LAD vs NNN Comparison

Lithia Motors is a retailer of new and used vehicles and related services. The company offers nearly 60 brands of vehicles at nearly 500 stores globally across the US, Canada, and UK. The company has expanded largely through the acquisition of dealerships in smaller regional markets but now seeks to grow in any part of the US. We expect more deals over time in the US and, at times, abroad. Annual revenue in 2025 was $37.6 billion, and we see over $50 billion possible in a few years. The US was 78.5% of 2025 revenue and the UK second at 18.4%, due to the 2024 Pendragon acquisition. In 2025, new vehicle sales were about 50% of total revenue. Lithia was founded in 1946, went public in 1996, and is the largest US auto dealer. It is based in Medford, Oregon.

NNN REIT Inc is a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns, invests in, and develops high-quality properties mainly leased under long-term net leases with minimal capital expenditure requirements. The company focuses mainly on retail properties, with a portfolio including convenience stores, automotive service properties, restaurants, theatres, entertainment venues, dealerships, and other retail-related assets. Primary business objectives emphasize retail properties, and it may invest in a wide variety of property and tenant types, leases, mortgages, loans secured by personal property, loans secured by partnership or membership interests, and securities of other REITs or other issuers.