ABG vs GPC vs PAG Stock Comparison

Asbury Automotive, Genuine Parts and Penske Automotive Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$195.05 +5.5% 1M -16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.46B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
GPC Genuine Parts Co
$121.78 -6.0% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.80B
P/E
541.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.33B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Penske Automotive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Penske Automotive 5, Genuine Parts 4, Asbury Automotive 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABGGPCPAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.46B $16.80B $13.94B GPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x 541.2x 15.4x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 16.9x 17.0x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.3% +5.3% +0.6% GPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.1% 2.8% PAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% 8.4% PAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 3.6x GPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.8% -7.3% +27.8% PAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr -1.5%/yr +14.9%/yr PAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 34.2% 27.6% PAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 41/100 38/100 GPC

Percentile Scorecard

ABGGPCPAG

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

AxisABGGPCPAG
Valuation 92 #9 of 104 36 #67 of 104 46 #57 of 104
Growth 18 #81 of 99 26 #74 of 99 16 #83 of 99
Profitability – 45 #54 of 98 50 #50 of 98
Financial Health – 28 #81 of 112 24 #85 of 112
Shareholder Returns – 70 #22 of 72 56 #32 of 72
Overall – 41 38
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GPC ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • PAG ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABGGPCPAGSPY
1 month +5.5%-6.0%+1.3% -0.2%
3 months -19.1%-6.2%-3.4% +3.9%
6 months -2.7%+15.5%+31.3% +8.2%
Year to date -16.1%-1.0%+34.0% +12.9%
1 year -16.8%-7.3%+27.8% +12.3%
3 years +4.6%-4.2%+46.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.5%-1.4%+13.6% +23.3%
5 years -0.5%-7.5%+100.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.1%-1.5%+14.9% +10.9%
10 years +287.4%+36.6%+389.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.5%+3.2%+17.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABGGPCPAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%34.2%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%34.6%22.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.480.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.211.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-50.6%-25.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.8%-18.4%-5.2% -1.2%
52-week high $256.03$149.26$223.90 $779.14
52-week low $161.79$92.47$140.60 $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.

MultipleABGGPCPAG
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 16.7x 540.8xmedian 16.7x 15.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 14.2xmedian 9.0x 13.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 16.5x 22.0xmedian 16.5x 23.9xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.47median 0.72 -7.65median 0.72 -1.76median 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 monthsABGGPCPAG
Revenue $17.59B $25.33B $32.20B
Gross profit $3.00B $9.40B $5.20B
Operating income $746.30M $912.67M $1.24B
Net income – $31.04M $908.10M
Free cash flow – $762.85M $581.90M
EPS (diluted) $25.55 $0.22 $13.78
Cash & equivalents $84.50M $763.15M $69.50M
Total debt – $5.11B $5.20B
Shares (diluted) 18.30M 138.33M 65.73M
Enterprise value $3.46B $14.50B $13.64B

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
MetricABGGPCPAG
P/E 7.6x 540.8x 15.4x
P/FCF 6.3x 22.0x 23.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.0x 15.6x
P/S 0.2x 0.7x 0.4x
P/B 0.9x 3.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 5.8x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA – 14.2x 13.4x
EV/EBIT – 23.2x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.8x 0.6x
EV/FCF – 27.7x 32.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.7x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.47 -7.65 -1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABGGPCPAG
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.3% 5.3% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 3.2% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 5.4% -1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 4.5% 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% -23.2% -11.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -18.3% -5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – -96.2% -10.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -70.8% -9.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.7% -96.1% -9.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -70.7% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 79.8% -14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.8% -8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 471.3% -17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.9% -12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABGGPCPAG
Gross margin – 37.1% 16.1%
EBITDA margin – 5.9% 4.4%
Operating margin – 3.6% 3.9%
Pretax margin – 0.0% 3.9%
Net margin – 0.1% 2.8%
FCF margin – 3.0% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.7% 2.8%
Return on equity – 0.7% 15.8%
Return on assets – 0.1% 4.9%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% 8.4%
Return on capital employed – 7.7% 10.6%
Asset turnover – 1.2x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 38.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABGGPCPAG
Debt / assets – 23.8% 28.1%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 3.6x
Debt / FCF – 6.7x 8.9x
Liabilities / assets – 78.3% 68.4%
Equity / assets – 21.7% 31.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 0.2x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 2.34 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABGGPCPAG
Dividend yield – 3.5% 2.7%
Net buyback yield – – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.5% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 40.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 62.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 15.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 29.8%

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.

ConsensusABGGPCPAG
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.97FY2026 $7.22FY2026 $12.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026 -6.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +7.2% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.40BFY2026 $24.09BFY2026 $34.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +7.4% -9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABGGPCPAG
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.5% 27.8%
Institutions holding 315 1,080 393
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +9.5% +4.0%
Institutions buying 173 492 209
Institutions selling 106 417 105
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.18 1.99

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.

ABGGPCPAG
ABG 1.00 0.35 0.64
GPC 0.35 1.00 0.39
PAG 0.64 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABG, GPC and PAG?

Genuine Parts (GPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.46B, Genuine Parts (GPC) $16.80B, Penske Automotive (PAG) $13.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABG, GPC and PAG?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.4x, Genuine Parts (GPC) 541.2x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.2x, Genuine Parts (GPC) 16.9x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 17.0x). 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%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Penske Automotive (PAG) has the highest net margin (Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.1%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Penske Automotive (PAG) leads (Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.0%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Penske Automotive (PAG) returned the most: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -16.8%, Genuine Parts (GPC) -7.3%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +27.8%. Over five years, Penske Automotive (PAG) compounded fastest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) -0.1%/yr, Genuine Parts (GPC) -1.5%/yr, Penske Automotive (PAG) +14.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Asbury Automotive (ABG) 0.00%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.00%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 0.03%. Asbury Automotive (ABG) and Genuine Parts (GPC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Penske Automotive (PAG) has been the steadiest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 36.9%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 34.2%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABG, GPC and PAG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Penske Automotive (PAG) leads on 5. 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.