Penske Automotive Group
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
13.2912.31
Price/Sales ratio
0.450.42
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$13.82$14.93

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
15.4511.6513.006.707.299.508.807.196.1910.3611.867.29
Price/Sales ratio
0.250.190.220.190.150.170.230.330.300.360.340.15
Price/Book Value ratio
2.632.072.501.691.301.471.432.082.042.301.991.30
Price/Cash Flow ratio
12.089.8412.146.595.587.983.986.615.869.9856.355.58
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
23.1020.3727.1810.9111.1015.154.718.187.2615.19-62.1715.15
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.880.801.310.08-0.32-2.100.310.050.25-0.62-0.81-2.10
Dividend Yield
1.59%2.23%2.13%2.63%3.52%3.15%1.42%1.66%1.80%1.73%2.63%3.15%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
14.98%14.86%14.74%15.06%14.98%14.90%15.57%17.37%17.39%16.70%16.08%14.98%
Operating Profit Margin
2.93%2.93%2.85%2.85%2.91%2.81%3.44%5.30%5.34%4.57%3.86%2.91%
Pretax Profit Margin
2.68%2.55%2.52%2.56%2.65%2.55%3.46%6.29%6.68%4.80%3.93%2.65%
Net Profit Margin
1.66%1.69%1.70%2.86%2.06%1.88%2.65%4.64%4.96%3.56%2.90%2.06%
Effective Tax Rate
33.16%32.12%31.62%-11.82%22.23%26.49%22.99%25.89%25.44%25.42%25.61%22.23%
Return on Assets
3.96%4.07%3.86%5.81%4.31%3.12%4.10%8.82%9.77%6.72%5.11%4.31%
Return On Equity
17.05%17.77%19.26%25.25%17.87%15.50%16.34%29.00%33.05%22.28%17.73%15.50%
Return on Capital Employed
14.01%14.98%12.41%11.03%11.35%7.68%8.21%14.75%15.82%13.49%11.24%7.68%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.061.021.041.001.000.970.94N/AN/AN/A0.910.97
Quick Ratio
0.280.220.230.210.200.190.210.220.240.240.200.19
Cash ratio
0.000.010.000.000.000.000.010.020.020.010.010.00
Days of Sales Outstanding
15.0214.8015.9416.2914.8815.1214.4010.4811.8913.7712.4215.12
Days of Inventory outstanding
70.4677.0072.5279.2576.1278.8472.4454.0955.7463.7169.9078.84
Operating Cycle
85.4891.8088.4795.5591.0193.9686.8564.5767.6477.4982.3293.96
Days of Payables Outstanding
10.5510.9710.5812.8911.2711.8214.2813.2613.5512.8613.4311.27
Cash Conversion Cycle
74.9280.8377.8982.6579.7482.1472.5651.3154.0864.6268.8982.14
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.560.580.580.560.550.450.360.290.320.340.350.45
Debt Equity Ratio
2.432.532.912.442.282.261.450.981.101.141.162.26
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.430.400.500.460.440.440.320.250.270.230.170.44
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.700.710.740.700.690.690.590.490.520.530.530.69
Interest Coverage Ratio
5.094.974.213.573.393.124.24N/AN/AN/A5.053.39
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.080.080.070.100.100.080.240.320.310.200.030.08
Company Equity Multiplier
4.294.354.974.344.134.953.983.283.383.313.274.95
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.020.020.010.020.020.020.050.050.050.030.000.02
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.520.480.440.600.500.520.840.800.800.65-0.900.52
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.080.080.070.100.100.080.240.320.310.200.030.08
Short Term Coverage Ratio
0.130.110.100.160.150.120.370.490.470.270.030.12
Dividend Payout Ratio
24.59%26.00%27.73%17.67%25.73%30.01%12.52%11.99%11.16%17.95%28.40%25.73%