Group 1 Automotive (GPI) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 4.49% for Q1 2026, up 24.0% YoY from 3.62% in Q1 2025, and up 79.72% sequentially from 2.5% in Q4 2025.

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Group 1 Automotive has disclosed EBITDA Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 4.49% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin rose 24.0% year-over-year to 4.49%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.3% (down 99.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.25%, down 131.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin advanced to 4.49% in Q1 2026, from 2.5% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBITDA Margin for GPI reached as high as 7.41% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 1.86% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 5.13% (2024), against an average of 4.98%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin jumped 231 bps — and 2025, when it sank 257 bps.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 5.95% in 2022, then fell by 27 bps to 4.35% in 2023, then fell by 20 bps to 3.49% in 2024, then retreated by 29 bps to 2.5% in 2025, then surged by 80 bps to 4.49% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 4.49%, 2.5%, and 1.86% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Uxin 128.90 Bn 128.96 Bn - -
2 Carvana 48.46 Bn 46.86 Bn 1.27 Bn 9.03%
3 Penske Automotive 11.65 Bn 11.59 Bn 1.30 Bn 4.24%
4 Carmax 7.34 Bn 7.21 Bn 854.41 Mn 2.74%
5 Lithia Motors 6.80 Bn 6.82 Bn 1.42 Bn 3.62%
6 Autonation 6.40 Bn 6.33 Bn 1.21 Bn 4.80%
7 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.57 Bn 5.35 Bn 343.80 Mn 5.16%
8 Valvoline 4.88 Bn 4.79 Bn 187.00 Mn 8.48%
9 Asbury Automotive 3.76 Bn 3.73 Bn 726.90 Mn 4.71%
10 Group 1 Automotive 3.41 Bn 3.37 Bn 877.90 Mn 4.49%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.49%
Dec 31, 2025 2.50%
Sep 30, 2025 1.86%
Jun 30, 2025 4.44%
Mar 31, 2025 4.25%
Dec 31, 2024 3.49%
Sep 30, 2024 4.44%
Jun 30, 2024 5.13%
Mar 31, 2024 5.43%
Dec 31, 2023 4.35%
Sep 30, 2023 5.56%
Jun 30, 2023 5.94%
Mar 31, 2023 5.85%
Dec 31, 2022 5.95%
Sep 30, 2022 6.72%
Jun 30, 2022 6.86%
Mar 31, 2022 7.41%
Dec 31, 2021 6.58%
Sep 30, 2021 7.08%
Jun 30, 2021 7.24%