Forensic Analysis · Retail / Consumer Discretionary · as of Aug 11, 2026

Group 1 Automotive Inc (GPI)

A forensic read on Group 1 Automotive Inc built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

D · Weak — demands caution

Forensic grade

Grey Zone

Financial health

2.5

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

11.3

P / E (ttm)

11.7%

ROE

$3.2B

Market cap

0.79%

Dividend yield

13.2%

Revenue growth

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Group 1 Automotive Inc earns a D (Weak — demands caution) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 2.5, placing it in the Grey zone. 3 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by goodwill impairments.

What the filings flag

$93M

FY2025–FY2025

Goodwill impairments. Took $93M of goodwill writedowns across 1 year (FY2025 ($93M)) — about 29% of net income over the span. A large writedown means an acquisition turned out worth far less than was paid — a real mark against M&A discipline.

7.4%

FY2025

Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 7.4% in the latest fiscal year and slipping from 17% — slightly below its ~9% cost of capital — reinvestment is roughly a wash.

137% of FCF

FY2025

Shareholder returns. Returned $580M to shareholders (buybacks + dividends) in FY2025 — 137% of free cash flow, but 84% of operating cash flow. Returns run ahead of free cash flow because the business is also funding heavy growth capex (usually debt-financed); the payout itself is covered by operating cash — sustainable as long as that spending is genuine expansion, not upkeep. Counting the $29M of stock-based comp paid out in shares on top of that, the combined claim on free cash flow is 144%.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$22.57B

Revenue Growth YoY+13.2%

Revenue CAGR (3yr)+11.6%

Net Margin1.4%

Free Cash Flow$424.5M

Return on Equity11.7%

Debt / Equity1.33x

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Data from SEC EDGAR public filings · metrics as of Aug 11, 2026. Forensic signals flag probability, not certainty.