# Group 1 Automotive Inc. (GPI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Automobiles. Price $300.76, market value $3.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 12.4×** (5-yr avg 8.8×, 3-yr avg 11.3×). Group 1 Automotive Inc. trades at 12.4× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 8.8×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. 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: 0.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.2×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.6%** (5-yr avg 12.7%). Free cash flow equals 4.6% of the market value, below its five-year average of 12.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 8.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.0% 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: 3.1%**. 3.1% 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: 8.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.5%.
- **Return on assets: 2.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.8% 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.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.73%** ($0.10 per share, trailing). Group 1 Automotive Inc. yields 0.73%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 8%** (15% 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 $371.08 (+23% 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): -37.0%** (YTD -23.3%, 3-mo -3.3%). The shares are down 37.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -38.4%** (20.5% 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): 64**. An RSI of 64 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.52** (volatility 38%). Beta of 0.52 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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