AENT vs DRVN vs LKQ Stock Comparison

Alliance Entertainment Holding, Driven Brands Holdings and Lkq Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LKQ Lkq Corp
$18.10 -21.7% 1M -39.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.64B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.51B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lkq leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lkq 5, Driven Brands Holdings 5, Alliance Entertainment Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAENTDRVNLKQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $231.38M $2.01B $4.64B LKQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 12.1x 18.3x DRVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x 10.5x 7.2x LKQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.6% -0.4% DRVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.6% 1.9% DRVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.8% 4.2% DRVN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.8x 3.2x LKQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.0% -18.9% -39.7% DRVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr -18.0%/yr -20.0%/yr AENT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.4% 55.8% 44.3% LKQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 49/100 58/100 LKQ

Percentile Scorecard

AENTDRVNLKQ

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

AxisAENTDRVNLKQ
Valuation 32 #71 of 104 56 #15 of 33 85 #17 of 104
Growth – 62 #12 of 30 6 #92 of 98
Profitability – 56 #13 of 28 57 #42 of 97
Financial Health 37 #70 of 110 22 #29 of 37 49 #57 of 110
Shareholder Returns – – 93 #6 of 70
Overall – 49 58
  • AENT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • DRVN ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • LKQ ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAENTDRVNLKQSPY
1 month -5.2%+2.3%-21.7% +0.7%
3 months -20.1%-15.9%-19.9% +3.7%
6 months -43.6%-11.1%-42.7% +7.1%
Year to date -45.3%-18.6%-40.1% +12.8%
1 year -37.0%-18.9%-39.7% +11.9%
3 years +253.6%+8.3%-58.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +52.4%+2.7%-25.3% +22.8%
5 years -54.9%-62.8%-67.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -14.7%-18.0%-20.0% +10.9%
10 years ——-43.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——-5.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAENTDRVNLKQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.4%55.8%44.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.2%63.3%53.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.410.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.34-0.90 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-70.1%-71.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.6%-29.4%-48.0% -1.2%
52-week high $8.43$17.09$34.80 $779.14
52-week low $4.39$10.30$17.10 $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.

MultipleAENTDRVNLKQ
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 17.0x 12.0xmedian 13.3x 18.0xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x 8.8xmedian 9.3x 7.5xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -169.5xmedian 15.6x 14.9xmedian 14.1x 7.5xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 2.0x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 1.53median 0.27 -0.52median 0.77

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 monthsAENTDRVNLKQ
Revenue – $1.93B $13.51B
Gross profit – – $5.14B
Operating income – $269.79M $648.00M
Net income – $165.27M $254.00M
Free cash flow – $133.78M $610.00M
EPS (diluted) – $1.00 $1.00
Cash & equivalents $814.00K $183.95M $319.00M
Total debt $73.72M $1.69B $3.72B
Shares (diluted) 51.05M 164.94M 252.90M
Enterprise value $224.72M $1.47B $3.37B

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
MetricAENTDRVNLKQ
P/E 17.3x 12.0x 18.0x
P/FCF -169.5x 14.9x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.4x 5.7x
P/S 0.4x 1.0x 0.3x
P/B 4.1x 2.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 8.8x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 8.8x 7.5x
EV/EBIT – 12.9x 12.3x
EV/Revenue – 1.8x 0.6x
EV/FCF – 26.1x 13.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.2x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.53 -0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAENTDRVNLKQ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.6% -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.6% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 62.7% -41.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -7.1% -22.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 163.3% -63.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% -35.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 163.0% -63.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% -34.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.8% -17.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.8% -16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 276.7% -15.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.1% -17.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAENTDRVNLKQ
Gross margin – – 38.1%
EBITDA margin – 20.4% 7.8%
Operating margin – 14.0% 4.8%
Pretax margin – 8.3% 3.4%
Net margin – 8.6% 1.9%
FCF margin – 6.9% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.2% 5.9%
Return on equity – 20.6% 4.0%
Return on assets – 4.8% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – 10.8% 4.2%
Return on capital employed – 8.6% 5.5%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAENTDRVNLKQ
Debt / assets 18.5% 47.6% 25.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.8x 3.2x
Debt / FCF – 12.6x 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 76.5% 57.3%
Equity / assets 29.3% 23.5% 42.7%
Interest coverage – 2.8x 3.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 0.96 2.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAENTDRVNLKQ
Dividend yield – – 6.6%
Net buyback yield – – 2.7%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 9.3%
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.

ConsensusAENTDRVNLKQ
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2027 10.5xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2027 $1.15FY2026 $2.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +96.2%FY2027 -5.0%FY2026 -16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.6% +30.4% +19.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2027 $1.93BFY2026 $12.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2027 +3.6%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +18.9% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAENTDRVNLKQ
Held by institutions 0.8% 43.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 19 193 534
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -8.5% -1.5%
Institutions buying 10 111 263
Institutions selling 4 51 214
Buyers to sellers 2.50 2.18 1.23

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.

AENTDRVNLKQ
AENT 1.00 0.06 0.03
DRVN 0.06 1.00 0.25
LKQ 0.03 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AENT, DRVN and LKQ?

Lkq (LKQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) $231.38M, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) $2.01B, Lkq (LKQ) $4.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, AENT, DRVN and LKQ?

Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 17.3x, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 12.1x, Lkq (LKQ) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lkq (LKQ) is cheapest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 8.7x, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 10.5x, Lkq (LKQ) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) +7.6%, Lkq (LKQ) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) has the highest net margin (Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 8.6%, Lkq (LKQ) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) leads (Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 10.8%, Lkq (LKQ) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) returned the most: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -37.0%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) -18.9%, Lkq (LKQ) -39.7%. Over five years, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) compounded fastest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -14.7%/yr, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) -18.0%/yr, Lkq (LKQ) -20.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lkq (LKQ) has been the steadiest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 67.4%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 55.8%, Lkq (LKQ) 44.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AENT, DRVN and LKQ?

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