ABG vs KMX vs CVNA Stock Comparison

Asbury Automotive, Carmax and Carvana Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$193.48 +7.5% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.47B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
KMX Carmax Inc
$53.99 -4.4% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.66B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.63B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
CVNA Carvana Co.
$59.06 -2.4% 1M -18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$65.11B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionABGKMXCVNALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.47B $7.66B $65.11B CVNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 26.2x 25.0x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 17.6x 37.9x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.3% +4.8% +50.3% CVNA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.1% 6.2% CVNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.1% 0.0% KMX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 20.4x 0.8x CVNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.0% +21.5% -18.5% KMX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr -17.0%/yr -0.5%/yr ABG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 54.7% 62.0% ABG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 48/100 51/100 CVNA

Percentile Scorecard

ABGKMXCVNA

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

AxisABGKMXCVNA
Valuation 92 #9 of 104 67 #35 of 104 9 #95 of 104
Growth 17 #82 of 98 40 #59 of 98 100 #1 of 98
Profitability – 35 #63 of 96 64 #35 of 96
Financial Health – 21 #87 of 110 66 #38 of 110
Shareholder Returns – 77 #17 of 71 16 #60 of 71
Overall – 48 51
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • KMX ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • CVNA ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABGKMXCVNASPY
1 month +7.5%-4.4%-2.4% +0.9%
3 months -22.0%-8.7%-11.0% +5.9%
6 months -3.9%+40.8%-25.5% +8.5%
Year to date -16.8%+39.7%-30.0% +13.3%
1 year -18.0%+21.5%-18.5% +12.4%
3 years +3.7%-10.8%+932.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.2%-3.7%+117.9% +23.5%
5 years -1.1%-60.6%-2.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.2%-17.0%-0.5% +11.0%
10 years +279.4%+8.5%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.3%+0.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureABGKMXCVNASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%54.7%62.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%65.2%67.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.242.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.490.39-0.30 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-80.1%-98.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.4%-15.9%-38.3% -0.9%
52-week high $256.03$64.22$95.69 $779.14
52-week low $161.79$30.88$56.26 $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.

MultipleABGKMXCVNA
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 16.7x 26.2xmedian 16.7x 25.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.4x 0.3xmedian 0.4x 2.4xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x 30.4xmedian 9.2x 25.0xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 16.0x 6.7xmedian 16.0x 58.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x 11.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.47median 0.73 -2.53median 0.73 0.20median 0.73

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 monthsABGKMXCVNA
Revenue $17.59B $27.63B $27.45B
Gross profit $3.00B $2.85B $5.23B
Operating income $746.30M $392.76M $2.40B
Net income – $292.45M $2.35B
Free cash flow – $1.15B $1.11B
EPS (diluted) $25.55 $2.05 $2.31
Cash & equivalents $84.50M $170.53M $3.05B
Total debt – $15.71B $5.23B
Shares (diluted) 18.30M 142.45M 739.91M
Enterprise value $3.47B $7.03B $55.99B

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
MetricABGKMXCVNA
P/E 7.6x 26.2x 25.0x
P/FCF 6.3x 6.7x 58.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.8x 49.0x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 2.4x
P/B 0.9x 1.2x 11.5x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.2x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA – 30.4x 25.0x
EV/EBIT – 59.1x 28.0x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.8x 2.5x
EV/FCF – 20.2x 60.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.5x 50.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.47 -2.53 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABGKMXCVNA
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.3% 4.8% 50.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 0.8% 34.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% -3.6% 33.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 1.8% 51.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% -23.0% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 0.1% 91.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -43.9% 113.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -13.6% 61.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.7% -41.0% 168.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -10.3% 127.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 32.4% 99.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 29.1% 63.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 67.3% 103.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 53.9% 86.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABGKMXCVNA
Gross margin – 10.3% 19.0%
EBITDA margin – 2.8% 9.8%
Operating margin – 1.4% 8.7%
Pretax margin – 1.6% -0.9%
Net margin – 1.1% 6.2%
FCF margin – 4.1% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 5.8% 4.8%
Return on equity – 4.7% 43.6%
Return on assets – 1.1% 15.8%
Return on invested capital – 1.1% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – 1.6% 18.8%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 5.5x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABGKMXCVNA
Debt / assets – 60.3% 34.4%
Debt / equity – 2.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 20.4x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 13.7x 4.7x
Liabilities / assets – 75.8% 62.8%
Equity / assets – 24.2% 37.2%
Interest coverage – 3.3x 6.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.3x 4.1x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 1.6x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 1.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.71 7.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABGKMXCVNA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 3.4% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.4% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusABGKMXCVNA
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 17.6xFY2026 37.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.97FY2026 $3.06FY2026 $1.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 -7.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +21.2% +36.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.40BFY2026 $29.97BFY2026 $27.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +34.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +0.4% +25.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABGKMXCVNA
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 67.3%
Institutions holding 315 557 819
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% -2.9% -1.7%
Institutions buying 173 232 480
Institutions selling 106 251 267
Buyers to sellers 1.63 0.92 1.80

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.

ABGKMXCVNA
ABG 1.00 0.42 0.33
KMX 0.42 1.00 0.35
CVNA 0.33 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABG, KMX and CVNA?

Carvana (CVNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.47B, Carmax (KMX) $7.66B, Carvana (CVNA) $65.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABG, KMX and CVNA?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.6x, Carmax (KMX) 26.2x, Carvana (CVNA) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.2x, Carmax (KMX) 17.6x, Carvana (CVNA) 37.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carvana (CVNA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -1.3%, Carmax (KMX) +4.8%, Carvana (CVNA) +50.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carvana (CVNA) has the highest net margin (Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, Carvana (CVNA) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Carmax (KMX) leads (Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, Carvana (CVNA) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carmax (KMX) returned the most: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -18.0%, Carmax (KMX) +21.5%, Carvana (CVNA) -18.5%. Over five years, Asbury Automotive (ABG) compounded fastest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) -0.2%/yr, Carmax (KMX) -17.0%/yr, Carvana (CVNA) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asbury Automotive (ABG) has been the steadiest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 36.9%, Carmax (KMX) 54.7%, Carvana (CVNA) 62.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABG, KMX and CVNA?

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