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PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC

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$215.91

-0.32%

Close on Sep 11, 2026

Insufficient Data

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PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC

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Risk Intelligence

Core Model

Not Available

Insufficient Data

How strong and defensively sound is the company?

This reading is not available for this company yet.

Long-Term Potential

Research Model

Not Available

Insufficient Data

Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?

This reading is not available for this company yet.

Fundamental Momentum

Research Model

Not Available

Insufficient Data

Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?

This reading is not available for this company yet.

Ownership Intelligence

Supplemental Intelligence

Not Available

Insufficient Coverage

What are important owners actually doing?

This reading is not available for this company yet.

Valuation Intelligence

Research Model
F

34 / 100

Expensive

Is today's price reasonable?

Weaker than most covered companies on this measure — and valuation is researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.

Capital Returns Intelligence

Research Model
B−

73 / 100

Strong Capital Returns

How effectively does the company reward shareholders?

Above average on this measure — and capital returns are researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.

Why it stands out

No strengthening evidence is recorded in today's readings.

What holds it back

  • Ownership evidence is incomplete and should not be read as comprehensive.
  • Elevated valuation: the current market price reflects a premium to this company's historical valuation and comparable companies (Valuation Intelligence 34 out of 100, Expensive).

Long-term view

Long-Term Potential is not available for this company, so no long-term reading is shown.

Ownership view

No disclosed ownership reading is available at the required confidence, so ownership is left blank rather than estimated.

Valuation view

PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC reads 34 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Expensive. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

Capital returns view

PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC reads 73 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Strong Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 18.6% a year and a share count falling about 4.0% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

What changed

No meaningful recorded changes in the stored history.

Risk Intelligence is a core model, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence are research models, and Ownership Intelligence is supplemental descriptive evidence. Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence each contribute 0% to the Suggested Investment Score. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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Membership means the company satisfied a published rule on the latest research build. It is not a recommendation.

60-Second Brief

Too few stored readings exist for this company to summarise honestly.

Composite discovery model

Pro Investor Score

Pro Investor Score™

Score Pending — Insufficient Ownership Coverage

A composite score is only published when every required input is available for this company. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap, and exclusion from the ranking is not a sell instruction.

COMPOSITE DISCOVERY MODEL — RESEARCH STAGE · Ranking updated September 12, 2026

Researched separately

Valuation Intelligence 34 · Expensive

RESEARCH MODEL

Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.

Researched separately

Capital Returns Intelligence 73 · Strong Capital Returns

RESEARCH MODEL

Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.

Why this company scores the way it does

This company does not currently hold a stored Pro Investor Score, so no contribution breakdown can be shown.

Pro Investor Intelligence™

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Stored snapshots only

What changed

Research-score history available since September 2026.

Stored research history does not yet cover a full 30 days comparison for this company.

A change is reported as meaningful at 8 score points, 5 rank places, or any change of research classification. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Plain-English definitions, with the formula and the limitations of each measure.

Fifth research lens · outside the score

Valuation Intelligence

Valuation Intelligence

Is today's price reasonable?

Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.

34/ 100

Expensive

RESEARCH MODEL
Good coverage

Compared with its history

5

Expensive

Is this company expensive or inexpensive compared with its own history?

Compared with peers

35

Elevated

How expensive is this stock compared with similar companies?

Earnings & cash flow

63

Attractive

How much financial output does an investor receive relative to the price paid?

Growth-adjusted

40

Elevated

Does the company's growth help justify the valuation investors are paying?

PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC reads 34 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Expensive. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.

Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026

Valuation history

Stored readings only. The dashed line is this company's own median for the selected measure.

Only one stored valuation reading exists so far, so there is nothing to chart yet. Valuation history builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.

Current P/E 15.1x · own median 9.5x · peer median 14.4x

Valuation is inherently uncertain. A stock that appears inexpensive can continue falling, and a stock that appears expensive can continue rising. Valuation Intelligence provides context about the price investors are paying — it does not predict short-term market movements, and it never produces a fair value, a price target or a buy or sell range. Model VALUATION_INTELLIGENCE_V1.

Sixth research lens · outside the score

Capital Returns Intelligence

Capital Returns Intelligence

How effectively does the company reward shareholders?

Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.

73/ 100

Strong Capital Returns

RESEARCH MODEL
Excellent coverage

Dividend Quality

77

Strong Capital Returns

Dividend reliability

Buyback Effectiveness

52

Moderate Capital Returns

Do buybacks actually reduce shares?

Dilution Control

85

Exceptional Capital Returns

Is your ownership share protected?

Capital Return Sustainability

76

Strong Capital Returns

Can the cash flow support it?

Shareholder Yield

87

Exceptional Capital Returns

Cash returned versus company value

PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC reads 73 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Strong Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 18.6% a year and a share count falling about 4.0% a year.

How returned cash was used

Dividends $364.60M · net repurchases $74.20M · total returned $438.80M · 68% of free cash flow

Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026

Capital returns history

Stored readings only. History builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.

Only one stored reading exists for this measure so far, so there is nothing to chart yet.

Why higher yield isn't always better

A very high dividend yield may reflect a falling share price or an unsustainable payout. Capital Returns Intelligence emphasizes consistency and sustainability rather than simply rewarding the highest yield.

Why buybacks can be misleading

Announced or gross buyback spending does not always mean shareholders are gaining ownership. Companies can simultaneously issue shares through employee compensation or acquisitions. Suggested Investments therefore considers actual share-count changes alongside repurchase spending.

What these terms mean
Dividend Yield
The annual dividend relative to the current share price.
Payout Ratio
The share of company earnings used to pay dividends.
Free Cash Flow Payout
How much of the company's available cash is being used for dividends.
Share Repurchases
When a company buys back its own stock.
Dilution
When the number of shares increases, reducing each existing share's percentage ownership of the company.
Shareholder Yield
A combined view of dividends and net share repurchases relative to the company's market value.

