Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026
GPI · NYSE · Consumer
Fundamental quality
46
out of 100
Group 1 Automotive Inc's profile is defined by leverage: it carries high debt (4.14× EBITDA) on thin margins (1.3%), which makes it more sensitive to rates and the cycle. On fundamental quality it scores 46 out of 100, profiling it as a company with demanding fundamentals. Its weakest area is its financial strength (net debt 4.14× EBITDA). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.
Group 1 Automotive is one of the big dealership groups of the United States and Britain: hundreds of Toyota, BMW and major-brand stores, with service and financing. The sector's same playbook: buy dealerships, squeeze the service bay and buy back shares.
EPS growth: 8.5% · Revenue growth: 14.4%
Net margin: 1.3% · ROE: 9.8% · ROIC: 8.1%
Net debt/EBITDA: 4.14x · FCF: 0.8%
Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026
The score includes +1 for dividend strength: 5 consecutive years of increases. Keeping that streak demands growing cash generation and balance-sheet discipline.
The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength. Here its growth weighs in its favor, while its financial strength drags it down the most.
Percentile against the other 98 Consumer companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).
Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.
Key concepts
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| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10,600 | 287 | 702 | 1,277 |
| 2021 | 13,482 | 552 | 1,116 | 2,032 |
| 2022 | 16,222 | 752 | 430 | 2,045 |
| 2023 | 17,874 | 602 | 5 | 2,050 |
| 2024 | 19,934 | 498 | 341 | 2,895 |
| 2025 | 22,571 | 325 | 425 | 3,680 |
Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $10,600M to $22,571M (+113%) and net income went from $287M to $325M (+14%).
Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.
Latest results
Figures for the half-year ended June 30, 2026, versus the half-year ended June 30, 2025 (SEC filings):
Compared with the previous close (March 31, 2026), this is what moved in its accounts:
Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.
$2
per share, yearly
7.9% of earnings
Payout
at least 5 straight years raising it
Growth
That is what we can verify in the SEC filings, whose structured data only starts in 2008 and which many companies begin tagging later. The real streak may be considerably longer.
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In terms of business quality, Group 1 Automotive Inc scores 46 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company with demanding fundamentals. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.
Is Group 1 Automotive Inc a profitable company?
Group 1 Automotive Inc is profitable, with a net margin of 1.3%, though a thin one.
Does Group 1 Automotive Inc have a lot of debt?
Yes, its leverage is high: net debt is 4.14 times its EBITDA, and it has been rising.
Is Group 1 Automotive Inc growing?
Its revenue has grown 14.4% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 8.5%, and without interruption since 2020.
Does Group 1 Automotive Inc generate cash?
Yes. It converts about 0.8% of its revenue into free cash flow, and has done so positively year after year.
The thresholds are general and the system doesn't judge qualitative factors. See the full methodology and use this analysis as a first filter, never as a final decision.
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