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LAD Dividends

Lithia Motors, Inc.
1W: -2.9% 1M: -4.0% 3M: -31.9% YTD: -12.5% 1Y: -12.1% 3Y: +14.2% 5Y: -11.6%
$290.73
+3.89 (+1.36%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±8.7%
$244 $270 $295 $321 $347
NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Dealerships · Tech Score Sell · Power 38 · $6.4B mcap · 19M float · 1.70% daily turnover · Short 56% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: higher than 75% of companies Debt: 71.6% of company value Bonds: $314.8M held by 285 funds, 120 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the third-riskiest tenth, about 1 in 140 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $42.05 (down 86%), Lithia Motors, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $16.14B against a stock market value of $6.39B.
Distance to default 3.03 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-09-30, debt counted $11.35B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 40.2%; Altman Z 1.74. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.
Upcoming Dividend
2026-11-06
Ex-Date
2026-11-20
Payment Date
$0.75
Per Share
Quarterly
Frequency

Dividend Overview

0.82%
Dividend Yield
$2.37
Annual Dividend
6.9%
Payout Ratio
—%
FCF Payout
0
Yr Increase Streak
14.38%
Buyback Yield
14.79%
Total Return
-2.54%
Chowder Number

Annual Dividend History

Quarterly Payment History

Shareholder Returns: Dividends vs Buybacks

Full Payment History (89 payments)
Ex-DateAmountAdj. AmountYieldFrequency
2026-11-06 $0.7500 $0.7500 89.60% Quarterly
2026-08-07 $0.7000 $0.7000 63.09% Quarterly
2026-05-08 $0.5700 $0.5700 75.51% Quarterly
2026-03-06 $0.5500 $0.5500 42.36% Quarterly
2025-11-07 $0.5500 $0.5500 74.33% Quarterly
2025-08-08 $0.5500 $0.5500 73.98% Quarterly
2025-05-09 $0.5500 $0.5500 70.01% Quarterly
2025-03-07 $0.5300 $0.5300 69.52% Quarterly
2024-11-08 $0.5300 $0.5300 56.28% Quarterly
2024-08-09 $0.5300 $0.5300 73.09% Quarterly
2024-05-09 $0.5300 $0.5300 76.88% Quarterly
2024-03-07 $0.5000 $0.5000 68.67% Quarterly
2023-11-09 $0.5000 $0.5000 75.51% Quarterly
2023-08-10 $0.5000 $0.5000 59.90% Quarterly
2023-05-11 $0.5000 $0.5000 81.91% Quarterly
2023-03-09 $0.4200 $0.4200 65.86% Quarterly
2022-11-09 $0.4200 $0.4200 76.81% Quarterly
2022-08-11 $0.4200 $0.4200 56.65% Quarterly
2022-05-12 $0.4200 $0.4200 52.32% Quarterly
2022-03-10 $0.3500 $0.3500 43.53% Quarterly
2021-11-10 $0.3500 $0.3500 42.70% Quarterly
2021-08-12 $0.3500 $0.3500 35.18% Quarterly
2021-05-06 $0.3500 $0.3500 33.66% Quarterly
2021-03-11 $0.3100 $0.3100 30.88% Quarterly
2020-11-12 $0.3100 $0.3100 46.89% Quarterly
2020-08-13 $0.3100 $0.3100 46.66% Quarterly
2020-05-07 $0.3000 $0.3000 112.54% Quarterly
2020-03-12 $0.3000 $0.3000 132.89% Quarterly
