Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (PAG) Stock

Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (PAG) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $216.57 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $14.22B and a trailing P/E of 15.2. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Penske Automotive Group, Inc., a diversified transportation services company, operates automotive and commercial truck dealerships. The company operates through four segments: Retail Automotive, Retail Commercial Truck, Other, and Non-Automotive Investments. It operates dealerships under franchise agreements with various automotive manufacturers and distributors. The company engages in the sale of new and used motor vehicles, and related products and services comprise vehicle and collision repair services, as well as placement of finance and lease contracts, third-party insurance products, and other aftermarket products; and wholesale of parts. It also operates a heavy and medium duty truck dealership, which offers Freightliner and Western Star branded trucks, as well as a range of used trucks, and maintenance and repair services. In addition, it imports and distributes Western Star heavy-duty trucks, MAN heavy and medium duty trucks, buses, and Dennis Eagle refuse collection vehicles with associated parts in Australia, New Zealand, and portions of the Pacific. Further, the company distributes diesel and gas engines, and power systems. The company operates 320 retail automotive franchises, including 146 franchises located in the United States and 174 franchises located outside of the United States; 23 CarShop used vehicle dealerships in the United States and the United Kingdom; and 37 commercial truck dealerships in Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Georgia, Utah, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, and Oregon, as well as Canada. Penske Automotive Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Understand Penske Automotive Group, Inc.: how it makes money

Penske Automotive Group operates automotive and commercial truck dealerships, it makes money primarily from selling new and used vehicles and from related services like vehicle and collision repair, plus finance and lease contract placement and third-party insurance products.

Dealer profitability is structurally driven by a volume engine (new and used vehicle sales, plus fleet and dealership activity) and an attach engine (service and parts, collision repair, and finance and insurance products) that benefit when unit activity stays healthy.

Business quality (Weak): Business model is clear and dealership-driven (vehicle sales plus recurring related products and services), but the key segment revenue mapping is not provided cleanly in the available data, limiting how precisely you can attribute operating performance by the company’s official segments.

Valuation: At 13× earnings, PAG trades 32% below the Retail average (19×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Diversified dealership mix: It operates both automotive and commercial truck dealerships, with revenue also tied to vehicle-related services like collision repair and service and parts.
  • Revenue sources beyond vehicle sales: Besides new and used vehicle sales, it earns from placement of finance and lease contracts and third-party insurance products, which can diversify outcomes versus pure vehicle sales.

Bear case

  • Cyclical demand and volume sensitivity: Because it sells new and used vehicles through dealerships, results can be pressured if retail unit activity weakens, even if services and insurance continue.
  • Margin can be sensitive to operational swings: Its operating margin is 3.7%, so changes in costs, volume, or mix can have an outsized impact on profitability.
  • International and FX effects: International revenue is a material part of the business, and the dataset highlights FX sensitivity (for example, revenue excluding foreign exchange).
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$216.57
Market Cap$14.22B
P/E Ratio15.2
EV / EBITDA11.7
Price / Book2.44
Price / Sales0.43
FCF Yield4.3%
DCF Value (model)$185.02
DCF Upside vs Price-14.6%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$31.81B
Net Margin2.9%
Revenue Growth (YoY)11.1%
EPS Growth (YoY)4.8%
FCF Growth (YoY)10.8%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score3.21 (safe)
Piotroski F-Score5/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E15.2
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)20.5
Industry P/E (Retail)19.5
vs Sector-25.8%
vs Industry-22.2%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($359.04M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorConsumer Discretionary
IndustryRetail
CEORoger S. Penske
Employees28,700
CountryUS
IPO Date1996-10-23

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.