FFLO vs GPC vs GPI Stock Comparison

Free Flow USA, Genuine Parts and Group 1 Automotive Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
GPC Genuine Parts Co
$121.78 -6.0% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.79B
P/E
540.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.33B
Div. yield
3.46%
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
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
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Group 1 Automotive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Group 1 Automotive 5, Genuine Parts 4, Free Flow USA 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFFLOGPCGPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.61M $16.79B $3.04B GPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -50.7x 540.8x 10.4x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.9x 6.6x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,020.7% +5.3% +0.8% FFLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -558.8% 0.1% 1.3% GPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% 8.1% GPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 3.9x GPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.46% 0.84% GPC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.0% -7.3% -39.4% FFLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr -1.5%/yr +7.3%/yr FFLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 225.1% 34.2% 43.4% GPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 41/100 46/100 GPI

Percentile Scorecard

FFLOGPCGPI

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

AxisFFLOGPCGPI
Valuation 3 #101 of 104 36 #67 of 104 80 #22 of 104
Growth 77 #24 of 99 26 #74 of 99 13 #86 of 99
Profitability 9 #89 of 98 45 #54 of 98 49 #51 of 98
Financial Health 4 #108 of 112 28 #81 of 112 22 #88 of 112
Shareholder Returns – 70 #22 of 72 66 #25 of 72
Overall 23 41 46
  • FFLO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GPC 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

PeriodFFLOGPCGPISPY
1 month +29.2%-6.0%+0.8% -0.2%
3 months +287.5%-6.2%-27.5% +3.9%
6 months +520.0%+15.5%-26.1% +8.2%
Year to date +675.0%-1.0%-35.3% +12.9%
1 year +55.0%-7.3%-39.4% +12.3%
3 years +24.0%-4.2%+2.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.4%-1.4%+0.7% +23.3%
5 years +63.2%-7.5%+42.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.3%-1.5%+7.3% +10.9%
10 years -69.0%+36.6%+332.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -11.1%+3.2%+15.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFFLOGPCGPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 225.1%34.2%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —34.6%48.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.240.480.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-0.21-0.91 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.9%-50.6%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-18.4%-40.3% -1.2%
52-week high $0.35$149.26$426.91 $779.14
52-week low $0.04$92.47$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.

MultipleFFLOGPCGPI
P/E now vs peer median -50.7xmedian 16.7x 540.8xmedian 16.7x 10.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 283.5xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 14.2xmedian 9.0x 7.6xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.5x 22.0xmedian 16.5x 18.3xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.72 -7.65median 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 monthsFFLOGPCGPI
Revenue $33.90K $25.33B $22.15B
Gross profit $33.90K $9.40B $3.53B
Operating income -$92.19K $912.67M $692.80M
Net income -$189.44K $31.04M $290.10M
Free cash flow – $762.85M $166.30M
EPS (diluted) – $0.22 $24.50
Cash & equivalents $4.19K $763.15M $164.50M
Total debt $2.00M $5.11B $3.36B
Shares (diluted) – 138.33M 11.84M
Enterprise value $9.51M $14.50B $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
MetricFFLOGPCGPI
P/E -50.7x 540.8x 10.4x
P/FCF – 22.0x 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.0x 6.9x
P/S 283.5x 0.7x 0.1x
P/B -8.1x 3.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -8.1x 5.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 14.2x 7.6x
EV/EBIT -109.6x 23.2x 9.0x
EV/Revenue 298.1x 0.8x 0.3x
EV/FCF – 27.7x 37.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.7x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -7.65 -0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFFLOGPCGPI
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,021% 5.3% 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -21.6% 3.2% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,412% 5.4% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 57.5% 4.5% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.1% -23.2% -24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -18.3% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.1% -96.2% -39.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.6% -70.8% -24.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – -96.1% -34.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -70.7% -20.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 79.8% -49.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.8% -1.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 471.3% -72.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.9% -16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFFLOGPCGPI
Gross margin 100.0% 37.1% 15.9%
EBITDA margin – 5.9% 3.7%
Operating margin -272.0% 3.6% 3.1%
Pretax margin -228.5% 0.0% 1.8%
Net margin -558.8% 0.1% 1.3%
FCF margin – 3.0% 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.7% 2.0%
Return on equity – 0.7% 10.0%
Return on assets -38.2% 0.1% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% 8.1%
Return on capital employed -714.6% 7.7% 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.2x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 38.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFFLOGPCGPI
Debt / assets 252.6% 23.8% 32.7%
Debt / equity -0.4x 1.1x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 3.9x
Debt / FCF – 6.7x 20.2x
Liabilities / assets 702.7% 78.3% 71.3%
Equity / assets -602.7% 21.7% 28.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -9.24 2.34 3.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFFLOGPCGPI
Dividend yield – 3.5% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 14.2%
Shareholder yield – 3.5% 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.

ConsensusFFLOGPCGPI
Forward P/E – 16.9xFY2026 6.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.22FY2026 $38.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -2.0%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.2% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $24.09BFY2026 $20.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -0.9%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.4% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFFLOGPCGPI
Held by institutions – 95.5% 99.9%
Institutions holding – 1,080 385
Change in shares held, QoQ – +9.5% +3.7%
Institutions buying – 492 202
Institutions selling – 417 125
Buyers to sellers – 1.18 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.

FFLOGPCGPI
FFLO 1.00 -0.06 -0.06
GPC -0.06 1.00 0.26
GPI -0.06 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FFLO, GPC and GPI?

Genuine Parts (GPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Free Flow USA (FFLO) $9.61M, Genuine Parts (GPC) $16.79B, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, FFLO, GPC and GPI?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Free Flow USA (FFLO) -50.7x, Genuine Parts (GPC) 540.8x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 10.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Genuine Parts (GPC) 16.9x, 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: Free Flow USA (FFLO) +1,020.7%, Genuine Parts (GPC) +5.3%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) has the highest net margin (Free Flow USA (FFLO) -558.8%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.1%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1.3%). On return on invested capital, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) leads (Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.0%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Free Flow USA (FFLO) returned the most: Free Flow USA (FFLO) +55.0%, Genuine Parts (GPC) -7.3%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -39.4%. Over five years, Free Flow USA (FFLO) compounded fastest (Free Flow USA (FFLO) +10.3%/yr, Genuine Parts (GPC) -1.5%/yr, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Genuine Parts (GPC) has the highest dividend yield: Genuine Parts (GPC) 3.46%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.84%. Free Flow USA (FFLO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Genuine Parts (GPC) has been the steadiest (Free Flow USA (FFLO) 225.1%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 34.2%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FFLO, GPC 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 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.