13F Pro Quality Score

57.1/100

Rank #1,068 of 2,879 stocksTOP 50%

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Revenue Growth

69.4/100

Profitability

40.0/100

Balance Sheet

64.3/100

Earnings Quality

18.7/100

Free Cash Flow

39.5/100

Institutional Flow

5.4/100

Revenue Scale

93.5/100

Dilution Risk

87.4/100

GPI Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC (GPI), a Consumer Discretionary sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores GPI at 57.1/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #1,068 of 2,879 stocks — the top half of the AI-ranked universe. GPI scores in the top quartile across revenue scale (93.5). Areas of concern include institutional flow (5.4) and earnings quality (18.7), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC reports quarterly revenue of $5.4B, net income of $130.2M, an operating margin of 4.5%. Top institutional holders of GPI by reported 13-F value include BlackRock,, Conifer Management, L.L.C., VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, based on the most recent SEC filings. GPI trades on the NYSE exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1031203. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate GPI daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC directly from SEC EDGAR. GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC's 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 8 and 68 since 2021, currently 57.1 — an improving long-term trajectory across 56 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

Fun facts about GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC

Quirks, history, and lore behind GPI — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

  • 1
    The Basics
    A U.S. consumer discretionary company · listed on the NYSE · headquartered in Houston, Texas · operates in a big-ticket retail industry.
  • 2
    The Numbers
    Annual revenue in the range of $14–16 billion, generated by selling products that most Americans finance rather than pay for outright — think four wheels and a steering wheel.
  • 3
    The History
    Founded in the 1990s, it grew largely through acquisitions of local and regional dealership groups rather than organic store openings, becoming one of the largest of its kind in the U.S.
  • 4
    The Secret
    Like its peers, much of the profit isn't made on the showroom floor — finance and insurance products and the service bay are where the real margins live.
  • 5
    The Lore
    It operates hundreds of franchised dealerships across the U.S. and the U.K., making it one of the few American auto retailers with a meaningful transatlantic footprint.
  • 6
    The Giveaway
    Its ticker is literally the initials of a racing termGPI — and its name tells you exactly what it is: a group of automotive dealerships, headquartered where everything is bigger.
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Revenue

Q1 2026

$5.4B

Net Income

Q1 2026

$130.2M

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2026

$8.4M

Operating Margin

Q1 2026

4.5%

ROIC

Q1 2026

4.3%

D/E Ratio

Q1 2026

1.11

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+13.2% YoY
$22.57BFY 2025
FY21 $13.48BFY23 $17.87BFY24 $19.93BFY25 $22.57B

Net Income

-34.7% YoY
$325.2MFY 2025
FY21 $552.1MFY23 $601.6MFY24 $498.1MFY25 $325.2M

Operating Income

-19.3% YoY
$734.0MFY 2025
FY21 $884.4MFY23 $968.6MFY24 $909.1MFY25 $734.0M

EPS (Diluted)

-31.4% YoY
$25.24FY 2025
FY21 $30.11FY23 $42.73FY24 $36.81FY25 $25.24

Total Assets

+5.3% YoY
$10.35BFY 2025
FY21 $5.75BFY23 $7.77BFY24 $9.82BFY25 $10.35B

Total Debt

+26.7% YoY
$3.71BFY 2025
FY21 $2.05BFY23 $2.11BFY24 $2.93BFY25 $3.71B

Op. Cash Flow

+18.5% YoY
$694.5MFY 2025
FY21 $1.26BFY23 $190.2MFY24 $586.3MFY25 $694.5M

AI Insight: GPI Financial Trends

Net income collapsed to $13M in Q3 2025 and debt surged to $3,713M by Q4 2025, pressuring equity to a multi-period low of $2,789M.

Revenue grew from $4,696M in Q2 2024 to $5,783M in Q3 2025, but momentum stalled with Q1 2026 at $5,407M.

Net income crashed from $140M in Q2 2025 to $13M in Q3 2025 and $44M in Q4 2025, a sharp multi-quarter earnings deterioration.

Total debt escalated from $2,461M in Q2 2024 to $3,713M in Q4 2025, a $1,252M increase in six quarters.

Equity declined from $3,136M in Q2 2025 to $2,789M in Q4 2025, reflecting the earnings weakness and rising leverage.

Operating cash flow dropped to $92M in Q1 2026 — lowest in four quarters — despite partial earnings recovery to $130M.

Debt fell from $3,713M to $3,153M in Q1 2026; sustaining deleveraging is critical given the equity erosion trend.

Operating margin compressed to 1.9% in Q3 2025 and 2.5% in Q4 2025 from 4.4% in Q2 2025 — watch for recovery durability.

AI Insight: GPI Ratio Trends

A sharp Q3 2025 earnings collapse dragged TTM profitability to multi-period lows, but Q1 2026 shows a near-full single-quarter rebound — making that one-off the critical story.

Operating margin fell from 4.4% in Q2 2025 to just 1.9% in Q3 2025, the weakest quarterly reading in the dataset.

Q1 2026 operating margin recovered to 4.5% and ROIC to 16.2%, essentially matching Q2 2024 peak levels.

D/E ratio climbed from 0.86 in Q2 2024 to 1.33 in Q4 2025, reflecting rising leverage even as profitability weakened.

TTM ROE of 11.5% and NPM of 1.5% remain depressed versus Q1 2026 quarterly rates — confirming Q3 2025's outsized drag.

D/E at 1.11 in Q1 2026 remains above the 0.86–0.98 range seen in 2024; leverage normalization warrants monitoring.

Q3 2025 net margin of 0.2% and ROE of 1.7% suggest a material one-off — nature and recurrence risk need disclosure scrutiny.

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