Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Group 1 Automotive (GPI) Q3 Earnings

For the quarter ended September 2025, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) reported revenue of $5.78 billion, up 10.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $10.45, compared to $9.90 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.77% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.63 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $10.64, the EPS surprise was -1.79%.

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 Group 1 Automotive performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Units sold - United States - Retail new vehicles sold: 41,582 compared to the 41,292 average estimate based on three analysts.
• Units sold - United States - Retail used vehicles sold: 39,636 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 40,231.
• Average sales price per unit sold - United States - New Vehicle Retail: $52,595.00 compared to the $51,762.42 average estimate based on three analysts.
• Average sales price per unit sold - United States - Used Vehicle Retail: $31,042.00 versus the three-analyst average estimate of $30,089.23.
• Revenues- United States - New vehicle retail sales: $2.19 billion versus $2.14 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.4% change.
• Revenues- United States - Used vehicle retail sales: $1.23 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.21 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.2%.
• Revenues- United Kingdom - New vehicle retail sales: $620.4 million versus $632.96 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.7% change.
• Revenues- United Kingdom - F&I, net: $38.8 million compared to the $37.5 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +32% year over year.
• Revenues- New vehicle retail sales: $2.81 billion versus $2.74 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.3% change.
• Revenues- Finance, insurance and other, net: $240.9 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $228.56 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +12.5%.
• Revenues- Total Used vehicle: $2 billion compared to the $1.96 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +12.4% year over year.
• Revenues- Used vehicle wholesale sales: $148.4 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $142.78 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +20.5%.

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Shares of Group 1 Automotive have returned -4% 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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