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U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 24, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies42
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M-21.8%
  • 1Y8.1%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Automotive Retail industry has remained flat, although notably Group 1 Automotive gained 7.5%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.1% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Automotive Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 24 Mar 2026US$118.6bUS$253.4bUS$5.2b15.5x22.9x0.5x
Thu, 19 Feb 2026US$138.7bUS$247.0bUS$4.8b14.1x29.1x0.6x
Sat, 17 Jan 2026US$172.6bUS$245.9bUS$4.5b14.2x38.7x0.7x
Mon, 15 Dec 2025US$168.8bUS$245.9bUS$4.3b13.8x39.3x0.7x
Wed, 12 Nov 2025US$133.3bUS$246.3bUS$4.3b12.5x31.2x0.5x
Fri, 10 Oct 2025US$148.3bUS$242.0bUS$4.3b13.7x34.3x0.6x
Sun, 07 Sep 2025US$160.9bUS$242.4bUS$4.4b15.8x36.8x0.7x
Tue, 05 Aug 2025US$145.8bUS$242.9bUS$4.6b14.7x32x0.6x
Thu, 03 Jul 2025US$147.2bUS$239.6bUS$4.3b16.7x34x0.6x
Sat, 31 May 2025US$137.7bUS$239.3bUS$4.2b16.3x32.8x0.6x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025US$118.1bUS$238.5bUS$4.1b13.7x28.7x0.5x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025US$116.1bUS$236.0bUS$4.0b13.7x28.9x0.5x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025US$138.0bUS$233.4bUS$4.5b18x30.6x0.6x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025US$73.5bUS$215.6bUS$4.2b18.9x17.6x0.3x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024US$77.8bUS$215.5bUS$4.1b21.7x18.9x0.4x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024US$69.3bUS$214.1bUS$3.7b17.2x18.5x0.3x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024US$63.7bUS$213.4bUS$4.0b11.4x16x0.3x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024US$64.3bUS$213.4bUS$4.0b15.6x16.2x0.3x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024US$65.4bUS$213.7bUS$4.1b15.8x16.1x0.3x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024US$61.1bUS$212.6bUS$4.5b14.4x13.5x0.3x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024US$62.4bUS$213.2bUS$4.7b14.4x13.4x0.3x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024US$62.4bUS$214.4bUS$4.5b13.8x13.9x0.3x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024US$68.7bUS$211.9bUS$4.6b13.2x15x0.3x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024US$62.1bUS$212.3bUS$4.9b9.9x12.7x0.3x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024US$69.4bUS$230.0bUS$5.3b16.6x13.1x0.3x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023US$74.1bUS$230.3bUS$5.2b16.1x14.2x0.3x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023US$67.2bUS$230.3bUS$5.3b15.4x12.8x0.3x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023US$65.0bUS$221.9bUS$5.9b11.4x11.1x0.3x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023US$71.4bUS$222.9bUS$5.9b11.1x12.2x0.3x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023US$75.3bUS$222.7bUS$5.2b10.5x14.5x0.3x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023US$77.5bUS$224.0bUS$4.9b9.8x15.7x0.3x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023US$70.8bUS$225.7bUS$4.6b9.5x15.3x0.3x
Wed, 03 May 2023US$71.3bUS$226.5bUS$4.5b8.9x16x0.3x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023US$63.8bUS$227.1bUS$5.3b7.6x12.1x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.1x


Total Market Cap: US$63.8bTotal Earnings: US$5.3bTotal Revenue: US$227.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.1x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Automotive Retail industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.41x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Automotive Retail industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.7% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Automotive Retail compare with similar industries?

US Market-1.74%
Consumer Discretionary-2.68%
Specialty Stores-1.12%
Automotive Retail-0.60%
Apparel Retail1.23%
Computer and Electronics Retail-0.083%
Specialty Stores-0.77%
Home Furnishing Retail-1.74%
Home Improvement Retail-3.50%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
GPI Group 1 AutomotiveUS$322.227.5%
+US$264.0m
-22.9%PE11.9x
KMX CarMaxUS$42.892.8%
+US$167.3m
-41.7%PE13.3x
AN AutoNationUS$189.393.6%
+US$156.5m
8.1%PE10x
PAG Penske Automotive GroupUS$145.540.9%
+US$87.9m
-5.7%PE10.2x
SAH Sonic AutomotiveUS$62.833.3%
+US$66.8m
-0.6%PE17.8x

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