Group 1 Automotive Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Group 1 Automotive reported Q3 2026 revenue of $5.4 billion, down 6.7% year-over-year, with GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations of $8.59 versus $1.02 a year ago (prior year included large asset impairments). Adjusted diluted EPS fell to $9.36 from $10.45, and same-store revenue declined 2.8%, though U.S. same-store customer pay revenue and repair orders grew 3% and 4%, hitting all-time records. The company closed the Hennessy acquisition of 10 Atlanta-area dealerships (~$1.7B expected annual revenues) and completed or agreed to roughly $360 million of disposition proceeds to fund leverage reduction.
Key figures
- Eps
- 8.59
- Revenue
- 5396700000
- Adjusted eps
- 9.36
- Gross profit
- 854800000
- Nv units sold
- 55259
- Gross profit yoy
- -7.1%
- Ytd buyback cost
- 72400000
- Ytd buyback shares
- 205190
- Cash and equivalents
- 881500000
- Uv retail units sold
- 53343
- Ytd buyback avg price
- 353.08
- Adjusted sga pct of gp
- 71.4%
- Income from operations
- 200700000
- Same store revenue yoy
- -2.8%
- Adjusted eps prior year
- 10.45
- Us customer pay revenue
- 305500000
- Net income continuing ops
- 102900000
- Income from operations yoy
- +86.1%
- Us customer pay revenue yoy
- +0.6%
- Ytd acquired dealerships us
- 14
- Expected disposition proceeds
- 125000000
- Remaining buyback authorization
- 306300000
- Ytd acquired annual revenues us
- 2000000000
- Hennessy expected annual revenues
- 1700000000
- Total disposition proceeds pipeline
- 360000000
- Disposition proceeds since quarter end
- 235000000
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