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Group 1 Automotive

GPI NYSE Automotive Retail Financials FY2016–FY2025

Group 1 Automotive's revenue rose 13.2% to $22.6 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 3.2%, down from 4.6% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $424 million, up 24.4%. It paid out $580 million in dividends and buybacks, 137% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.9%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$244.97

0.9%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$22.6B
13.2% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
3.3%
1.3 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$325M
34.7%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$425M
24.4%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
8.6%
4.4 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$2.9B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
10.1x
On $24.16 EPS (TTM)

What Group 1 Automotive does

No business description yet.

Legal name
Group 1 Automotive, Inc
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Revenue and margins

Group 1 Automotive had $22.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 13.2% on the year before.

Revenue
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Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF
Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 15.9% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was $425M in fiscal 2025, 1.9% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

Group 1 Automotive returned $580M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 137% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.9%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Group 1 Automotive yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$3.7B and divides by 12.7M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 10.1x · peers 22.0x · sector 17.9x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Group 1 Automotive can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $14.9M$47.9M$57.2M$34.4M$32.5M
Debt incl. finance leases $2.0B$2.1B$2.1B$2.9B$3.7B
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x————
Debt / equity 1.1x0.9x0.8x1.0x1.3x
Interest coverage 12.2x11.8x6.3x4.1x2.7x
Current ratio 1.1x1.0x1.1x1.0x1.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x0.3x0.3x0.3x0.3x
Total assets $5.7B$6.7B$7.8B$9.8B$10.3B
Total liabilities $3.9B$4.5B$5.1B$6.8B$7.6B
Shareholders' equity $1.8B$2.2B$2.7B$3.0B$2.8B
Net debt (− = net cash) $2.0B$2.0B$2.0B$2.9B$3.7B

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$186M

1 insider

Sold, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Of sales under plans

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$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 30, 2026 Conifer Management L.L.C.10% owner Bought 71,592 $242.03 $17.3M Form 4
Sep 29, 2026 Conifer Management L.L.C.10% owner Bought 68,648 $239.48 $16.4M Form 4
Sep 28, 2026 Conifer Management L.L.C.10% owner Bought 133,472 $243.58 $32.5M Form 4
Sep 25, 2026 Conifer Management L.L.C.10% owner Bought 50,532 $252.06 $12.7M Form 4
Sep 24, 2026 Conifer Management L.L.C.10% owner Bought 75,756 $248.00 $18.8M Form 4
Sep 18, 2026 Conifer Management L.L.C.10% owner Bought 37,650 $249.88 $9.4M Form 4
Sep 17, 2026 Conifer Management L.L.C.10% owner Bought 28,000 $266.06 $7.4M Form 4
Sep 10, 2026 Conifer Management L.L.C.10% owner Bought 36,647 $280.86 $10.3M Form 4
Sep 9, 2026 Conifer Management L.L.C.10% owner Bought 47,353 $282.48 $13.4M Form 4
Sep 4, 2026 Conifer Management L.L.C.10% owner Bought 57,159 $300.15 $17.2M Form 4
Sep 3, 2026 Conifer Management L.L.C.10% owner Bought 83,121 $282.64 $23.5M Form 4
Sep 2, 2026 Conifer Management L.L.C.10% owner Bought 26,561 $276.03 $7.3M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✕ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✕ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✕
Current ratio rose ✓ ✕ ✓
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose ✕ ✕ ✕
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✕
F-score 5 / 94 / 95 / 9
Accruals ratio 5.7%−1.0%−3.7%
Altman Z'' 3.162.512.42

