CVNA vs ABG vs AN Stock Comparison

Carvana, Asbury Automotive and Autonation Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVNA Carvana Co.
$59.24 -8.9% 1M -16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$65.14B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.06B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$195.05 +5.5% 1M -16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.50B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
1 win
AN Autonation, Inc.
$164.81 -1.2% 1M -15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.46B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autonation leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Autonation 6, Carvana 4, Asbury Automotive 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVNAABGANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.14B $3.50B $5.46B CVNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x 7.6x 7.1x AN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.0x 7.2x 8.3x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.0% -1.3% -0.1% CVNA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% — 2.8% CVNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 14.6% AN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — 2.8x CVNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.6% -16.8% -15.5% AN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr -0.1%/yr +6.4%/yr AN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.0% 36.9% 35.1% AN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 — 51/100 AN

Percentile Scorecard

CVNAABGAN

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

AxisCVNAABGAN
Valuation 7 #97 of 104 92 #9 of 104 58 #44 of 104
Growth 100 #1 of 99 18 #81 of 99 28 #72 of 99
Profitability 63 #37 of 98 – 56 #44 of 98
Financial Health 60 #45 of 112 – 17 #93 of 112
Shareholder Returns 7 #67 of 72 – 99 #2 of 72
Overall 47 – 51
  • CVNA ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AN ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVNAABGANSPY
1 month -8.9%+5.5%-1.2% -0.2%
3 months -10.3%-19.1%-25.2% +3.9%
6 months -27.1%-2.7%-18.0% +8.2%
Year to date -29.8%-16.1%-20.2% +12.9%
1 year -16.6%-16.8%-15.5% +12.3%
3 years +935.7%+4.6%+26.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +118.1%+1.5%+8.1% +23.3%
5 years -0.6%-0.5%+36.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.1%-0.1%+6.4% +10.9%
10 years —+287.4%+257.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+14.5%+13.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVNAABGANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.0%36.9%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.1%37.3%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.310.630.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-0.45-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-47.1%-33.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.1%-23.8%-28.4% -1.2%
52-week high $95.69$256.03$230.09 $779.14
52-week low $56.26$161.79$153.07 $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.

MultipleCVNAABGAN
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 16.7x 7.6xmedian 16.7x 7.1xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x 6.2xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 70.1xmedian 16.5x 6.3xmedian 16.5x 450.8xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 0.72 -0.47median 0.72 -1.51median 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 monthsCVNAABGAN
Revenue $25.06B $17.59B $27.45B
Gross profit $4.85B $3.00B $4.90B
Operating income $2.24B $746.30M $1.32B
Net income $2.13B – $774.70M
Free cash flow $929.00M – $12.10M
EPS (diluted) $2.12 $25.55 $22.92
Cash & equivalents $2.63B $84.50M $53.30M
Total debt $5.24B – $4.44B
Shares (diluted) 739.96M 18.30M 33.80M
Enterprise value $56.74B $3.50B $5.18B

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
MetricCVNAABGAN
P/E 27.1x 7.6x 7.1x
P/FCF 70.1x 6.3x 450.8x
P/Operating cash flow 58.2x – 18.6x
P/S 2.6x 0.2x 0.2x
P/B 12.7x 0.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 12.8x 0.9x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 26.8x – 6.2x
EV/EBIT 30.3x – 7.5x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 0.2x 0.4x
EV/FCF 72.9x – 813.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 60.5x – 33.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 -0.47 -1.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVNAABGAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.0% -1.3% -0.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 6.2% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.2% -0.8% -0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 51.6% 2.1% -2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.9% -23.4% 6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 67.6% -13.0% -10.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.8% – 22.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.8% – -13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 169.5% -10.7% 38.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.0% -16.2% -4.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% – 294.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.2% – -38.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.1% – 102.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 52.7% – -76.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVNAABGAN
Gross margin 19.4% – 17.8%
EBITDA margin 10.1% – 5.8%
Operating margin 8.9% – 4.8%
Pretax margin -2.2% – 3.8%
Net margin 6.3% – 2.8%
FCF margin 3.7% – 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 4.5% – 1.1%
Return on equity 43.6% – 34.5%
Return on assets 15.1% – 5.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 14.6%
Return on capital employed 18.5% – 14.9%
Asset turnover 1.8x – 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x – 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVNAABGAN
Debt / assets 36.0% – 28.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF 5.6x – 366.6x
Liabilities / assets 64.7% – 85.4%
Equity / assets 35.3% – 14.6%
Interest coverage 5.3x – 13.7x
Current ratio 3.9x 0.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 0.1x
Cash ratio 1.3x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 6.93 – 2.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVNAABGAN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.9% – 18.5%
Shareholder yield -0.9% 0.0% 18.5%
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.

ConsensusCVNAABGAN
Forward P/E 38.0xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.56FY2026 $26.97FY2026 $19.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.7%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.5% +12.9% +15.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.22BFY2026 $16.40BFY2026 $28.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.0%FY2026 -8.9%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.3% +6.7% -6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVNAABGAN
Held by institutions 67.3% 100.0% 72.2%
Institutions holding 819 315 509
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% -2.4% +0.5%
Institutions buying 480 173 222
Institutions selling 267 106 196
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.63 1.13

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.

CVNAABGAN
CVNA 1.00 0.33 0.35
ABG 0.33 1.00 0.78
AN 0.35 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVNA, ABG and AN?

Carvana (CVNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carvana (CVNA) $65.14B, Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.50B, Autonation (AN) $5.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVNA, ABG and AN?

Autonation (AN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carvana (CVNA) 27.1x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.6x, Autonation (AN) 7.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Carvana (CVNA) 38.0x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.2x, Autonation (AN) 8.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carvana (CVNA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carvana (CVNA) +54.0%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -1.3%, Autonation (AN) -0.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carvana (CVNA) has the highest net margin (Carvana (CVNA) 6.3%, Autonation (AN) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Autonation (AN) leads (Carvana (CVNA) 0.0%, Autonation (AN) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autonation (AN) returned the most: Carvana (CVNA) -16.6%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -16.8%, Autonation (AN) -15.5%. Over five years, Autonation (AN) compounded fastest (Carvana (CVNA) -0.1%/yr, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -0.1%/yr, Autonation (AN) +6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autonation (AN) has been the steadiest (Carvana (CVNA) 62.0%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 36.9%, Autonation (AN) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVNA, ABG and AN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autonation (AN) leads on 6. 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.