AENT vs LKQ Stock Comparison

Alliance Entertainment Holding and Lkq Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LKQ Lkq Corp
$17.25 -25.9% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.35B
P/E
9.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.69B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Lkq leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Lkq 4, Alliance Entertainment Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAENTLKQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $253.80M $4.35B LKQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x 9.4x LKQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 6.9x LKQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +1.3% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% -44.0% AENT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.1%/yr -20.5%/yr AENT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.5% 44.2% LKQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 59/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

AENTLKQ

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

AxisAENTLKQ
Valuation 26 #77 of 104 86 #15 of 104
Growth – 11 #88 of 99
Profitability – 60 #40 of 99
Financial Health 37 #72 of 113 47 #60 of 113
Shareholder Returns – 92 #7 of 73
Overall – 59
  • AENT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LKQ ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAENTLKQSPY
1 month +0.2%-25.9% -0.8%
3 months -18.2%-34.3% +3.5%
6 months -34.5%-44.7% +7.0%
Year to date -39.5%-42.9% +12.2%
1 year -18.9%-44.0% +13.0%
3 years +291.2%-60.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +57.6%-26.6% +23.1%
5 years -50.4%-68.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.1%-20.5% +11.0%
10 years —-48.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-6.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAENTLKQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.5%44.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.8%53.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-1.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-71.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-50.4% -1.8%
52-week high $8.43$34.80 $779.14
52-week low $4.39$17.25 $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.

MultipleAENTLKQ
P/E now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 16.7x 9.5xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 6.2xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -187.5xmedian 16.5x 7.0xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.72 -0.44median 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 monthsAENTLKQ
Revenue – $13.69B
Gross profit – $5.25B
Operating income – $869.00M
Net income – $461.00M
Free cash flow – $625.00M
EPS (diluted) – $1.81
Cash & equivalents $814.00K $301.00M
Total debt $73.72M $3.93B
Shares (diluted) 51.05M 254.70M
Enterprise value $247.15M $3.11B

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
MetricAENTLKQ
P/E 19.1x 9.5x
P/FCF -187.5x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.3x
P/S 0.5x 0.3x
P/B 4.5x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 6.2x
EV/EBIT – 9.2x
EV/Revenue – 0.6x
EV/FCF – 12.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAENTLKQ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -22.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -35.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -23.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -34.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -21.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -7.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAENTLKQ
Gross margin – 38.3%
EBITDA margin – 9.4%
Operating margin – 6.3%
Pretax margin – 4.9%
Net margin – 3.4%
FCF margin – 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 6.0%
Return on equity – 7.1%
Return on assets – 3.1%
Return on invested capital – 6.3%
Return on capital employed – 7.4%
Asset turnover – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAENTLKQ
Debt / assets 18.5% 26.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x
Debt / FCF – 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 56.9%
Equity / assets 29.3% 43.1%
Interest coverage – 4.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAENTLKQ
Dividend yield – 7.0%
Net buyback yield – 3.0%
Shareholder yield – 10.0%
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.

ConsensusAENTLKQ
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2027 6.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2027 $2.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +96.2%FY2027 -16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.6% +19.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2027 $12.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2027 -6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAENTLKQ
Held by institutions 0.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 19 533
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -1.5%
Institutions buying 10 263
Institutions selling 4 214
Buyers to sellers 2.50 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.

AENTLKQ
AENT 1.00 0.02
LKQ 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AENT and LKQ?

Lkq (LKQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) $253.80M, Lkq (LKQ) $4.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, AENT and LKQ?

Lkq (LKQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 19.1x, Lkq (LKQ) 9.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lkq (LKQ) is cheapest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 9.6x, Lkq (LKQ) 6.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) returned the most: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -18.9%, Lkq (LKQ) -44.0%. Over five years, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) compounded fastest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -13.1%/yr, Lkq (LKQ) -20.5%/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) 67.5%, Lkq (LKQ) 44.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do AENT and LKQ move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.02, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, AENT 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 4. 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.