【US Stock Market Moves】Lithia Motors surged on October 21: Performance exceeded expectations + Dividend increase + Automotive retail
Bitget异动解读2026/10/21 13:41Lithia Motors October 21st Surge Analysis
Keywords: better-than-expected results, dividend increase, auto retail
1. On October 21st, the company announced its Q3 2026 results, with adjusted earnings per share of $10.34, beating analysts' expectations of $9.77. Revenue totaled $9.947 billion, above the expected $9.728 billion, up 2.8% year-on-year.
2. On October 21st, the company disclosed that its diluted earnings per share for the third quarter were $13.22, an increase of 54% year-on-year. Used car retail gross profit per vehicle rose by $197 year-on-year, an increase of 11%. After-sales business gross profit increased by 2.4%, with a gross margin of 59.5%. Financing business revenue rose 69% year-on-year to $32.3 million.
3. On October 21st, the company announced a 7% increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.75 per share, scheduled for payment on November 20th.
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