AZO vs MNRO vs ABG Stock Comparison

Autozone, Monro and Asbury Automotive Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZO Autozone Inc
$3,190.99 +11.0% 1M -16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$51.78B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.34B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
MNRO Monro, Inc.
$13.41 -2.4% 1M -25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$426.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$173.16 -6.4% 1M -27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.98B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autozone leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Autozone 8, Asbury Automotive 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZOMNROABGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.78B $426.01M $3.60B AZO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x — 7.1x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x 111.7x 6.4x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% — +4.1% AZO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.6% — 2.8% AZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 45.7% — 7.8% AZO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — 3.9x AZO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.1% -25.6% -27.6% AZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.8%/yr -26.3%/yr -2.7%/yr AZO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 62.3% 34.9% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 — 59/100 ABG

Percentile Scorecard

AZOMNROABG

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

AxisAZOMNROABG
Valuation 27 #76 of 104 – 90 #11 of 104
Growth 50 #50 of 99 – 28 #72 of 99
Profitability 92 #9 of 99 – 57 #43 of 99
Financial Health 18 #93 of 113 38 #71 of 113 24 #86 of 113
Shareholder Returns 79 #16 of 73 94 #5 of 73 96 #4 of 73
Overall 53 – 59
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • MNRO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZOMNROABGSPY
1 month +11.0%-2.4%-6.4% -0.8%
3 months +3.8%-20.8%-23.6% +3.5%
6 months -10.4%-23.4%-13.4% +7.0%
Year to date -5.9%-33.1%-25.5% +12.2%
1 year -16.1%-25.6%-27.6% +13.0%
3 years +30.4%-48.5%-7.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.3%-19.8%-2.5% +23.1%
5 years +74.8%-78.3%-12.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.8%-26.3%-2.7% +11.0%
10 years +324.6%-75.6%+242.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.6%-13.2%+13.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAZOMNROABGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%62.3%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%70.3%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.141.920.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.41-0.79 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-82.5%-47.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-43.7%-32.4% -1.8%
52-week high $3,967.95$23.81$256.03 $779.14
52-week low $2,793.77$11.27$161.79 $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.

MultipleAZOMNROABG
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x 6.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x 7.5xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x 6.3xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median -20.6xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x 0.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 4.22median 0.72 —median 0.72 -0.43median 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 monthsAZOMNROABG
Revenue $20.34B – $17.98B
Gross profit $10.64B – $3.08B
Operating income $3.72B – $782.30M
Net income $2.57B – $509.50M
Free cash flow $1.82B – $496.30M
EPS (diluted) $152.55 – $27.84
Cash & equivalents $326.12M $14.63M $30.40M
Total debt $9.13B $387.59M $3.46B
Shares (diluted) 16.87M 31.40M 18.30M
Enterprise value $50.62B $388.20M $3.46B

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
MetricAZOMNROABG
P/E 20.4x – 6.2x
P/FCF 28.4x – 6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x – 3.8x
P/S 2.5x – 0.2x
P/B -20.6x 0.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -20.6x 0.7x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x – 7.5x
EV/EBIT 16.2x – 8.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x – 0.4x
EV/FCF 33.3x – 13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x – 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.22 – -0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZOMNROABG
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% – 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% – 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.1% – -18.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – -12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.0% – -5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – -18.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.3% – 1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – -14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% – -15.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – 24.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.4% – -32.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% – 16.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZOMNROABG
Gross margin 52.3% – 17.1%
EBITDA margin 21.7% – 4.9%
Operating margin 18.3% – 4.4%
Pretax margin 16.0% – 3.8%
Net margin 12.6% – 2.8%
FCF margin 8.9% – 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% – 4.5%
Return on equity – – 13.0%
Return on assets 12.1% – 4.5%
Return on invested capital 45.7% – 7.8%
Return on capital employed 33.3% – 9.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZOMNROABG
Debt / assets 42.2% 6.2% 30.3%
Debt / equity -3.6x 0.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – 3.9x
Debt / FCF 5.0x – 7.0x
Liabilities / assets 111.6% 62.3% 65.6%
Equity / assets -11.6% 37.7% 34.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.55 – 2.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZOMNROABG
Dividend yield – 8.4% –
Net buyback yield 3.7% – 12.6%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 8.4% 12.6%
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.

ConsensusAZOMNROABG
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2027 111.7xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $180.87FY2027 $0.12FY2026 $26.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2027 -71.4%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% +275.0% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.52BFY2027 $1.18BFY2026 $16.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2027 +1.9%FY2026 -8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% -2.6% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZOMNROABG
Held by institutions 94.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,263 182 315
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% -7.2% -2.4%
Institutions buying 524 96 173
Institutions selling 474 65 106
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.48 1.63

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.

AZOMNROABG
AZO 1.00 0.22 0.27
MNRO 0.22 1.00 0.29
ABG 0.27 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZO, MNRO and ABG?

Autozone (AZO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autozone (AZO) $51.78B, Monro (MNRO) $426.01M, Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZO, MNRO and ABG?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autozone (AZO) 20.1x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Autozone (AZO) 17.6x, Monro (MNRO) 111.7x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 6.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autozone (AZO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autozone (AZO) +7.4%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autozone (AZO) has the highest net margin (Autozone (AZO) 12.6%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Autozone (AZO) leads (Autozone (AZO) 45.7%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autozone (AZO) returned the most: Autozone (AZO) -16.1%, Monro (MNRO) -25.6%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -27.6%. Over five years, Autozone (AZO) compounded fastest (Autozone (AZO) +11.8%/yr, Monro (MNRO) -26.3%/yr, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -2.7%/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%, Monro (MNRO) 62.3%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZO, MNRO and ABG?

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 8. 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.