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Side-by-side financial comparison of PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. (PAG) and Southern Company (SO). Click either name above to swap in a different company.
PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($8.0B vs $7.0B, roughly 1.1× Southern Company). Southern Company runs the higher net margin — 4.9% vs 3.0%, a 1.9% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Southern Company posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (146.8% vs -1.1%). Over the past eight quarters, Southern Company's revenue compounded faster (3.9% CAGR vs 1.7%).
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (PAG) is an American transportation services company headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It operates automotive and commercial truck dealers principally in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe, and distributes commercial vehicles, engines, power systems, and related parts and services principally in Australia and New Zealand. Additionally, PAG owns 28.9% of Penske Transportation Solutions, a business that manages a fleet of over 400,000 trucks, ...
Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company based in the Southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices located in Birmingham, Alabama. As of 2021 it is the second largest utility company in the U.S. in terms of customer base. Through its subsidiaries it serves 9 million gas and electric utility customers in 6 states. Southern Company's regulated regional electric utilities serve a 120,000-square-mile (310,000 km2) territor...
PAG vs SO — Head-to-Head
Income Statement — Q1 FY2026 vs Q1 FY2026
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.0B | $7.0B |
| Net Profit | $234.9M | $341.0M |
| Gross Margin | 16.3% | — |
| Operating Margin | 3.6% | 13.1% |
| Net Margin | 3.0% | 4.9% |
| Revenue YoY | -1.1% | 146.8% |
| Net Profit YoY | -9.1% | 483.1% |
| EPS (diluted) | — | — |
Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.
8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend
Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.
| Q1 26 | $8.0B | $7.0B | ||
| Q4 25 | $8.8B | $7.0B | ||
| Q3 25 | $7.7B | $7.8B | ||
| Q2 25 | $7.7B | $7.0B | ||
| Q1 25 | $7.6B | $7.8B | ||
| Q4 24 | $7.7B | $6.3B | ||
| Q3 24 | $7.6B | $7.3B | ||
| Q2 24 | $7.7B | $6.5B |
| Q1 26 | $234.9M | $341.0M | ||
| Q4 25 | $228.1M | $341.0M | ||
| Q3 25 | $213.0M | $1.7B | ||
| Q2 25 | $250.0M | $880.0M | ||
| Q1 25 | $244.3M | $1.3B | ||
| Q4 24 | $236.4M | $466.0M | ||
| Q3 24 | $226.1M | $1.5B | ||
| Q2 24 | $241.2M | $1.2B |
| Q1 26 | 16.3% | — | ||
| Q4 25 | 15.9% | — | ||
| Q3 25 | 16.2% | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 16.9% | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 16.7% | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 16.3% | — | ||
| Q3 24 | 16.4% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 16.4% | — |
| Q1 26 | 3.6% | 13.1% | ||
| Q4 25 | 3.6% | 13.1% | ||
| Q3 25 | 3.9% | 33.2% | ||
| Q2 25 | 4.5% | 25.3% | ||
| Q1 25 | 4.1% | 25.9% | ||
| Q4 24 | 4.3% | 16.7% | ||
| Q3 24 | 4.2% | 32.6% | ||
| Q2 24 | 4.4% | 30.0% |
| Q1 26 | 3.0% | 4.9% | ||
| Q4 25 | 2.6% | 4.9% | ||
| Q3 25 | 2.8% | 21.9% | ||
| Q2 25 | 3.3% | 12.6% | ||
| Q1 25 | 3.2% | 16.3% | ||
| Q4 24 | 3.1% | 7.3% | ||
| Q3 24 | 3.0% | 21.1% | ||
| Q2 24 | 3.1% | 18.6% |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $3.46 | $0.38 | ||
| Q3 25 | $3.23 | $1.54 | ||
| Q2 25 | $3.78 | $0.79 | ||
| Q1 25 | $3.66 | $1.21 | ||
| Q4 24 | $3.53 | $0.48 | ||
| Q3 24 | $3.39 | $1.39 | ||
| Q2 24 | $3.61 | $1.09 |
Balance Sheet & Financial Strength
Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand | $83.7M | — |
| Total DebtLower is stronger | $2.2B | — |
| Stockholders' EquityBook value | $5.7B | — |
| Total Assets | $18.3B | — |
| Debt / EquityLower = less leverage | 0.39× | — |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q1 26 | $83.7M | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $64.7M | $1.6B | ||
| Q3 25 | $80.3M | $3.3B | ||
| Q2 25 | $155.3M | $1.3B | ||
| Q1 25 | $118.4M | $2.3B | ||
| Q4 24 | $72.4M | $1.1B | ||
| Q3 24 | $91.9M | $1.0B | ||
| Q2 24 | $115.1M | $1.2B |
| Q1 26 | $2.2B | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $2.2B | $65.6B | ||
| Q3 25 | $1.6B | $64.6B | ||
| Q2 25 | $1.8B | $63.0B | ||
| Q1 25 | $1.8B | $62.9B | ||
| Q4 24 | $1.9B | $58.8B | ||
| Q3 24 | $1.9B | $61.3B | ||
| Q2 24 | $1.8B | $59.9B |
| Q1 26 | $5.7B | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $5.6B | $36.0B | ||
| Q3 25 | $5.7B | $38.3B | ||
| Q2 25 | $5.6B | $37.3B | ||
| Q1 25 | $5.4B | $37.2B | ||
| Q4 24 | $5.2B | $33.2B | ||
| Q3 24 | $5.2B | $36.9B | ||
| Q2 24 | $5.0B | $36.1B |
| Q1 26 | $18.3B | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $17.6B | $155.7B | ||
| Q3 25 | $17.1B | $153.2B | ||
| Q2 25 | $17.4B | $148.9B | ||
| Q1 25 | $16.9B | $148.1B | ||
| Q4 24 | $16.7B | $145.2B | ||
| Q3 24 | $17.1B | $144.0B | ||
| Q2 24 | $16.6B | $141.9B |
| Q1 26 | 0.39× | — | ||
| Q4 25 | 0.39× | 1.82× | ||
| Q3 25 | 0.28× | 1.69× | ||
| Q2 25 | 0.32× | 1.69× | ||
| Q1 25 | 0.33× | 1.69× | ||
| Q4 24 | 0.36× | 1.77× | ||
| Q3 24 | 0.36× | 1.66× | ||
| Q2 24 | 0.36× | 1.66× |
Financial Flow Comparison
Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.
Revenue Breakdown by Segment
PAG
| New Vehicles | $3.1B | 39% |
| Used Vehicles | $2.4B | 31% |
| Other | $986.7M | 12% |
| Service and Parts | $863.9M | 11% |
| Fleet and Wholesale | $390.8M | 5% |
| Finance and Insurance, Net | $202.3M | 3% |
SO
Segment breakdown not available.
