Asbury Automotive (ABG) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Asbury Automotive (ABG) reported Operating Margin of 4.71% for Q1 2026, down 93.0% on a YoY basis from 67.35% in Q1 2025, and up 74.56% quarter-over-quarter from 2.7% in Q4 2025.
Asbury Automotive (ABG) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Asbury Automotive has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 4.71% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 93.0% year-over-year to 4.71%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.57% (down 14.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.78%, down 8.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.71%, up from 2.7% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 64.49% in Q2 2022, with the low at 2.37% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 12.08% across 5 years, with a median of 5.89% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin tumbled 8392 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 4543 bps.
- Asbury Automotive's Operating Margin stood at 8.17% in 2022, then tumbled by 46 bps to 4.44% in 2023, then climbed by 20 bps to 5.32% in 2024, then plunged by 49 bps to 2.7% in 2025, then jumped by 75 bps to 4.71% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.71% (Q1 2026), 2.7% (Q4 2025), and 5.05% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 9 | Group 1 Automotive | 3.69 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 877.90 Mn | 4.49% |
| 10 | Asbury Automotive | 3.63 Bn | 3.60 Bn | 726.90 Mn | 4.71% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.49% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 53.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 64.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 92.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 67.65% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 74.69% |