AENT vs DRVN vs QSR Stock Comparison

Alliance Entertainment Holding, Driven Brands Holdings and Restaurant Brands International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Restaurant Brands International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Restaurant Brands International 7, Driven Brands Holdings 3, Alliance Entertainment Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAENTDRVNQSRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $507.40M $1.96B $26.02B QSR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 11.8x 20.4x DRVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 10.3x 18.8x AENT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.6% +6.5% DRVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.6% 13.1% QSR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.8% 12.1% QSR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.8x 4.2x DRVN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 3.45% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.4% -22.4% +11.7% QSR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.6%/yr -18.3%/yr +5.6%/yr QSR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.4% 55.8% 24.9% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 49/100 53/100 QSR

Percentile Scorecard

AENTDRVNQSR

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

AxisAENTDRVNQSR
Valuation 28 #75 of 104 59 #14 of 33 45 #28 of 50
Growth – 66 #11 of 30 63 #18 of 47
Profitability – 56 #13 of 28 69 #15 of 46
Financial Health 34 #73 of 110 14 #32 of 37 30 #36 of 51
Shareholder Returns – – 58 #14 of 32
Overall – 49 53
  • AENT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • DRVN ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAENTDRVNQSRSPY
1 month -1.5%+0.9%+4.3% +0.9%
3 months -19.3%-20.8%-1.4% +5.9%
6 months -39.1%-6.9%-5.3% +8.5%
Year to date -41.6%-20.0%+9.2% +13.3%
1 year -28.4%-22.4%+11.7% +12.4%
3 years +277.6%+7.8%+13.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +55.8%+2.5%+4.2% +23.5%
5 years -51.9%-63.5%+31.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.6%-18.3%+5.6% +11.0%
10 years ——+71.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+5.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAENTDRVNQSRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.4%55.8%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.8%63.2%25.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.410.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.400.47 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-70.1%-27.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-30.6%-8.8% -0.9%
52-week high $8.43$17.09$81.67 $779.14
52-week low $4.39$10.30$65.69 $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.

MultipleAENTDRVNQSR
P/E now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 16.7x 11.8xmedian 14.9x 20.4xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.4x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x 8.8xmedian 9.3x 13.0xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -181.0xmedian 16.0x 14.6xmedian 14.5x 15.9xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.8x 4.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.73 1.50median 0.35 2.70median 1.08

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 monthsAENTDRVNQSR
Revenue – $1.93B $9.70B
Gross profit – – $5.24B
Operating income – $269.79M $2.61B
Net income – $165.27M $1.70B
Free cash flow – $133.78M $1.63B
EPS (diluted) – $1.00 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $814.00K $183.95M $1.06B
Total debt $73.72M $1.69B $13.29B
Shares (diluted) 51.05M 164.94M 460.00M
Enterprise value $500.75M $1.43B $23.12B

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
MetricAENTDRVNQSR
P/E 18.4x 11.8x 20.4x
P/FCF -181.0x 14.6x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.3x 13.7x
P/S 0.4x 1.0x 2.7x
P/B 4.4x 2.3x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 8.6x -4.7x
EV/EBITDA – 8.8x 13.0x
EV/EBIT – 12.8x 14.7x
EV/Revenue – 1.8x 3.9x
EV/FCF – 25.8x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.1x 20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.50 2.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAENTDRVNQSR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.6% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.6% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 62.7% 22.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -7.1% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 163.3% 41.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% 4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 163.0% 47.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% 7.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.8% 19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.8% 13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 276.7% 20.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.1% 11.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAENTDRVNQSR
Gross margin – – 54.0%
EBITDA margin – 20.4% 30.3%
Operating margin – 14.0% 26.9%
Pretax margin – 8.3% 21.7%
Net margin – 8.6% 13.1%
FCF margin – 6.9% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.2% 19.6%
Return on equity – 20.6% 31.8%
Return on assets – 4.8% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 10.8% 12.1%
Return on capital employed – 8.6% 11.5%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAENTDRVNQSR
Debt / assets 18.5% 47.6% 53.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.0x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.8x 4.2x
Debt / FCF – 12.6x 8.1x
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 76.5% 78.4%
Equity / assets 29.3% 23.5% 21.6%
Interest coverage – 2.8x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 0.95 1.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAENTDRVNQSR
Dividend yield – – 3.4%
Net buyback yield – – 0.5%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusAENTDRVNQSR
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2027 10.3xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2027 $1.15FY2026 $3.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +96.2%FY2027 -5.0%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.6% +30.4% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2027 $1.93BFY2026 $10.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2027 +3.6%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +18.9% -10.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAENTDRVNQSR
Held by institutions 0.8% 43.3% 92.2%
Institutions holding 19 193 575
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -8.5% +6.5%
Institutions buying 10 111 319
Institutions selling 4 51 165
Buyers to sellers 2.50 2.18 1.93

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.

AENTDRVNQSR
AENT 1.00 0.06 0.06
DRVN 0.06 1.00 0.27
QSR 0.06 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AENT, DRVN and QSR?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) $507.40M, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) $1.96B, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $26.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, AENT, DRVN and QSR?

Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 18.4x, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 11.8x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 20.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) is cheapest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 9.3x, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 10.3x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.8x). 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%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has the highest net margin (Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 8.6%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 13.1%). On return on invested capital, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) leads (Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 10.8%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Restaurant Brands International (QSR) returned the most: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -28.4%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) -22.4%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +11.7%. Over five years, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) compounded fastest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -13.6%/yr, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) -18.3%/yr, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 0.00%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 3.45%. Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) and Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has been the steadiest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 67.4%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 55.8%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) leads on 7. 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.