# Group 1 Automotive Inc. (GPI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Specialty Retail. Price $265.01, market value $3.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 8.4×** (5-yr avg 8.8×, 3-yr avg 11.3×). Group 1 Automotive Inc. trades at 8.4× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 8.8×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 6.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.1×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.1%** (5-yr avg 12.7%). Free cash flow equals 7.1% of the market value, below its five-year average of 12.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 11.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 11.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 15.9%**. Group 1 Automotive Inc. keeps 15.9% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 3.6%**. 3.6% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 1.4%**. 1.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.7%**. 11.7% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 9.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 9.6%.
- **Return on assets: 3.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 13.2%** (3-yr 11.6%/yr, 5-yr 16.3%/yr). Revenue grew 13.2% over the last year, against 16.3% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -31.4%** (3-yr -18.8%/yr, 5-yr 10.2%/yr). Earnings per share fell 31.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -0.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -0.5% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.33**. Debt is 1.33 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Current ratio: 1.08** (quick 1.08). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.08 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.83%** ($2.20 per share, trailing). Group 1 Automotive Inc. yields 0.83%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 8%** (11% of free cash flow). 8% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 27.2%/yr** (1-yr 6.4%). The dividend has compounded at 27.2% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (12 analysts). 12 analysts cover Group 1 Automotive Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $323.83 (+22% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -31.8%** (YTD -31.2%, 3-mo -7.7%). The shares are down 31.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -38.2%** (18.0% above the low). Trading 38% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 62**. An RSI of 62 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.35** (volatility 41%). Beta of 0.35 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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