Group 1 Automotive (GPI) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $9.61
- Estimate
- $10.60
- Surprise
- -9.4%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $5.39B
- Score today
- 4.6/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Group 1 Automotive (GPI) missed the $10.60 estimate with adjusted EPS of $9.61 — a clear 9.4% shortfall.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates GPI Sell at 4.6/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
0 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -9.4% surprise compares with a -5.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-01-28.
What argues against it
- Target reached (2.7% upside)
- Quality below floor (2.7 < 4.0)
- Value-trap signals (2/5): Revenue declining (-8.8% YoY), Negative free cash flow
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $274.44
- Price target
- $281.74
- Stop
- $255.23
- Upside to target
- +2.7%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.2:1
The stock trades at 8.4× trailing but 6.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
GPI at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Auto & Truck Dealerships
- Market cap
- $3.17B
- P/E (fwd)
- 6.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 8.4
- 52-week range
- $224.65–$429.00
- Off 52-week high
- 36.0%
- RSI (14)
- 68
- Volume vs avg
- 0.63×
- Score today
- 4.6/10