Group 1 Automotive (GPI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) reported Return on Capital Employed of 11.42% for Q1 2026, down 276.0% year-over-year from 6.49% in Q1 2025, and up 8.37% quarter-over-quarter from 10.54% in Q4 2025.

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.42% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 11.42%, down 276.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.42% (down 276.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.98%, down 585.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 11.42% in Q1 2026 per GPI's latest filing, from 10.54% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 23.92% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 10.54% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 17.73% and a median of 17.89% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed surged 669 bps in 2022, then plunged 501 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 23.92% in 2022, then decreased by 21 bps to 18.99% in 2023, then slipped by 26 bps to 13.98% in 2024, then declined by 25 bps to 10.54% in 2025, then gained by 8 bps to 11.42% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GPI's Return on Capital Employed at 11.42% in Q1 2026, 10.54% in Q4 2025, and 11.3% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -58.34%
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 17.64%
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn 1.50%
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 8.85%
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 13.72%
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 12.97%
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 9.32%
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 10.69%
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 11.42%
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn 9.96%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.42%
Dec 31, 2025 10.54%
Sep 30, 2025 11.30%
Jun 30, 2025 13.46%
Mar 31, 2025 14.17%
Dec 31, 2024 13.98%
Sep 30, 2024 15.72%
Jun 30, 2024 16.84%
Mar 31, 2024 17.89%
Dec 31, 2023 18.99%
Sep 30, 2023 19.32%
Jun 30, 2023 20.47%
Mar 31, 2023 21.99%
Dec 31, 2022 23.92%
Sep 30, 2022 23.82%
Jun 30, 2022 23.71%
Mar 31, 2022 23.83%
Dec 31, 2021 23.84%
Sep 30, 2021 21.66%
Jun 30, 2021 20.60%