Penske Automotive (PAG) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Penske Automotive's (PAG) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 16.52% in Q1 2026, down 9.0% year-on-year from 18.16% in Q1 2025, and up 3.22% quarter-over-quarter from 16.01% in Q4 2025.

Penske Automotive (PAG) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Penske Automotive has disclosed Gross Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 16.52% for Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 16.52%, down 9.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.38% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.4%, up 3.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 16.52% for Q1 2026 at Penske Automotive, up from 16.01% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 17.91% in Q2 2022 to a low of 16.01% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 16.61% (2024), against an average of 16.7%.
  • Peak annual rise in Gross Margin reached 184 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 185 bps in 2022.
  • Penske Automotive's Gross Margin stood at 16.87% in 2022, then decreased by 4 bps to 16.18% in 2023, then rose by 0 bps to 16.26% in 2024, then dropped by 2 bps to 16.01% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 16.52% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 16.52% (Q1 2026), 16.01% (Q4 2025), and 16.14% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn 6.75%
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 19.76%
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn 10.18%
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 15.33%
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 18.48%
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 21.60%
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 37.12%
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 48.53%
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 16.24%
10 Penske Automotive - - 1.30 Bn 16.52%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.52%
Dec 31, 2025 16.01%
Sep 30, 2025 16.14%
Jun 30, 2025 16.83%
Mar 31, 2025 16.61%
Dec 31, 2024 16.26%
Sep 30, 2024 16.31%
Jun 30, 2024 16.32%
Mar 31, 2024 16.61%
Dec 31, 2023 16.18%
Sep 30, 2023 16.39%
Jun 30, 2023 17.04%
Mar 31, 2023 17.06%
Dec 31, 2022 16.87%
Sep 30, 2022 17.15%
Jun 30, 2022 17.91%
Mar 31, 2022 17.66%
Dec 31, 2021 18.73%
Sep 30, 2021 17.94%
Jun 30, 2021 16.93%