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Lithia Motors Inc cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Lithia Motors Inc's operations generated $357m of cash; it spent $351m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $5.8m. It returned $55.3m in dividends and $961m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations10−21−1−212323180911495205255451,797−610−472425357−81
Depreciation and amortisation———172026424958758292127173204295324313
Stock-based pay222377121111131623354141586055
Capital spending2183265508683101105158125168260303230351351346
Free cash flow−11−29−32−277−18−55−4−10443624003771,537−913−703746−427
Free cash flow after stock pay−13−31−34−280−25−62−16−21323483833541,502−954−74315−55−482
Dividends paid—47121016202427282829394553575554
Share buybacks021423823321133414935123168849366961923
Shares issued464695567810117901,1363630272828

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Lithia Motors Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Lithia Motors Inc.