Buyback Radar

Group 1 Automotive

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Group 1 Automotive has retired 50.8% of its shares since 2013, from 24,244,452 to 11,922,225.

50.8%retired since 2013
34.0%last 5 years
7.9%last 12 months
12Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2019half gone 202424M shares, 201312M200020052010201520202025
1999, 20,413,9132026-07-24, 11,922,225

Early years use the fiscal-year average share count from the 10-K.

A share bought in 1999
1.7× more of Group 1 Automotive today, without buying another share. It was one of 20,413,913 shares then. It is one of 11,922,225 now.
Every filing we read26 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
19991999-03-2620,413,91310-Kcover page
20002000-03-2122,369,12910-Kcover page
20012001-02-2819,681,06510-Kcover page
20022002-02-2822,800,00010-Kcover page
20032003-02-2822,400,00010-K/Acover page
20042004-03-0122,600,00010-K/Acover page
20052005-02-2823,499,80510-K/Acover page
20062006-07-3124,028,43210-K/Acover page
20072007-02-2623,111,82710-Kcover page
20092009-12-3122,888,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20102010-12-3122,767,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20112012-02-0622,712,73410-K
20122013-02-1422,730,58810-K
20132014-02-2524,244,45210-K
20142015-02-2024,243,51010-K
20152016-02-1223,420,86310-K
20162017-02-1021,383,59310-K
20172018-02-1220,911,54310-K
20182019-02-0118,340,48210-K
20192020-02-1018,374,35310-K
20202021-02-1218,095,70210-K
20212022-02-1817,040,50310-K
20222023-02-1014,207,37910-K
20232024-02-0513,685,85410-K
20242025-02-0713,244,31510-K
20252026-02-0611,925,19910-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Group 1 Automotive on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

What the buybacks cost, since fiscal 2014cash flow statement against share count
$2.2Bspent on buybacks
12Mfewer shares outstanding
$178spent per share that actually disappeared
$274Mpaid in stock compensation over the same years

Part of every buyback only replaces shares handed to employees. That part costs money and retires nothing, so the cost per share that disappeared is higher than the average price the company paid.

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Insider buying, last 12 months

Conifer Management, L.L.C.10% owner2026-09-30, 1,040 sh, $254,904
Conifer Management, L.L.C.10% owner2026-09-30, 16,343 sh, $3,997,607
Conifer Management, L.L.C.10% owner2026-09-30, 16,514 sh, $4,019,859
Conifer Management, L.L.C.10% owner2026-09-30, 5,352 sh, $1,298,670
Conifer Management, L.L.C.10% owner2026-09-30, 3,151 sh, $759,519
Conifer Management, L.L.C.10% owner2026-09-30, 12,342 sh, $2,965,922
Conifer Management, L.L.C.10% owner2026-09-30, 14,717 sh, $3,522,748
Conifer Management, L.L.C.10% owner2026-09-30, 2,133 sh, $508,440

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