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Auto & truck dealerships · Consumer Cyclical · Fiscal year ends Dec 31
Group 1 Automotive reported revenue of $22.6B in the fiscal year ended Dec 2025, up 13.2% from the year before. Operating income was $734M, an operating margin of 3.3%, and net income was $325M. Operating cash flow of $695M less capital expenditure of $270M left free cash flow of $425M. Net debt was $3.4B.
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Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 13,482 | 16,222 | 17,874 | 19,934 | 22,571 |
| Cost of revenue | 11,041 | 13,257 | 14,853 | 16,693 | 18,950 |
| Gross profit | 2,441 | 2,965 | 3,020 | 3,241 | 3,622 |
| Selling, general & admin | 1,477 | 1,783 | 1,927 | 2,179 | 2,546 |
| Operating income | 884 | 1,091 | 969 | 909 | 734 |
| Pre-tax income | 801 | 985 | 800 | 659 | 450 |
| Income tax | 176 | 231 | 198 | 162 | 126 |
| Net income | 552 | 752 | 602 | 498 | 325 |
| Diluted EPS | 30.11 | 47.14 | 42.73 | 36.81 | 25.24 |
| Diluted shares | 17.7 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 12.7 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 14.9 | 47.9 | 57.2 | 34.4 | 32.5 |
| Receivables | 178 | 199 | 238 | 303 | 308 |
| Inventory | 1,073 | 1,357 | 1,963 | 2,637 | 2,741 |
| Current assets | 1,666 | 1,985 | 2,791 | 3,497 | 3,663 |
| Net PP&E | 1,958 | 2,128 | 2,249 | 2,857 | 3,137 |
| Goodwill | 1,420 | 1,662 | 1,652 | 2,058 | 2,205 |
| Total assets | 5,749 | 6,718 | 7,774 | 9,824 | 10,350 |
| Payables | 458 | 488 | 499 | 738 | 733 |
| Current liabilities | 1,544 | 1,921 | 2,506 | 3,397 | 3,403 |
| Long-term debt | 1,815 | 1,952 | 1,989 | 2,738 | 3,441 |
| Total liabilities | 3,924 | 4,480 | 5,100 | 6,850 | 7,561 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1,825 | 2,238 | 2,674 | 2,974 | 2,789 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 1,260 | 586 | 190 | 586 | 695 |
| Capital expenditure | 144 | 156 | 185 | 245 | 270 |
| Free cash flow | 1,116 | 430 | 4.8 | 341 | 425 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 78.9 | – | – | – | – |
| Stock-based compensation | 28.3 | 27.0 | 20.1 | 25.2 | 29.0 |
| Acquisitions | 1,100 | 529 | 366 | 1,277 | 547 |
| Share buybacks | 211 | 521 | 173 | 162 | 555 |
| Dividends paid | 23.9 | 23.7 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.6 |
| Dividend per share | 1.33 | 1.50 | 1.80 | 1.88 | 2.00 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 20.3% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 13.2% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | 23.4% | −11.3% | −6.1% | −19.3% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | 56.6% | −9.4% | −13.9% | −31.4% |
| Gross margin | 18.1% | 18.3% | 16.9% | 16.3% | 16.0% |
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 6.7% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 3.3% |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 4.6% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 1.4% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 30.2% | 33.6% | 22.5% | 16.7% | 11.7% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 21.0% | 22.8% | 18.4% | 14.1% | 10.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.3% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 2.28x | 0.78x | 0.32x | 1.18x | 2.14x |
| Receivable days | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Inventory days | 35 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 53 |
| Payable days | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| Debt ÷ equity | 0.99x | 0.87x | 0.74x | 0.92x | 1.23x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 1,800 | 1,904 | 1,932 | 2,704 | 3,408 |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 1.03x | 1.11x | 1.03x | 1.08x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.