ABG vs GPC vs SAH Stock Comparison

Asbury Automotive, Genuine Parts and Sonic Automotive Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$197.76 +12.5% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.83B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
GPC Genuine Parts Co
$124.27 -2.3% 1M +0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$17.49B
P/E
563.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.33B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
SAH Sonic Automotive Inc
$60.70 -3.4% 1M -3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.02B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.48B
Div. yield
-0.02%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Genuine Parts leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Genuine Parts 4, Asbury Automotive 4, Sonic Automotive 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABGGPCSAHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.83B $17.49B $2.02B GPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.2x 563.3x 9.8x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 17.2x 8.8x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.3% +5.3% +2.0% GPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% 0.1% 1.3% ABG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 0.0% 17.9% SAH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 2.9x 2.6x SAH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.8% +0.5% -3.8% GPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr -1.5%/yr +3.0%/yr SAH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 34.2% 44.9% GPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 41/100 43/100 ABG

Percentile Scorecard

ABGGPCSAH

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

AxisABGGPCSAH
Valuation 89 #13 of 107 32 #73 of 107 47 #57 of 107
Growth 28 #74 of 103 29 #73 of 103 70 #32 of 103
Profitability 58 #43 of 102 45 #57 of 102 52 #50 of 102
Financial Health 24 #86 of 113 29 #81 of 113 18 #93 of 113
Shareholder Returns 95 #5 of 76 69 #24 of 76 31 #53 of 76
Overall 59 41 43
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GPC ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • SAH ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABGGPCSAHSPY
1 month +12.5%-2.3%-3.4% -2.0%
3 months -10.9%-6.3%-31.3% -2.2%
6 months -0.4%+19.2%-23.0% +4.2%
Year to date -15.0%+1.1%-1.9% +10.6%
1 year -15.8%+0.5%-3.8% +10.4%
3 years -5.8%-7.3%+14.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year -2.0%-2.5%+4.7% +20.2%
5 years +7.2%-7.1%+15.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +1.4%-1.5%+3.0% +10.1%
10 years +304.8%+41.4%+259.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +15.0%+3.5%+13.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABGGPCSAHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%34.2%44.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%34.4%49.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.480.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.420.02-0.08 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-50.6%-47.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-16.7%-46.3% -3.2%
52-week high $256.03$149.26$113.07 $779.14
52-week low $161.79$92.47$58.28 $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.

MultipleABGGPCSAH
P/E now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 17.7x 551.9xmedian 17.7x 9.3xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 9.1x 14.4xmedian 9.1x 10.1xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 15.7x 22.5xmedian 15.7x 54.9xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 1.7x 4.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.83 -7.81median 0.83 0.11median 0.83

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 monthsABGGPCSAH
Revenue $17.59B $25.33B $15.48B
Gross profit $3.00B $9.40B $2.43B
Operating income $746.30M $912.67M $499.90M
Net income $467.50M $31.04M $206.20M
Free cash flow $420.70M $762.85M $91.10M
EPS (diluted) $25.55 $0.22 $6.40
Cash & equivalents $84.50M $763.15M $10.70M
Total debt $3.37B $5.11B $1.75B
Shares (diluted) 18.30M 138.33M 32.20M
Enterprise value $3.64B $15.19B $1.98B

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
MetricABGGPCSAH
P/E 7.7x 551.9x 9.3x
P/FCF 8.4x 22.5x 54.9x
P/Operating cash flow 4.6x 14.3x 95.5x
P/S 0.2x 0.7x 0.3x
P/B 0.9x 3.7x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 5.9x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 14.4x 10.1x
EV/EBIT 9.2x 23.5x 13.5x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.8x 0.4x
EV/FCF 16.2x 28.2x 74.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 17.9x 128.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 -7.81 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABGGPCSAH
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.3% 5.3% 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 3.2% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 5.4% 3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 4.5% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% -23.2% 32.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -18.3% 41.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% -96.2% 58.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% -70.8% 81.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.7% -96.1% 72.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -70.7% 86.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 79.8% -91.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.5% -2.8% 33.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.1% 471.3% -88.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.1% -3.9% -12.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABGGPCSAH
Gross margin 17.1% 37.1% 15.7%
EBITDA margin 4.8% 5.9% 4.3%
Operating margin 4.2% 3.6% 3.2%
Pretax margin 3.5% 0.0% 1.9%
Net margin 2.7% 0.1% 1.3%
FCF margin 2.4% 3.0% 0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.4% 4.7% 0.3%
Return on equity 11.8% 0.7% 30.1%
Return on assets 4.1% 0.1% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 7.6% 0.0% 17.9%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 7.7% 15.6%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.2x 2.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 38.6x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABGGPCSAH
Debt / assets 29.7% 23.8% 26.9%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.1x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 2.9x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 6.7x 19.2x
Liabilities / assets 64.5% 78.3% 83.7%
Equity / assets 35.5% 21.7% 16.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.49 2.36 3.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABGGPCSAH
Dividend yield – 3.4% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 9.6% – 0.3%
Shareholder yield 9.6% 3.4% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 22.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 50.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -30.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -16.3%

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.

ConsensusABGGPCSAH
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.97FY2026 $7.22FY2026 $6.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +7.2% +1.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.40BFY2026 $24.09BFY2026 $14.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +7.4% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABGGPCSAH
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.5% 20.6%
Institutions holding 315 1,082 235
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +9.5% +1.7%
Institutions buying 173 493 122
Institutions selling 106 418 80
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.18 1.53

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.

ABGGPCSAH
ABG 1.00 0.36 0.71
GPC 0.36 1.00 0.29
SAH 0.71 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABG, GPC and SAH?

Genuine Parts (GPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.83B, Genuine Parts (GPC) $17.49B, Sonic Automotive (SAH) $2.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABG, GPC and SAH?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 8.2x, Genuine Parts (GPC) 563.3x, Sonic Automotive (SAH) 9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.3x, Genuine Parts (GPC) 17.2x, Sonic Automotive (SAH) 8.8x). 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%, Sonic Automotive (SAH) +2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) has the highest net margin (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 2.7%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.1%, Sonic Automotive (SAH) 1.3%). On return on invested capital, Sonic Automotive (SAH) leads (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.6%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.0%, Sonic Automotive (SAH) 17.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Genuine Parts (GPC) returned the most: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -15.8%, Genuine Parts (GPC) +0.5%, Sonic Automotive (SAH) -3.8%. Over five years, Sonic Automotive (SAH) compounded fastest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) +1.4%/yr, Genuine Parts (GPC) -1.5%/yr, Sonic Automotive (SAH) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Genuine Parts (GPC) has been the steadiest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 37.5%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 34.2%, Sonic Automotive (SAH) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.