Penske Automotive reports Q1 adjusted EPS $3.39, consensus $3.28

Reports Q1 revenue $7.6B, consensus $7.72B. Commenting on the company’s first quarter financial results, Chair Roger Penske said, “Our diversified international transportation services business generated record first quarter revenue, the seventh consecutive quarter of stable gross margin, and a 70-basis point improvement of adjusted selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of gross profit. New and used vehicle gross profit per unit retailed remained consistent and strong with new vehicle gross declining only $87 per unit while used vehicle gross increased $352 per unit when compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. I was also pleased to see retail automotive service and parts gross margin improve by 60 basis points when compared to the first quarter of 2024.” Penske continued, “We continue to monitor the potential impact to our business from tariffs. As we look across our business, the benefits provided by our premium brand mix, geographic diversification across the North American retail commercial truck, Australian/New Zealand commercial vehicle and power systems, and the international automotive markets, and the diversification of our gross profit across new and used vehicles, service and parts, and finance and insurance, coupled with our highly variable cost structure, provide us with opportunities to flex our business to meet the changing automotive landscape.”