AZO vs FFLO vs AAP Stock Comparison

Autozone, Free Flow USA and Advance Auto Parts Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZO Autozone Inc
$3,146.46 +9.5% 1M -17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$50.89B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.34B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
FFLO Free Flow USA, Inc.
$0.31 +29.2% 1M +55.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$33.90K
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
AAP Advance Auto Parts Inc
$45.79 +9.8% 1M -18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.75B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.02B
Div. yield
2.18%
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Autozone leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Autozone 7, Free Flow USA 2, Advance Auto Parts 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZOFFLOAAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.89B $9.61M $2.75B AZO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x -50.7x 36.8x AZO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x — 15.0x AAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +1,020.7% -8.2% FFLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.6% -558.8% 0.9% AZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 45.7% — 2.9% AZO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.18% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.5% +55.0% -18.7% FFLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.1%/yr +10.3%/yr -27.3%/yr AZO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 225.1% 59.1% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 23/100 43/100 AZO

Percentile Scorecard

AZOFFLOAAP

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

AxisAZOFFLOAAP
Valuation 29 #74 of 104 3 #101 of 104 69 #33 of 104
Growth 50 #50 of 99 77 #24 of 99 37 #63 of 99
Profitability 92 #9 of 98 9 #89 of 98 34 #65 of 98
Financial Health 18 #92 of 112 4 #108 of 112 41 #66 of 112
Shareholder Returns 80 #15 of 72 – 35 #47 of 72
Overall 54 23 43
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • FFLO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AAP ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZOFFLOAAPSPY
1 month +9.5%+29.2%+9.8% -0.2%
3 months +0.9%+287.5%-22.0% +3.9%
6 months -11.7%+520.0%-19.1% +8.2%
Year to date -7.2%+675.0%+16.5% +12.9%
1 year -17.5%+55.0%-18.7% +12.3%
3 years +28.6%+24.0%-8.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.8%+7.4%-2.8% +23.3%
5 years +76.8%+63.2%-79.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.1%+10.3%-27.3% +10.9%
10 years +333.2%-69.0%-67.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.8%-11.1%-10.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAZOFFLOAAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%225.1%59.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%—62.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.13-0.241.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.24-0.32 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-96.9%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%-11.4%-27.4% -1.2%
52-week high $3,967.95$0.35$63.05 $779.14
52-week low $2,793.77$0.04$38.68 $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.

MultipleAZOFFLOAAP
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 16.7x -50.7xmedian 16.7x 36.8xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.5x 283.5xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x —median 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x —median 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median -20.3xmedian 1.7x -8.1xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 4.16median 0.72 —median 0.72 -0.95median 0.72

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 monthsAZOFFLOAAP
Revenue $20.34B $33.90K $8.02B
Gross profit $10.64B $33.90K $3.55B
Operating income $3.72B -$92.19K $189.00M
Net income $2.57B -$189.44K $75.00M
Free cash flow $1.82B – –
EPS (diluted) $152.55 – $1.23
Cash & equivalents $326.12M $4.19K $3.12B
Total debt $9.13B $2.00M $3.39B
Shares (diluted) 16.87M – 61.00M
Enterprise value $49.73B $9.51M -$8.33B

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
MetricAZOFFLOAAP
P/E 20.2x -50.7x 36.8x
P/FCF 28.0x – –
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x – –
P/S 2.5x 283.5x 0.3x
P/B -20.3x -8.1x 1.2x
P/Tangible book -20.3x -8.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x – –
EV/EBIT 16.0x -109.6x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 298.1x 0.4x
EV/FCF 32.9x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.16 – -0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZOFFLOAAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 1,021% -8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -21.6% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 1,412% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 57.5% -5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.1% 57.1% 120.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 23.6% -19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.0% 7.1% 119.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -24.6% -38.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.3% – 119.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – -38.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZOFFLOAAP
Gross margin 52.3% 100.0% 44.2%
EBITDA margin 21.7% – –
Operating margin 18.3% -272.0% 2.4%
Pretax margin 16.0% -228.5% 1.4%
Net margin 12.6% -558.8% 0.9%
FCF margin 8.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% – –
Return on equity – – 3.4%
Return on assets 12.1% -38.2% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 45.7% – 2.9%
Return on capital employed 33.3% -714.6% 2.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZOFFLOAAP
Debt / assets 42.2% 252.6% 28.2%
Debt / equity -3.6x -0.4x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 5.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 111.6% 702.7% 81.2%
Equity / assets -11.6% -602.7% 18.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.54 -9.24 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZOFFLOAAP
Dividend yield – – 2.2%
Net buyback yield 3.8% – –
Shareholder yield 3.8% – 2.2%
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.

ConsensusAZOFFLOAAP
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2027 – 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $180.87FY2027 – $3.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2027 – +35.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% – +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.52BFY2027 – $8.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2027 – +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% – +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZOFFLOAAP
Held by institutions – – 100.0%
Institutions holding – – 374
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +1.8%
Institutions buying – – 199
Institutions selling – – 110
Buyers to sellers – – 1.81

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.

AZOFFLOAAP
AZO 1.00 -0.10 0.50
FFLO -0.10 1.00 -0.31
AAP 0.50 -0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZO, FFLO and AAP?

Autozone (AZO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autozone (AZO) $50.89B, Free Flow USA (FFLO) $9.61M, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) $2.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZO, FFLO and AAP?

Autozone (AZO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autozone (AZO) 20.2x, Free Flow USA (FFLO) -50.7x, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 36.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) is cheapest (Autozone (AZO) 17.4x, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 15.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Free Flow USA (FFLO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autozone (AZO) +7.4%, Free Flow USA (FFLO) +1,020.7%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autozone (AZO) has the highest net margin (Autozone (AZO) 12.6%, Free Flow USA (FFLO) -558.8%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Autozone (AZO) leads (Autozone (AZO) 45.7%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Free Flow USA (FFLO) returned the most: Autozone (AZO) -17.5%, Free Flow USA (FFLO) +55.0%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -18.7%. Over five years, Autozone (AZO) compounded fastest (Autozone (AZO) +12.1%/yr, Free Flow USA (FFLO) +10.3%/yr, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -27.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 2.18%. Autozone (AZO) and Free Flow USA (FFLO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autozone (AZO) has been the steadiest (Autozone (AZO) 30.7%, Free Flow USA (FFLO) 225.1%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 59.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZO, FFLO and AAP?

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.