GPI vs MNRO vs PAG Stock Comparison

Group 1 Automotive, Monro and Penske Automotive Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$269.96 +8.1% 1M -32.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.30B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
MNRO Monro, Inc.
$12.06 -15.0% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$373.98M
P/E
468.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.14B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Penske Automotive leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Penske Automotive 7, Group 1 Automotive 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGPIMNROPAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.30B $373.98M $13.99B PAG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.7x 468.6x 15.5x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.8x 96.9x 17.1x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.4% — +1.4% PAG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.7% — 2.8% PAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% — 8.0% GPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — 3.5x GPI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.03% PAG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.1% -17.7% +33.3% PAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.3%/yr -28.2%/yr +14.2%/yr PAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.2% 61.7% 27.5% PAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 — 37/100 GPI

Percentile Scorecard

GPIMNROPAG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGPIMNROPAG
Valuation 86 #16 of 105 – 47 #56 of 105
Growth 20 #79 of 99 – 15 #84 of 99
Profitability 48 #52 of 99 – 49 #51 of 99
Financial Health 33 #76 of 113 37 #72 of 113 25 #85 of 113
Shareholder Returns 65 #26 of 73 96 #4 of 73 47 #39 of 73
Overall 50 – 37
  • GPI ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • MNRO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • PAG ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGPIMNROPAGSPY
1 month +8.1%-15.0%+4.5% -2.3%
3 months -7.4%-5.4%-1.9% -0.7%
6 months -18.2%-26.2%+29.4% +4.8%
Year to date -31.4%-39.8%+34.8% +10.3%
1 year -32.1%-17.7%+33.3% +10.3%
3 years -1.8%-55.1%+36.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year -0.6%-23.4%+11.0% +20.1%
5 years +36.0%-80.9%+94.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +6.3%-28.2%+14.2% +10.1%
10 years +369.7%-77.7%+387.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +16.7%-13.9%+17.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGPIMNROPAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.2%61.7%27.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%69.4%22.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.301.960.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.74-0.291.21 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.9%-82.5%-25.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-49.3%-4.7% -3.5%
52-week high $426.91$23.81$223.90 $779.14
52-week low $224.95$11.27$140.60 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGPIMNROPAG
P/E now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 17.7x —median 17.7x 15.5xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x 13.7xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 15.9x —median 15.9x 28.1xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 0.6xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.68median 0.75 —median 0.75 -2.12median 0.75

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGPIMNROPAG
Revenue $21.77B $1.14B $32.56B
Gross profit $3.47B $395.59M $5.22B
Operating income $785.70M $19.64M $1.20B
Net income $380.00M $798.00K $904.00M
Free cash flow $226.30M $12.39M $497.90M
EPS (diluted) $31.93 $0.03 $13.73
Cash & equivalents $881.50M $14.96M $68.30M
Total debt $3.89B $136.34M $4.97B
Shares (diluted) 11.90M 31.30M 65.70M
Enterprise value $2.18B $329.95M $13.70B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGPIMNROPAG
P/E 8.4x – 15.5x
P/FCF 14.3x – 28.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x – 17.5x
P/S 0.1x – 0.4x
P/B 1.1x 0.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 0.6x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x – 13.7x
EV/EBIT 7.9x – 15.7x
EV/Revenue 0.3x – 0.6x
EV/FCF 27.5x – 38.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.2x – 23.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.68 – -2.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPIMNROPAG
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.4% – 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.4% – -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% – -13.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.2% – -5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.0% – -9.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.4% – -8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.6% – -9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.3% – -7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.4% – -31.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – -14.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.1% – -40.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% – -18.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPIMNROPAG
Gross margin 15.9% – 16.0%
EBITDA margin 4.2% – 4.3%
Operating margin 3.6% – 3.7%
Pretax margin 2.3% – 3.8%
Net margin 1.7% – 2.8%
FCF margin 1.0% – 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 2.2% – 2.5%
Return on equity 12.6% – 15.3%
Return on assets 3.6% – 4.9%
Return on invested capital 9.0% – 8.0%
Return on capital employed 11.0% – 10.1%
Asset turnover 2.1x – 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPIMNROPAG
Debt / assets 36.0% 6.2% 27.0%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – 3.5x
Debt / FCF 17.2x – 10.0x
Liabilities / assets 71.6% 62.3% 67.6%
Equity / assets 28.4% 37.7% 32.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.25 – 3.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPIMNROPAG
Dividend yield 0.8% 9.3% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 10.9% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 11.7% 9.3% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 6.8% – 41.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 11.4% – 74.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.4% – 11.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 28.3%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGPIMNROPAG
Forward P/E 6.8xFY2026 96.9xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $38.71FY2026 $0.12FY2026 $12.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.9%FY2026 -71.4%FY2026 -6.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +275.0% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.66BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $34.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.6% -2.6% -9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPIMNROPAG
Held by institutions 99.9% 100.0% 27.8%
Institutions holding 387 183 395
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -7.2% +4.0%
Institutions buying 204 96 210
Institutions selling 125 66 105
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.45 2.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GPIMNROPAG
GPI 1.00 0.27 0.56
MNRO 0.27 1.00 0.31
PAG 0.56 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPI, MNRO and PAG?

Penske Automotive (PAG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.30B, Monro (MNRO) $373.98M, Penske Automotive (PAG) $13.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPI, MNRO and PAG?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.7x, Monro (MNRO) 468.6x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 6.8x, Monro (MNRO) 96.9x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Penske Automotive (PAG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -3.4%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Penske Automotive (PAG) has the highest net margin (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1.7%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) leads (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 9.0%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Penske Automotive (PAG) returned the most: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -32.1%, Monro (MNRO) -17.7%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +33.3%. Over five years, Penske Automotive (PAG) compounded fastest (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +6.3%/yr, Monro (MNRO) -28.2%/yr, Penske Automotive (PAG) +14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Penske Automotive (PAG) has the highest dividend yield: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.01%, Monro (MNRO) 0.00%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 0.03%. Monro (MNRO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Penske Automotive (PAG) has been the steadiest (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.2%, Monro (MNRO) 61.7%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GPI, MNRO and PAG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Penske Automotive (PAG) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.