AENT vs QSR vs LOW Stock Comparison

Alliance Entertainment Holding, Restaurant Brands International and Lowes Companies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LOW Lowes Companies Inc
$198.20 +4.7% 1M -18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$111.19B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$90.43B
Div. yield
2.47%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Restaurant Brands International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Restaurant Brands International 6, Lowes Companies 5, Alliance Entertainment Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAENTQSRLOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $531.05M $25.84B $111.19B LOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 20.2x 16.7x LOW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 18.7x 15.6x AENT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.5% +8.2% LOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.1% 7.3% QSR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.1% 26.5% LOW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.2x 2.7x LOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.47% 2.47% QSR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.8% +9.8% -18.7% QSR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.9%/yr +5.4%/yr -3.1%/yr QSR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 24.9% 28.3% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 52/100 46/100 QSR

Percentile Scorecard

AENTQSRLOW

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

AxisAENTQSRLOW
Valuation 26 #77 of 104 45 #28 of 50 47 #56 of 104
Growth – 63 #18 of 47 38 #62 of 99
Profitability – 67 #16 of 46 87 #14 of 98
Financial Health 36 #72 of 112 30 #36 of 51 23 #87 of 112
Shareholder Returns – 56 #15 of 33 38 #45 of 72
Overall – 52 46
  • AENT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • LOW ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAENTQSRLOWSPY
1 month +1.2%+3.3%+4.7% -0.2%
3 months -15.6%-1.1%-9.2% +3.9%
6 months -34.1%-5.4%-17.5% +8.2%
Year to date -38.9%+8.5%-17.8% +12.9%
1 year -22.8%+9.8%-18.7% +12.3%
3 years +295.2%+12.3%+7.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +58.2%+4.0%+2.6% +23.3%
5 years -49.8%+30.2%-14.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.9%+5.4%-3.1% +10.9%
10 years —+70.6%+195.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+5.5%+11.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAENTQSRLOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%24.9%28.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.8%25.7%27.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.040.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.39-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-27.5%-37.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.4%-9.4%-31.0% -1.2%
52-week high $8.43$81.67$287.39 $779.14
52-week low $4.39$65.69$179.47 $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.

MultipleAENTQSRLOW
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 16.7x 20.2xmedian 20.6x 16.7xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 2.7xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 13.0xmedian 13.3x 11.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -189.4xmedian 16.5x 15.8xmedian 17.3x 15.9xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.7x 4.8xmedian 3.1x -15.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.72 2.68median 1.07 3.54median 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 monthsAENTQSRLOW
Revenue – $9.70B $90.43B
Gross profit – $5.24B $29.92B
Operating income – $2.61B $10.29B
Net income – $1.70B $6.64B
Free cash flow – $1.63B $7.00B
EPS (diluted) – $2.77 $11.86
Cash & equivalents $814.00K $1.06B $3.17B
Total debt $73.72M $13.29B $37.56B
Shares (diluted) 51.05M 460.00M 560.00M
Enterprise value $524.40M $22.94B $104.15B

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
MetricAENTQSRLOW
P/E 19.3x 20.2x 16.7x
P/FCF -189.4x 15.8x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.6x 12.0x
P/S 0.5x 2.7x 1.2x
P/B 4.6x 4.8x -15.0x
P/Tangible book 5.4x -4.7x -8.5x
EV/EBITDA – 13.0x 11.4x
EV/EBIT – 14.6x 14.1x
EV/Revenue – 3.9x 1.6x
EV/FCF – 23.3x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.0x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.68 3.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAENTQSRLOW
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.5% 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.1% 6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% -1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 22.3% -0.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% 1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 41.5% -3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% 3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 47.2% -3.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% 4.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.9% -5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.5% -8.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% 1.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAENTQSRLOW
Gross margin – 54.0% 33.1%
EBITDA margin – 30.3% 14.1%
Operating margin – 26.9% 11.4%
Pretax margin – 21.7% 9.7%
Net margin – 13.1% 7.3%
FCF margin – 16.8% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.6% 10.2%
Return on equity – 31.8% –
Return on assets – 6.8% 12.0%
Return on invested capital – 12.1% 26.5%
Return on capital employed – 11.5% 30.0%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAENTQSRLOW
Debt / assets 18.5% 53.1% 67.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.5x -5.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.2x 2.7x
Debt / FCF – 8.1x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 78.4% 113.3%
Equity / assets 29.3% 21.6% -13.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.64 3.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAENTQSRLOW
Dividend yield – 3.5% 2.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% 0.3%
Shareholder yield – 3.9% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 40.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 38.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%

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.

ConsensusAENTQSRLOW
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2027 18.7xFY2026 15.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2027 $3.96FY2026 $12.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +96.2%FY2027 +7.3%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.6% +8.1% -4.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2027 $10.27BFY2026 $85.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2027 +8.9%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -10.0% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAENTQSRLOW
Held by institutions 0.8% 92.2% 79.5%
Institutions holding 19 575 2,653
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +6.5% +2.6%
Institutions buying 10 319 1,070
Institutions selling 4 165 1,190
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.93 0.90

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.

AENTQSRLOW
AENT 1.00 0.06 0.06
QSR 0.06 1.00 0.37
LOW 0.06 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AENT, QSR and LOW?

Lowes Companies (LOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) $531.05M, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $25.84B, Lowes Companies (LOW) $111.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, AENT, QSR and LOW?

Lowes Companies (LOW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 19.3x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 20.2x, Lowes Companies (LOW) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) is cheapest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 9.7x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.7x, Lowes Companies (LOW) 15.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lowes Companies (LOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +6.5%, Lowes Companies (LOW) +8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has the highest net margin (Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 13.1%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 7.3%). On return on invested capital, Lowes Companies (LOW) leads (Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 12.1%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Restaurant Brands International (QSR) returned the most: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -22.8%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +9.8%, Lowes Companies (LOW) -18.7%. Over five years, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) compounded fastest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -12.9%/yr, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.4%/yr, Lowes Companies (LOW) -3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has the highest dividend yield: Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 3.47%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 2.47%. Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 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) 67.3%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 24.9%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.