ECXJ vs PRTS vs GPI Stock Comparison

Cxj, CarParts.com and Group 1 Automotive Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECXJ CXJ GROUP CO., Ltd
$1.29 -0.8% 1M -31.7% 1Y
Market cap
$131.93M
P/E
2,034x
Revenue (TTM)
$663.21K
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
PRTS CarParts.com, Inc.
$7.98 -6.8% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$64.30M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$515.80M
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$254.66 +0.8% 1M -39.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.04B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.15B
Div. yield
0.84%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Group 1 Automotive leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Group 1 Automotive 4, Cxj 3, CarParts.com 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECXJPRTSGPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $131.93M $64.30M $3.04B GPI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2,034x -2.2x 10.4x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 6.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +52.4% -10.7% +0.8% ECXJ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% -5.4% 1.3% ECXJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.84% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.7% +14.0% -39.4% PRTS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr -44.6%/yr +7.3%/yr ECXJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 373.4% 74.2% 43.4% GPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 19/100 46/100 GPI

Percentile Scorecard

ECXJPRTSGPI

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

AxisECXJPRTSGPI
Valuation 4 #100 of 104 20 #83 of 104 80 #22 of 104
Growth 66 #34 of 99 12 #87 of 99 13 #86 of 99
Profitability 52 #48 of 98 16 #83 of 98 49 #51 of 98
Financial Health 11 #100 of 112 46 #61 of 112 22 #88 of 112
Shareholder Returns – 1 #71 of 72 66 #25 of 72
Overall 33 19 46
  • ECXJ ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • PRTS 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

PeriodECXJPRTSGPISPY
1 month -0.8%-6.8%+0.8% -0.2%
3 months -4.4%+48.6%-27.5% +3.9%
6 months +61.3%-16.1%-26.1% +8.2%
Year to date -32.1%+59.6%-35.3% +12.9%
1 year -31.7%+14.0%-39.4% +12.3%
3 years +87.0%-76.8%+2.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.2%-38.6%+0.7% +23.3%
5 years +111.5%-94.8%+42.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.2%-44.6%+7.3% +10.9%
10 years +7.5%-73.8%+332.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.7%-12.5%+15.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureECXJPRTSGPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 373.4%74.2%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 1,481.3%72.3%48.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -2.791.410.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.090.19-0.91 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.3%-97.6%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.1%-20.2%-40.3% -1.2%
52-week high $1.90$10.00$426.91 $779.14
52-week low $0.07$3.88$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.

MultipleECXJPRTSGPI
P/E now vs peer median 2,034xmedian 16.7x -2.2xmedian 16.7x 10.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 198.9xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -538.4xmedian 9.0x -3.1xmedian 9.0x 7.6xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4,167xmedian 16.5x -5.7xmedian 16.5x 18.3xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median -82.2xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 75.81median 0.72 0.05median 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 monthsECXJPRTSGPI
Revenue $663.21K $515.80M $22.15B
Gross profit $409.81K $170.22M $3.53B
Operating income $43.82K -$27.59M $692.80M
Net income $64.85K -$27.61M $290.10M
Free cash flow -$31.66K -$11.33M $166.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $-3.64 $24.50
Cash & equivalents $55.78K $38.17M $164.50M
Total debt – – $3.36B
Shares (diluted) 102.27M 7.58M 11.84M
Enterprise value $131.60M -$73.56M $2.77B

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
MetricECXJPRTSGPI
P/E 2,034x -2.2x 10.4x
P/FCF -4,167x -5.7x 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow -4,167x -19.1x 6.9x
P/S 198.9x 0.1x 0.1x
P/B -82.2x 1.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -82.2x 1.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -538.4x -3.1x 7.6x
EV/EBIT 3,009x -0.9x 9.0x
EV/Revenue 198.8x 0.1x 0.3x
EV/FCF -4,165x -2.3x 37.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -4,165x -7.7x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 75.81 0.05 -0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECXJPRTSGPI
Revenue growth (1Y) 52.4% -10.7% 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.2% -8.4% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.2% -11.1% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -24.7% -9.6% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 101.9% 47.9% -24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.6% -64.1% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 102.8% 48.3% -39.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.8% -59.6% -24.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 102.8% 61.9% -34.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.8% -44.7% -20.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.1% 65.4% -49.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.1% -26.9% -1.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 93.1% 43.8% -72.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.1% -29.5% -16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECXJPRTSGPI
Gross margin 61.8% 33.0% 15.9%
EBITDA margin -36.9% -1.6% 3.7%
Operating margin 6.6% -5.3% 3.1%
Pretax margin 11.1% -5.6% 1.8%
Net margin 9.8% -5.4% 1.3%
FCF margin -4.8% -2.2% 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin -4.8% -0.7% 2.0%
Return on equity – -47.4% 10.0%
Return on assets 22.4% -14.7% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – – 8.1%
Return on capital employed – -26.4% 10.5%
Asset turnover 2.0x 2.7x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 0.1x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECXJPRTSGPI
Debt / assets – – 32.7%
Debt / equity – – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.9x
Debt / FCF – – 20.2x
Liabilities / assets 582.9% 69.1% 71.3%
Equity / assets -482.9% 30.9% 28.7%
Interest coverage – -14.7x –
Current ratio 0.2x 1.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.32 0.81 3.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECXJPRTSGPI
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – -29.3% 14.2%
Shareholder yield – -29.3% 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.

ConsensusECXJPRTSGPI
Forward P/E – – 6.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-2.48FY2026 $38.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $479.38MFY2026 $20.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -12.4%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +16.5% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECXJPRTSGPI
Held by institutions – 12.3% 99.9%
Institutions holding – 27 385
Change in shares held, QoQ – -14.6% +3.7%
Institutions buying – 26 202
Institutions selling – 1 125
Buyers to sellers – 26.00 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.

ECXJPRTSGPI
ECXJ 1.00 0.10 -0.03
PRTS 0.10 1.00 0.11
GPI -0.03 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECXJ, PRTS and GPI?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cxj (ECXJ) $131.93M, CarParts.com (PRTS) $64.30M, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, ECXJ, PRTS and GPI?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cxj (ECXJ) 2,034x, CarParts.com (PRTS) -2.2x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 10.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cxj (ECXJ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cxj (ECXJ) +52.4%, CarParts.com (PRTS) -10.7%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cxj (ECXJ) has the highest net margin (Cxj (ECXJ) 9.8%, CarParts.com (PRTS) -5.4%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CarParts.com (PRTS) returned the most: Cxj (ECXJ) -31.7%, CarParts.com (PRTS) +14.0%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -39.4%. Over five years, Cxj (ECXJ) compounded fastest (Cxj (ECXJ) +16.2%/yr, CarParts.com (PRTS) -44.6%/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: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.84%. Cxj (ECXJ) and CarParts.com (PRTS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) has been the steadiest (Cxj (ECXJ) 373.4%, CarParts.com (PRTS) 74.2%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECXJ, PRTS 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, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) leads on 4. 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.