Penske Automotive Group
PAG NYSE Automotive Retail Financials FY2016βFY2025
Penske Automotive Group's revenue fell 0.2% to $31.8 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 4.0%, down from 4.3% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $650 million, down 23.7%. It paid out $503 million in dividends and buybacks, 77% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.0%.
What Penske Automotive Group does
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- Legal name
- Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001628280-26-012830
0001019849
Revenue and margins
Penske Automotive Group had $31.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 0.2% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 15.1% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $651M in fiscal 2025, 2.1% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Penske Automotive Group returned $503M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 77% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.0%.
Value Penske Automotive Group yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$2.1B and divides by 66.2M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 15.4x Β· peers 9.9x Β· sector 17.9x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Penske Automotive Group can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $101M | $107M | $96.4M | $83.6M | $64.7M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.9B | $2.2B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9x | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 1.5x |
| Debt / equity | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | 14.2x | 13.2x | 6.5x | 5.0x | 4.7x |
| Current ratio | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 0.9x | 1.0x |
| Quick ratio | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
| Total assets | $13.5B | $14.1B | $15.7B | $17.1B | $17.6B |
| Total liabilities | $9.4B | $9.9B | $10.9B | $11.7B | $12.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $4.1B | $4.1B | $4.7B | $5.4B | $5.6B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.8B | $2.1B |
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
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.8M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 7 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β0.2% | β1.6% | β0.2% |
| Altman Z'' | 2.13 | 1.92 | 2.01 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penske Automotive Group PAG | $14.0B | β0.2% | 4.0% | 2.1% | 12.8% | 15.4x | 6 | |
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| Lithia Motors LAD | $6.7B | 4.0% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 7.8% | 9.8x | 3 | Compare β |
| CarMax KMX | $7.3B | β1.8% | β | 4.8% | 1.3% | 24.3x | 5 | Compare β |
| Group 1 Automotive GPI | $2.9B | 13.2% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 8.6% | 10.1x | 5 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $20.1B | $21.4B | $22.8B | $23.2B | $20.4B | $25.6B | $27.8B | $30.9B | $31.9B | $31.8B |
| Gross profit | $3.0B | $3.2B | $3.4B | $3.5B | $3.2B | $4.4B | $4.8B | $5.1B | $5.2B | $5.2B |
| Operating income | $575M | $611M | $665M | $653M | $705M | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Interest expense | $130M | $163M | $190M | $205M | $169M | $95.3M | $113M | $216M | $275M | $274M |
| Pretax income | $508M | $548M | $604M | $592M | $708M | $1.6B | $1.9B | $1.5B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Income tax | $161M | β$64.8M | $134M | $157M | $163M | $416M | $473M | $361M | $317M | $326M |
| Net income | $343M | $613M | $471M | $436M | $544M | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.1B | $969M | $935M |
| Diluted EPS | $3.99 | $7.14 | $5.53 | $5.28 | $6.74 | $14.89 | $18.55 | $16.31 | $14.49 | $14.13 |
| Diluted shares | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $371M | $623M | $614M | $518M | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $975M |
| Capital expenditure | $203M | $247M | $306M | $245M | $186M | $249M | $283M | $386M | $378M | $325M |
| Free cash flow | $168M | $376M | $309M | $273M | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.2B | $759M | $853M | $651M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $89.7M | $95.1M | $104M | $110M | $116M | $122M | $127M | $144M | $161M | $172M |
| Stock-based compensation | $14.8M | $16.0M | $16.8M | $17.8M | $20.4M | $23.1M | $26.7M | $28.1M | $29.4M | $30.2M |
| Acquisitions | $141M | $450M | $309M | $327M | $0.0M | $432M | $393M | $215M | $786M | $21.5M |
| Share buybacks | $174M | $18.5M | $68.9M | $169M | $29.4M | $281M | $869M | $359M | $58.7M | $159M |
| Dividends paid | $95.1M | $108M | $121M | $131M | $68.1M | $143M | $154M | $189M | $274M | $344M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $269M | $127M | $190M | $300M | $97.5M | $423M | $1.0B | $548M | $333M | $503M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $24.0M | $45.7M | $39.4M | $28.1M | $49.5M | $101M | $107M | $96.4M | $83.6M | $64.7M |
| Total debt | $1.9B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.4B | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.9B | $2.2B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $4.4B | $5.0B | $5.1B | $5.3B | $4.4B | $4.1B | $4.7B | $5.7B | $6.0B | $6.2B |
| Current liabilities | $4.2B | $5.0B | $5.0B | $5.5B | $4.7B | $4.3B | $4.7B | $5.7B | $6.6B | $6.3B |
| Inventory | $3.4B | $3.9B | $4.0B | $4.3B | $3.4B | $3.1B | $3.5B | $4.3B | $4.7B | $4.8B |
| Property and equipment, net | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.8B | $3.0B | $3.2B |
| Total assets | $8.8B | $10.5B | $10.9B | $13.9B | $13.2B | $13.5B | $14.1B | $15.7B | $17.1B | $17.6B |
| Total liabilities | $7.1B | $8.1B | $8.3B | $11.1B | $9.9B | $9.4B | $9.9B | $10.9B | $11.7B | $12.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.8B | $2.4B | $2.6B | $2.8B | $3.3B | $4.1B | $4.1B | $4.7B | $5.4B | $5.6B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 14.8% | 15.1% | 15.0% | 14.9% | 15.6% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 16.7% | 16.4% | 16.4% |
| Operating margin | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| EBITDA margin | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 4.6% |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| FCF margin | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 11.8% | 15.0% | 11.1% | 9.6% | 10.7% | 19.3% | 19.6% | 17.3% | 15.2% | 12.8% |
| Return on capital employed | 13.8% | 12.1% | 11.7% | 9.1% | 8.3% | 15.3% | 16.0% | 14.5% | 13.3% | 11.7% |
| Return on equity | 19.4% | 29.6% | 18.8% | 16.1% | 17.8% | 32.2% | 33.6% | 25.0% | 19.1% | 17.1% |
| Return on assets | 4.1% | 6.3% | 4.4% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 7.5% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 4.3% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 1.7% | β11.8% | 25.0% | 8.8% | 11.2% | 3.1% | β0.2% |
| Net income growth | 5.2% | 78.9% | β23.2% | β7.5% | 24.7% | 118.5% | 16.2% | β19.7% | β12.6% | β3.5% |
| EPS growth | 9.9% | 79.0% | β22.6% | β4.5% | 27.7% | 120.9% | 24.6% | β12.1% | β11.2% | β2.5% |
| FCF growth | β15.2% | 123.5% | β17.9% | β11.5% | 272.0% | 2.7% | 12.8% | β35.5% | 12.3% | β23.7% |
| Share count change | β4.2% | β0.1% | β0.8% | β3.1% | β2.3% | β1.1% | β6.7% | β8.6% | β1.6% | β1.0% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.8x | 3.0x | 2.8x | 3.1x | 2.0x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 1.5x |
| Debt / equity | 1.1x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | 4.4x | 3.8x | 3.5x | 3.2x | 4.2x | 14.2x | 13.2x | 6.5x | 5.0x | 4.7x |
| Current ratio | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 0.9x | 1.0x |
| Quick ratio | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Payouts / FCF | 159.8% | 33.8% | 61.6% | 109.9% | 9.6% | 40.6% | 87.0% | 72.2% | 39.1% | 77.3% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Accruals ratio | β0.3% | β0.1% | β1.3% | β0.7% | β4.8% | β0.8% | β0.6% | β0.2% | β1.6% | β0.2% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001019849). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.