---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001031203-26-000104"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPI"
cik: "0001031203"
company_name: "GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:30:11.292511+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Group 1 Q1 GAAP EPS $10.82, adjusted EPS $8.66; revenue down 1.8%

## Summary
- Q1 GAAP diluted EPS $10.82 vs $9.64; adjusted diluted EPS $8.66 vs $10.17.
- Total revenue $5.4B (-1.8% YoY); net income from cont ops $129.9M vs $127.7M.
- Record U.K. gross profit $230.6M (+6.3%) on double-digit parts/service and F&I growth.
- Repurchased 205,190 shares for $72.4M; $306.3M remaining buyback authorization.
- Acquired 3 U.K. dealerships (~$135M annual rev); disposed 4 dealerships (~$570M annual rev); post-quarter agreement with Geely for 3 UK locations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001031203-26-000104
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPI
- cik: 0001031203
- company_name: GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120326000104/0001031203-26-000104-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120326000104/gpi-20260430.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031203-26-000104.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
  - Period: the three months ended March 31, 2026
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On April 30, 2026, Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120326000104/0001031203-26-000104-index.htm

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