AZO vs BKNG vs EXPE Stock Comparison

Autozone, Booking Holdings and Expedia Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$155.83 0.0% 1M -23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$117.57B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$289.01 +11.6% 1M +34.0% 1Y
Market cap
$34.13B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAZOBKNGEXPELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.59B $117.57B $34.13B BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.2x 16.3x 16.8x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x 14.3x 14.3x BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +12.9% +12.0% BKNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 25.5% 13.0% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 46.3% 75.5% 29.5% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 0.3x -0.5x EXPE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.9% -23.5% +34.0% EXPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.8%/yr +10.2%/yr +12.3%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 38.0% 51.0% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 60/100 63/100 EXPE

Percentile Scorecard

AZOBKNGEXPE

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

AxisAZOBKNGEXPE
Valuation 25 #78 of 104 66 #57 of 167 65 #60 of 167
Growth 39 #61 of 99 38 #96 of 153 77 #36 of 153
Profitability 92 #9 of 99 99 #2 of 153 97 #6 of 153
Financial Health 16 #95 of 113 39 #109 of 179 33 #121 of 179
Shareholder Returns 68 #24 of 73 59 #39 of 94 44 #53 of 94
Overall 48 60 63
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZOBKNGEXPESPY
1 month +12.5%0.0%+11.6% -1.0%
3 months +8.3%-12.2%+11.2% +2.9%
6 months -10.5%-13.5%+14.9% +6.4%
Year to date -5.6%-27.3%+2.0% +11.4%
1 year -16.9%-23.5%+34.0% +13.1%
3 years +32.5%+37.4%+197.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.8%+11.2%+43.8% +21.5%
5 years +74.7%+62.7%+78.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.8%+10.2%+12.3% +10.9%
10 years +328.5%+165.5%+126.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.7%+10.3%+8.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAZOBKNGEXPESPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%38.0%51.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%38.2%50.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.860.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.620.67 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-39.5%-60.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-29.1%-14.8% -2.5%
52-week high $3,967.95$219.68$339.12 $779.14
52-week low $2,793.77$154.13$188.51 $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.

MultipleAZOBKNGEXPE
P/E now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 16.7x 16.6xmedian 17.5x 17.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.5x 4.1xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 9.1x 12.2xmedian 14.9x 9.2xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 16.6x 12.3xmedian 11.2x 7.4xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -18.8xmedian 1.7x -10.9xmedian 1.7x 13.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 5.17median 0.73 -0.29median 0.42 0.42median 0.42

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 monthsAZOBKNGEXPE
Revenue $19.99B $28.24B $15.70B
Gross profit $10.34B – $14.20B
Operating income $3.60B $9.28B $2.51B
Net income $2.48B $7.21B $2.04B
Free cash flow $1.63B $9.54B $4.46B
R&D – – $1.28B
EPS (diluted) $147.05 $9.36 $16.61
Cash & equivalents $253.73M $17.21B $6.68B
Total debt $9.06B $20.18B $5.46B
Shares (diluted) 16.85M 770.00M 122.55M
Enterprise value $51.49B $50.62B $9.31B

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
MetricAZOBKNGEXPE
P/E 21.3x 16.6x 17.1x
P/FCF 32.0x 12.3x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 17.0x 11.9x 6.3x
P/S 2.6x 4.1x 2.1x
P/B -18.8x -10.9x 13.4x
P/Tangible book -18.8x -10.1x 20.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.3x 12.2x 9.2x
EV/EBIT 17.0x 12.9x 12.5x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 4.3x 2.0x
EV/FCF 37.4x 12.6x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 12.2x 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.17 -0.29 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZOBKNGEXPE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 12.9% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 13.4% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% – 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – 10.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.9% 12.9% 80.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 15.3% 27.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 49.8% 83.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 17.4% 31.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.3% -93.7% 98.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -57.3% 41.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.0% 2.9% 87.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 13.2% 18.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.4% 3.2% 123.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.6% 13.9% 24.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZOBKNGEXPE
Gross margin 51.8% – 90.4%
EBITDA margin 21.4% 34.9% 21.7%
Operating margin 18.0% 32.9% 16.0%
Pretax margin 15.7% 32.9% 15.5%
Net margin 12.4% 25.5% 13.0%
FCF margin 8.2% 33.8% 28.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.4% 34.9% 33.2%
Return on equity – – 94.7%
Return on assets 12.0% 25.1% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 46.3% 75.5% 29.5%
Return on capital employed 33.9% 121.7% 33.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 2.1% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZOBKNGEXPE
Debt / assets 43.3% 68.0% 18.8%
Debt / equity -3.3x -1.9x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 0.3x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 2.1x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 113.3% 136.3% 91.5%
Equity / assets -13.3% -36.3% 8.5%
Interest coverage – 8.4x 7.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.53 5.83 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZOBKNGEXPE
Dividend yield – 1.1% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 3.1% 9.0% 5.6%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 10.0% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 109.8%
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.

ConsensusAZOBKNGEXPE
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2027 14.3xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $181.94FY2027 $10.90FY2026 $20.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.3%FY2027 +19.5%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.2% +16.8% +16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.56BFY2027 $27.56BFY2026 $16.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2027 +2.4%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +11.5% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZOBKNGEXPE
Held by institutions 94.5% 92.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,263 1,915 1,118
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% -9.6% +7.8%
Institutions buying 524 891 602
Institutions selling 474 828 361
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.08 1.67

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.

AZOBKNGEXPE
AZO 1.00 0.24 0.19
BKNG 0.24 1.00 0.74
EXPE 0.19 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZO, BKNG and EXPE?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autozone (AZO) $52.59B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $117.57B, Expedia (EXPE) $34.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZO, BKNG and EXPE?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autozone (AZO) 21.2x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 16.3x, Expedia (EXPE) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Autozone (AZO) 17.6x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 14.3x, Expedia (EXPE) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autozone (AZO) +5.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%, Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Autozone (AZO) 12.4%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Autozone (AZO) 46.3%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%, Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expedia (EXPE) returned the most: Autozone (AZO) -16.9%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -23.5%, Expedia (EXPE) +34.0%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Autozone (AZO) +11.8%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +10.2%/yr, Expedia (EXPE) +12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Autozone (AZO) 0.00%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 0.00%, Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%. Autozone (AZO) and Booking Holdings (BKNG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autozone (AZO) has been the steadiest (Autozone (AZO) 30.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%, Expedia (EXPE) 51.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZO, BKNG and EXPE?

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