AN vs AZO vs HZO Stock Comparison

Autonation, Autozone and Marinemax Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AN Autonation, Inc.
$161.10 -2.4% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.38B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
AZO Autozone Inc
$3,201.18 +12.5% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.59B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.99B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
HZO Marinemax Inc
$52.56 +0.2% 1M +100.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
290.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autozone leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Autozone 7, Autonation 3, Marinemax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANAZOHZOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.38B $52.59B $1.16B AZO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x 21.2x 290.7x AN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 17.6x 69.2x AN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% +5.7% -5.4% AZO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 12.4% 0.2% AZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 46.3% 3.4% AZO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 2.1x 6.8x AZO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.8% -16.9% +100.5% HZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.3%/yr +11.8%/yr +2.4%/yr AZO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 30.7% 59.1% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 48/100 43/100 AN

Percentile Scorecard

ANAZOHZO

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

AxisANAZOHZO
Valuation 59 #43 of 104 25 #78 of 104 70 #32 of 104
Growth 28 #72 of 99 39 #61 of 99 55 #45 of 99
Profitability 55 #45 of 99 92 #9 of 99 44 #56 of 99
Financial Health 18 #93 of 113 16 #95 of 113 35 #74 of 113
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 73 68 #24 of 73 13 #64 of 73
Overall 52 48 43
  • AN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANAZOHZOSPY
1 month -2.4%+12.5%+0.2% -1.0%
3 months -22.6%+8.3%+44.6% +2.9%
6 months -20.7%-10.5%+76.9% +6.4%
Year to date -22.0%-5.6%+116.9% +11.4%
1 year -22.8%-16.9%+100.5% +13.1%
3 years +24.5%+32.5%+78.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.6%+9.8%+21.3% +21.5%
5 years +23.5%+74.7%+12.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.3%+11.8%+2.4% +10.9%
10 years +244.1%+328.5%+152.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.2%+15.7%+9.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureANAZOHZOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%30.7%59.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%33.5%41.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.131.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.551.70 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-35.8%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.0%-19.3%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $230.09$3,967.95$52.56 $779.14
52-week low $153.07$2,793.77$21.43 $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.

MultipleANAZOHZO
P/E now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 16.7x 21.3xmedian 16.7x 291.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 2.6xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 9.1x 14.3xmedian 9.1x 16.6xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 440.7xmedian 16.6x 32.0xmedian 16.6x 6.5xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x -18.8xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.48median 0.73 5.17median 0.73 -4.20median 0.73

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 monthsANAZOHZO
Revenue $27.45B $19.99B $2.20B
Gross profit $4.90B $10.34B $751.28M
Operating income $1.32B $3.60B $66.82M
Net income $774.70M $2.48B $4.76M
Free cash flow $12.10M $1.63B $178.02M
EPS (diluted) $22.92 $147.05 $0.17
Cash & equivalents $53.30M $253.73M $174.78M
Total debt $4.44B $9.06B $971.02M
Shares (diluted) 33.80M 16.85M 23.16M
Enterprise value $5.10B $51.49B $459.84M

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
MetricANAZOHZO
P/E 7.0x 21.3x 291.0x
P/FCF 440.7x 32.0x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 17.0x 5.3x
P/S 0.2x 2.6x 0.5x
P/B 2.4x -18.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 5.3x -18.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 14.3x 16.6x
EV/EBIT 7.4x 17.0x 29.3x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 3.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF 802.9x 37.4x 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.1x 19.9x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.48 5.17 -4.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANAZOHZO
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% 5.7% -5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 5.3% -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% 3.4% -0.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 5.4% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.1% -2.9% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.3% 2.4% -32.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.2% -3.3% 118.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 0.1% -67.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.5% -1.3% 113.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 4.1% -69.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 294.9% -5.0% 1,972%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.8% -0.3% 42.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 102.7% -18.4% 432.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -76.3% -11.6% 37.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANAZOHZO
Gross margin 17.8% 51.8% 34.2%
EBITDA margin 5.8% 21.4% 5.4%
Operating margin 4.8% 18.0% 3.0%
Pretax margin 3.8% 15.7% 0.2%
Net margin 2.8% 12.4% 0.2%
FCF margin 0.0% 8.2% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 15.4% 10.0%
Return on equity 34.5% – 0.5%
Return on assets 5.1% 12.0% 0.2%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 46.3% 3.4%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 33.9% 4.4%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.2x 46.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.7% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANAZOHZO
Debt / assets 28.6% 43.3% 41.2%
Debt / equity 2.0x -3.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 2.1x 6.8x
Debt / FCF 366.6x 5.5x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 85.4% 113.3% 59.1%
Equity / assets 14.6% -13.3% 40.9%
Interest coverage 13.7x – 1.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.77 2.53 2.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANAZOHZO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 18.9% 3.1% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 18.9% 3.1% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusANAZOHZO
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 17.6xFY2027 69.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.87FY2026 $181.94FY2027 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +19.3%FY2027 +24.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% +0.2% +111.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.34BFY2026 $20.56BFY2027 $2.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +1.1%FY2027 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +6.1% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANAZOHZO
Held by institutions 72.2% 94.5% 87.6%
Institutions holding 509 1,263 182
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +5.5% -0.6%
Institutions buying 222 524 97
Institutions selling 196 474 53
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.11 1.83

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.

ANAZOHZO
AN 1.00 0.28 0.20
AZO 0.28 1.00 0.07
HZO 0.20 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AN, AZO and HZO?

Autozone (AZO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autonation (AN) $5.38B, Autozone (AZO) $52.59B, Marinemax (HZO) $1.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, AN, AZO and HZO?

Autonation (AN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autonation (AN) 6.9x, Autozone (AZO) 21.2x, Marinemax (HZO) 290.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autonation (AN) is cheapest (Autonation (AN) 8.1x, Autozone (AZO) 17.6x, Marinemax (HZO) 69.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autozone (AZO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autonation (AN) -0.1%, Autozone (AZO) +5.7%, Marinemax (HZO) -5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autozone (AZO) has the highest net margin (Autonation (AN) 2.8%, Autozone (AZO) 12.4%, Marinemax (HZO) 0.2%). On return on invested capital, Autozone (AZO) leads (Autonation (AN) 14.6%, Autozone (AZO) 46.3%, Marinemax (HZO) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marinemax (HZO) returned the most: Autonation (AN) -22.8%, Autozone (AZO) -16.9%, Marinemax (HZO) +100.5%. Over five years, Autozone (AZO) compounded fastest (Autonation (AN) +4.3%/yr, Autozone (AZO) +11.8%/yr, Marinemax (HZO) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autozone (AZO) has been the steadiest (Autonation (AN) 35.3%, Autozone (AZO) 30.7%, Marinemax (HZO) 59.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AN, AZO and HZO?

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