average Change 27.959991
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.081658855
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 11.533952
Fifty Two Week High 439.49
Fifty Two Week High Change -69.130005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.15729597
Fifty Two Week Low 239.78
Fifty Two Week Low Change 130.57999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5445825
Fifty Two Week Range 239.78 - 439.49
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 850,919,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.63
Float Shares 19,183,566
Forward Eps 42.20639
Forward P E 8.774974
Free Cashflow 547,649,984
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 30,000
Fullday Change -0.680023
Fullday Change Percent -0.183275
Fullday Price 370.36
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.15438
Gross Profits 5,856,500,224
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01201
Held Percent Institutions 1.16492
Implied Shares Outstanding 21,983,116
Industry Auto & Truck Dealerships
Industry Disp Auto & Truck Dealerships
Industry Key auto-truck-dealerships
Ir Website http://www.lithia.com/index.cfm?action=dealerlink&Link=1016263&linkname=Lithia%20Investor%20Relations
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Last Dividend Value 0.7
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Lithia Motors, Inc. operates as an automotive retailer in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company operates in two segments, Vehicle Operations and Financing Operations. It offers a range of products and services fulfilling the entire vehicle ownership lifecycle, including new and used vehicles, financing and insurance products, and aftersales automotive repair and maintenance services. The company provides its products and services through a network of physical locations, e-commerce platforms, captive finance solutions, fleet management offerings, and other synergistic adjacencies. Lithia Motors, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Medford, Oregon.
Long Name Lithia Motors, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 8,141,666,304
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_355432
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 714,400,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 8,156,615,360
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 375.0
Operating Cashflow -148,800,000
Operating Margins 0.04611
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.0735
Peg Ratio 0.77
Phone 541 776 6401
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 370.36
Post Market Time 1,787,960,655
Previous Close 371.04
Price Eps Current Year 10.20605
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2726928
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.21461359
Profit Margins 0.01883
Quick Ratio 0.151
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.875
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.680023
Regular Market Change Percent -0.183275
Regular Market Day High 378.93
Regular Market Day Low 369.87
Regular Market Day Range 369.87 - 378.93
Regular Market Open 375.0
Regular Market Previous Close 371.04
Regular Market Price 370.36
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 146,141
Return On Assets 0.03924
Return On Equity 0.10719
Revenue Growth 0.022
Revenue Per Share 1,600.692
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 21,983,116
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0925
Shares Short 2,032,476
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 2,588,008
Short Name Lithia Motors, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1445
Short Ratio 5.76
Source Interval 15
State OR
Symbol LAD
Target High Price 525.0
Target Low Price 340.0
Target Mean Price 447.3125
Target Median Price 458.0
Total Cash 119,100,000
Total Cash Per Share 5.418
Total Debt 16,563,300,352
Total Revenue 37,936,398,336
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.37
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.006387451
Trailing Eps 30.2
Trailing P E 12.263576
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.7719
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 309.17386
Two Hundred Day Average Change 61.186127
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.19790201
Type Disp Equity
Volume 146,141
Website https://www.lithia.com
Zip 97,501