Penske Automotive Group (PAG)
Consumer Discretionary
Penske Automotive Group is a diversified international automotive and commercial truck retailer operating 365 franchised dealerships across the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Australia, along with commercial…
What Penske Automotive Group does
Penske Automotive Group is a diversified international automotive and commercial truck retailer operating 365 franchised dealerships across the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Australia, along with commercial vehicle distribution operations. The company generates approximately $27.5 billion in retail automotive revenue (71% from premium brands like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche), $3.4 billion from commercial truck dealerships (primarily Freightliner), and $922.6 million from commercial vehicle distribution and other operations. Additionally, PAG owns 28.9% of Penske Transportation Solutions, which operates one of North America's largest trucking fleets with over 396,600 trucks and trailers.
Themes: ["Automotive retail and franchises","Premium vehicle brands","Commercial truck dealerships","Vehicle service and parts","Fleet leasing and logistics","International dealership networks"]
Fundamentals
- Price$191.49 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$12.3B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+5.5% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E13.33 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+3.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+16.9% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+16.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity1.20 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+1.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+4.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.86 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +2.9%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on automotive manufacturer franchise agreements subject to restrictions typical of the industry, with potential rights modifications by OEMs impacting dealership operations","Exposure to cyclicality in vehicle sales, though partially mitigated by recurring service and parts revenue; economic downturns directly impact consumer vehicle purchases","Significant leverage from floor plan notes payable ($2.5 billion) and long-term debt ($2.2 billion), creating refinancing and interest rate exposure in volatile credit markets"]
Competitors & peers
- AutoNation (AN)
- Lithia Motors (LAD)
- Sonic Automotive (SAH)
- Group 1 Automotive (GPI)
- CarMax (KMX)
- Pendragon (UK-based automotive retail group)
- Automotive retail and dealership networks
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.