Lithia Motors, Inc. Dividend History | Yield & Payout Insights

Dividend history and payout analysis for Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD). Use the fiscal-year summary and the payout history table below to track dividend per share, dividend yield, and payout ratio changes over time, plus the key dates investors watch for dividend investing.

Dividend Performance Chart

Dividend Summary (FY)

22 years
Metric (FY)2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200820072006200520042003
Dividends per share (FY)$2.18$2.09$1.92$1.61$1.36$1.22$1.19$1.14$1.06$0.95$0.76$0.61$0.39$0.47$0.26$0.15$0.47$0.56$0.52$0.40$0.30$0.14
Dividend yield (FY) %N/A0.59%0.58%0.78%0.45%0.42%0.81%1.49%0.93%0.99%0.71%0.70%0.56%1.25%1.19%1.04%14.47%4.11%1.82%1.28%1.12%0.56%
Payout ratio (FY) %N/A7.04%5.28%3.61%3.66%6.19%10.17%10.43%10.82%12.25%10.92%11.48%9.51%15.20%11.59%28.57%-3.74%51.13%27.30%14.35%12.35%7.24%

Dividend Payout History

85 payments
Pay DateEx-DateRecord DateAmount
2025-11-21November 07, 252025-11-07$0.55
2025-08-22August 08, 252025-08-08$0.55
2025-05-23May 09, 252025-05-09$0.55
2025-03-21March 07, 252025-03-07$0.53
2024-11-15November 08, 242024-11-08$0.53
2024-08-23August 09, 242024-08-09$0.53
2024-05-24May 09, 242024-05-10$0.53
2024-03-22March 07, 242024-03-09$0.50
2023-11-17November 09, 232023-11-10$0.50
2023-08-25August 10, 232023-08-11$0.50
2023-05-26May 11, 232023-05-12$0.50
2023-03-24March 09, 232023-03-10$0.42
2022-11-18November 09, 222022-11-11$0.42
2022-08-26August 11, 222022-08-12$0.42
2022-05-27May 12, 222022-05-13$0.42
2022-03-25March 10, 222022-03-11$0.35
2021-11-19November 10, 212021-11-12$0.35
2021-08-27August 12, 212021-08-13$0.35
2021-05-21May 06, 212021-05-07$0.35
2021-03-26March 11, 212021-03-12$0.31
2020-11-27November 12, 202020-11-13$0.31
2020-08-28August 13, 202020-08-14$0.31
2020-05-22May 07, 202020-05-08$0.30
2020-03-27March 12, 202020-03-13$0.30
2019-11-22November 07, 192019-11-08$0.30
2019-08-23August 08, 192019-08-09$0.30
2019-05-24May 09, 192019-05-10$0.30
2019-03-22March 07, 192019-03-08$0.29
2018-11-23November 08, 182018-11-09$0.29
2018-08-29August 14, 182018-08-15$0.29
2018-05-25May 10, 182018-05-11$0.29
2018-03-23March 08, 182018-03-09$0.27
2017-11-24November 09, 172017-11-10$0.27
2017-08-25August 09, 172017-08-11$0.27
2017-05-26May 10, 172017-05-12$0.27
2017-03-24March 08, 172017-03-10$0.25
2016-11-25November 08, 162016-11-11$0.25
2016-08-26August 10, 162016-08-12$0.25
2016-05-27May 11, 162016-05-13$0.25
2016-03-25March 09, 162016-03-11$0.20
2015-11-20November 04, 152015-11-06$0.20
2015-08-21August 05, 152015-08-07$0.20
2015-05-29May 13, 152015-05-15$0.20
2015-03-27March 11, 152015-03-13$0.16
2014-12-05November 19, 142014-11-21$0.16
2014-08-22August 06, 142014-08-08$0.16
2014-05-23May 07, 142014-05-09$0.16
2014-03-21March 05, 142014-03-07$0.13
2013-11-22November 06, 132013-11-08$0.13
2013-08-23August 07, 132013-08-09$0.13
2013-05-24May 08, 132013-05-10$0.13
2012-12-28December 13, 122012-12-17$0.10
2012-11-23November 07, 122012-11-09$0.10
2012-08-24August 08, 122012-08-10$0.10
2012-05-25May 09, 122012-05-11$0.10
2012-03-23March 07, 122012-03-09$0.07
2011-11-25November 08, 112011-11-11$0.07
2011-08-25August 09, 112011-08-11$0.07
2011-05-25May 09, 112011-05-11$0.07
2011-03-25March 09, 112011-03-11$0.05
2010-11-26November 09, 102010-11-12$0.05
2010-08-27August 11, 102010-08-13$0.05
2010-05-28May 12, 102010-05-14$0.05
2008-10-29October 10, 082008-10-15$0.05
2008-07-29July 11, 082008-07-15$0.14
2008-04-29April 11, 082008-04-15$0.14
2008-01-30January 14, 082008-01-16$0.14
2007-10-29October 11, 072007-10-15$0.14
2007-07-30July 12, 072007-07-16$0.14
2007-04-30April 12, 072007-04-16$0.14
2007-01-30January 11, 072007-01-16$0.14
2006-11-03October 18, 062006-10-20$0.14
2006-08-04July 19, 062006-07-21$0.14
2006-05-05April 19, 062006-04-21$0.12
2006-03-06February 15, 062006-02-20$0.12
2005-11-18November 02, 052005-11-04$0.12
2005-08-19August 03, 052005-08-05$0.12
2005-05-20May 04, 052005-05-06$0.08
2005-03-14February 24, 052005-02-28$0.08
2004-11-15October 28, 042004-11-01$0.08
2004-08-16July 29, 042004-08-02$0.08
2004-05-21May 05, 042004-05-07$0.07
2004-03-19March 03, 042004-03-05$0.07
2003-11-21November 05, 032003-11-07$0.07
2003-08-22August 06, 032003-08-08$0.07

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lithia Motors, Inc.'s current dividend yield and payout ratio?

The dividend yield shows how much Lithia Motors, Inc. returns to shareholders relative to its stock price, while the payout ratio indicates how much of its earnings are distributed. Monitoring these metrics helps investors evaluate whether the dividend is sustainable and supported by earnings or cash flow.

How has Lithia Motors, Inc.'s dividend changed over the last 5 years?

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Is Lithia Motors, Inc. a high-yield stock compared to its industry peers?

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Can Lithia Motors, Inc. maintain its dividend during market downturns?

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Should I consider Lithia Motors, Inc. dividends as part of my long-term investment strategy?

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