AENT vs ECXJ vs GPI Stock Comparison

Alliance Entertainment Holding, Cxj and Group 1 Automotive Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECXJ CXJ GROUP CO., Ltd
$1.29 -0.8% 1M -31.7% 1Y
Market cap
$131.93M
P/E
2,034x
Revenue (TTM)
$663.21K
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$254.66 +0.8% 1M -39.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.15B
Div. yield
0.01%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Group 1 Automotive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Group 1 Automotive 5, Cxj 3, Alliance Entertainment Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAENTECXJGPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $242.08M $131.93M $2.95B GPI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 2,034x 10.2x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x — 6.6x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +52.4% +0.8% ECXJ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.8% 1.3% ECXJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.8% -31.7% -39.4% AENT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.9%/yr +16.2%/yr +7.3%/yr ECXJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 373.4% 43.4% GPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 33/100 46/100 GPI

Percentile Scorecard

AENTECXJGPI

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

AxisAENTECXJGPI
Valuation 26 #77 of 104 4 #100 of 104 80 #22 of 104
Growth – 66 #34 of 99 13 #86 of 99
Profitability – 52 #48 of 98 49 #51 of 98
Financial Health 36 #72 of 112 11 #100 of 112 22 #88 of 112
Shareholder Returns – – 66 #25 of 72
Overall – 33 46
  • AENT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ECXJ ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GPI ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAENTECXJGPISPY
1 month +1.2%-0.8%+0.8% -0.2%
3 months -15.6%-4.4%-27.5% +3.9%
6 months -34.1%+61.3%-26.1% +8.2%
Year to date -38.9%-32.1%-35.3% +12.9%
1 year -22.8%-31.7%-39.4% +12.3%
3 years +295.2%+87.0%+2.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +58.2%+23.2%+0.7% +23.3%
5 years -49.8%+111.5%+42.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.9%+16.2%+7.3% +10.9%
10 years —+7.5%+332.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+0.7%+15.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAENTECXJGPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%373.4%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.8%1,481.3%48.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.09-2.790.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.09-0.91 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-99.3%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.4%-32.1%-40.3% -1.2%
52-week high $8.43$1.90$426.91 $779.14
52-week low $4.39$0.07$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.

MultipleAENTECXJGPI
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 16.7x 2,034xmedian 16.7x 10.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 198.9xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x -538.4xmedian 9.0x 7.6xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -189.4xmedian 16.5x -4,167xmedian 16.5x 18.3xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.7x -82.2xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.72 75.81median 0.72 -0.50median 0.72

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 monthsAENTECXJGPI
Revenue – $663.21K $22.15B
Gross profit – $409.81K $3.53B
Operating income – $43.82K $692.80M
Net income – $64.85K $290.10M
Free cash flow – -$31.66K $166.30M
EPS (diluted) – $0.00 $24.50
Cash & equivalents $814.00K $55.78K $164.50M
Total debt $73.72M – $3.36B
Shares (diluted) 51.05M 102.27M 11.84M
Enterprise value $235.43M $131.60M $2.68B

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
MetricAENTECXJGPI
P/E 19.3x 2,034x 10.4x
P/FCF -189.4x -4,167x 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow – -4,167x 6.9x
P/S 0.5x 198.9x 0.1x
P/B 4.6x -82.2x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 5.4x -82.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – -538.4x 7.6x
EV/EBIT – 3,009x 9.0x
EV/Revenue – 198.8x 0.3x
EV/FCF – -4,165x 37.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – -4,165x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 75.81 -0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAENTECXJGPI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 52.4% 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -26.2% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 16.2% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -24.7% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 101.9% -24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.6% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 102.8% -39.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% -24.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 102.8% -34.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% -20.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 93.1% -49.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.1% -1.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 93.1% -72.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.1% -16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAENTECXJGPI
Gross margin – 61.8% 15.9%
EBITDA margin – -36.9% 3.7%
Operating margin – 6.6% 3.1%
Pretax margin – 11.1% 1.8%
Net margin – 9.8% 1.3%
FCF margin – -4.8% 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin – -4.8% 2.0%
Return on equity – – 10.0%
Return on assets – 22.4% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – – 8.1%
Return on capital employed – – 10.5%
Asset turnover – 2.0x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAENTECXJGPI
Debt / assets 18.5% – 32.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.9x
Debt / FCF – – 20.2x
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 582.9% 71.3%
Equity / assets 29.3% -482.9% 28.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 5.32 3.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAENTECXJGPI
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 14.2%
Shareholder yield – – 15.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 8.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 15.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.8%

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.

ConsensusAENTECXJGPI
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2027 – 6.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2027 – $38.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +96.2%FY2027 – -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.6% – +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2027 – $20.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2027 – -8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% – +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAENTECXJGPI
Held by institutions 0.8% – 99.9%
Institutions holding 19 – 385
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% – +3.7%
Institutions buying 10 – 202
Institutions selling 4 – 125
Buyers to sellers 2.50 – 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.

AENTECXJGPI
AENT 1.00 -0.01 0.16
ECXJ -0.01 1.00 -0.03
GPI 0.16 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AENT, ECXJ and GPI?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) $242.08M, Cxj (ECXJ) $131.93M, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $2.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, AENT, ECXJ and GPI?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 19.3x, Cxj (ECXJ) 2,034x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 9.7x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 6.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cxj (ECXJ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cxj (ECXJ) +52.4%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cxj (ECXJ) has the highest net margin (Cxj (ECXJ) 9.8%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) returned the most: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -22.8%, Cxj (ECXJ) -31.7%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -39.4%. Over five years, Cxj (ECXJ) compounded fastest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -12.9%/yr, Cxj (ECXJ) +16.2%/yr, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 0.00%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.01%. Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) and Cxj (ECXJ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) has been the steadiest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 67.3%, Cxj (ECXJ) 373.4%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AENT, ECXJ 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, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 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.