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GPI (Group 1 Automotive) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 19.04 (As of Jul. 24, 2025)


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What is Group 1 Automotive Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-07-24), Group 1 Automotive's current share price is $416.06. Group 1 Automotive's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $21.85. Group 1 Automotive's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 19.04.

The historical rank and industry rank for Group 1 Automotive's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

GPI' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.49   Med: 21.51   Max: 360.48
Current: 19.1

During the past years, Group 1 Automotive's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 360.48. The lowest was 8.49. And the median was 21.51.

GPI's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
54.67% of 492 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 20.925 vs GPI: 19.10

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Group 1 Automotive's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $8.140. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $21.85 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Group 1 Automotive Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Group 1 Automotive's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Group 1 Automotive Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Group 1 Automotive Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.84 15.29 10.46 16.87 20.11

Group 1 Automotive Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.17 16.18 19.88 20.11 17.48

Competitive Comparison of Group 1 Automotive's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Group 1 Automotive's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Group 1 Automotive's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Group 1 Automotive's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Group 1 Automotive's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Group 1 Automotive Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Group 1 Automotive's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=416.06/21.85
=19.04

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Group 1 Automotive's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Group 1 Automotive's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=8.14/134.9266*134.9266
=8.140

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Group 1 Automotive Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 -0.125 100.684 -0.168
201509 5.206 100.392 6.997
201512 -5.800 99.792 -7.842
201603 3.669 100.470 4.927
201606 0.960 101.688 1.274
201609 7.694 101.861 10.192
201612 -1.620 101.863 -2.146
201703 1.100 102.862 1.443
201706 -1.845 103.349 -2.409
201709 8.802 104.136 11.405
201712 -9.032 104.011 -11.717
201803 4.965 105.290 6.363
201806 3.694 106.317 4.688
201809 3.328 106.507 4.216
201812 -6.068 105.998 -7.724
201903 4.829 107.251 6.075
201906 3.212 108.070 4.010
201909 1.528 108.329 1.903
201912 0.441 108.420 0.549
202003 0.702 108.902 0.870
202006 34.562 108.767 42.874
202009 0.348 109.815 0.428
202012 3.831 109.897 4.704
202103 11.348 111.754 13.701
202106 27.320 114.631 32.157
202109 19.146 115.734 22.321
202112 4.969 117.630 5.700
202203 11.620 121.301 12.925
202206 6.519 125.017 7.036
202209 9.372 125.227 10.098
202212 -0.686 125.222 -0.739
202303 7.733 127.348 8.193
202306 3.235 128.729 3.391
202309 7.493 129.860 7.785
202312 -18.553 129.419 -19.342
202403 14.243 131.776 14.584
202406 -12.321 132.554 -12.542
202409 14.694 133.029 14.904
202412 9.167 133.157 9.289
202503 8.140 134.927 8.140

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Group 1 Automotive  (NYSE:GPI) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Group 1 Automotive Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
730 Town and Country boulevard, Suite 500, Houston, TX, USA, 77024
Group 1 owns and operates 39 collision centers and 260 automotive dealerships in the US and the UK, offering 35 brands of automobiles altogether. Slightly over half of the stores are in the US with locations mostly in metropolitan areas in 17 states in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and California. Texas alone contributed 33.5% of new-vehicle unit volume in 2024 and the UK 22.6%. Texas, Massachusetts, and California combined was 48.5%. Revenue in 2024 totaled $19.9 billion. The August 2024 Inchcape UK deal adds about $2.7 billion of annual revenue and 54 stores. The firm entered the UK in 2007 and has 116 stores and about one-third of its new vehicle unit volume there. Group 1 was founded in 1995 and is based in Houston.
Executives
Michael David Jones officer: Sr. Vice President 800 GESSNER SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Lincoln Pereira director 800 GESSNER, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Edward Mckissic officer: Senior VP, Human Resources 800 GESSNER SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Peter C Delongchamps officer: VP, Manufacturer Relations 800 GESSNER, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Daniel James Mchenry officer: Chief Financial Officer 800 GESSNER SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Carin Marcy Barth director
Daryl Kenningham officer: Regional VP, East Region 800 GESSNER, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Darryl M Burman officer: Sr. VP & General Counsel 800 GESSNER, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Gillian A. Hobson officer: SVP, Chief Legal Officer & Sec 800 GESSNER RD STE 500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Earl J Hesterberg director, officer: President & CEO GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC., 800 GESSNER, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Frank Grese officer: Regional VP, West Region 800 GESSNER, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Max P Watson director 800 GESSNER, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Steven Mizell director 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Steven P Stanbrook director 1525 HOWE ST, RACINE WI 53403
John C Rickel officer: SVP & CFO 4080 JENKINS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421