AENT vs KMX vs QSR Stock Comparison

Alliance Entertainment Holding, Carmax and Restaurant Brands International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KMX Carmax Inc
$53.91 -5.7% 1M +19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.60B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.63B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Restaurant Brands International leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Restaurant Brands International 8, Alliance Entertainment Holding 2, Carmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAENTKMXQSRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $244.63M $7.60B $26.02B QSR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 26.0x 20.4x AENT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 17.6x 18.7x AENT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.8% +6.5% QSR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.1% 13.1% QSR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.1% 12.1% QSR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 20.4x 4.2x QSR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.8% +19.6% +9.8% KMX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.9%/yr -16.9%/yr +5.4%/yr QSR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 54.7% 24.9% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 48/100 52/100 QSR

Percentile Scorecard

AENTKMXQSR

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

AxisAENTKMXQSR
Valuation 26 #77 of 104 70 #32 of 104 45 #28 of 50
Growth – 40 #60 of 99 63 #18 of 47
Profitability – 35 #64 of 98 67 #16 of 46
Financial Health 36 #72 of 112 21 #89 of 112 30 #36 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 73 #20 of 72 56 #15 of 33
Overall – 48 52
  • AENT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • KMX ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAENTKMXQSRSPY
1 month +1.2%-5.7%+3.3% -0.2%
3 months -15.6%-8.4%-1.1% +3.9%
6 months -34.1%+39.5%-5.4% +8.2%
Year to date -38.9%+39.5%+8.5% +12.9%
1 year -22.8%+19.6%+9.8% +12.3%
3 years +295.2%-10.9%+12.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +58.2%-3.8%+4.0% +23.3%
5 years -49.8%-60.4%+30.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.9%-16.9%+5.4% +10.9%
10 years —+6.6%+70.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+0.6%+5.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAENTKMXQSRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%54.7%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.8%65.0%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.240.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.360.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-80.1%-27.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.4%-16.1%-9.4% -1.2%
52-week high $8.43$64.22$81.67 $779.14
52-week low $4.39$30.88$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.

MultipleAENTKMXQSR
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 16.7x 26.2xmedian 16.7x 20.2xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 2.7xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 30.4xmedian 9.0x 13.0xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -189.4xmedian 16.5x 6.7xmedian 16.5x 15.8xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x 4.8xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.72 -2.53median 0.72 2.68median 1.07

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 monthsAENTKMXQSR
Revenue – $27.63B $9.70B
Gross profit – $2.85B $5.24B
Operating income – $392.76M $2.61B
Net income – $292.45M $1.70B
Free cash flow – $1.15B $1.63B
EPS (diluted) – $2.05 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $814.00K $170.53M $1.06B
Total debt $73.72M $15.71B $13.29B
Shares (diluted) 51.05M 142.45M 460.00M
Enterprise value $237.98M $6.97B $21.57B

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
MetricAENTKMXQSR
P/E 19.3x 26.2x 20.2x
P/FCF -189.4x 6.7x 15.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.8x 13.6x
P/S 0.5x 0.3x 2.7x
P/B 4.6x 1.2x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 1.2x -4.7x
EV/EBITDA – 30.4x 13.0x
EV/EBIT – 59.1x 14.6x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 3.9x
EV/FCF – 20.2x 23.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.5x 20.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.53 2.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAENTKMXQSR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.8% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.8% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -3.6% 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -23.0% 22.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.1% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – -43.9% 41.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -13.6% 4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -41.0% 47.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -10.3% 7.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 32.4% 19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 29.1% 13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 67.3% 20.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 53.9% 11.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAENTKMXQSR
Gross margin – 10.3% 54.0%
EBITDA margin – 2.8% 30.3%
Operating margin – 1.4% 26.9%
Pretax margin – 1.6% 21.7%
Net margin – 1.1% 13.1%
FCF margin – 4.1% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 5.8% 19.6%
Return on equity – 4.7% 31.8%
Return on assets – 1.1% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 1.1% 12.1%
Return on capital employed – 1.6% 11.5%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 5.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAENTKMXQSR
Debt / assets 18.5% 60.3% 53.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.5x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 20.4x 4.2x
Debt / FCF – 13.7x 8.1x
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 75.8% 78.4%
Equity / assets 29.3% 24.2% 21.6%
Interest coverage – 3.3x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.71 1.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAENTKMXQSR
Dividend yield – – 3.5%
Net buyback yield – 3.4% 0.5%
Shareholder yield – 3.4% 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.

ConsensusAENTKMXQSR
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2027 17.6xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2027 $3.06FY2026 $3.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +96.2%FY2027 +5.2%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.6% +21.2% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2027 $29.97BFY2026 $10.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2027 +15.8%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +0.4% -10.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAENTKMXQSR
Held by institutions 0.8% 100.0% 92.2%
Institutions holding 19 557 575
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -2.9% +6.5%
Institutions buying 10 232 319
Institutions selling 4 251 165
Buyers to sellers 2.50 0.92 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.

AENTKMXQSR
AENT 1.00 0.12 0.06
KMX 0.12 1.00 0.20
QSR 0.06 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AENT, KMX and QSR?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) $244.63M, Carmax (KMX) $7.60B, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $26.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, AENT, KMX and QSR?

Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 19.3x, Carmax (KMX) 26.0x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 20.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) is cheapest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 9.7x, Carmax (KMX) 17.6x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carmax (KMX) +4.8%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has the highest net margin (Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 13.1%). On return on invested capital, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) leads (Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carmax (KMX) returned the most: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -22.8%, Carmax (KMX) +19.6%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +9.8%. Over five years, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) compounded fastest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -12.9%/yr, Carmax (KMX) -16.9%/yr, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has been the steadiest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 67.3%, Carmax (KMX) 54.7%, 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, KMX 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 8. 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.