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Asbury Automotive Group Inc

Asbury Automotive Group is a U.S. franchised auto retailer that sells new and used vehicles and supports the full ownership lifecycle through parts, service, collision repair, and finance-and-insurance products. The company operates through two reportable segments: Dealerships and TCA, its in-house F&I product provider. As of year-end 2025, it operated 223 new vehicle franchises across 171 dealership locations, 39 collision centers, and 36 brands in 15 states. Its business model is built around dealership traffic, recurring service work, and add-on F&I products rather than relying only on vehicle unit sales. Management emphasizes a guest-centric, omni-channel retail experience and uses acquisitions, technology investment, and capital allocation to expand its footprint and improve same-store performance.

Revenue18.0bn USD
+4.7 %y/y
Operating profit (EBIT)861m USD
+3.0 %y/y
EBIT margin4.8%
−0.1 ppy/y
Net income492m USD
+14.3 %y/y

Fiscal year 2025 · change from previous year

Development 2020–2025

05101520bn USD2020: 7.1 bn USD2020: EBIT 0.37 bn USD20202021: 15.4 bn USD2021: EBIT 1.3 bn USD20212022: 15.4 bn USD2022: EBIT 1.3 bn USD20222023: 14.8 bn USD2023: EBIT 0.95 bn USD20232024: 17.2 bn USD2024: EBIT 0.84 bn USD20242025: 18.0 bn USD2025: EBIT 0.86 bn USD202518.00.86
RevenueOperating profit (EBIT)

Business

Share of revenue
Vehicle Sales72 %

Retail sale of new and used vehicles through franchised dealerships.

Parts and Service18 %

Maintenance, repair, replacement parts, warranty work, and collision repair.

Finance and Insurance10 %

Vehicle financing arrangements and aftermarket F&I products sold at point of sale.

Products

Reported · share of revenue
29.1%25.3%13.9%13.9%11.1%FY2025100 %
  • Used Vehicles29.1 %
  • Usedvehicleretail25.3 %
  • Parts and Services13.9 %
  • Partsandservices13.9 %
  • Vehicle Repair and Maintenance Services11.1 %
  • Other6.6 %

Source: 10-K FY2025, revenue the company reports per product line (SEC XBRL). Shares are of the lines shown and add up to 100 %.

Customers

Asbury serves retail consumers buying new or used vehicles, with demand spanning luxury, import, and domestic brands. Many customers also return for recurring service, warranty, recall, and collision work after the initial sale, which makes the installed vehicle base economically important. The company also sells F&I products to vehicle buyers through its dealerships, including extended service contracts, GAP, prepaid maintenance, and protection products. Customer relationships are influenced by convenience, transparency, and the ability to provide a low-friction omni-channel buying and service experience. Repeat business and referrals matter because the model depends on lifetime value across the vehicle ownership cycle, not just the initial transaction.

New vehicle retail buyers

Consumers purchasing new vehicles from franchised dealerships, often with financing and F&I add-ons.

Used vehicle buyers

Retail customers buying pre-owned vehicles, often supported by trade-ins and third-party financing.

Service and parts customers

Vehicle owners returning for maintenance, repairs, warranty work, recall work, and replacement parts.

Collision repair customers

Drivers and insurers paying for body repair work at the company's collision centers.

F&I product buyers

Vehicle purchasers who buy extended service contracts, GAP, prepaid maintenance, and protection products.

Strategy

Management's strategy centers on being guest-centric while improving same-store performance through technology, process discipline, and a broader omnichannel experience. The company is also using acquisitions and selective divestitures to reshape its portfolio toward attractive markets and brands. A key priority is expanding parts, service, and collision contribution, which helps offset the lower gross profit per vehicle sold that has been normalizing from prior highs. Another priority is increasing F&I penetration and expanding TCA's product set across the dealership network, since those products are high-margin and tied to vehicle sales volume. Capital allocation remains active through share repurchases, facility investment, and property purchases when attractive.

Guest-centric omnichannel retailShort term

A lower-friction buying and service experience supports conversion, retention, and repeat business across the vehicle lifecycle.

Grow parts, service, and collision mixMedium term

Recurring service and collision work helps offset cyclicality in vehicle sales and supports more stable margins.

