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Penske Automotive (PAG) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Penske Automotive's Operating Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 3.68% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 47.0% to 3.68% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 3.95%, a 33.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 4.03%, down 27.0% from a year prior.
  • Operating Margin hit 3.68% in Q1 2026 for Penske Automotive, down from 4.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for PAG hit a ceiling of 5.76% in Q1 2022 and a floor of 3.68% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 4.52% across 5 years, with a median of 4.33% in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: skyrocketed 196bps in 2022 and later plummeted -105bps in 2023.
  • Tracing PAG's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 4.78% in 2022, then decreased by -22bps to 3.74% in 2023, then rose by 28bps to 4.79% in 2024, then decreased by -15bps to 4.1% in 2025, then dropped by -10bps to 3.68% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for PAG at 3.68% in Q1 2026, 4.1% in Q4 2025, and 3.71% in Q3 2025.