Asbury Automotive (ABG) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

Asbury Automotive Group (ABG) reported $4.37 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 3%. EPS of $7.43 for the same period compares to $6.40 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.73% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.45 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $6.82, the EPS surprise was +8.94%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Asbury Automotive performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Unit sales - New vehicle: 44,437 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 45,291.
• Unit sales - Used vehicle retail: 36,233 compared to the 36,382 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Average selling price - New vehicle: $51.85 billion compared to the $52.01 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
• Unit sales - Used vehicle retail - same store: 35,648 compared to the 32,263 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Average Gross profit per unit - Total new vehicle: $3.6 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $3.35 billion.
• Average Gross profit per unit - Used vehicle retail: $1.72 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.54 billion.
• Revenues- New vehicle: $2.3 billion compared to the $2.31 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.4% year over year.
• Revenues- Used vehicle: $1.29 billion versus $1.32 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.7% change.
• Revenues- Parts and service: $601.5 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $624.93 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.6%.
• Revenues- Finance and insurance net: $182 million versus $203.25 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5.4% change.
• Revenues- Used vehicle- Retail: $1.13 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.15 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.2%.
• Revenues- Used vehicle- Wholesale: $156.3 million compared to the $153.27 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +10.9% year over year.

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Shares of Asbury Automotive have returned -3.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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