ABG vs LKQ vs MNRO Stock Comparison

Asbury Automotive, Lkq and Monro Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$207.56 +22.2% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.71B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
LKQ Lkq Corp
$20.54 -8.3% 1M -33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.07B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.51B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
MNRO Monro, Inc.
$11.31 -17.3% 1M -35.7% 1Y
Market cap
$342.68M
P/E
429.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.14B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionABGLKQMNROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.71B $5.07B $342.68M LKQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.9x 20.0x 429.4x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 10.1x — ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.3% -0.4% -4.4% LKQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% 1.9% 0.1% ABG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 4.2% 1.5% ABG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 3.2x 1.5x MNRO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.2% -33.4% -35.7% ABG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr -18.6%/yr -29.1%/yr ABG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.9% 45.4% 60.5% ABG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 57/100 50/100 ABG

Percentile Scorecard

ABGLKQMNRO

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

AxisABGLKQMNRO
Valuation 88 #14 of 108 81 #21 of 108 77 #26 of 108
Growth 29 #74 of 104 7 #97 of 104 12 #92 of 104
Profitability 60 #42 of 103 56 #46 of 103 33 #69 of 103
Financial Health 24 #87 of 114 47 #61 of 114 32 #78 of 114
Shareholder Returns 95 #5 of 77 92 #7 of 77 96 #4 of 77
Overall 59 57 50
  • ABG ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • LKQ ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • MNRO ranked among 116 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABGLKQMNROSPY
1 month +22.2%-8.3%-17.3% -5.9%
3 months -4.0%-16.1%-8.9% -4.6%
6 months +3.5%-28.5%-35.1% +0.2%
Year to date -10.7%-32.0%-43.6% +7.5%
1 year -11.2%-33.4%-35.7% +8.2%
3 years +1.6%-54.0%-57.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +0.5%-22.8%-24.5% +19.0%
5 years +14.0%-64.1%-82.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +2.7%-18.6%-29.1% +9.4%
10 years +321.0%-34.6%-78.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.5%-4.2%-14.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureABGLKQMNROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.9%45.4%60.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.4%52.9%69.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.601.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-0.74-0.59 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-71.5%-82.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.9%-41.0%-52.5% -5.9%
52-week high $256.03$34.80$23.81 $779.14
52-week low $161.79$17.10$11.27 $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.

MultipleABGLKQMNRO
P/E now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 18.8x 20.5xmedian 18.8x 443.5xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 9.0x 8.1xmedian 9.0x 5.8xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 15.3x 8.5xmedian 15.3x 28.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.8x 0.8xmedian 1.8x 0.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.50median 0.87 -0.59median 0.87 -6.21median 0.87

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 monthsABGLKQMNRO
Revenue $17.59B $13.51B $1.14B
Gross profit $3.00B $5.14B $395.59M
Operating income $746.30M $648.00M $19.64M
Net income $467.50M $254.00M $798.00K
Free cash flow $420.70M $610.00M $12.39M
EPS (diluted) $25.55 $1.00 $0.03
Cash & equivalents $84.50M $319.00M $14.96M
Total debt $3.37B $3.72B $136.34M
Shares (diluted) 18.30M 252.90M 31.30M
Enterprise value $3.52B $3.79B $298.65M

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
MetricABGLKQMNRO
P/E 8.1x 20.5x 443.5x
P/FCF 8.9x 8.5x 28.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.8x 6.5x 8.0x
P/S 0.2x 0.4x 0.3x
P/B 0.9x 0.8x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.0x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 8.1x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 9.4x 13.2x 24.2x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF 16.7x 14.1x 38.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 10.8x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.50 -0.59 -6.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABGLKQMNRO
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.3% -0.4% -4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 0.4% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% -2.6% -4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -1.6% -4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% -41.0% 372.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -22.1% -34.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% -63.7% 104.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% -35.7% -71.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.7% -63.0% 104.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -34.4% -71.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% -17.8% -40.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.5% -16.8% -38.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.1% -15.5% -74.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.1% -17.3% -57.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABGLKQMNRO
Gross margin 17.1% 38.1% 34.8%
EBITDA margin 4.8% 7.8% 7.2%
Operating margin 4.2% 4.8% 1.7%
Pretax margin 3.5% 3.4% 0.1%
Net margin 2.7% 1.9% 0.1%
FCF margin 2.4% 4.5% 1.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.4% 5.9% 3.9%
Return on equity 11.8% 4.0% 0.1%
Return on assets 4.1% 1.7% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 7.6% 4.2% 1.5%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 5.5% 1.9%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 3.1x 55.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABGLKQMNRO
Debt / assets 29.7% 25.1% 8.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 3.2x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 6.1x 11.0x
Liabilities / assets 64.5% 57.3% 62.9%
Equity / assets 35.5% 42.7% 37.1%
Interest coverage – 3.0x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.7x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.50 2.36 1.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABGLKQMNRO
Dividend yield – 5.8% 9.9%
Net buyback yield 9.1% 2.4% –
Shareholder yield 9.1% 8.2% 9.9%
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.

ConsensusABGLKQMNRO
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $26.14FY2026 $2.04FY2026 $-0.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.0%FY2026 -32.2%FY2026 -159.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +11.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.31BFY2026 $12.61BFY2026 $1.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.4%FY2026 -7.6%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +10.6% -1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABGLKQMNRO
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 315 535 183
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% -1.5% -7.2%
Institutions buying 173 263 96
Institutions selling 106 214 66
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.23 1.45

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.

ABGLKQMNRO
ABG 1.00 0.40 0.30
LKQ 0.40 1.00 0.30
MNRO 0.30 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABG, LKQ and MNRO?

Lkq (LKQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.71B, Lkq (LKQ) $5.07B, Monro (MNRO) $342.68M.

Which stock is cheaper, ABG, LKQ and MNRO?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.9x, Lkq (LKQ) 20.0x, Monro (MNRO) 429.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.9x, Lkq (LKQ) 10.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lkq (LKQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -1.3%, Lkq (LKQ) -0.4%, Monro (MNRO) -4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) has the highest net margin (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 2.7%, Lkq (LKQ) 1.9%, Monro (MNRO) 0.1%). On return on invested capital, Asbury Automotive (ABG) leads (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.6%, Lkq (LKQ) 4.2%, Monro (MNRO) 1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asbury Automotive (ABG) returned the most: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -11.2%, Lkq (LKQ) -33.4%, Monro (MNRO) -35.7%. Over five years, Asbury Automotive (ABG) compounded fastest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) +2.7%/yr, Lkq (LKQ) -18.6%/yr, Monro (MNRO) -29.1%/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) 37.9%, Lkq (LKQ) 45.4%, Monro (MNRO) 60.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABG, LKQ and MNRO?

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