2019-11-07 $0.3000 $0.3000 75.93% Quarterly
2019-08-08 $0.3000 $0.3000 91.64% Quarterly
2019-05-09 $0.3000 $0.3000 102.57% Quarterly
2019-03-07 $0.2900 $0.2900 133.86% Quarterly
2018-11-08 $0.2900 $0.2900 133.46% Quarterly
2018-08-14 $0.2900 $0.2900 130.98% Quarterly
2018-05-10 $0.2900 $0.2900 114.55% Quarterly
2018-03-08 $0.2700 $0.2700 103.78% Quarterly
2017-11-09 $0.2700 $0.2700 93.17% Quarterly
2017-08-09 $0.2700 $0.2700 99.34% Quarterly
2017-05-10 $0.2700 $0.2700 110.63% Quarterly
2017-03-08 $0.2500 $0.2500 105.49% Quarterly
2016-11-08 $0.2500 $0.2500 122.25% Quarterly
2016-08-10 $0.2500 $0.2500 109.78% Quarterly
2016-05-11 $0.2500 $0.2500 105.73% Quarterly
2016-03-09 $0.2000 $0.2000 84.88% Quarterly
2015-11-04 $0.2000 $0.2000 63.01% Quarterly
2015-08-05 $0.2000 $0.2000 60.10% Quarterly
2015-05-13 $0.2000 $0.2000 66.00% Quarterly
2015-03-11 $0.1600 $0.1600 71.62% Quarterly
2014-11-19 $0.1600 $0.1600 83.75% Quarterly
2014-08-06 $0.1600 $0.1600 64.65% Quarterly
2014-05-07 $0.1600 $0.1600 76.55% Quarterly
2014-03-05 $0.1300 $0.1300 79.04% Quarterly
2013-11-06 $0.1300 $0.1300 77.10% Quarterly
2013-08-07 $0.1300 $0.1300 69.51% Quarterly
2013-05-08 $0.1300 $0.1300 84.03% Quarterly
2012-12-13 $0.1000 $0.1000 137.27% Irregular
2012-11-07 $0.1000 $0.1000 108.12% Quarterly
2012-08-08 $0.1000 $0.1000 116.28% Quarterly
2012-05-09 $0.1000 $0.1000 123.95% Quarterly
2012-03-07 $0.0700 $0.0700 116.76% Quarterly
2011-11-08 $0.0700 $0.0700 124.28% Quarterly
2011-08-09 $0.0700 $0.0700 136.36% Quarterly
2011-05-09 $0.0700 $0.0700 129.26% Quarterly
2011-03-09 $0.0500 $0.0500 133.33% Quarterly
2010-11-09 $0.0500 $0.0500 117.00% Quarterly
2010-08-11 $0.0500 $0.0500 127.23% Quarterly
2010-05-12 $0.0500 $0.0500 57.14% Quarterly
2008-10-10 $0.0500 $0.0500 2146.12% Quarterly
2008-07-11 $0.1400 $0.1400 1352.66% Quarterly
2008-04-11 $0.1400 $0.1400 618.78% Quarterly
2008-01-14 $0.1400 $0.1400 434.45% Quarterly
2007-10-11 $0.1400 $0.1400 288.96% Quarterly
2007-07-12 $0.1400 $0.1400 229.23% Quarterly
2007-04-12 $0.1400 $0.1400 210.05% Quarterly
2007-01-11 $0.1400 $0.1400 201.79% Quarterly
2006-10-18 $0.1400 $0.1400 209.42% Quarterly
2006-07-19 $0.1400 $0.1400 173.43% Quarterly
2006-04-19 $0.1200 $0.1200 133.41% Quarterly
2006-02-15 $0.1200 $0.1200 144.07% Quarterly
2005-11-02 $0.1200 $0.1200 145.24% Quarterly
2005-08-03 $0.1200 $0.1200 114.83% Quarterly
2005-05-04 $0.0800 $0.0800 118.56% Quarterly
2005-02-24 $0.0800 $0.0800 118.82% Quarterly
2004-10-28 $0.0800 $0.0800 132.45% Quarterly
2004-07-29 $0.0800 $0.0800 124.09% Quarterly
2004-05-05 $0.0700 $0.0700 109.33% Quarterly
2004-03-03 $0.0700 $0.0700 73.81% Quarterly
2003-11-05 $0.0700 $0.0700 57.73% Quarterly
2003-08-06 $0.0700 $0.0700 36.46% Quarterly

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