Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) Q3 2026 Earnings call October 21, 2026 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Jardon Jaramillo - Senior Director of Finance Bryan DeBoer - Chairman and CEO Tina Miller - SVP and CFO Chuck Lietz - SVP Conference Call Participants Michael Ward - Analyst Ryan Sigdahl - Analyst Rajat Gupta - Analyst Jeff Lick - Analyst Alex Perry - Analyst John Saager - Analyst John Babcock - Analyst Bret Jordan - Analyst Daniela Haigian - Analyst Mark Jordan - Analyst Rob Saltzman - Analyst Operator Please n ...

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) Q3 2026 Earnings call October 21, 2026 10:00 AM ET Company ParticipantsJardon Jaramillo - Senior Director of FinanceBryan DeBoer - Chairman and CEOTina Miller - SVP and CFOChuck Lietz - SVPConference Call ParticipantsMichael Ward - AnalystRyan Sigdahl - AnalystRajat Gupta - AnalystJeff Lick - AnalystAlex Perry - AnalystJohn Saager - AnalystJohn Babcock - AnalystBret Jordan - AnalystDaniela Haigian - AnalystMark Jordan - AnalystRob Saltzman - AnalystOperatorPlease note this conferenc ...

Key Highlights Record third quarter revenues of $9.9 billionUsed retail GPUs increased $197, or 11%, year over yearAftersales gross profit increased by 2.4% and gross margin was 59.5%, a 100-basis point increase, on a same-store basisFinancing Operations income of $32.3 million, a 69% increase year over year, with record originations of $937 million, and a 18.3% penetration rateThird quarter diluted earnings per share of $13.22, a 54% increase, and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $10.34, a 9% increas ...