AZO vs ECXJ vs PRTS Stock Comparison

Autozone, Cxj and CarParts.com 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
5 wins
ECXJ CXJ GROUP CO., Ltd
$1.29 -0.8% 1M -31.7% 1Y
Market cap
$131.93M
P/E
2,034x
Revenue (TTM)
$663.21K
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
PRTS CarParts.com, Inc.
$8.19 +0.5% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$66.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$515.80M
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Autozone leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Autozone 5, Cxj 2, CarParts.com 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZOECXJPRTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.05B $131.93M $66.00M AZO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 2,034x -2.2x AZO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +52.4% -10.7% ECXJ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.6% 9.8% -5.4% AZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 45.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.0% -31.7% +20.2% PRTS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.1%/yr +16.2%/yr -44.3%/yr ECXJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 372.6% 74.2% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 33/100 19/100 AZO

Percentile Scorecard

AZOECXJPRTS

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

AxisAZOECXJPRTS
Valuation 30 #73 of 104 4 #100 of 104 20 #83 of 104
Growth 49 #51 of 98 65 #35 of 98 12 #86 of 98
Profitability 93 #8 of 96 51 #48 of 96 16 #81 of 96
Financial Health 18 #90 of 110 12 #97 of 110 46 #60 of 110
Shareholder Returns 81 #14 of 71 – 1 #70 of 71
Overall 54 33 19
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ECXJ ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • PRTS ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZOECXJPRTSSPY
1 month +8.3%-0.8%+0.5% +0.9%
3 months +0.4%-4.4%+55.7% +5.9%
6 months -10.4%+61.3%-13.7% +8.5%
Year to date -6.9%-32.1%+63.8% +13.3%
1 year -17.0%-31.7%+20.2% +12.4%
3 years +29.0%+87.0%-76.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +8.9%+23.2%-38.0% +23.5%
5 years +76.9%+111.5%-94.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.1%+16.2%-44.3% +11.0%
10 years +329.3%+7.5%-73.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.7%+0.7%-12.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAZOECXJPRTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%372.6%74.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%1,481.3%72.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.13-2.781.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.090.27 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-99.3%-97.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-32.1%-18.1% -0.9%
52-week high $3,967.95$1.90$10.00 $779.14
52-week low $2,793.77$0.07$3.88 $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.

MultipleAZOECXJPRTS
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 16.7x 2,034xmedian 16.7x -2.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.4x 198.9xmedian 0.4x 0.1xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 9.2x -538.4xmedian 9.2x -3.3xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 16.0x -4,167xmedian 16.0x -5.8xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -20.4xmedian 1.6x -82.2xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 4.17median 0.73 75.81median 0.73 0.05median 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 monthsAZOECXJPRTS
Revenue $20.34B $663.21K $515.80M
Gross profit $10.64B $409.81K $170.22M
Operating income $3.72B $43.82K -$27.59M
Net income $2.57B $64.85K -$27.61M
Free cash flow $1.82B -$31.66K -$11.33M
EPS (diluted) $152.55 $0.00 $-3.64
Cash & equivalents $326.12M $55.78K $38.17M
Total debt $9.13B – –
Shares (diluted) 16.87M 102.27M 7.58M
Enterprise value $49.90B $131.60M -$71.86M

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
MetricAZOECXJPRTS
P/E 20.2x 2,034x -2.2x
P/FCF 28.1x -4,167x -5.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x -4,167x -19.6x
P/S 2.5x 198.9x 0.1x
P/B -20.4x -82.2x 1.2x
P/Tangible book -20.4x -82.2x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x -538.4x -3.3x
EV/EBIT 16.1x 3,009x -1.0x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 198.8x 0.1x
EV/FCF 33.0x -4,165x -2.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.4x -4,165x -8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.17 75.81 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZOECXJPRTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 52.4% -10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -26.2% -8.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 16.2% -11.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -24.7% -9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.1% 101.9% 47.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 26.6% -64.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.0% 102.8% 48.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 26.8% -59.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.3% 102.8% 61.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 26.8% -44.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% 93.1% 65.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% -27.1% -26.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.4% 93.1% 43.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -27.1% -29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZOECXJPRTS
Gross margin 52.3% 61.8% 33.0%
EBITDA margin 21.7% -36.9% -1.6%
Operating margin 18.3% 6.6% -5.3%
Pretax margin 16.0% 11.1% -5.6%
Net margin 12.6% 9.8% -5.4%
FCF margin 8.9% -4.8% -2.2%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% -4.8% -0.7%
Return on equity – – -47.4%
Return on assets 12.1% 22.4% -14.7%
Return on invested capital 45.7% – –
Return on capital employed 33.3% – -26.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 2.0x 2.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -0.5x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZOECXJPRTS
Debt / assets 42.2% – –
Debt / equity -3.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 5.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 111.6% 582.9% 69.1%
Equity / assets -11.6% -482.9% 30.9%
Interest coverage – – -14.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.54 5.32 0.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZOECXJPRTS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.8% – -28.5%
Shareholder yield 3.8% – -28.5%
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.

ConsensusAZOECXJPRTS
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2027 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $180.87FY2027 – $-2.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.52BFY2027 – $479.38MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2027 – -12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% – +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZOECXJPRTS
Held by institutions 94.5% – 12.3%
Institutions holding 1,264 – 27
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% – -14.6%
Institutions buying 525 – 26
Institutions selling 474 – 1
Buyers to sellers 1.11 – 26.00

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.

AZOECXJPRTS
AZO 1.00 -0.04 0.10
ECXJ -0.04 1.00 0.10
PRTS 0.10 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZO, ECXJ and PRTS?

Autozone (AZO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autozone (AZO) $51.05B, Cxj (ECXJ) $131.93M, CarParts.com (PRTS) $66.00M.

Which stock is cheaper, AZO, ECXJ and PRTS?

Autozone (AZO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autozone (AZO) 20.2x, Cxj (ECXJ) 2,034x, CarParts.com (PRTS) -2.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cxj (ECXJ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autozone (AZO) +7.4%, Cxj (ECXJ) +52.4%, CarParts.com (PRTS) -10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autozone (AZO) has the highest net margin (Autozone (AZO) 12.6%, Cxj (ECXJ) 9.8%, CarParts.com (PRTS) -5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CarParts.com (PRTS) returned the most: Autozone (AZO) -17.0%, Cxj (ECXJ) -31.7%, CarParts.com (PRTS) +20.2%. Over five years, Cxj (ECXJ) compounded fastest (Autozone (AZO) +12.1%/yr, Cxj (ECXJ) +16.2%/yr, CarParts.com (PRTS) -44.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autozone (AZO) has been the steadiest (Autozone (AZO) 30.7%, Cxj (ECXJ) 372.6%, CarParts.com (PRTS) 74.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZO, ECXJ and PRTS?

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 5. 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.