AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Lithia Motors (LAD)

Lithia Motors Q3 revenue rises 5% to $9.7 billion; diluted EPS up 11% to $8.61

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Lithia Motors reported third-quarter 2025 revenue of $9.7 billion, up 5% from a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $8.61, up 11%. Adjusted diluted EPS was $9.50, up 17%, after excluding non-core items worth $0.89 per share, while GAAP net income was $219 million, down 1.1%. The company also declared a $0.55 per share dividend and repurchased 5.1% of its outstanding shares in the quarter.

Key points

  • Q3 2025 revenue $9.7 billion, up 5% from $9.2 billion; diluted EPS $8.61 vs. $7.73 a year earlier
  • Adjusted diluted EPS $9.50, up 17% from $8.14; GAAP net income $219 million, down 1.1%
  • Dividend of $0.55 per share payable November 21, 2025 to holders of record November 7, 2025
  • Repurchased about 1,312,000 shares in Q3 at a weighted average price of $312; about $889.3 million remains under the authorization

The filing

CompanyLithia Motors (LAD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 22, 2025, 8:35 AM ET
Accession number0001023128-25-000123

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 22, 2025.

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