Capital Returns Intelligence describes how a company returns capital to shareholders. It is not a measure of stock-price performance, it does not predict future returns, and a strong reading is never a recommendation to buy. Dividends and repurchases can be reduced or stopped at any time. Model CAPITAL_RETURNS_INTELLIGENCE_V1, contributing 0% to the Pro Investor Score.

Stored daily snapshots only

Ranking history

Stored Suggested Investment ranking history
TodayNot rankedNo stored score
30 days agoNot rankedNo stored score
90 days agoNot rankedNo stored score
First suggestedNot yet suggested
Highest rankNot ranked

In the company’s own words

What this company does

We are a diversified international transportation services company and one of the world's premier automotive and commercial truck retailers. We operate dealerships in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Australia, and we are one of the largest retailers of commercial trucks in North America for Freightliner. We also distribute and retail commercial vehicles, diesel and gas engines, power systems, and related parts and services principally in Australia and New Zealand. We employ over 27,700 people worldwide. Additionally, we own 28.9% of Penske Transportation Solutions, a business that employs over 42,000 people worldwide, manages one of the largest, most comprehensive and modern trucking fleets in North America with over 396,600 trucks, tractors, and trailers under lease, rental, and/or maintenance contracts, and provides innovative transportation, supply chain, and technology solutions to its customers.

In 2025, our business generated $31.8 billion in total revenue, which is comprised of approximately $27.5 billion from retail automotive dealerships, $3.4 billion from retail commercial truck dealerships, and $922.6 million from commercial vehicle distribution and other operations. We generated $5.2 billion in gross profit, which is comprised of $4.5 billion from retail automotive dealerships, $542.3 million from retail commercial truck dealerships, and $192.3 million from commercial vehicle distribution and other operations.

Retail Automotive. We are one of the largest global automotive retailers as measured by the $27.5 billion in total retail automotive dealership revenue we generated in 2025. We are diversified geographically with 61% of our total retail automotive dealership revenues in 2025 generated in the U.S. and Puerto Rico and 39% generated outside of the U.S. We offer over 40 vehicle brands with 71% of our retail automotive franchised dealership revenue generated from premium brands, such as Audi, BMW, Land Rover, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche, and 23% of revenue generated from volume non-U.S. brands such as Toyota and Honda in 2025. As of December 31, 2025, we operated 365 retail automotive franchised dealerships, of which 148 are located in the U.S. and 217 are located outside of the U.S., principally in the U.K. As of December 31, 2025, we also operated 15 used vehicle dealerships, with six dealerships in the U.S. operating under the brand name CarShop, eight dealerships in the U.K. operating under the brand name Sytner Select, and one dealership in Australia operating under the brand name Penske Select. We retailed and wholesaled, including agency units, more than 583,000 vehicles in 2025.

In addition to selling new and used vehicles, we generate higher-margin revenue at each of our dealerships through maintenance and repair services, the sale and placement of third-party finance and insurance products, third-party extended service and maintenance contracts, replacement and aftermarket automotive products, and at certain of our locations, collision repair services. We operate our franchised dealerships under franchise agreements with a number of automotive manufacturers and distributors that are subject to certain rights and restrictions typical of the industry. Some of our dealerships in the U.K. and Europe operate under an agency model where we receive a fee for facilitating the sale by the manufacturer of a new vehicle but do not hold the vehicle in inventory. Vehicles sold under this agency model are counted as new agency units sold instead of new retail units sold by us, and only the fee we receive from the manufacturer, not the price of the vehicle, is reported as new revenue with no corresponding cost of sale.

Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 27, 2026. Read the filing

Four distinct intelligence areas

The IA view

Risk Intelligence

Production core

51

Fundamentally Qualified

No prior period to compare

Business Quality qualification score from the locked IA Defensive Research Core. Price Risk stays a separate category and is never blended in.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Long-Term Potential

Research model

45

Ordinary Compounder

No prior period to compare

Durable business economics and reinvestment characteristics. Independent external validation is pending.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Fundamental Momentum

Research model

46

Middle

No prior period to compare

Direction and breadth of change in underlying business fundamentals. Not a price-momentum signal.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Elite Investor Activity

Supplemental

Insufficient Data

No prior period to compare

No tracked manager filings mapped to this company.

Intelligence history

Not enough stored history to chart PAG yet. A company needs at least two published research or ownership periods before a trend can be shown.

Share price

PAG price history

Closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends. Past prices do not indicate future results.

6M change
+48.9%
1Y change
+20.3%
3Y change
+45.8%
5Y change
+157.2%
Max change
+402.4%

Last stored close $215.91 · +20.3% over the selected range · 52 sessions shown

Balanced evidence

Why IA likes it

  • No positive evidence is available under the current coverage.

Risk and uncertainty

What IA doesn’t like

  • Ownership evidence is incomplete and should not be read as comprehensive.

What would change our view

  • Business Quality falling below the frozen qualification threshold.
  • Price Risk moving to a less favorable category.
  • A sustained reversal in the Fundamental Momentum research evidence.
  • New material public ownership disclosures.

Public filings · descriptive only

Elite Investor Activity

Reporting holders

New holders

Increasing

Reducing

Exiting

Coverage

Insufficient

Insufficient Coverage · Report period unavailable · Public date unavailable

ManagerChangePortfolio weightRankDisclosed

Insufficient high-confidence manager coverage.

Objective stored changes

What changed

No qualifying changes are recorded for this company in the stored research and filing history.

Ownership timeline

No high-confidence public ownership events are available.

General research only. Not personalized advice. Public filings may be delayed, amended, incomplete, or reflect positions that have changed since the reporting date.