AN vs ABG vs KXIN Stock Comparison

Autonation, Asbury Automotive and Kaixin Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AN Autonation, Inc.
$160.14 -4.0% 1M -20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.52B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$173.16 -6.4% 1M -27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.49B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.98B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
KXIN Kaixin Holdings
$1.84 +29.6% 1M -99.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Asbury Automotive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Asbury Automotive 6, Autonation 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANABGKXINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.52B $3.49B $3.99M AN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.1x 6.9x — ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 6.4x — ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% +4.1% — ABG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 2.8% — ABG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 7.8% — AN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 3.9x — AN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.0% -27.6% -99.5% AN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr -2.7%/yr -92.7%/yr AN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 34.9% 314.6% ABG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 59/100 — ABG

Percentile Scorecard

ANABGKXIN

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

AxisANABGKXIN
Valuation 58 #44 of 104 90 #11 of 104 –
Growth 27 #73 of 99 28 #72 of 99 –
Profitability 55 #45 of 99 57 #43 of 99 –
Financial Health 17 #94 of 113 24 #86 of 113 59 #47 of 113
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 73 96 #4 of 73 –
Overall 51 59 –
  • AN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • KXIN ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANABGKXINSPY
1 month -4.0%-6.4%+29.6% -0.8%
3 months -24.6%-23.6%-65.9% +3.5%
6 months -21.5%-13.4%-69.0% +7.0%
Year to date -22.4%-25.5%-97.6% +12.2%
1 year -20.0%-27.6%-99.5% +13.0%
3 years +22.7%-7.2%-100.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.1%-2.5%-95.9% +23.1%
5 years +33.0%-12.8%-100.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.9%-2.7%-92.7% +11.0%
10 years +242.9%+242.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.1%+13.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureANABGKXINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%34.9%314.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%37.3%411.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.601.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-0.79-0.32 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-47.1%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-32.4%-99.8% -1.8%
52-week high $230.09$256.03$810.00 $779.14
52-week low $153.07$161.79$1.04 $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.

MultipleANABGKXIN
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 16.7x 6.2xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 9.0x 7.5xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 438.1xmedian 16.5x 6.3xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.7x 0.8xmedian 1.7x 0.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.47median 0.72 -0.43median 0.72 —median 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 monthsANABGKXIN
Revenue $27.45B $17.98B –
Gross profit $4.90B $3.08B –
Operating income $1.32B $782.30M –
Net income $774.70M $509.50M –
Free cash flow $12.10M $496.30M –
EPS (diluted) $22.92 $27.84 –
Cash & equivalents $53.30M $30.40M $679.00K
Total debt $4.44B $3.46B $1.99M
Shares (diluted) 33.80M 18.30M 2.23M
Enterprise value $5.24B $3.35B -$490.30K

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
MetricANABGKXIN
P/E 6.9x 6.2x –
P/FCF 438.1x 6.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 3.8x –
P/S 0.2x 0.2x –
P/B 2.3x 0.8x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 1.7x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 7.5x –
EV/EBIT 7.3x 8.3x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.4x –
EV/FCF 800.3x 13.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 33.0x 8.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.47 -0.43 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANABGKXIN
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% 4.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 6.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% 4.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 1.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.1% -18.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.3% -12.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 22.2% -5.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -18.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 38.5% 1.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.7% -14.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 294.9% -15.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.8% 24.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 102.7% -32.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -76.3% 16.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANABGKXIN
Gross margin 17.8% 17.1% –
EBITDA margin 5.8% 4.9% –
Operating margin 4.8% 4.4% –
Pretax margin 3.8% 3.8% –
Net margin 2.8% 2.8% –
FCF margin 0.0% 2.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 4.5% –
Return on equity 34.5% 13.0% –
Return on assets 5.1% 4.5% –
Return on invested capital 14.6% 7.8% –
Return on capital employed 14.9% 9.8% –
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANABGKXIN
Debt / assets 28.6% 30.3% 0.2%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 3.9x –
Debt / FCF 366.6x 7.0x –
Liabilities / assets 85.4% 65.6% 34.3%
Equity / assets 14.6% 34.4% 65.7%
Interest coverage 13.7x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.76 2.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANABGKXIN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 19.0% 12.6% –
Shareholder yield 19.0% 12.6% –
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.

ConsensusANABGKXIN
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 6.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $19.82FY2026 $26.97FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +15.6% +12.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.30BFY2026 $16.40BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 -8.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +6.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANABGKXIN
Held by institutions 72.2% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 509 315 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -2.4% –
Institutions buying 222 173 –
Institutions selling 196 106 –
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.63 –

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.

ANABGKXIN
AN 1.00 0.80 -0.03
ABG 0.80 1.00 0.01
KXIN -0.03 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AN, ABG and KXIN?

Autonation (AN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autonation (AN) $5.52B, Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.49B, Kaixin Holdings (KXIN) $3.99M.

Which stock is cheaper, AN, ABG and KXIN?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autonation (AN) 7.1x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 6.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Autonation (AN) 8.1x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 6.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autonation (AN) -0.1%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) has the highest net margin (Autonation (AN) 2.8%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Autonation (AN) leads (Autonation (AN) 14.6%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autonation (AN) returned the most: Autonation (AN) -20.0%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -27.6%, Kaixin Holdings (KXIN) -99.5%. Over five years, Autonation (AN) compounded fastest (Autonation (AN) +5.9%/yr, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -2.7%/yr, Kaixin Holdings (KXIN) -92.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asbury Automotive (ABG) has been the steadiest (Autonation (AN) 35.0%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 34.9%, Kaixin Holdings (KXIN) 314.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AN, ABG and KXIN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 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.