AN vs GPC vs CVNA Stock Comparison

Autonation, Genuine Parts and Carvana Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AN Autonation, Inc.
$185.80 +14.4% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.15B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.42B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
GPC Genuine Parts Co
$124.64 -2.1% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.18B
P/E
553.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.33B
Div. yield
3.38%
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win
CVNA Carvana Co.
$72.00 +12.9% 1M +17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$79.37B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Carvana leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Carvana 6, Autonation 4, Genuine Parts 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANGPCCVNALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.15B $17.18B $79.37B CVNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.6x 553.5x 30.4x AN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.4x 17.3x 46.2x AN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.8% +5.3% +50.3% CVNA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% 0.1% 6.2% CVNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% AN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 2.9x 0.8x CVNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.38% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.0% -2.1% +17.4% CVNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.7%/yr -1.5%/yr +3.6%/yr AN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 34.3% 61.7% GPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 41/100 51/100 CVNA

Percentile Scorecard

ANGPCCVNA

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

AxisANGPCCVNA
Valuation 54 #49 of 105 34 #70 of 105 8 #97 of 105
Growth 24 #76 of 99 27 #73 of 99 100 #1 of 99
Profitability 55 #45 of 99 44 #56 of 99 65 #35 of 99
Financial Health 17 #94 of 113 29 #81 of 113 67 #38 of 113
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 73 71 #22 of 73 13 #64 of 73
Overall 50 41 51
  • AN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GPC ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • CVNA ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANGPCCVNASPY
1 month +14.4%-2.1%+12.9% -2.3%
3 months -13.8%-3.0%+8.9% -0.7%
6 months -8.3%+20.4%-4.4% +4.8%
Year to date -10.0%+1.4%-14.7% +10.3%
1 year -7.0%-2.1%+17.4% +10.3%
3 years +32.8%-7.0%+1,014.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +9.9%-2.4%+123.5% +20.1%
5 years +51.8%-7.1%+19.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year +8.7%-1.5%+3.6% +10.1%
10 years +343.1%+40.9%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +16.1%+3.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureANGPCCVNASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%34.3%61.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%34.6%64.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.430.482.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.060.28 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-50.6%-98.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-16.5%-24.8% -3.5%
52-week high $230.09$149.26$95.69 $779.14
52-week low $153.07$92.47$56.26 $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.

MultipleANGPCCVNA
P/E now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 17.7x 553.5xmedian 17.7x 30.4xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 2.9xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 9.0x 14.5xmedian 9.0x 30.3xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 268.6xmedian 15.9x 22.5xmedian 15.9x 71.3xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 1.7x 14.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.77median 0.75 -7.83median 0.75 0.24median 0.75

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 monthsANGPCCVNA
Revenue $27.42B $25.33B $27.45B
Gross profit $4.86B $9.40B $5.23B
Operating income $1.26B $912.67M $2.40B
Net income $721.90M $31.04M $2.35B
Free cash flow $22.90M $762.85M $1.11B
EPS (diluted) $21.36 $0.22 $2.31
Cash & equivalents $51.20M $763.15M $3.05B
Total debt $4.36B $5.11B $5.23B
Shares (diluted) 33.80M 138.33M 739.91M
Enterprise value $5.92B $14.89B $70.25B

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
MetricANGPCCVNA
P/E 8.6x 553.5x 30.4x
P/FCF 268.6x 22.5x 71.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.8x 14.4x 59.7x
P/S 0.2x 0.7x 2.9x
P/B 2.7x 3.7x 14.0x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 5.9x 14.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.9x 14.5x 30.3x
EV/EBIT 8.3x 23.6x 34.0x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.8x 3.0x
EV/FCF 456.7x 28.2x 73.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.6x 18.0x 61.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.77 -7.83 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANGPCCVNA
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.8% 5.3% 50.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 3.2% 34.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.2% 5.4% 33.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 4.5% 51.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% -23.2% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -18.3% 91.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% -96.2% 113.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.9% -70.8% 61.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.7% -96.1% 168.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.9% -70.7% 127.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 179.6% 79.8% 99.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.0% -2.8% 63.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.9% 471.3% 103.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -66.5% -3.9% 86.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANGPCCVNA
Gross margin 17.7% 37.1% 19.0%
EBITDA margin 5.6% 5.9% 9.8%
Operating margin 4.6% 3.6% 8.7%
Pretax margin 3.5% 0.0% -0.9%
Net margin 2.6% 0.1% 6.2%
FCF margin 0.1% 3.0% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 4.7% 4.8%
Return on equity 31.9% 0.7% 43.6%
Return on assets 4.6% 0.1% 15.8%
Return on invested capital 14.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 7.7% 18.8%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.2x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 38.6x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANGPCCVNA
Debt / assets 27.9% 23.8% 34.4%
Debt / equity 1.9x 1.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 2.9x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 190.4x 6.7x 4.7x
Liabilities / assets 85.5% 78.3% 62.8%
Equity / assets 14.5% 21.7% 37.2%
Interest coverage 12.0x – 6.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 4.1x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.4x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 2.78 2.36 7.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANGPCCVNA
Dividend yield – 3.4% –
Net buyback yield 16.1% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 16.1% 3.4% 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.

ConsensusANGPCCVNA
Forward P/E 9.4xFY2026 17.3xFY2026 46.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.82FY2026 $7.22FY2026 $1.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026 -7.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.6% +7.2% +36.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.30BFY2026 $24.09BFY2026 $27.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +34.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +7.4% +25.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANGPCCVNA
Held by institutions 72.2% 95.5% 67.3%
Institutions holding 511 1,082 821
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +9.5% -1.7%
Institutions buying 222 493 480
Institutions selling 197 418 269
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.18 1.78

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.

ANGPCCVNA
AN 1.00 0.32 0.37
GPC 0.32 1.00 0.13
CVNA 0.37 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AN, GPC and CVNA?

Carvana (CVNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autonation (AN) $6.15B, Genuine Parts (GPC) $17.18B, Carvana (CVNA) $79.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, AN, GPC and CVNA?

Autonation (AN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autonation (AN) 8.6x, Genuine Parts (GPC) 553.5x, Carvana (CVNA) 30.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autonation (AN) is cheapest (Autonation (AN) 9.4x, Genuine Parts (GPC) 17.3x, Carvana (CVNA) 46.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carvana (CVNA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autonation (AN) -1.8%, Genuine Parts (GPC) +5.3%, Carvana (CVNA) +50.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carvana (CVNA) has the highest net margin (Autonation (AN) 2.6%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.1%, Carvana (CVNA) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Autonation (AN) leads (Autonation (AN) 14.3%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.0%, Carvana (CVNA) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carvana (CVNA) returned the most: Autonation (AN) -7.0%, Genuine Parts (GPC) -2.1%, Carvana (CVNA) +17.4%. Over five years, Autonation (AN) compounded fastest (Autonation (AN) +8.7%/yr, Genuine Parts (GPC) -1.5%/yr, Carvana (CVNA) +3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Autonation (AN) 0.00%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 3.38%. Autonation (AN) and Carvana (CVNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Genuine Parts (GPC) has been the steadiest (Autonation (AN) 35.9%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 34.3%, Carvana (CVNA) 61.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AN, GPC and CVNA?

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