ABG vs GPC vs GPI Stock Comparison

Asbury Automotive, Genuine Parts and Group 1 Automotive Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$206.79 +17.6% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.71B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
GPC Genuine Parts Co
$124.64 -2.1% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.18B
P/E
553.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.33B
Div. yield
3.38%
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$269.96 +8.1% 1M -32.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.23B
P/E
8.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.77B
Div. yield
0.80%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Genuine Parts leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Genuine Parts 6, Asbury Automotive 3, Group 1 Automotive 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABGGPCGPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.71B $17.18B $3.23B GPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.1x 553.5x 8.4x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 17.3x 7.0x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.3% +5.3% -3.4% GPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% 0.1% 1.7% ABG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 0.0% 9.0% GPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 2.9x 3.3x GPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.38% 0.80% GPC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.9% -2.1% -32.1% GPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr -1.5%/yr +6.3%/yr GPI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 34.3% 43.2% GPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 41/100 50/100 ABG

Percentile Scorecard

ABGGPCGPI

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

AxisABGGPCGPI
Valuation 88 #14 of 105 34 #70 of 105 86 #16 of 105
Growth 26 #74 of 99 27 #73 of 99 20 #79 of 99
Profitability 57 #43 of 99 44 #56 of 99 48 #52 of 99
Financial Health 24 #86 of 113 29 #81 of 113 33 #76 of 113
Shareholder Returns 94 #5 of 73 71 #22 of 73 65 #26 of 73
Overall 58 41 50
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GPC 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

PeriodABGGPCGPISPY
1 month +17.6%-2.1%+8.1% -2.3%
3 months -9.3%-3.0%-7.4% -0.7%
6 months +7.0%+20.4%-18.2% +4.8%
Year to date -11.1%+1.4%-31.4% +10.3%
1 year -11.9%-2.1%-32.1% +10.3%
3 years -1.5%-7.0%-1.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year -0.5%-2.4%-0.6% +20.1%
5 years +13.5%-7.1%+36.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.6%-1.5%+6.3% +10.1%
10 years +317.3%+40.9%+369.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +15.4%+3.5%+16.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABGGPCGPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%34.3%43.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%34.6%47.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.480.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.06-0.74 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-50.6%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-16.5%-36.8% -3.5%
52-week high $256.03$149.26$426.91 $779.14
52-week low $161.79$92.47$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.

MultipleABGGPCGPI
P/E now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 17.7x 553.5xmedian 17.7x 8.4xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 9.0x 14.5xmedian 9.0x 6.8xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 15.9x 22.5xmedian 15.9x 14.3xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.50median 0.75 -7.83median 0.75 -0.68median 0.75

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 monthsABGGPCGPI
Revenue $17.59B $25.33B $21.77B
Gross profit $3.00B $9.40B $3.47B
Operating income $746.30M $912.67M $785.70M
Net income $467.50M $31.04M $380.00M
Free cash flow $420.70M $762.85M $226.30M
EPS (diluted) $25.55 $0.22 $31.93
Cash & equivalents $84.50M $763.15M $881.50M
Total debt $3.37B $5.11B $3.89B
Shares (diluted) 18.30M 138.33M 11.90M
Enterprise value $3.52B $14.89B $2.11B

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
MetricABGGPCGPI
P/E 8.1x 553.5x 8.4x
P/FCF 8.8x 22.5x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.8x 14.4x 6.8x
P/S 0.2x 0.7x 0.1x
P/B 0.9x 3.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 5.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 14.5x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 9.4x 23.6x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.8x 0.3x
EV/FCF 16.6x 28.2x 27.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 18.0x 13.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.50 -7.83 -0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABGGPCGPI
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.3% 5.3% -3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 3.2% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 5.4% -4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 4.5% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% -23.2% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -18.3% -8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% -96.2% 1.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% -70.8% -16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.7% -96.1% 8.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -70.7% -12.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 79.8% -39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.5% -2.8% 1.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.1% 471.3% -54.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.1% -3.9% -2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABGGPCGPI
Gross margin 17.1% 37.1% 15.9%
EBITDA margin 4.8% 5.9% 4.2%
Operating margin 4.2% 3.6% 3.6%
Pretax margin 3.5% 0.0% 2.3%
Net margin 2.7% 0.1% 1.7%
FCF margin 2.4% 3.0% 1.0%
Operating cash flow margin 4.4% 4.7% 2.2%
Return on equity 11.8% 0.7% 12.6%
Return on assets 4.1% 0.1% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 7.6% 0.0% 9.0%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 7.7% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.2x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 38.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABGGPCGPI
Debt / assets 29.7% 23.8% 36.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.1x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 2.9x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 6.7x 17.2x
Liabilities / assets 64.5% 78.3% 71.6%
Equity / assets 35.5% 21.7% 28.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.50 2.36 3.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABGGPCGPI
Dividend yield – 3.4% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 9.2% – 10.9%
Shareholder yield 9.2% 3.4% 11.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 6.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 11.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%

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.

ConsensusABGGPCGPI
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 17.3xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.97FY2026 $7.22FY2026 $38.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +7.2% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.40BFY2026 $24.09BFY2026 $20.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +7.4% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABGGPCGPI
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.5% 99.9%
Institutions holding 315 1,082 387
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +9.5% +3.7%
Institutions buying 173 493 204
Institutions selling 106 418 125
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.18 1.63

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.

ABGGPCGPI
ABG 1.00 0.36 0.77
GPC 0.36 1.00 0.27
GPI 0.77 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABG, GPC and GPI?

Genuine Parts (GPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.71B, Genuine Parts (GPC) $17.18B, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABG, GPC and GPI?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 8.1x, Genuine Parts (GPC) 553.5x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.7x, Genuine Parts (GPC) 17.3x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Genuine Parts (GPC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -1.3%, Genuine Parts (GPC) +5.3%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) has the highest net margin (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 2.7%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.1%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1.7%). On return on invested capital, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) leads (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.6%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.0%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Genuine Parts (GPC) returned the most: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -11.9%, Genuine Parts (GPC) -2.1%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -32.1%. Over five years, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) compounded fastest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) +2.6%/yr, Genuine Parts (GPC) -1.5%/yr, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Genuine Parts (GPC) has the highest dividend yield: Asbury Automotive (ABG) 0.00%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 3.38%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.80%. Asbury Automotive (ABG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Genuine Parts (GPC) has been the steadiest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 37.3%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 34.3%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABG, GPC 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, Genuine Parts (GPC) leads on 6. 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.