Group 1 Automotive vs Lithia Motors
Lithia Motors reported revenue of $37.6 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.7 times Group 1 Automotive's $22.6 billion in fiscal 2025. Group 1 Automotive's revenue grew 13.2% in its latest year, and Lithia Motors' grew 4.0%. Group 1 Automotive had an operating margin of 3.2%, against 4.2% at Lithia Motors. Free cash flow was $424 million at Group 1 Automotive and $6 million at Lithia Motors.
Side by side
| Group 1 Automotive | Lithia Motors | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $22.6B | $37.6B |
| Revenue growth | 13.2% | 4.0% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 16.3% | 23.4% |
| Gross margin | 16.1% | 15.2% |
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 4.2% |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| Free cash flow | $424M | $6M |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Return on capital | 8.6% | 7.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 4.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $580M | $1.0B |
| Change in diluted share count | −3.9% | −6.3% |
| Last close | $243.88 | $286.84 |
| P/E at the last close | 10.1× | 9.5× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $211.5 million, sold $0 | sold $423,348 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 3 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Group 1 Automotive and Lithia Motors pages.