Expand F&I penetration and TCA offeringsMedium term

Aftermarket products and financing arrangements are high-margin and increase per-customer lifetime value.

Portfolio optimization through M&A and divestituresShort term

Acquisitions add scale while divestitures recycle capital from lower-priority assets and markets.

Geography

Asbury's business is concentrated in the United States, where it operated in 15 states at year-end 2025. Its dealership network is spread across multiple metropolitan and regional markets, which reduces dependence on any single local economy but still ties results to U.S. consumer demand and auto credit conditions. The company also sold and closed franchises in specific markets during the year, showing that its footprint is actively managed through acquisitions and divestitures. Because the business is physical-retail intensive, geography affects both customer access and the economics of service, collision, and inventory logistics. No country-level revenue disclosure was provided in the excerpts, so the revenue map should be treated as U.S.-only based on operating footprint rather than a disclosed geographic revenue split.

Risks

Asbury is exposed to manufacturer supply disruptions because it relies on automakers for new vehicle and parts inventory, and shortages can reduce both vehicle sales and the downstream F&I and service opportunities that follow a sale. The company also faces franchise and brand concentration risk if a manufacturer weakens financially, changes distribution terms, or terminates agreements. Competition is intense across new and used vehicle retail, service, collision repair, and financing, and pricing pressure can compress gross profit per vehicle. The business is also operationally sensitive to seasonality, weather, consumer confidence, interest rates, and auto credit availability, all of which can shift demand quarter to quarter. Cybersecurity and dealership IT system outages are additional risks because the model depends on DMS, CRM, and connected retail systems handling customer and inventory data.

Sorted by severity
LowMediumHighLowMediumHighImpact →Likelihood →Manufacturer franchise and brand risk1Goodwill and franchise right impairment2OEM supply chain disruption3Cybersecurity and IT system disruption4Seasonality and macro demand swings5
Impact is the risk’s severity and likelihood how probable it is over the next few years, both assessed from the company’s reports. Numbers match the list.
  1. Manufacturer franchise and brand riskImpact: HighLikelihood: High

    A weaker manufacturer could terminate or renegotiate franchises, impair inventory financing, or hurt consumer demand for that brand.

    Exposure: dealership portfolio

  2. Goodwill and franchise right impairmentImpact: HighLikelihood: High

    Acquisition-driven growth and changing dealership economics can trigger non-cash write-downs if cash flows weaken.

    Exposure: intangible assets

  3. OEM supply chain disruptionImpact: HighLikelihood: Medium

    The company depends on manufacturers and their suppliers for new vehicles and replacement parts, so shortages directly reduce sales and service throughput.

    ExposureNew vehicle salesPartsService
  4. Cybersecurity and IT system disruptionImpact: HighLikelihood: Medium

    Dealership operations rely on DMS and customer systems, making outages or breaches disruptive to sales and service operations.

    Exposure: store operations and customer data

  5. Seasonality and macro demand swingsImpact: MediumLikelihood: High

    Auto sales are sensitive to quarter-to-quarter changes in consumer demand, weather, incentives, and credit conditions.

    Exposure: all segments

  6. Competitive pricing pressureImpact: Medium

    Franchised dealers, independent service centers, and online finance providers compete on price and convenience, which can compress margins.

    ExposureVehicle salesF&IService

Accounting

Judgemental items
Goodwill and manufacturer franchise rights impairment

These indefinite-lived and acquisition-related assets can require large non-cash write-downs if dealership cash flows or market values decline.

Impact: Can materially reduce reported earnings and equity

Seasonality in vehicle sales and gross profit

Demand is typically stronger in the second and third quarters, with luxury mix often higher in the fourth quarter, affecting comparability.

Impact: Quarterly revenue and margin volatility

Revenue recognition across vehicle sales, service, and F&I

Different products are recognized at different points in the customer lifecycle, which affects timing of reported revenue and gross profit.

Impact: Mix-driven fluctuations in reported results

Acquisition and divestiture accounting

Store purchases, franchise sales, and related asset allocations change reported revenue base and can create one-time gains, losses, or impairment charges.

Impact: Comparability and non-recurring items

Publicly listed companies with a comparable business focus.

Last updated: 24/09/2026