AZO vs FFLO vs GPI Stock Comparison

Autozone, Free Flow USA and Group 1 Automotive Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZO Autozone Inc
$3,146.46 +9.5% 1M -17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$51.91B
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
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$254.66 +0.8% 1M -39.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.92B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.15B
Div. yield
0.01%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAZOFFLOGPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.91B $9.61M $2.92B AZO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x -50.7x 10.1x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x — 6.6x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +1,020.7% +0.8% FFLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.6% -558.8% 1.3% AZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 45.7% — 8.1% AZO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — 3.9x AZO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.5% +55.0% -39.4% FFLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.1%/yr +10.3%/yr +7.3%/yr AZO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 225.1% 43.4% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 23/100 46/100 AZO

Percentile Scorecard

AZOFFLOGPI

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

AxisAZOFFLOGPI
Valuation 29 #74 of 104 3 #101 of 104 80 #22 of 104
Growth 50 #50 of 99 77 #24 of 99 13 #86 of 99
Profitability 92 #9 of 98 9 #89 of 98 49 #51 of 98
Financial Health 18 #92 of 112 4 #108 of 112 22 #88 of 112
Shareholder Returns 80 #15 of 72 – 66 #25 of 72
Overall 54 23 46
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • FFLO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GPI ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZOFFLOGPISPY
1 month +9.5%+29.2%+0.8% -0.2%
3 months +0.9%+287.5%-27.5% +3.9%
6 months -11.7%+520.0%-26.1% +8.2%
Year to date -7.2%+675.0%-35.3% +12.9%
1 year -17.5%+55.0%-39.4% +12.3%
3 years +28.6%+24.0%+2.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.8%+7.4%+0.7% +23.3%
5 years +76.8%+63.2%+42.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.1%+10.3%+7.3% +10.9%
10 years +333.2%-69.0%+332.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.8%-11.1%+15.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAZOFFLOGPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%225.1%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%—48.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.13-0.240.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.24-0.91 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-96.9%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%-11.4%-40.3% -1.2%
52-week high $3,967.95$0.35$426.91 $779.14
52-week low $2,793.77$0.04$224.95 $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.

MultipleAZOFFLOGPI
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 16.7x -50.7xmedian 16.7x 10.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.5x 283.5xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x 7.6xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x 18.3xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median -20.3xmedian 1.7x -8.1xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 4.16median 0.72 —median 0.72 -0.50median 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 monthsAZOFFLOGPI
Revenue $20.34B $33.90K $22.15B
Gross profit $10.64B $33.90K $3.53B
Operating income $3.72B -$92.19K $692.80M
Net income $2.57B -$189.44K $290.10M
Free cash flow $1.82B – $166.30M
EPS (diluted) $152.55 – $24.50
Cash & equivalents $326.12M $4.19K $164.50M
Total debt $9.13B $2.00M $3.36B
Shares (diluted) 16.87M – 11.84M
Enterprise value $50.76B $9.51M $2.65B

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
MetricAZOFFLOGPI
P/E 20.2x -50.7x 10.4x
P/FCF 28.0x – 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x – 6.9x
P/S 2.5x 283.5x 0.1x
P/B -20.3x -8.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -20.3x -8.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x – 7.6x
EV/EBIT 16.0x -109.6x 9.0x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 298.1x 0.3x
EV/FCF 32.9x – 37.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.4x – 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.16 – -0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZOFFLOGPI
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 1,021% 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -21.6% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 1,412% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 57.5% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.1% 57.1% -24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 23.6% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.0% 7.1% -39.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -24.6% -24.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.3% – -34.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – -20.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% – -49.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – -1.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.4% – -72.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% – -16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZOFFLOGPI
Gross margin 52.3% 100.0% 15.9%
EBITDA margin 21.7% – 3.7%
Operating margin 18.3% -272.0% 3.1%
Pretax margin 16.0% -228.5% 1.8%
Net margin 12.6% -558.8% 1.3%
FCF margin 8.9% – 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% – 2.0%
Return on equity – – 10.0%
Return on assets 12.1% -38.2% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 45.7% – 8.1%
Return on capital employed 33.3% -714.6% 10.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.2x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZOFFLOGPI
Debt / assets 42.2% 252.6% 32.7%
Debt / equity -3.6x -0.4x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – 3.9x
Debt / FCF 5.0x – 20.2x
Liabilities / assets 111.6% 702.7% 71.3%
Equity / assets -11.6% -602.7% 28.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.54 -9.24 3.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZOFFLOGPI
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 3.8% – 14.2%
Shareholder yield 3.8% – 15.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 8.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 15.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.8%

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.

ConsensusAZOFFLOGPI
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2027 – 6.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $180.87FY2027 – $38.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2027 – -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% – +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.52BFY2027 – $20.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2027 – -8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% – +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZOFFLOGPI
Held by institutions – – 99.9%
Institutions holding – – 385
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +3.7%
Institutions buying – – 202
Institutions selling – – 125
Buyers to sellers – – 1.62

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.

AZOFFLOGPI
AZO 1.00 -0.10 0.23
FFLO -0.10 1.00 -0.06
GPI 0.23 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZO, FFLO and GPI?

Autozone (AZO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autozone (AZO) $51.91B, Free Flow USA (FFLO) $9.61M, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $2.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZO, FFLO and GPI?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autozone (AZO) 20.2x, Free Flow USA (FFLO) -50.7x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Autozone (AZO) 17.4x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 6.6x). 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%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autozone (AZO) has the highest net margin (Autozone (AZO) 12.6%, Free Flow USA (FFLO) -558.8%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1.3%). On return on invested capital, Autozone (AZO) leads (Autozone (AZO) 45.7%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.1%).

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%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -39.4%. Over five years, Autozone (AZO) compounded fastest (Autozone (AZO) +12.1%/yr, Free Flow USA (FFLO) +10.3%/yr, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Autozone (AZO) 0.00%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.01%. 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%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.