AZO vs GPC vs SHOP Stock Comparison

Autozone, Genuine Parts and Shopify Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AZO Autozone Inc
$3,138.41 +9.2% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$52.04B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.34B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
GPC Genuine Parts Co
$122.29 -3.7% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.61B
P/E
535.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.33B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$166.89 +12.6% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$203.21B
P/E
105.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autozone leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Autozone 5, Shopify 4, Genuine Parts 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZOGPCSHOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.04B $16.61B $203.21B SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 535.2x 105.4x AZO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 16.9x 88.8x GPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +5.3% +32.5% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.6% 0.1% 14.5% SHOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 45.7% 0.0% — AZO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.9x — AZO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% -5.3% -6.8% GPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr -1.4%/yr +2.6%/yr AZO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 34.1% 59.0% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 41/100 58/100 SHOP

Percentile Scorecard

AZOGPCSHOP

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

AxisAZOGPCSHOP
Valuation 28 #75 of 104 34 #69 of 104 19 #135 of 166
Growth 50 #50 of 98 25 #74 of 98 63 #57 of 153
Profitability 93 #8 of 97 46 #53 of 97 78 #35 of 153
Financial Health 19 #89 of 110 28 #79 of 110 92 #15 of 179
Shareholder Returns 80 #15 of 70 74 #19 of 70 38 #57 of 91
Overall 54 41 58
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GPC ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZOGPCSHOPSPY
1 month +9.2%-3.7%+12.6% +0.7%
3 months +4.4%-2.1%+36.3% +3.7%
6 months -15.3%+14.0%+37.8% +7.1%
Year to date -7.5%-0.5%+3.7% +12.8%
1 year -15.4%-5.3%-6.8% +11.9%
3 years +27.1%-4.1%+255.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.3%-1.4%+52.7% +22.8%
5 years +75.8%-6.7%+13.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +12.0%-1.4%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years +326.8%+36.1%+3,990.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.6%+3.1%+44.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAZOGPCSHOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%34.1%59.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%34.5%59.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.481.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-0.16-0.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-50.6%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.9%-18.1%-6.9% -1.2%
52-week high $3,967.95$149.26$179.22 $779.14
52-week low $2,793.77$92.47$95.40 $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.

MultipleAZOGPCSHOP
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 17.0x 543.1xmedian 17.0x 112.1xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 16.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 9.2x 14.3xmedian 9.2x 112.8xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 15.6x 22.1xmedian 15.6x 91.9xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median -20.3xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.7x 17.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 4.15median 0.77 -7.69median 0.77 —median 0.39

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 monthsAZOGPCSHOP
Revenue $20.34B $25.33B $13.27B
Gross profit $10.64B $9.40B $6.34B
Operating income $3.72B $912.67M $1.84B
Net income $2.57B $31.04M $1.93B
Free cash flow $1.82B $762.85M $2.35B
R&D – – $1.65B
EPS (diluted) $152.55 $0.22 $1.49
Cash & equivalents $326.12M $763.15M $1.66B
Total debt $9.13B $5.11B –
Shares (diluted) 16.87M 138.33M 1.30B
Enterprise value $50.89B $14.31B $180.40B

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
MetricAZOGPCSHOP
P/E 20.1x 543.1x 112.1x
P/FCF 28.0x 22.1x 91.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.6x 14.1x 90.9x
P/S 2.5x 0.7x 16.3x
P/B -20.3x 3.6x 17.0x
P/Tangible book -20.3x 5.8x 17.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 14.3x 112.8x
EV/EBIT 16.0x 23.2x 114.5x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.8x 15.9x
EV/FCF 32.8x 27.8x 89.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.3x 17.7x 88.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.15 -7.69 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZOGPCSHOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 5.3% 32.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 3.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 5.4% 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 4.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.1% -23.2% 48.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% -18.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 3.0% -96.2% -17.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -70.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 5.3% -96.1% -17.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -70.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% 79.8% 29.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% -2.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.4% 471.3% 29.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -3.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZOGPCSHOP
Gross margin 52.3% 37.1% 47.8%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 5.9% 14.1%
Operating margin 18.3% 3.6% 13.9%
Pretax margin 16.0% 0.0% 17.6%
Net margin 12.6% 0.1% 14.5%
FCF margin 8.9% 3.0% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 4.7% 17.9%
Return on equity – 0.7% 15.3%
Return on assets 12.1% 0.1% 13.5%
Return on invested capital 45.7% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 33.3% 7.7% 14.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 38.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZOGPCSHOP
Debt / assets 42.2% 23.8% –
Debt / equity -3.6x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF 5.0x 6.7x –
Liabilities / assets 111.6% 78.3% 12.3%
Equity / assets -11.6% 21.7% 87.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 5.4x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.4x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 2.53 2.35 74.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZOGPCSHOP
Dividend yield – 3.4% –
Net buyback yield 3.8% – 0.8%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 3.4% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusAZOGPCSHOP
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2027 16.9xFY2026 88.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $180.87FY2027 $7.22FY2026 $1.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2027 -2.0%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% +7.2% +26.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.52BFY2027 $24.09BFY2026 $15.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2027 -0.9%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +7.4% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZOGPCSHOP
Held by institutions 94.5% 95.5% 68.9%
Institutions holding 1,265 1,081 1,705
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +9.5% +3.6%
Institutions buying 525 492 788
Institutions selling 475 418 652
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.18 1.21

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.

AZOGPCSHOP
AZO 1.00 0.37 0.05
GPC 0.37 1.00 0.07
SHOP 0.05 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZO, GPC and SHOP?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autozone (AZO) $52.04B, Genuine Parts (GPC) $16.61B, Shopify (SHOP) $203.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZO, GPC and SHOP?

Autozone (AZO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autozone (AZO) 20.2x, Genuine Parts (GPC) 535.2x, Shopify (SHOP) 105.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Genuine Parts (GPC) is cheapest (Autozone (AZO) 17.4x, Genuine Parts (GPC) 16.9x, Shopify (SHOP) 88.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shopify (SHOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autozone (AZO) +7.4%, Genuine Parts (GPC) +5.3%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (Autozone (AZO) 12.6%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.1%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Autozone (AZO) leads (Autozone (AZO) 45.7%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Genuine Parts (GPC) returned the most: Autozone (AZO) -15.4%, Genuine Parts (GPC) -5.3%, Shopify (SHOP) -6.8%. Over five years, Autozone (AZO) compounded fastest (Autozone (AZO) +12.0%/yr, Genuine Parts (GPC) -1.4%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autozone (AZO) has been the steadiest (Autozone (AZO) 30.6%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 34.1%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZO, GPC and SHOP?

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.