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $10.9B $11.1B $11.6B $11.6B $10.6B $13.5B $16.2B $17.9B $19.9B $22.6B
Gross profit $1.6B $1.6B $1.7B $1.8B $1.7B $2.4B $3.0B $3.0B $3.2B $3.6B
Operating income $340M $342M $341M $358M $496M $884M $1.1B $969M $909M $734M
Interest expense $109M $117M $129M $124M $91.3M $72.8M $92.9M $154M $224M $268M
Pretax income $227M $219M $205M $223M $381M $801M $985M $800M $659M $450M
Income tax $80.3M $5.6M $47.6M $53.7M $84.2M $176M $231M $198M $162M $126M
Net income $147M $213M $158M $174M $287M $552M $752M $602M $498M $325M
Diluted EPS $6.67 $10.08 $7.83 $9.34 $15.51 $30.11 $47.14 $42.73 $36.81 $25.24
Diluted shares 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.01B 0.01B 0.01B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $384M $197M $270M $371M $805M $1.3B $586M $190M $586M $695M
Capital expenditure $157M $216M $141M $192M $103M $144M $156M $185M $245M $270M
Free cash flow $228M −$19.3M $129M $179M $702M $1.1B $430M $4.8M $341M $425M
Depreciation and amortization $51.2M $57.9M $67.1M $71.6M $75.8M $78.9M — — — —
Stock-based compensation $21.1M $18.9M $18.7M $18.8M $32.3M $28.3M $27.0M $20.1M $25.2M $29.0M
Acquisitions $57.3M $109M $135M $143M $1.3M $1.1B $529M $366M $1.3B $547M
Share buybacks $128M $40.1M $184M $1.4M $80.2M $211M $521M $173M $162M $555M
Dividends paid $20.0M $20.5M $20.9M $20.3M $11.0M $23.9M $23.7M $25.2M $25.2M $25.6M
Dividends and buybacks $148M $60.6M $205M $21.7M $91.2M $235M $545M $198M $187M $580M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $21.0M $28.8M $15.9M $23.8M $69.0M $14.9M $47.9M $57.2M $34.4M $32.5M
Total debt $1.3B $1.4B $1.4B $1.5B $1.3B $2.0B $2.1B $2.1B $2.9B $3.7B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $83.0M $125M $173M $220M $273M $311M $330M
Current assets $2.2B $2.3B $2.4B $2.5B $2.0B $1.7B $2.0B $2.8B $3.5B $3.7B
Current liabilities $2.1B $2.2B $2.4B $2.4B $1.8B $1.5B $1.9B $2.5B $3.4B $3.4B
Inventory $1.7B $1.8B $1.8B $1.9B $1.4B $1.1B $1.4B $2.0B $2.6B $2.7B
Property and equipment, net $1.1B $1.3B $1.3B $1.5B $1.6B $2.0B $2.1B $2.2B $2.9B $3.1B
Total assets $4.5B $4.9B $5.0B $5.6B $5.1B $5.7B $6.7B $7.8B $9.8B $10.3B
Total liabilities $3.5B $3.7B $3.9B $4.3B $3.6B $3.9B $4.5B $5.1B $6.8B $7.6B
Shareholders' equity $930M $1.1B $1.1B $1.3B $1.4B $1.8B $2.2B $2.7B $3.0B $2.8B
Margins
Gross margin 14.7% 14.8% 14.9% 15.2% 16.4% 18.1% 18.3% 16.9% 16.3% 16.1%
Operating margin 3.1% 3.1% 2.9% 3.1% 4.7% 6.6% 6.7% 5.4% 4.6% 3.3%
EBITDA margin 3.6% 3.6% 3.5% 3.7% 5.4% 7.2% — — — —
Net margin 1.4% 1.9% 1.4% 1.5% 2.7% 4.1% 4.6% 3.4% 2.5% 1.4%
FCF margin 2.1% −0.2% 1.1% 1.5% 6.6% 8.3% 2.7% 0.0% 1.7% 1.9%
Returns
Return on capital 10.1% 14.3% 10.7% 10.5% 14.2% 21.0% 20.6% 16.2% 13.0% 8.6%
Return on capital employed 14.3% 13.5% 12.9% 12.4% 15.5% 23.7% 24.3% 19.3% 15.6% 11.0%
Return on equity 15.9% 20.8% 14.2% 14.8% 21.2% 33.7% 37.0% 24.5% 17.6% 11.3%
Return on assets 3.3% 4.6% 3.2% 3.3% 5.4% 10.2% 12.1% 8.3% 5.7% 3.2%
Growth
Revenue growth 2.4% 2.2% 4.3% −0.0% −8.6% 27.2% 20.3% 10.2% 11.5% 13.2%
Net income growth 56.5% 45.1% −26.1% 10.3% 64.7% 92.7% 36.1% −20.0% −17.2% −34.7%
EPS growth 71.0% 51.1% −22.3% 19.3% 66.1% 94.1% 56.6% −9.4% −13.9% −31.4%
FCF growth 994.4% −108.5% — 38.8% 292.1% 58.9% −61.4% −98.9% 7,008.3% 24.4%
Share count change −8.6% −3.5% −4.7% −7.8% −0.7% −0.5% −12.6% −11.4% −3.5% −3.9%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 3.3x 3.3x 3.4x 2.2x 2.1x — — — —
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.2x 1.3x 1.2x 0.9x 1.1x 0.9x 0.8x 1.0x 1.3x
Interest coverage 3.1x 2.9x 2.7x 2.9x 5.4x 12.2x 11.8x 6.3x 4.1x 2.7x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.0x 1.0x 1.1x 1.1x 1.0x 1.1x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 1.4% 1.9% 1.2% 1.7% 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% 1.2%
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Payouts / FCF 64.9% — 158.8% 12.1% 13.0% 21.0% 126.6% 4,125.0% 54.8% 136.7%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 5.0
Altman Z'' 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.2 2.5 2.4
Accruals ratio −5.4% 0.4% −2.3% −3.7% −9.7% −13.1% 2.7% 5.7% −1.0% −3.7%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001031203). Data updated October 19, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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