Summary
Group 1 Automotive delivered record 2025 revenue of $22.6 billion (+13.2% year over year), driven primarily by strength in Fixed Operations (parts and service) and Finance & Insurance (F&I), which offset tighter margins on new vehicles.
Key 2025 results
- Total revenue: $22.6 billion, up 13.2% from 2024.
- U.S. retail new-vehicle sales (same-store): 157,790, up 2.8% for the year; Q4 units: 40,500, down 4.2% year over year.
- Average U.S. gross profit per new vehicle: $3,371 for the year (down 7.9%); Q4: $3,181 (down 12.7%).
- U.S. parts and service revenue (same-store): $2.1 billion for the year (up 7.1%); Q4: $525.5 million (up 2.9%).
- Technician headcount in the U.S.: up 2.3% versus 2024, with productivity outpacing staffing growth.
- Geographic mix: roughly 75% of new-vehicle unit sales from the U.S., 25% from the U.K.
Operational drivers
- Higher technician retention and productivity, aided by a multiyear effort to add air conditioning to service bays and reduce turnover.
- Shop rebalancing toward higher-return work: repurposed collision-repair bays to increase capacity for customer-pay and warranty jobs.
Fourth-quarter mix shifts (U.S.)
- Customer-pay work: up 5% year over year.
- Warranty work: up 11%.
- Collision repair: down 17%.
F&I performance
F&I was a 2025 growth leader alongside parts and service; while detailed F&I figures were not disclosed, management expects further gains in 2026.
New-vehicle margin context
Despite higher full-year U.S. unit volumes on a same-store basis, average new-vehicle gross profit declined for both Q4 and the full year, reflecting ongoing pricing pressure that management said persisted through year-end.
2026 outlook
- Further improvements anticipated in Fixed Ops and F&I.
- Expansion of the used-vehicle business to complement service throughput and customer-pay work.
- Continued technician recruitment and retention, and optimization of shop capacity toward higher-profit categories.
