Group 1 Automotive vs Penske Automotive Group
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I put Group 1 Automotive and Penske Automotive Group side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Penske Automotive Group is the larger business, with $31.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $22.6B for Group 1 Automotive.
- Group 1 Automotive grew revenue faster (13.2%, against −0.2%).
- Penske Automotive Group kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (4.0% operating margin, against 3.3%).
- Penske Automotive Group earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (12.8%, against 8.6%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Penske Automotive Group’s earnings: a P/E of 15.4x against 10.1x for Group 1 Automotive.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
3/10
Revenue growth5-year growthShare count change
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
7/10
Gross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-score
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | GPI FY25 | PAG FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.9B | $13.9B |
| Revenue | $22.6B | $31.8B |
| Free cash flow | $425M | $651M |
| Net income | $325M | $935M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 13.2% | −0.2% |
| 5-year growth | 16.3% | 9.2% |
| Share count change | −3.9% | −1.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 16.1% | 16.4% |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 4.0% |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 2.9% |
| FCF margin | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| Return on capital | 8.6% | 12.8% |
| Return on equity | 11.3% | 17.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $3.7B | $2.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 1.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $580M | $503M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 10.1x | 15.4x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.