GPC vs VVV vs ABG Stock Comparison

Genuine Parts, Valvoline and Asbury Automotive Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GPC Genuine Parts Co
$121.78 -6.0% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.81B
P/E
541.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.33B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
VVV Valvoline Inc
$31.87 +10.2% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.04B
P/E
39.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$195.05 +5.5% 1M -16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.48B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGPCVVVABGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.81B $4.04B $3.48B GPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 541.5x 39.8x 7.4x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 18.7x 7.2x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +16.1% -1.3% VVV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% 5.2% — VVV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 8.8% — VVV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 3.4x — GPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% -5.1% -16.8% VVV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr -1.3%/yr -0.1%/yr ABG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.2% 34.6% 36.9% GPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 33/100 — GPC

Percentile Scorecard

GPCVVVABG

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

AxisGPCVVVABG
Valuation 36 #67 of 104 19 #27 of 33 92 #9 of 104
Growth 26 #74 of 99 31 #21 of 30 18 #81 of 99
Profitability 45 #54 of 98 75 #8 of 29 –
Financial Health 28 #81 of 112 8 #36 of 39 –
Shareholder Returns 70 #22 of 72 – –
Overall 41 33 –
  • GPC ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGPCVVVABGSPY
1 month -6.0%+10.2%+5.5% -0.2%
3 months -6.2%-20.7%-19.1% +3.9%
6 months +15.5%-1.6%-2.7% +8.2%
Year to date -1.0%+9.7%-16.1% +12.9%
1 year -7.3%-5.1%-16.8% +12.3%
3 years -4.2%+6.4%+4.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.4%+2.1%+1.5% +23.3%
5 years -7.5%-6.2%-0.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.5%-1.3%-0.1% +10.9%
10 years +36.6%+56.2%+287.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.2%+4.6%+14.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGPCVVVABGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.2%34.6%36.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%34.0%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.570.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.15-0.45 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.6%-44.1%-47.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-20.9%-23.8% -1.2%
52-week high $149.26$40.28$256.03 $779.14
52-week low $92.47$26.62$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.

MultipleGPCVVVABG
P/E now vs peer median 540.8xmedian 16.7x 40.1xmedian 15.2x 7.6xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.5x 2.1xmedian 1.3x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 9.0x 12.6xmedian 9.8x —median 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 16.5x 28.9xmedian 14.5x 6.3xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.7x 9.8xmedian 2.0x 0.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -7.65median 0.72 -0.71median 0.35 -0.47median 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 monthsGPCVVVABG
Revenue $25.33B $1.96B $17.59B
Gross profit $9.40B $751.90M $3.00B
Operating income $912.67M $301.00M $746.30M
Net income $31.04M $101.50M –
Free cash flow $762.85M $140.50M –
EPS (diluted) $0.22 $0.79 $25.55
Cash & equivalents $763.15M $84.20M $84.50M
Total debt $5.11B $1.60B –
Shares (diluted) 138.33M 128.40M 18.30M
Enterprise value $14.51B $3.75B $3.48B

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
MetricGPCVVVABG
P/E 540.8x 40.1x 7.6x
P/FCF 22.0x 28.9x 6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 9.9x –
P/S 0.7x 2.1x 0.2x
P/B 3.6x 9.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 9.8x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 12.6x –
EV/EBIT 23.2x 18.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.8x 0.2x
EV/FCF 27.7x 39.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.7x 13.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.65 -0.71 -0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPCVVVABG
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 16.1% -1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 12.2% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.4% 15.4% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 12.7% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.2% -31.6% -23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 7.2% -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -96.2% -63.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -70.8% -59.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -96.1% -63.5% -10.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -70.7% -56.2% -16.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 79.8% 40.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 6.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 471.3% 129.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.9% -7.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPCVVVABG
Gross margin 37.1% 38.3% –
EBITDA margin 5.9% 22.6% –
Operating margin 3.6% 15.3% –
Pretax margin 0.0% 9.0% –
Net margin 0.1% 5.2% –
FCF margin 3.0% 7.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.7% 21.0% –
Return on equity 0.7% 26.4% –
Return on assets 0.1% 2.9% –
Return on invested capital 0.0% 8.8% –
Return on capital employed 7.7% 9.9% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 38.6x 4.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPCVVVABG
Debt / assets 23.8% 46.0% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 3.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 3.4x –
Debt / FCF 6.7x 11.4x –
Liabilities / assets 78.3% 88.0% –
Equity / assets 21.7% 12.0% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 2.34 1.74 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPCVVVABG
Dividend yield 3.5% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusGPCVVVABG
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.22FY2026 $1.70FY2026 $26.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +10.0% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.09BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026 $16.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 -8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +23.4% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPCVVVABG
Held by institutions 95.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,080 450 315
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% -0.1% -2.4%
Institutions buying 492 234 173
Institutions selling 417 143 106
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.64 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.

GPCVVVABG
GPC 1.00 0.41 0.35
VVV 0.41 1.00 0.45
ABG 0.35 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPC, VVV and ABG?

Genuine Parts (GPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Genuine Parts (GPC) $16.81B, Valvoline (VVV) $4.04B, Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPC, VVV and ABG?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Genuine Parts (GPC) 541.5x, Valvoline (VVV) 39.8x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Genuine Parts (GPC) 16.9x, Valvoline (VVV) 18.7x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valvoline (VVV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Genuine Parts (GPC) +5.3%, Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Valvoline (VVV) has the highest net margin (Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.1%, Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Valvoline (VVV) leads (Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.0%, Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valvoline (VVV) returned the most: Genuine Parts (GPC) -7.3%, Valvoline (VVV) -5.1%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -16.8%. Over five years, Asbury Automotive (ABG) compounded fastest (Genuine Parts (GPC) -1.5%/yr, Valvoline (VVV) -1.3%/yr, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Genuine Parts (GPC) has been the steadiest (Genuine Parts (GPC) 34.2%, Valvoline (VVV) 34.6%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GPC, VVV 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, Genuine Parts (GPC) 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.