AZO vs DRVN vs LKQ Stock Comparison

Autozone, Driven Brands Holdings and Lkq Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZO Autozone Inc
$3,156.76 +8.3% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$51.05B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.34B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
LKQ Lkq Corp
$17.19 -26.0% 1M -44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.36B
P/E
9.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.69B
Div. yield
6.98%
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAZODRVNLKQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.05B $1.96B $4.36B AZO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 11.8x 9.5x LKQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 10.3x 6.9x LKQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +7.6% +1.3% DRVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.6% 8.6% 3.4% AZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 45.7% 10.8% 6.3% AZO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 3.8x 2.8x AZO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 6.98% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.0% -22.4% -44.5% AZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.1%/yr -18.3%/yr -20.8%/yr AZO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 55.8% 44.1% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 49/100 59/100 LKQ

Percentile Scorecard

AZODRVNLKQ

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

AxisAZODRVNLKQ
Valuation 30 #73 of 104 59 #14 of 33 85 #16 of 104
Growth 49 #51 of 98 66 #11 of 30 11 #87 of 98
Profitability 93 #8 of 96 56 #13 of 28 60 #39 of 96
Financial Health 18 #90 of 110 14 #32 of 37 45 #61 of 110
Shareholder Returns 81 #14 of 71 – 93 #6 of 71
Overall 54 49 59
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • DRVN ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • LKQ ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZODRVNLKQSPY
1 month +8.3%+0.9%-26.0% +0.9%
3 months +0.4%-20.8%-34.9% +5.9%
6 months -10.4%-6.9%-43.9% +8.5%
Year to date -6.9%-20.0%-43.1% +13.3%
1 year -17.0%-22.4%-44.5% +12.4%
3 years +29.0%+7.8%-60.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +8.9%+2.5%-26.7% +23.5%
5 years +76.9%-63.5%-68.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.1%-18.3%-20.8% +11.0%
10 years +329.3%—-46.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.7%—-6.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAZODRVNLKQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%55.8%44.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%63.2%53.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.410.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.40-1.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-70.1%-71.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-30.6%-50.6% -0.9%
52-week high $3,967.95$17.09$34.80 $779.14
52-week low $2,793.77$10.30$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.

MultipleAZODRVNLKQ
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 16.7x 11.8xmedian 14.9x 9.5xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.4x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.3xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 9.2x 8.8xmedian 9.3x 6.2xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 16.0x 14.6xmedian 14.5x 7.0xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -20.4xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.8x 0.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 4.17median 0.73 1.50median 0.35 -0.44median 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 monthsAZODRVNLKQ
Revenue $20.34B $1.93B $13.69B
Gross profit $10.64B – $5.25B
Operating income $3.72B $269.79M $869.00M
Net income $2.57B $165.27M $461.00M
Free cash flow $1.82B $133.78M $625.00M
EPS (diluted) $152.55 $1.00 $1.81
Cash & equivalents $326.12M $183.95M $301.00M
Total debt $9.13B $1.69B $3.93B
Shares (diluted) 16.87M 164.94M 254.70M
Enterprise value $49.90B $1.43B $3.14B

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
MetricAZODRVNLKQ
P/E 20.2x 11.8x 9.5x
P/FCF 28.1x 14.6x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x 6.3x 5.3x
P/S 2.5x 1.0x 0.3x
P/B -20.4x 2.3x 0.7x
P/Tangible book -20.4x 8.6x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 8.8x 6.2x
EV/EBIT 16.1x 12.8x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.8x 0.6x
EV/FCF 33.0x 25.8x 12.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.4x 11.1x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.17 1.50 -0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZODRVNLKQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 7.6% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -4.6% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% – -0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.1% 62.7% -22.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% -7.1% -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.0% 163.3% -35.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 7.4% -23.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.3% 163.0% -34.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 7.9% -21.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% 6.8% -13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 9.8% -12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.4% 276.7% -7.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 33.1% -13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZODRVNLKQ
Gross margin 52.3% – 38.3%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 20.4% 9.4%
Operating margin 18.3% 14.0% 6.3%
Pretax margin 16.0% 8.3% 4.9%
Net margin 12.6% 8.6% 3.4%
FCF margin 8.9% 6.9% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 16.2% 6.0%
Return on equity – 20.6% 7.1%
Return on assets 12.1% 4.8% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 45.7% 10.8% 6.3%
Return on capital employed 33.3% 8.6% 7.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.9x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.1% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZODRVNLKQ
Debt / assets 42.2% 47.6% 26.2%
Debt / equity -3.6x 2.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 3.8x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 12.6x 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 111.6% 76.5% 56.9%
Equity / assets -11.6% 23.5% 43.1%
Interest coverage – 2.8x 4.0x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.54 0.95 2.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZODRVNLKQ
Dividend yield – – 7.0%
Net buyback yield 3.8% – 3.1%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 0.0% 10.0%
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.

ConsensusAZODRVNLKQ
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2027 10.3xFY2026 6.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $180.87FY2027 $1.15FY2026 $2.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2027 -5.0%FY2026 -16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% +30.4% +19.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.52BFY2027 $1.93BFY2026 $12.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2027 +3.6%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +18.9% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZODRVNLKQ
Held by institutions 94.5% 43.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,264 193 533
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% -8.5% -1.5%
Institutions buying 525 111 263
Institutions selling 474 51 214
Buyers to sellers 1.11 2.18 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.

AZODRVNLKQ
AZO 1.00 0.26 0.31
DRVN 0.26 1.00 0.25
LKQ 0.31 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZO, DRVN and LKQ?

Autozone (AZO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autozone (AZO) $51.05B, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) $1.96B, Lkq (LKQ) $4.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZO, DRVN and LKQ?

Lkq (LKQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autozone (AZO) 20.2x, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 11.8x, Lkq (LKQ) 9.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lkq (LKQ) is cheapest (Autozone (AZO) 17.5x, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 10.3x, Lkq (LKQ) 6.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autozone (AZO) +7.4%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) +7.6%, Lkq (LKQ) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autozone (AZO) has the highest net margin (Autozone (AZO) 12.6%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 8.6%, Lkq (LKQ) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Autozone (AZO) leads (Autozone (AZO) 45.7%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 10.8%, Lkq (LKQ) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autozone (AZO) returned the most: Autozone (AZO) -17.0%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) -22.4%, Lkq (LKQ) -44.5%. Over five years, Autozone (AZO) compounded fastest (Autozone (AZO) +12.1%/yr, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) -18.3%/yr, Lkq (LKQ) -20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 0.00%, Lkq (LKQ) 6.98%. Autozone (AZO) and Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autozone (AZO) has been the steadiest (Autozone (AZO) 30.7%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 55.8%, Lkq (LKQ) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZO, DRVN 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, 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.