AENT vs QSR vs DRVN Stock Comparison

Alliance Entertainment Holding, Restaurant Brands International and Driven Brands Holdings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAENTQSRDRVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $224.75M $27.31B $1.96B QSR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x 18.2x 11.8x DRVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 18.8x 9.8x AENT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +5.5% +7.6% AENT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 15.3% 8.6% QSR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 13.7% 10.8% QSR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 4.1x 3.8x AENT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.0% +13.0% -20.8% QSR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr +5.2%/yr -18.3%/yr QSR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.2% 25.0% 57.1% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 56/100 47/100 QSR

Percentile Scorecard

AENTQSRDRVN

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

AxisAENTQSRDRVN
Valuation 28 #77 of 107 47 #27 of 50 52 #17 of 34
Growth 18 #85 of 103 66 #17 of 48 61 #13 of 32
Profitability 41 #61 of 102 70 #15 of 47 53 #15 of 31
Financial Health 42 #66 of 113 30 #36 of 51 21 #32 of 40
Shareholder Returns – 69 #11 of 33 –
Overall 32 56 47
  • AENT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • DRVN ranked among 40 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAENTQSRDRVNSPY
1 month -1.8%+6.2%-3.4% -2.0%
3 months -19.4%+0.6%-24.0% -2.2%
6 months -39.8%-9.0%-18.8% +4.2%
Year to date -45.4%+8.9%-23.9% +10.6%
1 year -31.0%+13.0%-20.8% +10.4%
3 years +276.9%+9.6%-4.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year +55.7%+3.1%-1.5% +20.2%
5 years -55.1%+28.9%-63.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year -14.8%+5.2%-18.3% +10.1%
10 years —+66.6%— +261.3%
10 years, per year —+5.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAENTQSRDRVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.2%25.0%57.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.8%25.6%65.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.060.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.470.52-0.36 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-27.5%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.7%-9.0%-34.0% -3.2%
52-week high $8.43$81.67$17.09 $779.14
52-week low $4.39$65.78$10.30 $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.

MultipleAENTQSRDRVN
P/E now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 17.7x 17.3xmedian 21.1x 11.2xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 2.6xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 9.1x 12.9xmedian 13.4x 8.5xmedian 8.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -171.7xmedian 15.7x 16.4xmedian 17.4x 13.9xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.7x 4.7xmedian 3.1x 2.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.83 0.95median 0.91 1.43median 0.26

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 monthsAENTQSRDRVN
Revenue $1.15B $9.78B $1.93B
Gross profit $152.33M $5.30B –
Operating income $27.22M $2.64B $269.79M
Net income $13.06M $1.97B $165.27M
Free cash flow -$2.80M $1.58B $133.78M
EPS (diluted) $0.26 $3.28 $1.00
Cash & equivalents $814.00K $974.00M $183.95M
Total debt $73.72M $13.27B $1.69B
Shares (diluted) 51.05M 457.00M 164.94M
Enterprise value $218.10M $23.10B $1.43B

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
MetricAENTQSRDRVN
P/E 17.2x 17.3x 11.2x
P/FCF -171.7x 16.4x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow -283.2x 13.9x 5.9x
P/S 0.4x 2.6x 1.0x
P/B 4.1x 4.7x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 4.9x -4.8x 8.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 12.9x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 14.5x 12.5x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 3.9x 1.7x
EV/FCF -197.7x 24.2x 25.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -326.1x 20.5x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.95 1.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAENTQSRDRVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 5.5% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% -4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.7% 4.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.7% 19.1% 62.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% -7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -13.4% 53.7% 163.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.0% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -13.5% 62.7% 163.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 18.3% 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -106.3% 13.6% 6.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.5% 9.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -110.5% 12.9% 276.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 33.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAENTQSRDRVN
Gross margin 13.3% 54.2% –
EBITDA margin 3.0% 30.4% 20.4%
Operating margin 2.4% 27.0% 14.0%
Pretax margin 1.6% 21.9% 8.3%
Net margin 1.1% 15.3% 8.6%
FCF margin -0.2% 16.2% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin -0.1% 19.1% 16.2%
Return on equity 11.0% 36.1% 20.6%
Return on assets 3.3% 7.8% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 13.7% 10.8%
Return on capital employed 13.2% 11.6% 8.6%
Asset turnover 2.9x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 0.9x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 1.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAENTQSRDRVN
Debt / assets 18.5% 52.5% 47.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.4x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 4.1x 3.8x
Debt / FCF -26.3x 8.4x 12.6x
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 78.1% 76.5%
Equity / assets 29.3% 21.9% 23.5%
Interest coverage 3.6x – 2.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.57 1.65 0.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAENTQSRDRVN
Dividend yield – 3.5% –
Net buyback yield – 1.5% –
Shareholder yield – 5.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAENTQSRDRVN
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2027 18.8xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2027 $3.96FY2026 $1.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +96.2%FY2027 +7.3%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.6% +8.1% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2027 $10.27BFY2026 $1.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2027 +8.9%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -10.0% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAENTQSRDRVN
Held by institutions 0.8% 92.2% 43.3%
Institutions holding 19 577 193
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +6.5% -8.5%
Institutions buying 10 319 111
Institutions selling 4 167 51
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.91 2.18

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.

AENTQSRDRVN
AENT 1.00 0.08 0.07
QSR 0.08 1.00 0.27
DRVN 0.07 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AENT, QSR and DRVN?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) $224.75M, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $27.31B, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) $1.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, AENT, QSR and DRVN?

Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 17.2x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.2x, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 11.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) is cheapest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 8.6x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.8x, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 9.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) +8.0%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.5%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has the highest net margin (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 1.1%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 15.3%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) leads (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 10.1%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 13.7%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Restaurant Brands International (QSR) returned the most: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -31.0%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +13.0%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) -20.8%. Over five years, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) compounded fastest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -14.8%/yr, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.2%/yr, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) -18.3%/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) 66.2%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 25.0%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 57.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.