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Penske Automotive Group* (NYSE: PAG) has posted Q3 2025 operating results. During Q3 revenue increased 1.4% to $7.7 billion compared to $7.6 billion in Q3 2024. Net income attributable to common stockholders decreased 6% to $213.0 million compared to $226.1 million Year-over-Year. Related earnings-per-share decreased 5% to $3.23 compared to $3.39 YoY 2024.
“Overall, I am pleased with our performance during the third quarter. We grew same-store retail automotive new units delivered by 4%, reduced new vehicle inventory days supply by 6 days from the end of June and increased retail automotive service and parts revenue to a quarterly record of $818.3 million, including same-store service and parts revenue growth of 5%,” said Chair Roger Penske.
“In addition to the growth in service and parts revenue, we increased service and parts gross margin by 110 basis points and improved fixed cost absorption by 380 basis points in our U.S. retail automotive operations.
“However, overall profitability in the quarter was impacted by continued weakness in the North American freight market which drove lower sales and service of commercial trucks, coupled with challenges in the U.K auto retail market from a cyber security incident at one of our OEM partners, an increase in social program costs in the U.K., and a higher tax rate. As a result, third quarter earnings before taxes was negatively impacted by approximately $23 million,” Roger Penske said.
Third Quarter 2025 Retail Automotive Highlights Compared to Q3 2024
- Retail Automotive Same-Store New Units Delivered – increased 4%.
- Retail Automotive Same-Store Revenue – increased 5%.
- New Vehicle +4%; Used Vehicle +8%; Finance & Insurance +4%; Service & Parts +5%.
- Retail Automotive Same-Store Gross Profit – increased 3%.
- New Vehicle -5%; Used Vehicle +6%; Finance & Insurance +4%; Service & Parts +8%.
- Retail Automotive Same-Store Service and Parts Gross Margin Increased 140 basis points to 59.1%.
PAG Results
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, revenue increased 1% from the same period in 2024 to a record of $23.0 billion. Net income attributable to common stockholders increased 4% to $707.3 million compared to $682.5 million in the prior year period, and related earnings per share increased 5% to $10.66 compared to $10.20 for the same period in 2024.
Adjusted net income increased 1% to $689.3 million and adjusted earnings per share increased 2% to $10.39. Foreign currency exchange positively impacted revenue by $189.0 million, net income attributable to common stockholders by $1.8 million, and earnings per share by $0.02.
As of September 30, 2025, the PAG had ~$1.9 billion in liquidity, including $80 million in cash and $1.8 billion of availability under its U.S. and international credit agreements. The Company’s leverage ratio at 30 September 2025 was 1.0x.
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Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Penske Automotive Group Posts Q3 Net Income Increase
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Penske Automotive Group* (NYSE: PAG) has posted Q3 2025 operating results. During Q3 revenue increased 1.4% to $7.7 billion compared to $7.6 billion in Q3 2024. Net income attributable to common stockholders decreased 6% to $213.0 million compared to $226.1 million Year-over-Year. Related earnings-per-share decreased 5% to $3.23 compared to $3.39 YoY 2024.
“Overall, I am pleased with our performance during the third quarter. We grew same-store retail automotive new units delivered by 4%, reduced new vehicle inventory days supply by 6 days from the end of June and increased retail automotive service and parts revenue to a quarterly record of $818.3 million, including same-store service and parts revenue growth of 5%,” said Chair Roger Penske.
“In addition to the growth in service and parts revenue, we increased service and parts gross margin by 110 basis points and improved fixed cost absorption by 380 basis points in our U.S. retail automotive operations.
“However, overall profitability in the quarter was impacted by continued weakness in the North American freight market which drove lower sales and service of commercial trucks, coupled with challenges in the U.K auto retail market from a cyber security incident at one of our OEM partners, an increase in social program costs in the U.K., and a higher tax rate. As a result, third quarter earnings before taxes was negatively impacted by approximately $23 million,” Roger Penske said.
Third Quarter 2025 Retail Automotive Highlights Compared to Q3 2024
PAG Results
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, revenue increased 1% from the same period in 2024 to a record of $23.0 billion. Net income attributable to common stockholders increased 4% to $707.3 million compared to $682.5 million in the prior year period, and related earnings per share increased 5% to $10.66 compared to $10.20 for the same period in 2024.
Adjusted net income increased 1% to $689.3 million and adjusted earnings per share increased 2% to $10.39. Foreign currency exchange positively impacted revenue by $189.0 million, net income attributable to common stockholders by $1.8 million, and earnings per share by $0.02.
As of September 30, 2025, the PAG had ~$1.9 billion in liquidity, including $80 million in cash and $1.8 billion of availability under its U.S. and international credit agreements. The Company’s leverage ratio at 30 September 2025 was 1.0x.
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About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.