Group 1 Automotive (GPI) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Group 1 Automotive (GPI) posted quarterly Operating 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) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Group 1 Automotive has disclosed Operating Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 4.49% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating 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.
- Operating Margin advanced to 4.49% in Q1 2026, from 2.5% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating 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 Operating Margin is 5.13% (2024), against an average of 4.98%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin jumped 231 bps — and 2025, when it sank 257 bps.
- A 5-year view of Operating 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, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 4.49%, 2.5%, and 1.86% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating 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 | 3.68% |
| 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 | 17.07% |
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |