AZO vs BKNG vs LKQ Stock Comparison

Autozone, Booking Holdings and Lkq Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AZO Autozone Inc
$3,327.23 +18.4% 1M -9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$53.81B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.34B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$170.97 +8.0% 1M -14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$127.15B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.13B
Div. yield
0.73%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins
LKQ Lkq Corp
$20.94 -6.5% 1M -31.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.29B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.51B
Div. yield
5.73%
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 7, Autozone 3, Lkq 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZOBKNGLKQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.81B $127.15B $5.29B BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.3x 17.9x 20.8x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 15.7x 8.4x LKQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +8.0% -0.4% BKNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.6% 25.5% 1.9% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 45.7% 75.1% 4.2% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.4x 3.2x BKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.73% 5.73% LKQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.5% -14.4% -31.1% AZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr +10.3%/yr -18.2%/yr AZO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.8% 39.4% 45.4% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 59/100 57/100 BKNG

Percentile Scorecard

AZOBKNGLKQ

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

AxisAZOBKNGLKQ
Valuation 28 #77 of 107 63 #62 of 166 83 #19 of 107
Growth 54 #48 of 103 34 #102 of 154 7 #96 of 103
Profitability 92 #9 of 102 99 #3 of 154 56 #45 of 102
Financial Health 19 #92 of 113 43 #103 of 179 48 #59 of 113
Shareholder Returns 79 #17 of 76 55 #44 of 97 92 #7 of 76
Overall 54 59 57
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LKQ ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZOBKNGLKQSPY
1 month +18.4%+8.0%-6.5% -1.0%
3 months +8.6%-17.4%-13.1% -0.4%
6 months -6.1%+1.6%-27.2% +4.5%
Year to date -1.9%-20.2%-30.7% +12.4%
1 year -9.5%-14.4%-31.1% +13.6%
3 years +29.2%+49.5%-53.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +8.9%+14.4%-22.5% +20.8%
5 years +83.0%+63.2%-63.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +12.9%+10.3%-18.2% +10.4%
10 years +354.8%+200.1%-33.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year +16.4%+11.6%-4.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAZOBKNGLKQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.8%39.4%45.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%38.4%53.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.910.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.31-0.37-0.69 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-39.5%-71.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-22.2%-39.8% -1.6%
52-week high $3,967.95$219.68$34.80 $779.14
52-week low $2,793.77$147.94$17.10 $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.

MultipleAZOBKNGLKQ
P/E now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 18.4x 17.9xmedian 18.2x 20.8xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.5x 4.5xmedian 1.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 9.6x 13.4xmedian 15.3x 8.2xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 16.4x 13.8xmedian 12.2x 8.7xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median -21.5xmedian 1.8x -12.2xmedian 1.8x 0.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 4.40median 0.83 -0.30median 0.38 -0.61median 0.83

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 monthsAZOBKNGLKQ
Revenue $20.34B $28.13B $13.51B
Gross profit $10.64B – $5.14B
Operating income $3.72B $9.22B $648.00M
Net income $2.57B $7.18B $254.00M
Free cash flow $1.82B $9.24B $610.00M
EPS (diluted) $152.55 $9.53 $1.00
Cash & equivalents $326.12M $15.81B $319.00M
Total debt $9.13B $20.06B $3.72B
Shares (diluted) 16.87M 753.00M 252.90M
Enterprise value $52.66B $60.90B $4.03B

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
MetricAZOBKNGLKQ
P/E 21.3x 17.9x 20.8x
P/FCF 29.6x 13.8x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.6x 13.3x 6.6x
P/S 2.6x 4.5x 0.4x
P/B -21.5x -12.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -21.5x -11.4x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 13.4x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 16.8x 14.3x 13.4x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 4.7x 0.6x
EV/FCF 34.5x 14.2x 14.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 13.7x 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.40 -0.30 -0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZOBKNGLKQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 8.0% -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 10.9% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% – -2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – -1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.1% 8.2% -41.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 11.9% -22.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.0% 42.3% -63.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 10.6% -35.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.3% -93.8% -63.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -59.9% -34.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% 10.7% -17.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 5.4% -16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.4% 11.1% -15.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 5.6% -17.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZOBKNGLKQ
Gross margin 52.3% – 38.1%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 34.9% 7.8%
Operating margin 18.3% 32.8% 4.8%
Pretax margin 16.0% 32.9% 3.4%
Net margin 12.6% 25.5% 1.9%
FCF margin 8.9% 32.8% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 34.0% 5.9%
Return on equity – – 4.0%
Return on assets 12.1% 24.8% 1.7%
Return on invested capital 45.7% 75.1% 4.2%
Return on capital employed 33.3% 96.0% 5.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 2.1% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZOBKNGLKQ
Debt / assets 42.2% 71.0% 25.1%
Debt / equity -3.6x -1.9x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.4x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 2.2x 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 111.6% 136.8% 57.3%
Equity / assets -11.6% -36.8% 42.7%
Interest coverage – 8.3x 3.0x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.61 6.39 2.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZOBKNGLKQ
Dividend yield – 0.7% 5.7%
Net buyback yield 3.6% 9.5% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 10.2% 8.1%
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.

ConsensusAZOBKNGLKQ
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2027 15.7xFY2026 8.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $180.87FY2027 $10.90FY2026 $2.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2027 +19.5%FY2026 -16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% +16.7% +19.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.52BFY2027 $27.56BFY2026 $12.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2027 +2.4%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +11.4% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZOBKNGLKQ
Held by institutions 94.5% 92.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,268 1,920 535
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% -9.6% -1.5%
Institutions buying 526 894 263
Institutions selling 476 830 214
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.08 1.23

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.

AZOBKNGLKQ
AZO 1.00 0.26 0.34
BKNG 0.26 1.00 0.30
LKQ 0.34 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZO, BKNG and LKQ?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autozone (AZO) $53.81B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $127.15B, Lkq (LKQ) $5.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZO, BKNG and LKQ?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autozone (AZO) 21.3x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 17.9x, Lkq (LKQ) 20.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lkq (LKQ) is cheapest (Autozone (AZO) 18.4x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 15.7x, Lkq (LKQ) 8.4x). 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) +7.4%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +8.0%, Lkq (LKQ) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Autozone (AZO) 12.6%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Lkq (LKQ) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Autozone (AZO) 45.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.1%, Lkq (LKQ) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autozone (AZO) returned the most: Autozone (AZO) -9.5%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -14.4%, Lkq (LKQ) -31.1%. Over five years, Autozone (AZO) compounded fastest (Autozone (AZO) +12.9%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +10.3%/yr, Lkq (LKQ) -18.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lkq (LKQ) has the highest dividend yield: Booking Holdings (BKNG) 0.73%, Lkq (LKQ) 5.73%. Autozone (AZO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autozone (AZO) has been the steadiest (Autozone (AZO) 30.8%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 39.4%, Lkq (LKQ) 45.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.