ABG vs NXB vs UCAR Stock Comparison

Asbury Automotive, NextBoat and U Power Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$206.79 +17.6% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.71B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
NXB NextBoat Inc.
$1.53 -22.3% 1M
Market cap
$38.38M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$151.69M
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
1 win
UCAR U Power Ltd
$3.14 -24.7% 1M -84.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.53M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
EV Charging Industrials

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Asbury Automotive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Asbury Automotive 6, NextBoat 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABGNXBUCARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.71B $38.38M $1.53M ABG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.1x -9.4x -0.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 30.6x — ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.3% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% -2.7% — ABG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x -49.4x — NXB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.9% — -84.9% ABG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 82.7% 386.5% ABG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 19/100 — ABG

Percentile Scorecard

ABGNXBUCAR

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

AxisABGNXBUCAR
Valuation 88 #14 of 105 26 #78 of 105 66 #22 of 62
Growth 26 #74 of 99 – –
Profitability 57 #43 of 99 17 #82 of 99 –
Financial Health 24 #86 of 113 13 #99 of 113 75 #19 of 72
Shareholder Returns 94 #5 of 73 – –
Overall 58 19 –
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • NXB ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • UCAR ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABGNXBUCARSPY
1 month +17.6%-22.3%-24.7% -2.3%
3 months -9.3%-27.8%+217.2% -0.7%
6 months +7.0%-42.0%+88.0% +4.8%
Year to date -11.1%-26.8%-79.3% +10.3%
1 year -11.9%—-84.9% +10.3%
3 years -1.5%—-99.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year -0.5%—-89.7% +20.1%
5 years +13.5%—— +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.6%—— +10.1%
10 years +317.3%—— +258.6%
10 years, per year +15.4%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABGNXBUCARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%82.7%386.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%77.4%234.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.611.341.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32—-0.22 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-60.8%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-59.7%-85.7% -3.5%
52-week high $256.03$3.80$21.90 $779.14
52-week low $161.79$1.49$0.38 $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.

MultipleABGNXBUCAR
P/E now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 17.7x -9.4xmedian 17.7x -0.1xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 9.0x -89.6xmedian 9.0x —median 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 15.9x —median 15.9x -0.2xmedian 28.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.7x 3.2xmedian 1.7x 0.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.50median 0.75 —median 0.75 —median 0.81

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 monthsABGNXBUCAR
Revenue $17.59B $151.69M –
Gross profit $3.00B $20.42M –
Operating income $746.30M -$1.39M –
Net income $467.50M -$4.23M –
Free cash flow $420.70M – –
EPS (diluted) $25.55 $-0.16 –
Cash & equivalents $84.50M $7.74M $3.14M
Total debt $3.37B $54.83M $2.71M
Shares (diluted) 18.30M 24.79M 228.37K
Enterprise value $3.52B $12.82M -$10.90M

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
MetricABGNXBUCAR
P/E 8.1x -9.4x -0.1x
P/FCF 8.8x – -0.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.8x – –
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x
P/B 0.9x 3.2x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 3.3x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x -89.6x –
EV/EBIT 9.4x -61.4x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.6x –
EV/FCF 16.6x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.50 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABGNXBUCAR
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.3% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -10.7% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABGNXBUCAR
Gross margin 17.1% 13.5% –
EBITDA margin 4.8% -0.6% –
Operating margin 4.2% -0.9% –
Pretax margin 3.5% -2.8% –
Net margin 2.7% -2.7% –
FCF margin 2.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 4.4% – –
Return on equity 11.8% -34.6% –
Return on assets 4.1% -5.5% –
Return on invested capital 7.6% – –
Return on capital employed 9.2% -23.3% –
Asset turnover 1.5x 2.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABGNXBUCAR
Debt / assets 29.7% 54.6% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 4.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x -49.4x –
Debt / FCF 8.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 64.5% 88.0% 23.8%
Equity / assets 35.5% 12.0% 76.2%
Interest coverage – -0.5x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.1x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.50 1.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABGNXBUCAR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.2% – –
Shareholder yield 9.2% – –
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.

ConsensusABGNXBUCAR
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 30.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $26.97FY2026 $0.05FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% -380.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.40BFY2026 $161.27MFY2026 $4.67MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 +34.5%FY2026 -20.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +44.6% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABGNXBUCAR
Held by institutions 100.0% – –
Institutions holding 315 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% – –
Institutions buying 173 – –
Institutions selling 106 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.63 – –

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.

ABGNXBUCAR
ABG 1.00 0.07 -0.01
NXB 0.07 1.00 0.11
UCAR -0.01 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABG, NXB and UCAR?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.71B, NextBoat (NXB) $38.38M, U Power (UCAR) $1.53M.

Which company is more profitable?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) has the highest net margin (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 2.7%, NextBoat (NXB) -2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asbury Automotive (ABG) returned the most: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -11.9%, U Power (UCAR) -84.9%. 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) 37.3%, NextBoat (NXB) 82.7%, U Power (UCAR) 386.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABG, NXB and UCAR?

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 6. 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.