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Lithia Motors (LAD) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
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Lithia Motors (LAD - Free Report) reported $9.68 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.9%. EPS of $9.50 for the same period compares to $8.21 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.7% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.61 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $8.53, the EPS surprise was +11.37%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Lithia Motors performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Unit Sales - New vehicle retail: 96,639 compared to the 95,776 average estimate based on three analysts.
Unit Sales - Used vehicle retail: 109,097 compared to the 110,381 average estimate based on three analysts.
Average Selling Price - New vehicle retail: $47,913.00 versus the three-analyst average estimate of $47,565.30.
Average Selling Price - Used vehicle retail: $28,381.00 compared to the $27,739.35 average estimate based on three analysts.
Revenue- Fleet and other: $166.5 million compared to the $176.28 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9.3% year over year.
Revenue- Finance and insurance: $378.6 million compared to the $375.87 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.1% year over year.
Revenue- Used vehicle wholesale: $367 million versus $402.85 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6.1% change.
Revenue- Used vehicle retail: $3.1 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $3.03 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.9%.
Revenue- Service, body and parts/Aftersales: $1.04 billion versus $1.06 billion estimated by four analysts on average.
Revenue- New vehicle: $4.63 billion compared to the $4.56 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.5% year over year.
Revenue by Same Store Operating Metrics- Service, Body and Parts/Aftersales: $1.01 billion versus $982.42 million estimated by two analysts on average.
Revenue by Same Store Operating Metrics- Finance and Insurance: $371.5 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $365.24 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +15.4%.
Shares of Lithia Motors have returned -6.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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Lithia Motors (LAD) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Lithia Motors (LAD - Free Report) reported $9.68 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.9%. EPS of $9.50 for the same period compares to $8.21 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.7% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.61 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $8.53, the EPS surprise was +11.37%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Lithia Motors performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:View all Key Company Metrics for Lithia Motors here>>>
Shares of Lithia Motors have returned -6.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.