AAP vs AZO vs BKNG Stock Comparison

Advance Auto Parts, Autozone and Booking Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AAP Advance Auto Parts Inc
$45.79 +9.8% 1M -18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.75B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.02B
Div. yield
2.18%
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win
AZO Autozone Inc
$3,146.46 +9.5% 1M -17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$50.89B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.34B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$150.14 -8.4% 1M -28.6% 1Y
Market cap
$112.81B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
1.09%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 8, Autozone 3, Advance Auto Parts 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAPAZOBKNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.75B $50.89B $112.81B BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.8x 20.2x 16.0x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 17.4x 13.8x BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.2% +7.4% +12.9% BKNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 12.6% 25.5% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% 45.7% 75.5% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x 0.3x BKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.18% — 1.09% AAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.7% -17.5% -28.6% AZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.3%/yr +12.1%/yr +9.1%/yr AZO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.1% 30.7% 38.0% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 54/100 61/100 BKNG

Percentile Scorecard

AAPAZOBKNG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAAPAZOBKNG
Valuation 69 #33 of 104 29 #74 of 104 66 #57 of 167
Growth 37 #63 of 99 50 #50 of 99 38 #95 of 153
Profitability 34 #65 of 98 92 #9 of 98 99 #2 of 153
Financial Health 41 #66 of 112 18 #92 of 112 41 #106 of 179
Shareholder Returns 35 #47 of 72 80 #15 of 72 61 #37 of 94
Overall 43 54 61
  • AAP ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAAPAZOBKNGSPY
1 month +9.8%+9.5%-8.4% -0.2%
3 months -22.0%+0.9%-24.7% +3.9%
6 months -19.1%-11.7%-13.4% +8.2%
Year to date +16.5%-7.2%-29.9% +12.9%
1 year -18.7%-17.5%-28.6% +12.3%
3 years -8.2%+28.6%+36.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.8%+8.8%+11.0% +23.3%
5 years -79.6%+76.8%+54.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -27.3%+12.1%+9.1% +10.9%
10 years -67.1%+333.2%+156.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.5%+15.8%+9.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAAPAZOBKNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.1%30.7%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.9%33.4%38.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.130.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.57-0.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-35.8%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.4%-20.7%-31.7% -1.2%
52-week high $63.05$3,967.95$219.68 $779.14
52-week low $38.68$2,793.77$150.14 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAAPAZOBKNG
P/E now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 16.7x 20.2xmedian 16.7x 16.0xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 2.5xmedian 0.5x 4.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 13.5xmedian 9.0x 11.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.5x 28.0xmedian 16.5x 11.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.7x -20.3xmedian 1.7x -10.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.95median 0.72 4.16median 0.72 -0.28median 0.40

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAAPAZOBKNG
Revenue $8.02B $20.34B $28.24B
Gross profit $3.55B $10.64B –
Operating income $189.00M $3.72B $9.28B
Net income $75.00M $2.57B $7.21B
Free cash flow – $1.82B $9.54B
EPS (diluted) $1.23 $152.55 $9.36
Cash & equivalents $3.12B $326.12M $17.21B
Total debt $3.39B $9.13B $20.18B
Shares (diluted) 61.00M 16.87M 770.00M
Enterprise value -$8.33B $49.73B $45.86B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAAPAZOBKNG
P/E 36.8x 20.2x 16.0x
P/FCF – 28.0x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.7x 11.4x
P/S 0.3x 2.5x 4.0x
P/B 1.2x -20.3x -10.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x -20.3x -9.7x
EV/EBITDA – 13.5x 11.7x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 16.0x 12.5x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 2.9x 4.1x
EV/FCF – 32.9x 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.4x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.95 4.16 -0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPAZOBKNG
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.2% 7.4% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 5.2% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.5% 6.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.1% 5.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.3% 3.1% 12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 2.3% 15.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 119.6% 3.0% 49.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.4% 0.6% 17.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 119.5% 5.3% -93.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.8% 4.8% -57.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.2% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.4% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% 13.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPAZOBKNG
Gross margin 44.2% 52.3% –
EBITDA margin – 21.7% 34.9%
Operating margin 2.4% 18.3% 32.9%
Pretax margin 1.4% 16.0% 32.9%
Net margin 0.9% 12.6% 25.5%
FCF margin – 8.9% 33.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.0% 34.9%
Return on equity 3.4% – –
Return on assets 0.6% 12.1% 25.1%
Return on invested capital 2.9% 45.7% 75.5%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 33.3% 121.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPAZOBKNG
Debt / assets 28.2% 42.2% 68.0%
Debt / equity 1.5x -3.6x -1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.0x 0.3x
Debt / FCF – 5.0x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 81.2% 111.6% 136.3%
Equity / assets 18.8% -11.6% -36.3%
Interest coverage – – 8.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.70 2.54 5.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPAZOBKNG
Dividend yield 2.2% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 3.8% 9.3%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 3.8% 10.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAAPAZOBKNG
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 17.4xFY2027 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.06FY2026 $180.87FY2027 $10.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 +18.6%FY2027 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +0.7% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.71BFY2026 $20.52BFY2027 $27.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +6.1% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPAZOBKNG
Held by institutions 100.0% – 92.9%
Institutions holding 374 – 1,916
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% – -9.6%
Institutions buying 199 – 892
Institutions selling 110 – 828
Buyers to sellers 1.81 – 1.08

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AAPAZOBKNG
AAP 1.00 0.50 0.22
AZO 0.50 1.00 0.24
BKNG 0.22 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAP, AZO and BKNG?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) $2.75B, Autozone (AZO) $50.89B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $112.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAP, AZO and BKNG?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 36.8x, Autozone (AZO) 20.2x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 16.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 15.0x, Autozone (AZO) 17.4x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -8.2%, Autozone (AZO) +7.4%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 0.9%, Autozone (AZO) 12.6%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 2.9%, Autozone (AZO) 45.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autozone (AZO) returned the most: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -18.7%, Autozone (AZO) -17.5%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -28.6%. Over five years, Autozone (AZO) compounded fastest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -27.3%/yr, Autozone (AZO) +12.1%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Advance Auto Parts (AAP) has the highest dividend yield: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 2.18%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 1.09%. Autozone (AZO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autozone (AZO) has been the steadiest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 59.1%, Autozone (AZO) 30.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAP, AZO and BKNG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.