Group 1 Automotive/$GPI
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About Group 1 Automotive
Group 1 owns and operates 32 collision centers and over 250 automotive dealerships in the US and the UK, offering 36 brands of automobiles altogether. Slightly over half of the stores are in the US with locations mostly in metropolitan areas in 17 states in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and California. Texas alone contributed 31.6% of new-vehicle unit volume in 2025 and the UK 27.6%. Texas, Massachusetts, and California combined was 45.4%. Revenue in 2025 totaled $22.6 billion. The firm entered the UK in 2007 and has 106 stores there contributing about 26% of total revenue. Group 1 was founded in 1995 and is based in Houston.
- Ticker
- $GPI
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 20,452
- Headquarters
- Houston, United States
- Website
- www.group1auto.com
GPI Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$2.9B
10.29
$23.54
0.82
$2.15
0.91%
Price and volume
Market cap
$2.9B
Beta
0.82
52-week high
$461.27
52-week low
$225.51
Average daily volume
273K
Dividend rate
$2.15
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.02
Quick ratio
0.204
Long term debt to equity
1.103
Total debt to equity
1.957
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
8.82%
Interest coverage (TTM)
3.10%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,027.8
Gross margin (TTM)
15.95%
Net profit margin (TTM)
1.31%
Operating margin (TTM)
4.05%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
28.37%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,080,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.47%
Return on equity (TTM)
9.49%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
10.289
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.133
Price to book
0.97
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-17.03
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
13.271
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
7.54%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
18.251
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.89%
Forward dividend yield
0.91%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
0.81%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-35.04%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
9.40%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.39%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-20.28%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
19.46%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-61.41%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-19.73%
What the Analysts think about GPI
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Group 1 Automotive stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Group 1 Automotive stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
The planned Hennessy deal would add about $1.7 billion of annualised revenue and expand Group 1’s Atlanta footprint to 15 dealerships. The 500 service bays and premium-brand mix should give the cluster more scope to share costs and grow higher-margin aftersales income. (Group 1 Automotive)
Management completed its US cost programme ahead of target, removing $50 million of annualised costs. US adjusted SG&A improved by more than four percentage points sequentially in the second quarter, offering a buffer while vehicle volumes are weak. (Group 1 Automotive)
The UK business showed encouraging aftersales momentum in the first quarter, with record parts-and-service and used-vehicle gross profit and record revenue across nearly all major business lines. That supports the case that Group 1 can improve earnings quality beyond new-car sales. (Group 1 Automotive)
Second-quarter revenue fell 5.6% year on year to $5.4 billion, while adjusted diluted EPS dropped to $9.61 from $11.52. Lower new- and used-vehicle volumes show that affordability pressure is already flowing through to earnings, rather than remaining a theoretical risk. (Group 1 Automotive)
Used-car performance remains particularly vulnerable: sourcing costs are elevated, cheaper vehicles are scarce and the company chose not to replenish aggressively through auctions. That protects unit profitability in the short term but can limit sales volumes and leave Group 1 exposed if affordability stays strained. (The Lincolnian Online, Group 1 Automotive)
The Hennessy purchase is being funded with new debt, and Group 1 has issued $1.25 billion of senior notes carrying coupons of 6.25% and 6.625%. That increases fixed financing commitments just as the core business is facing weaker volumes and margins. (Group 1 Automotive, Group 1 Automotive)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 23 Sept 2026.
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Fund name | Fund size | $GPI weighting |
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SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted$USSC | $1.1B | 0.18% |
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.16% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | £2.4B | 0.16% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.09% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | £4.1B | 0.09% |
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