ABG vs LOT vs GPI Stock Comparison

Asbury Automotive, Lotus Technology and Group 1 Automotive Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$193.48 +7.5% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.63B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
LOT Lotus Technology Inc.
$0.46 -47.1% 1M -74.4% 1Y
Market cap
$282.11M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$249.75 +3.0% 1M -36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.06B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.77B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Asbury Automotive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Asbury Automotive 5, Group 1 Automotive 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABGLOTGPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.63B $282.11M $3.06B ABG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.8x — 8.0x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x — 6.5x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.3% — -3.4% ABG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.0% -74.4% -36.5% ABG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr — +6.8%/yr GPI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 68.9% 42.9% ABG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 45/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

ABGLOTGPI

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

AxisABGLOTGPI
Valuation 92 #9 of 104 – 89 #12 of 104
Growth 17 #82 of 98 – 28 #71 of 98
Profitability – – –
Financial Health – 0 #53 of 53 –
Shareholder Returns – – 19 #58 of 71
Overall – – 45
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LOT ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • GPI ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABGLOTGPISPY
1 month +7.5%-47.1%+3.0% +0.9%
3 months -22.0%-46.5%-30.0% +5.9%
6 months -3.9%-64.6%-28.5% +8.5%
Year to date -16.8%-67.4%-36.5% +13.3%
1 year -18.0%-74.4%-36.5% +12.4%
3 years +3.7%—+0.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.2%—+0.0% +23.5%
5 years -1.1%—+38.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.2%—+6.8% +11.0%
10 years +279.4%—+322.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.3%—+15.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureABGLOTGPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%68.9%42.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%72.6%47.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.090.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49-1.08-0.85 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-96.8%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.4%-74.4%-41.5% -0.9%
52-week high $256.03$1.80$426.91 $779.14
52-week low $161.79$0.46$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.

MultipleABGLOTGPI
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 16.7x —median 20.0x 7.8xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.4x —median 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x —median 8.7x —median 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 16.0x —median 9.4x 17.3xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.6x -0.2xmedian 0.9x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.47median 0.73 —median 1.35 -0.64median 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 monthsABGLOTGPI
Revenue $17.59B – $21.77B
Gross profit $3.00B – $3.47B
Operating income $746.30M – $785.70M
EPS (diluted) $25.55 – $32.09
Cash & equivalents $84.50M $80.38M $881.50M
Total debt – $5.01B –
Shares (diluted) 18.30M 648.54M 11.84M
Enterprise value $3.63B -$7.01M $3.06B

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
MetricABGLOTGPI
P/E 7.6x – 7.8x
P/FCF 6.3x – 17.3x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 0.2x – 0.1x
P/B 0.9x -0.2x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.9x -0.2x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 0.2x – 0.1x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.47 – -0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABGLOTGPI
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.3% – -3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% – -4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% – 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% – -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% – -8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) -10.7% – 9.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.2% – -12.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABGLOTGPI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABGLOTGPI
Debt / assets – 88.1% –
Debt / equity – -1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 169.8% –
Equity / assets – -69.8% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABGLOTGPI
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 0.9%
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.

ConsensusABGLOTGPI
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 – 6.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.97FY2026 $-0.59FY2026 $38.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 – -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% – +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.40BFY2026 $595.79MFY2026 $20.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +46.6% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABGLOTGPI
Held by institutions 100.0% 0.8% 99.9%
Institutions holding 315 14 385
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +0.9% +3.7%
Institutions buying 173 9 202
Institutions selling 106 4 125
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.25 1.62

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.

ABGLOTGPI
ABG 1.00 0.08 0.76
LOT 0.08 1.00 0.06
GPI 0.76 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABG, LOT and GPI?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.63B, Lotus Technology (LOT) $282.11M, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABG, LOT and GPI?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.8x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.2x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 6.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asbury Automotive (ABG) returned the most: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -18.0%, Lotus Technology (LOT) -74.4%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -36.5%. Over five years, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) compounded fastest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) -0.2%/yr, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +6.8%/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%, Lotus Technology (LOT) 68.9%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABG, LOT 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, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 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.