Growth Metrics

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Group 1 Automotive has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 11.42% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 276.0% to 11.42% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 11.42% through Mar 2026, down 276.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 10.98% for FY2025, 585.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 11.42% for Q1 2026 at Group 1 Automotive, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 17.89% (2024), against an average of 17.73%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 669bps in 2022 and then crashed -501bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 23.92% in 2022, then decreased by -21bps to 18.99% in 2023, then fell by -26bps to 13.98% in 2024, then decreased by -25bps to 10.54% in 2025, then grew by 8bps to 11.42% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GPI's Return on Capital Employed are 11.42% (Q1 2026), 10.54% (Q4 2025), and 11.3% (Q3 2025).