LKQ vs GPI vs AENT Stock Comparison

Lkq, Group 1 Automotive and Alliance Entertainment Holding Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LKQ Lkq Corp
$18.10 -21.7% 1M -39.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.73B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.51B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$259.60 +7.8% 1M -35.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.05B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Group 1 Automotive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Group 1 Automotive 6, Lkq 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLKQGPIAENTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.73B $3.05B $234.94M LKQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x 8.0x 17.3x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 6.7x 8.7x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% -3.4% — LKQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 1.7% — LKQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 9.0% — GPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 3.3x — LKQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.7% -35.8% -37.0% GPI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.0%/yr +7.6%/yr -14.7%/yr GPI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 43.0% 67.4% GPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 50/100 — LKQ

Percentile Scorecard

LKQGPIAENT

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

AxisLKQGPIAENT
Valuation 85 #17 of 104 85 #16 of 104 32 #71 of 104
Growth 6 #92 of 98 21 #78 of 98 –
Profitability 57 #42 of 97 50 #49 of 97 –
Financial Health 49 #57 of 110 32 #75 of 110 37 #70 of 110
Shareholder Returns 93 #6 of 70 64 #26 of 70 –
Overall 58 50 –
  • LKQ ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GPI ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AENT ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLKQGPIAENTSPY
1 month -21.7%+7.8%-5.2% +0.7%
3 months -19.9%-12.5%-20.1% +3.7%
6 months -42.7%-27.3%-43.6% +7.1%
Year to date -40.1%-34.0%-45.3% +12.8%
1 year -39.7%-35.8%-37.0% +11.9%
3 years -58.3%+5.1%+253.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -25.3%+1.7%+52.4% +22.8%
5 years -67.1%+44.4%-54.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -20.0%+7.6%-14.7% +10.9%
10 years -43.6%+339.6%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -5.6%+16.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLKQGPIAENTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%43.0%67.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.0%47.4%72.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.331.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-0.83-0.55 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.5%-53.9%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.0%-39.2%-47.6% -1.2%
52-week high $34.80$426.91$8.43 $779.14
52-week low $17.10$224.95$4.39 $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.

MultipleLKQGPIAENT
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 17.0x 8.1xmedian 17.0x 17.3xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 9.2x 6.7xmedian 9.2x —median 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 15.6x 13.7xmedian 15.6x -169.5xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x 4.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.52median 0.77 -0.66median 0.77 —median 0.77

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 monthsLKQGPIAENT
Revenue $13.51B $21.77B –
Gross profit $5.14B $3.47B –
Operating income $648.00M $785.70M –
Net income $254.00M $380.00M –
Free cash flow $610.00M $226.30M –
EPS (diluted) $1.00 $31.93 –
Cash & equivalents $319.00M $881.50M $814.00K
Total debt $3.72B $3.89B $73.72M
Shares (diluted) 252.90M 11.90M 51.05M
Enterprise value $3.45B $1.93B $228.29M

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
MetricLKQGPIAENT
P/E 18.0x 8.1x 17.3x
P/FCF 7.5x 13.7x -169.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 6.6x –
P/S 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
P/B 0.7x 1.0x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.4x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 6.7x –
EV/EBIT 12.3x 7.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.3x –
EV/FCF 13.1x 27.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 13.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.52 -0.66 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLKQGPIAENT
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% -3.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 7.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.6% -4.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 4.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -41.0% -0.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -22.1% -8.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -63.7% 1.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.7% -16.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -63.0% 8.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.4% -12.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.8% -39.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.8% 1.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.5% -54.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.3% -2.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLKQGPIAENT
Gross margin 38.1% 15.9% –
EBITDA margin 7.8% 4.2% –
Operating margin 4.8% 3.6% –
Pretax margin 3.4% 2.3% –
Net margin 1.9% 1.7% –
FCF margin 4.5% 1.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 5.9% 2.2% –
Return on equity 4.0% 12.6% –
Return on assets 1.7% 3.6% –
Return on invested capital 4.2% 9.0% –
Return on capital employed 5.5% 11.0% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 2.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLKQGPIAENT
Debt / assets 25.1% 36.0% 18.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 3.3x –
Debt / FCF 6.1x 17.2x –
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 71.6% 70.7%
Equity / assets 42.7% 28.4% 29.3%
Interest coverage 3.0x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.32 3.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLKQGPIAENT
Dividend yield 6.6% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 2.7% 11.3% –
Shareholder yield 9.3% 12.1% –
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.

ConsensusLKQGPIAENT
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 6.7xFY2026 8.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.50FY2026 $38.71FY2026 $0.51FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -16.9%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026 +96.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +19.2% +8.1% +21.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.80BFY2026 $20.66BFY2026 $1.10BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 -4.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +5.6% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLKQGPIAENT
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.9% 0.8%
Institutions holding 534 386 19
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +3.7% +1.6%
Institutions buying 263 203 10
Institutions selling 214 125 4
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.62 2.50

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.

LKQGPIAENT
LKQ 1.00 0.40 0.03
GPI 0.40 1.00 0.14
AENT 0.03 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LKQ, GPI and AENT?

Lkq (LKQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lkq (LKQ) $4.73B, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.05B, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) $234.94M.

Which stock is cheaper, LKQ, GPI and AENT?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lkq (LKQ) 18.6x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.0x, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Lkq (LKQ) 7.2x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 6.7x, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lkq (LKQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lkq (LKQ) -0.4%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Group 1 Automotive (GPI) returned the most: Lkq (LKQ) -39.7%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -35.8%, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -37.0%. Over five years, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) compounded fastest (Lkq (LKQ) -20.0%/yr, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +7.6%/yr, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lkq (LKQ) 0.00%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.01%, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 0.00%. Lkq (LKQ) and Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) has been the steadiest (Lkq (LKQ) 44.3%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.0%, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 67.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.