ABG vs PAG vs XPEV Stock Comparison

Asbury Automotive, Penske Automotive and Xpeng Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$199.22 +14.7% 1M -16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.58B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
XPEV Xpeng Inc.
$9.19 -2.9% 1M -60.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.77B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Penske Automotive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Penske Automotive 6, Asbury Automotive 2, Xpeng 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABGPAGXPEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.58B $13.94B $8.78B PAG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.8x 15.5x -19.3x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 17.1x — ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.3% +1.4% +28.9% XPEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.8% -4.2% PAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.0% -7.9% PAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.66% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.1% +32.1% -60.4% PAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +14.9%/yr -27.8%/yr PAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 27.5% 53.0% PAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 37/100 50/100 XPEV

Percentile Scorecard

ABGPAGXPEV

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

AxisABGPAGXPEV
Valuation 92 #9 of 104 46 #57 of 104 22 #39 of 50
Growth 16 #83 of 98 14 #84 of 98 98 #2 of 49
Profitability – 49 #50 of 97 38 #29 of 46
Financial Health – 25 #83 of 110 42 #30 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 51 #35 of 70 –
Overall – 37 50
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • PAG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • XPEV ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABGPAGXPEVSPY
1 month +14.7%+5.3%-2.9% +0.7%
3 months -14.6%-3.8%-29.2% +3.7%
6 months -2.2%+23.8%-43.6% +7.1%
Year to date -14.3%+34.1%-54.7% +12.8%
1 year -16.1%+32.1%-60.4% +11.9%
3 years +7.1%+48.6%-38.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +2.3%+14.1%-14.9% +22.8%
5 years +1.8%+100.2%-80.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%+14.9%-27.8% +10.9%
10 years +290.6%+381.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.6%+17.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABGPAGXPEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%27.5%53.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%22.4%51.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.561.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.431.17-1.14 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-25.3%-88.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-5.2%-67.3% -1.2%
52-week high $256.03$223.90$28.07 $779.14
52-week low $161.79$140.60$9.07 $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.

MultipleABGPAGXPEV
P/E now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 17.0x 15.5xmedian 17.0x -19.3xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x 13.6xmedian 9.2x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 15.6x 28.0xmedian 15.6x —median 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.77 -2.11median 0.77 -0.57median 1.36

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 monthsABGPAGXPEV
Revenue $17.59B $32.56B $10.77B
Gross profit $3.00B $5.22B $2.23B
Operating income $746.30M $1.20B -$549.59M
Net income – $904.00M -$320.39M
Free cash flow – $497.90M –
R&D – – $1.59B
EPS (diluted) $25.55 $13.73 $-0.48
Cash & equivalents $84.50M $68.30M –
Total debt – $4.97B $9.66B
Shares (diluted) 18.30M 65.70M 951.99M
Enterprise value $3.58B $13.67B $8.78B

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
MetricABGPAGXPEV
P/E 7.8x 15.5x -19.3x
P/FCF 6.3x 28.0x –
P/Operating cash flow – 17.4x –
P/S 0.2x 0.4x 0.8x
P/B 0.9x 2.3x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 3.0x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA – 13.6x –
EV/EBIT – 15.6x -21.3x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 37.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 -2.11 -0.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABGPAGXPEV
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.3% 1.4% 28.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 3.6% 52.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% -1.2% 69.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 2.0% 131.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% -13.5% 26.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -5.4% 28.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -9.7% 39.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -8.1% 37.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.7% -9.2% 24.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -7.3% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -31.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -40.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -18.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABGPAGXPEV
Gross margin – 16.0% 20.7%
EBITDA margin – 4.3% –
Operating margin – 3.7% -5.1%
Pretax margin – 3.8% -3.1%
Net margin – 2.8% -4.2%
FCF margin – 1.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 2.5% –
Return on equity – 15.3% -7.9%
Return on assets – 4.9% -2.2%
Return on invested capital – 8.0% -7.9%
Return on capital employed – 10.1% -8.3%
Asset turnover – 1.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABGPAGXPEV
Debt / assets – 27.0% 19.5%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.5x –
Debt / FCF – 10.0x –
Liabilities / assets – 67.6% 73.4%
Equity / assets – 32.4% 26.6%
Interest coverage – – -8.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x –
Quick ratio – 0.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 3.11 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABGPAGXPEV
Dividend yield – 2.7% –
Net buyback yield – 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 74.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 28.3% –

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.

ConsensusABGPAGXPEV
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $26.97FY2026 $12.45FY2026 $-0.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 -6.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +18.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.40BFY2026 $34.43BFY2026 $13.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +25.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% -9.1% +14.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABGPAGXPEV
Held by institutions 100.0% 27.8% 13.4%
Institutions holding 315 394 223
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +4.0% +6.7%
Institutions buying 173 210 126
Institutions selling 106 105 57
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.00 2.21

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.

ABGPAGXPEV
ABG 1.00 0.64 0.11
PAG 0.64 1.00 0.06
XPEV 0.11 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABG, PAG and XPEV?

Penske Automotive (PAG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.58B, Penske Automotive (PAG) $13.94B, Xpeng (XPEV) $8.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABG, PAG and XPEV?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.8x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 15.5x, Xpeng (XPEV) -19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.4x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Xpeng (XPEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -1.3%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +1.4%, Xpeng (XPEV) +28.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Penske Automotive (PAG) has the highest net margin (Penske Automotive (PAG) 2.8%, Xpeng (XPEV) -4.2%). On return on invested capital, Penske Automotive (PAG) leads (Penske Automotive (PAG) 8.0%, Xpeng (XPEV) -7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Penske Automotive (PAG) returned the most: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -16.1%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +32.1%, Xpeng (XPEV) -60.4%. Over five years, Penske Automotive (PAG) compounded fastest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) +0.4%/yr, Penske Automotive (PAG) +14.9%/yr, Xpeng (XPEV) -27.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Asbury Automotive (ABG) 0.00%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 2.66%. Asbury Automotive (ABG) and Xpeng (XPEV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Penske Automotive (PAG) has been the steadiest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 37.0%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 27.5%, Xpeng (XPEV) 53.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABG, PAG and XPEV?

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