AAP vs AZO vs GPI Stock Comparison

Advance Auto Parts, Autozone and Group 1 Automotive Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AAP Advance Auto Parts Inc
$46.59 +11.7% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
36.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.02B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win
AZO Autozone Inc
$3,190.99 +11.0% 1M -16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$51.78B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.34B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$244.03 -3.4% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.02B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.15B
Div. yield
0.01%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autozone leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Autozone 8, Group 1 Automotive 2, Advance Auto Parts 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAPAZOGPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.77B $51.78B $3.02B AZO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.9x 20.1x 10.4x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 17.6x 6.3x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.2% +7.4% +0.8% AZO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 12.6% 1.3% AZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% 45.7% 8.1% AZO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x 3.9x AZO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.6% -16.1% -42.4% AAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.4%/yr +11.8%/yr +6.3%/yr AZO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.2% 30.7% 43.2% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 53/100 46/100 AZO

Percentile Scorecard

AAPAZOGPI

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

AxisAAPAZOGPI
Valuation 67 #35 of 104 27 #76 of 104 80 #22 of 104
Growth 37 #63 of 99 50 #50 of 99 13 #86 of 99
Profitability 34 #66 of 99 92 #9 of 99 48 #52 of 99
Financial Health 40 #68 of 113 18 #93 of 113 21 #89 of 113
Shareholder Returns 29 #52 of 73 79 #16 of 73 65 #26 of 73
Overall 41 53 46
  • AAP ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GPI ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAPAZOGPISPY
1 month +11.7%+11.0%-3.4% -0.8%
3 months -19.4%+3.8%-27.6% +3.5%
6 months -19.5%-10.4%-28.1% +7.0%
Year to date +18.5%-5.9%-38.0% +12.2%
1 year -14.6%-16.1%-42.4% +13.0%
3 years -6.6%+30.4%-2.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.3%+9.3%-0.7% +23.1%
5 years -79.8%+74.8%+35.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -27.4%+11.8%+6.3% +11.0%
10 years -67.6%+324.6%+311.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -10.7%+15.6%+15.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAAPAZOGPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.2%30.7%43.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.1%33.5%48.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.140.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.53-0.98 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-35.8%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.1%-19.6%-42.8% -1.8%
52-week high $63.05$3,967.95$426.91 $779.14
52-week low $38.68$2,793.77$224.95 $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.

MultipleAAPAZOGPI
P/E now vs peer median 37.5xmedian 16.7x 20.4xmedian 16.7x 9.9xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 2.5xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 13.7xmedian 9.0x 7.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.5x 28.4xmedian 16.5x 17.5xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.7x -20.6xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.96median 0.72 4.22median 0.72 -0.48median 0.72

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 monthsAAPAZOGPI
Revenue $8.02B $20.34B $22.15B
Gross profit $3.55B $10.64B $3.53B
Operating income $189.00M $3.72B $692.80M
Net income $75.00M $2.57B $290.10M
Free cash flow – $1.82B $166.30M
EPS (diluted) $1.23 $152.55 $24.50
Cash & equivalents $3.12B $326.12M $164.50M
Total debt $3.39B $9.13B $3.36B
Shares (diluted) 61.00M 16.87M 11.84M
Enterprise value -$8.31B $50.62B $2.75B

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
MetricAAPAZOGPI
P/E 37.5x 20.4x 9.9x
P/FCF – 28.4x 17.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.9x 6.6x
P/S 0.3x 2.5x 0.1x
P/B 1.2x -20.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x -20.6x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 13.7x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 16.2x 16.2x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 3.0x 0.3x
EV/FCF – 33.3x 36.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.6x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.96 4.22 -0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPAZOGPI
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.2% 7.4% 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 5.2% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.5% 6.8% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.1% 5.5% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.3% 3.1% -24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 2.3% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 119.6% 3.0% -39.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.4% 0.6% -24.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 119.5% 5.3% -34.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.8% 4.8% -20.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.2% -49.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% -1.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.4% -72.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% -16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPAZOGPI
Gross margin 44.2% 52.3% 15.9%
EBITDA margin – 21.7% 3.7%
Operating margin 2.4% 18.3% 3.1%
Pretax margin 1.4% 16.0% 1.8%
Net margin 0.9% 12.6% 1.3%
FCF margin – 8.9% 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.0% 2.0%
Return on equity 3.4% – 10.0%
Return on assets 0.6% 12.1% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 2.9% 45.7% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 33.3% 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPAZOGPI
Debt / assets 28.2% 42.2% 32.7%
Debt / equity 1.5x -3.6x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.0x 3.9x
Debt / FCF – 5.0x 20.2x
Liabilities / assets 81.2% 111.6% 71.3%
Equity / assets 18.8% -11.6% 28.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.70 2.55 3.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPAZOGPI
Dividend yield 2.1% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 3.7% 14.8%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 3.7% 15.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 8.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 15.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.8%

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.

ConsensusAAPAZOGPI
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 17.6xFY2027 6.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.06FY2026 $180.87FY2027 $38.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 +18.6%FY2027 -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +0.7% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.71BFY2026 $20.52BFY2027 $20.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027 -8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +6.1% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPAZOGPI
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.5% 99.9%
Institutions holding 374 1,263 385
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +5.5% +3.7%
Institutions buying 199 524 202
Institutions selling 110 474 125
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.11 1.62

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.

AAPAZOGPI
AAP 1.00 0.50 0.22
AZO 0.50 1.00 0.23
GPI 0.22 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAP, AZO and GPI?

Autozone (AZO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) $2.77B, Autozone (AZO) $51.78B, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAP, AZO and GPI?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 36.9x, Autozone (AZO) 20.1x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 10.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 15.2x, Autozone (AZO) 17.6x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 6.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autozone (AZO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -8.2%, Autozone (AZO) +7.4%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autozone (AZO) has the highest net margin (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 0.9%, Autozone (AZO) 12.6%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1.3%). On return on invested capital, Autozone (AZO) leads (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 2.9%, Autozone (AZO) 45.7%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advance Auto Parts (AAP) returned the most: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -14.6%, Autozone (AZO) -16.1%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -42.4%. Over five years, Autozone (AZO) compounded fastest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -27.4%/yr, Autozone (AZO) +11.8%/yr, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 0.00%, Autozone (AZO) 0.00%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.01%. Advance Auto Parts (AAP) and 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) 59.2%, Autozone (AZO) 30.7%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autozone (AZO) 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.