Group 1 Automotive EBITDA 2011-2026 | GPI

Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA), is an often used measure of a company's profitability. Financial analysts use EBITDA for a number of purposes including calculating simple valuations of a firm, estimating cash flows, and assessing debt servicing capability. The uses for EBITDA in financial analysis are numerous, but in practice should be more restrained. While EBITDA has some useful applications, it should be used with caution, as the problems with EBITDA are abundant and can lead to a number of misguided conclusions.^[1]

EBITDA is an important indicator for investors and analysts because it allows them to evaluate a company's operating profit without considering the impact of financial expenses, taxes, or non-cash depreciation and amortization. It provides better comparability between companies in different industries or with different tax conditions.

EBITDA is often used to assess a company's ability to generate cash flow and repay debts. It can also serve as a measure of a company's operational efficiency, as it shows how profitable the core business is, regardless of external factors such as interest or taxes.

However, it is important to note that EBITDA is not an official financial statement measure and can be defined and calculated differently by companies. Therefore, investors and analysts should exercise caution when using EBITDA as an evaluation tool and combine it with other financial metrics and information to get a more complete picture of a company's financial condition.

Annual EBITDA Group 1 Automotive

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
734 M	909 M	969 M	1.09 B	884 M	496 M	458 M	452 M	419 M	424 M	413 M	386 M	316 M	269 M	29.6 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
1.09 B	29.6 M	550 M

Quarterly EBITDA Group 1 Automotive

2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
282 M	-	-	269 M	-	-	-	-	-	302 M	284 M	307 M	-	261 M	285 M	170 M	-	206 M	97.8 M	88.5 M	96.5 M	102 M	115 M	104 M	74.7 M	95.1 M	126 M	95.4 M	-	93.6 M	106 M	93.7 M	-	96.8 M	110 M	94.5 M	-	108 M	110 M	92.4 M	-	101 M	95.5 M	80.6 M	-	82 M	89.5 M	67.1 M	-	75.1 M	70.8 M	61.2 M	-	56.9 M	61 M	45.7 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
307 M	45.7 M	129 M

References

Brockman, C. M., & Russell, J. W. (2012). EBITDA: use it... or lose it?. International Journal of Business, Accounting and Finance, 6(2), 84-93.

EBITDA of other stocks in the Auto dealerships industry

Issuer	EBITDA	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Driven Brands Holdings DRVN	39.9 M	$ 11.11	1.46 %	$ 1.78 B	USA
America's Car-Mart CRMT	6.87 M	$ 20.82	2.56 %	$ 133 M	USA
Asbury Automotive Group ABG	943 M	$ 211.99	0.26 %	$ 4.13 B	USA
Kingsway Financial Services KFS	7.17 M	$ 12.0	-0.99 %	$ 309 M	Canada
CarMax KMX	295 M	$ 41.7	-0.41 %	$ 6.48 B	USA
Kaixin Auto Holdings KXIN	-182 M	$ 0.38	6.89 %	$ 43.5 M	China
Lithia Motors LAD	1.92 B	$ 272.19	0.08 %	$ 6.89 B	USA
Cars.com CARS	161 M	$ 8.26	0.24 %	$ 545 M	USA
Renren RENN	-2.54 M	-	-2.94 %	$ 41.5 M	China
AutoNation AN	1.24 B	$ 195.85	0.44 %	$ 7.36 B	USA
Rush Enterprises Class A RUSHA	734 M	$ 72.23	0.61 %	$ 5.86 B	USA
Lazydays Holdings LAZY	-78.3 M	-	1.39 %	$ 162 M	USA
LMP Automotive Holdings LMPX	-3.18 M	-	-1.89 %	$ 56.9 M	USA
Penske Automotive Group PAG	1.45 B	$ 157.93	0.64 %	$ 10.5 B	USA
Vroom VRM	-227 M	$ 12.57	2.7 %	$ 21.9 M	USA
Rush Enterprises Class B RUSHB	734 M	$ 64.96	0.89 %	$ 5.27 B	USA
Sonic Automotive SAH	531 M	$ 63.45	1.33 %	$ 2.16 B	USA