Group 1 Automotive Inc · Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations

GPI

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The short version

A profitable company with shrinking sales. Insiders and institutions are both adding.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Sales up 13% last year
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

An insider bought $90.5M of shares with their own money in the last 30 days
Institutions added 4.2% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (196 bought, 170 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$244.25-0.2% that day

Latest insider buy: A 10% owner bought at $242.32 on Oct 26. The stock is now $244.25, +0.8% since.

Company value: $2.9B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 10.1x; You pay about $10 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.13x; Company value is 0.13 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 0.8%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 6%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 118%; Owes more than the whole company is worth

From GPI's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$5.4B-5.6% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $22.2B, up 0.8% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 16% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of GPI. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+1% a yearRecently: +0.8% a yearProfit margin1%Last 12 months: 1.3%P/E at the end10xToday: 10.1x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-5% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$23.3B

Profit in 5 years$233M

Price these guesses point to$252.41+3.3% vs $244.25 todayAbout +0.7% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 1% margin and a 10x P/E, sales would have to grow about 0.3% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/7Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.11.3%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.1.23x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.1.4%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$424.5M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-15.1% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.16.0%

Revenue: $22.6B; +13.2% vs prior year
5-year growth: +16.3%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $3.4B; 1.23x equity
Current ratio: 1.08x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026

Reported Sep 8

Revenue: $5.4B; -5.6% YoY
EPS: $8.64; vs $10.82
Op. margin: 3.8%; -0.6 pts
Gross margin: 16.0%; -0.4 pts
Free cash flow: $19.8M
Share count: -7.8%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

82Strong buying

1 insider bought $122.0M
Conifer Management, L.L.C. grew their stake 16.7%

50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.

Weekly insider trend

13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

51/ 100

This week: 2
Normal week: 1.9
vs normal: 1.0x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Accumulating+4.2%

Institutions added 4.2% to their holdings. 196 bought, 170 sold.

Shares held by institutions12.0M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

-5.3%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

1.0x · $3.0B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

12M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportIn 0 days (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedSep 8
Results filedJul 30
Results filedApr 30
Results filedJan 29
Results filedOct 28, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

5%+ holder update (active)Sep 29 · View filing ↗Activist 5%+ holder update (active)Sep 22 · View filing ↗Activist 5%+ holder update (active)Sep 8 · View filing ↗Activist New 5%+ holder (active)Aug 20 · View filing ↗Activist 5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 13 · View filing ↗Big holder 5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 11 · View filing ↗Big holder

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$122.0M1 insider

Sold$00 insiders

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Conifer Management, L.L.C.10% owner	Buy	100K	$242.32	$24.2M	2M	Oct 26Filing ↗
+5.2% of their holdings $226.00 to $249.30 across 30 trades Traded Oct 22 to Oct 26 Held See footnote Filed same day
Conifer Management, L.L.C.10% owner	Buy	274K	$242.15	$66.3M	2M	Sep 30Filing ↗
+16.7% of their holdings $235.63 to $250.35 across 29 trades Traded Sep 28 to Sep 30 Held See footnote Filed same day
Conifer Management, L.L.C.10% owner	Buy	126K	$249.62	$31.5M	2M	Sep 25Filing ↗
+8.4% of their holdings $247.26 to $253.85 across 13 trades Traded Sep 24 to Sep 25 Held See footnote Filed 3 days after