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Lithia Motors Inc is a mid-cap company with a market capitalization of $6.84B. It ranks number 7 by market capitalization among the 18 Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For LAD, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 38.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 11.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +3.1%, buy ≥ +1.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-06 signals)
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Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations peers listed below that report each metric.
| Metric | LAD | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $6.84B | 7/18 |
| P/E Ratio | 9.06x | 8/13 |
| P/B Ratio | 1.03x | 15/16 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.79% | 6/8 |
| EPS | $34.94 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $305.94 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $1767.19 | – |
| FCF/Share | $-19.74 | – |
| Metric | LAD | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 11.9% | 10/13 |
| ROA | 2.9% | 10/12 |
| ROIC | 8.4% | 8/9 |
| Gross Margin | 15.1% | 13/14 |
| Operating Margin | 4.0% | 9/13 |
| Net Margin | 2.1% | 10/13 |
| EBT Margin | 2.8% | 11/17 |
| Tax Rate | 26.1% | – |
| Metric | LAD | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.00x | 8/14 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.21x | 9/13 |
| D/E Ratio | 3.05x | 7/17 |
| Financial Leverage | 4.06x | 7/15 |
| Interest Coverage | 6.7x | 4/13 |
| Working Capital | -$12M | 8/14 |
| Metric | LAD | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -$81M | 18/18 |
| Free Cash Flow | -$427M | 14/14 |
| Capital Spending | -$346M | 11/14 |
| OCF Growth YoY | -127.5% | 13/13 |
| FCF/Sales | -1.1% | 13/13 |
| CapEx/Sales | 0.9% | 10/13 |
| Metric | LAD | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 1.42x | 8/13 |
| Receivables Turnover | 33.7x | 8/11 |
| Inventory Turnover | 4.9x | 11/13 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 7.5x | 8/14 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 11 days | 4/11 |
| Days Inventory | 75 days | 3/13 |
| Payables Period | 5 days | 10/11 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 81 days | 2/8 |
| Metric | LAD | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $38.21B | 1/15 |
| Operating Income | $1.55B | 3/14 |
| Net Income | $788M | 4/13 |
| SG&A Expense | $4.07B | 1/13 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $32.42B | 1/15 |
| Metric | LAD | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $2.51 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 7.2% | 6/7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 22M | – |
| Net Income Growth | -12.3% | 11/12 |
| EPS Growth | 1.2% | 6/11 |
| Total Current Assets | $8.39B | 31.3% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $108M | 0.4% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $1.13B | 4.2% of assets |
| Inventory | $6.62B | 24.7% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $20.20B | 75.2% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $7.97B | 29.7% of assets |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Lithia Motors Inc (Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations): 18 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| LAD Lithia Motors Inc | $6.84B | |
| CVNA Carvana Co. | $81.17B | |
| CPRT Copart Inc | $29.60B | |
| CASY Caseys General Stores Inc | $25.42B | |
| PAG Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | $13.94B | |
| MUSA Murphy Usa Inc. | $9.45B | |
| KMX Carmax Inc | $7.47B | |
| AN Autonation, Inc. | $5.88B | |
| RUSHA Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ | $5.29B | |
| OPLN Openlane, Inc. | $4.22B | |
| ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc | $3.64B | |
| GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc | $3.18B | |
| SAH Sonic Automotive Inc | $1.99B | |
| CWH Camping World Holdings, Inc. | $474M | |
| KXIN Kaixin Holdings | $116M | |
| VRM Vroom, Inc. | $35M | |
| CRMT Americas Carmart Inc | $13M | |
| NXXT Nextnrg, Inc. | $4M |
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Lithia Motors, Inc. reported its third quarter 2026 financial results, with revenue increasing 3% to $9.9 billion from $9.7 billion in the third quarter of 2025. Net income for the quarter was $292.9 ...
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Our AI scores Lithia Motors Inc every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
For LAD, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 38.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 11.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Lithia Motors Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 6, 2026.
18 issuers in our coverage, LAD included, share the SEC industry code Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations. The largest are: Carvana Co. (CVNA), Copart Inc (CPRT), Caseys General Stores Inc (CASY), Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (PAG), Murphy Usa Inc. (MUSA), Carmax Inc (KMX).
This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.
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