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

Penske Automotive (PAG) posted Return on Capital Employed of 11.0% for Q1 2026, down 5.88% sequentially from 11.69% in Q4 2025, and down 229.0% YoY from 8.53% in Q1 2025.

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

Penske Automotive (PAG) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.0% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 229.0% year-over-year to 11.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.0% (down 229.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.56%, down 240.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 11.0% in Q1 2026 per PAG's latest filing, from 11.69% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 16.81% in Q1 2022, with the low at 11.0% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 14.11%, with a median of 13.64% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 736 bps in 2022 and slumped 232 bps in 2024.
  • Penske Automotive's Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.28% in 2022, then decreased by 10 bps to 14.71% in 2023, then retreated by 11 bps to 13.03% in 2024, then dropped by 10 bps to 11.69% in 2025, then slipped by 6 bps to 11.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PAG's Return on Capital Employed at 11.0% in Q1 2026, 11.69% in Q4 2025, and 12.33% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Uxin 128.90 Bn 128.96 Bn - -
2 Carvana 48.46 Bn 46.86 Bn 1.27 Bn 17.64%
3 Penske Automotive 11.65 Bn 11.59 Bn 1.30 Bn 11.00%
4 Carmax 7.34 Bn 7.21 Bn 854.41 Mn 1.39%
5 Lithia Motors 6.80 Bn 6.82 Bn 1.42 Bn 8.85%
6 Autonation 6.40 Bn 6.33 Bn 1.21 Bn 13.72%
7 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.57 Bn 5.35 Bn 343.80 Mn 12.97%
8 Valvoline 4.88 Bn 4.79 Bn 187.00 Mn 9.32%
9 Asbury Automotive 3.76 Bn 3.73 Bn 726.90 Mn 9.96%
10 Group 1 Automotive 3.41 Bn 3.37 Bn 877.90 Mn 11.42%

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%