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PAG (Penske Automotive Group) Degree of Operating Leverage : 0.14 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Penske Automotive Group Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Penske Automotive Group's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.14. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Penske Automotive Group's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

PAG's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
63.12% of 1288 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 1.08 vs PAG: 0.14

Penske Automotive Group Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Penske Automotive Group's Degree of Operating Leverage 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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Penske Automotive Group Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Penske Automotive Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.69 3.87 1.86 -2.76 -2.47

Penske Automotive Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage 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 -3.69 -4.96 -7.05 -2.47 0.14

Competitive Comparison of Penske Automotive Group's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Penske Automotive Group's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage 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.


Penske Automotive Group's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Penske Automotive Group's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Penske Automotive Group's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Penske Automotive Group Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Penske Automotive Group's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 1557.7 (Mar. 2025) / 1550.5 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 30611.9 (Mar. 2025) / 29636.2 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=0.0046/0.0329
=0.14***

* 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.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Penske Automotive Group  (NYSE:PAG) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Penske Automotive Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2555 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA, 48302-0954
Penske Automotive Group operates in 19 US states and overseas. It has over 150 US and Puerto Rico light-vehicle stores as well as 210 franchised dealerships overseas, primarily in the United Kingdom but also in Australia, Germany, Italy, and Japan. The company is the third-largest US publicly traded dealership in terms of light-vehicle revenue and sells more than 40 brands, with over 90% of retail automotive revenue coming from luxury and import names. Other segments are service and finance and insurance. The firm's Premier Truck Group owns 45 truck dealerships selling mostly Freightliner and Western Star brands, and Penske owns 16 used-vehicle stores, mostly in the US and UK under the CarShop (US) and Sytner Select (UK) brands. Penske is based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Executives
John Barr director 2555 TELEGRAPH ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302-0954
Denker Claude H Iii officer: EVP - Human Resources 2555 TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
Michelle Hulgrave officer: EVP & CFO 2555 TELEGRAPH RD., BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
Ronald G Steinhart director 3890 WEST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75220
Greg C Smith director FORD MOTOR COMPANY, 21175 OAKWOOD BLVD, DEARBORN MI 48124
Sandra E. Pierce director 2555 TELEGRAPH RD., BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
Kurnick Robert H Jr director, officer: President 2555 TELEGRAPH ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302-0954
Shane M. Spradlin officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. 2555 TELEGRAPH RD., BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
Kimberly J Mcwaters director 20410 NORTH 19TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Lisa Ann Davis director 2555 TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
Roger S Penske director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chair & CEO 2555 TELEGRAPH ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302-0954
Gregory W Penske director 3534 NORTH PECK ROAD, EL MONTE CA 91731
H Brian Thompson director 1950 OLD GALLOWS ROAD SUITE 201, VIENNA VA 22182
Michael R Eisenson director C/O CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS, 600 ATLANTIC AV 28TH FL, BOSTON MA 02210
Wolfgang Duerheimer director 2555 TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302