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

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 3.15% for Q1 2026, up 11.0% YoY from 2.84% in Q1 2025, and up 181.97% sequentially from 1.12% in Q4 2025.

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

Group 1 Automotive has disclosed EBT Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 3.15% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 11.0% year-over-year to 3.15%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.02% (down 100.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.99%, down 131.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin rose to 3.15% in Q1 2026, from 1.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBT Margin for GPI reached as high as 6.82% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 0.63% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 3.9% (2024), against an average of 3.94%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin soared 242 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 243 bps.
  • A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 5.06% in 2022, then slumped by 36 bps to 3.25% in 2023, then sank by 32 bps to 2.21% in 2024, then slumped by 49 bps to 1.12% in 2025, then soared by 182 bps to 3.15% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 3.15%, 1.12%, and 0.63% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Uxin 128.90 Bn 128.96 Bn - -
2 Carvana 48.46 Bn 46.86 Bn 1.27 Bn 6.86%
3 Penske Automotive 11.65 Bn 11.59 Bn 1.30 Bn 4.12%
4 Carmax 7.34 Bn 7.21 Bn 854.41 Mn 3.23%
5 Lithia Motors 6.80 Bn 6.82 Bn 1.42 Bn 1.53%
6 Autonation 6.40 Bn 6.33 Bn 1.21 Bn 4.21%
7 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.57 Bn 5.35 Bn 343.80 Mn 4.74%
8 Valvoline 4.88 Bn 4.79 Bn 187.00 Mn 11.81%
9 Asbury Automotive 3.76 Bn 3.73 Bn 726.90 Mn 6.09%
10 Group 1 Automotive 3.41 Bn 3.37 Bn 877.90 Mn 3.15%

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%