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

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) reported EBT Margin of 3.15% for Q1 2026, up 11.0% year-over-year from 2.84% in Q1 2025, and up 181.97% quarter-over-quarter from 1.12% in Q4 2025.

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

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) has 17 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 3.15% in Q1 2026.

  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 3.15%, up 11.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.02% (down 100.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.99%, down 131.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin climbed to 3.15% in Q1 2026 per GPI's latest filing, from 1.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 6.82% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.63% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 3.94% and a median of 3.9% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EBT Margin soared 242 bps in 2022, then plunged 243 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 5.06% in 2022, then plunged by 36 bps to 3.25% in 2023, then tumbled by 32 bps to 2.21% in 2024, then plunged by 49 bps to 1.12% in 2025, then soared by 182 bps to 3.15% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GPI's EBT Margin at 3.15% in Q1 2026, 1.12% in Q4 2025, and 0.63% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -6.91%
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 6.86%
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn -1.86%
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 1.53%
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 4.21%
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 4.74%
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 11.81%
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 12.37%
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 3.15%
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn 6.09%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.15%
Dec 31, 2025 1.12%
Sep 30, 2025 0.63%
Jun 30, 2025 3.22%
Mar 31, 2025 3.04%
Dec 31, 2024 2.21%
Sep 30, 2024 3.06%
Jun 30, 2024 3.90%
Mar 31, 2024 4.32%
Dec 31, 2023 3.25%
Sep 30, 2023 4.69%
Jun 30, 2023 5.00%
Mar 31, 2023 5.00%
Dec 31, 2022 5.06%
Sep 30, 2022 6.18%
Jun 30, 2022 6.27%
Mar 31, 2022 6.82%
Dec 31, 2021 5.92%
Sep 30, 2021 6.57%
Jun 30, 2021 6.63%