Penske Automotive (PAG) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Penske Automotive's (PAG) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.0% in Q1 2026, down 229.0% year-on-year from 8.53% in Q1 2025, and down 5.88% quarter-over-quarter from 11.69% in Q4 2025.

Penske Automotive (PAG) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Penske Automotive has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 11.0% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 11.0%, down 229.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.0% (down 229.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.56%, down 240.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.0% for Q1 2026 at Penske Automotive, down from 11.69% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 16.81% in Q1 2022 to a low of 11.0% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 13.64% (2024), against an average of 14.11%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 736 bps in 2022 and plunged 232 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Penske Automotive's Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.28% in 2022, then declined by 10 bps to 14.71% in 2023, then dropped by 11 bps to 13.03% in 2024, then retreated by 10 bps to 11.69% in 2025, then fell by 6 bps to 11.0% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.0% (Q1 2026), 11.69% (Q4 2025), and 12.33% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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 Penske Automotive - - 1.30 Bn 11.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.00%
Dec 31, 2025 11.69%
Sep 30, 2025 12.33%
Jun 30, 2025 13.59%
Mar 31, 2025 13.29%
Dec 31, 2024 13.03%
Sep 30, 2024 12.94%
Jun 30, 2024 12.93%
Mar 31, 2024 13.64%
Dec 31, 2023 14.71%
Sep 30, 2023 14.42%
Jun 30, 2023 15.24%
Mar 31, 2023 15.37%
Dec 31, 2022 16.28%
Sep 30, 2022 16.34%
Jun 30, 2022 16.26%
Mar 31, 2022 16.81%
Dec 31, 2021 15.38%
Sep 30, 2021 13.54%
Jun 30, 2021 12.97%