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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001023128-25-000123"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LAD"
cik: "0001023128"
company_name: "LITHIA MOTORS INC"
filed_at: "2025-10-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T02:40:23.841862+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lithia Motors Q3 revenue record $9.7B, EPS $8.61 up 11% YoY, dividend $0.55

## Summary
- Q3 revenue $9.7B (+5% YoY); diluted EPS $8.61 (+11%); adjusted EPS $9.50 (+17%).
- Same-store revenue up 7.7%; used retail same-store up 11.8%; aftersales gross profit up 9.1%.
- Repurchased 1.312M shares at avg $312 in Q3; $889.3M remaining under authorization.
- Acquired three Palm Beach dealerships adding $220M annualized revenue; YTD acquisitions total $620M.
- Board declared $0.55/share dividend, payable Nov 21, record Nov 7.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001023128-25-000123
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LAD
- cik: 0001023128
- company_name: LITHIA MOTORS INC
- filed_at: 2025-10-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1023128/000102312825000123/0001023128-25-000123-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1023128/000102312825000123/lad-20251022.htm

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