GPI vs LKQ vs QSR Stock Comparison

Group 1 Automotive, Lkq and Restaurant Brands International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$259.60 +7.8% 1M -35.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.08B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
LKQ Lkq Corp
$18.10 -21.7% 1M -39.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.65B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.51B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Restaurant Brands International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Restaurant Brands International 7, Group 1 Automotive 3, Lkq 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGPILKQQSRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.08B $4.65B $25.31B QSR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.1x 18.3x 16.9x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 7.2x 18.4x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.4% -0.4% +5.5% QSR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.7% 1.9% 15.3% QSR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 4.2% 13.7% QSR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 3.2x 4.1x LKQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.8% -39.7% +10.6% QSR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.6%/yr -20.0%/yr +5.2%/yr GPI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.0% 44.3% 25.0% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 58/100 58/100 QSR

Percentile Scorecard

GPILKQQSR

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

AxisGPILKQQSR
Valuation 85 #16 of 104 85 #17 of 104 45 #28 of 50
Growth 21 #78 of 98 6 #92 of 98 67 #16 of 47
Profitability 50 #49 of 97 57 #42 of 97 71 #14 of 46
Financial Health 32 #75 of 110 49 #57 of 110 32 #35 of 51
Shareholder Returns 64 #26 of 70 93 #6 of 70 74 #9 of 32
Overall 50 58 58
  • GPI ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LKQ ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGPILKQQSRSPY
1 month +7.8%-21.7%+2.2% +0.7%
3 months -12.5%-19.9%-1.7% +3.7%
6 months -27.3%-42.7%-9.5% +7.1%
Year to date -34.0%-40.1%+7.0% +12.8%
1 year -35.8%-39.7%+10.6% +11.9%
3 years +5.1%-58.3%+10.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +1.7%-25.3%+3.2% +22.8%
5 years +44.4%-67.1%+29.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.6%-20.0%+5.2% +10.9%
10 years +339.6%-43.6%+67.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.0%-5.6%+5.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGPILKQQSRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.0%44.3%25.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.4%53.0%25.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.590.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.83-0.900.43 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.9%-71.5%-27.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.2%-48.0%-10.6% -1.2%
52-week high $426.91$34.80$81.67 $779.14
52-week low $224.95$17.10$65.69 $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.

MultipleGPILKQQSR
P/E now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 17.0x 18.0xmedian 17.0x 17.0xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 2.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 9.2x 7.5xmedian 9.2x 12.7xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 15.6x 7.5xmedian 15.6x 16.1xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x 4.6xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.66median 0.77 -0.52median 0.77 0.93median 0.93

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 monthsGPILKQQSR
Revenue $21.77B $13.51B $9.78B
Gross profit $3.47B $5.14B $5.30B
Operating income $785.70M $648.00M $2.64B
Net income $380.00M $254.00M $1.97B
Free cash flow $226.30M $610.00M $1.58B
EPS (diluted) $31.93 $1.00 $3.28
Cash & equivalents $881.50M $319.00M $974.00M
Total debt $3.89B $3.72B $13.27B
Shares (diluted) 11.90M 252.90M 457.00M
Enterprise value $1.96B $3.38B $21.10B

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
MetricGPILKQQSR
P/E 8.1x 18.0x 17.0x
P/FCF 13.7x 7.5x 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 5.7x 13.7x
P/S 0.1x 0.3x 2.6x
P/B 1.0x 0.7x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.9x -4.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 7.5x 12.7x
EV/EBIT 7.8x 12.3x 14.3x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.6x 3.9x
EV/FCF 27.0x 13.1x 23.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 10.0x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.66 -0.52 0.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPILKQQSR
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.4% -0.4% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 0.4% 12.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.4% -2.6% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -1.6% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% -41.0% 19.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.2% -22.1% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.0% -63.7% 53.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.4% -35.7% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.6% -63.0% 62.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.3% -34.4% 18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.4% -17.8% 13.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -16.8% 11.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.1% -15.5% 12.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% -17.3% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPILKQQSR
Gross margin 15.9% 38.1% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 4.2% 7.8% 30.4%
Operating margin 3.6% 4.8% 27.0%
Pretax margin 2.3% 3.4% 21.9%
Net margin 1.7% 1.9% 15.3%
FCF margin 1.0% 4.5% 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 2.2% 5.9% 19.1%
Return on equity 12.6% 4.0% 36.1%
Return on assets 3.6% 1.7% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 4.2% 13.7%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 5.5% 11.6%
Asset turnover 2.1x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 3.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPILKQQSR
Debt / assets 36.0% 25.1% 52.5%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.6x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 3.2x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 17.2x 6.1x 8.4x
Liabilities / assets 71.6% 57.3% 78.1%
Equity / assets 28.4% 42.7% 21.9%
Interest coverage – 3.0x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.24 2.32 1.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPILKQQSR
Dividend yield 0.8% 6.6% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 11.3% 2.7% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 12.1% 9.3% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 6.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 11.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – –

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.

ConsensusGPILKQQSR
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $38.71FY2026 $2.50FY2026 $3.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.9%FY2026 -16.9%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +19.2% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.66BFY2026 $12.80BFY2026 $10.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.6% +12.8% -10.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPILKQQSR
Held by institutions 99.9% 100.0% 92.2%
Institutions holding 386 534 576
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -1.5% +6.5%
Institutions buying 203 263 319
Institutions selling 125 214 166
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.23 1.92

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.

GPILKQQSR
GPI 1.00 0.40 0.26
LKQ 0.40 1.00 0.27
QSR 0.26 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPI, LKQ and QSR?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.08B, Lkq (LKQ) $4.65B, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $25.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPI, LKQ and QSR?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.1x, Lkq (LKQ) 18.3x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 6.7x, Lkq (LKQ) 7.2x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -3.4%, Lkq (LKQ) -0.4%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has the highest net margin (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1.7%, Lkq (LKQ) 1.9%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) leads (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 9.0%, Lkq (LKQ) 4.2%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 13.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Restaurant Brands International (QSR) returned the most: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -35.8%, Lkq (LKQ) -39.7%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +10.6%. Over five years, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) compounded fastest (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +7.6%/yr, Lkq (LKQ) -20.0%/yr, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.01%, Lkq (LKQ) 0.00%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 0.00%. Lkq (LKQ) and Restaurant Brands International (QSR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has been the steadiest (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.0%, Lkq (LKQ) 44.3%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GPI, LKQ and QSR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) leads on 7. 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.