LKQ vs MNRO vs AENT Stock Comparison

Lkq, Monro and Alliance Entertainment Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LKQ Lkq Corp
$17.10 -26.6% 1M -45.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.35B
P/E
9.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.69B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
MNRO Monro, Inc.
$14.16 +3.1% 1M -21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$428.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Lkq leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Lkq 4, Monro 1, Alliance Entertainment Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLKQMNROAENTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.35B $428.09M $242.08M LKQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.4x — 19.3x LKQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.8x 118.0x 9.7x LKQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.7% -21.9% -22.8% MNRO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.2%/yr -25.5%/yr -12.9%/yr AENT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 62.4% 67.3% LKQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

LKQMNROAENT

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

AxisLKQMNROAENT
Valuation 87 #14 of 104 – 26 #77 of 104
Growth 11 #88 of 99 – –
Profitability 60 #40 of 98 – –
Financial Health 47 #60 of 112 37 #71 of 112 36 #72 of 112
Shareholder Returns 93 #6 of 72 96 #4 of 72 –
Overall 60 – –
  • LKQ ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • MNRO 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

PeriodLKQMNROAENTSPY
1 month -26.6%+3.1%+1.2% -0.2%
3 months -35.6%-17.7%-15.6% +3.9%
6 months -45.0%-16.7%-34.1% +8.2%
Year to date -43.4%-29.3%-38.9% +12.9%
1 year -45.7%-21.9%-22.8% +12.3%
3 years -60.7%-45.6%+295.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -26.8%-18.4%+58.2% +23.3%
5 years -69.7%-77.1%-49.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -21.2%-25.5%-12.9% +10.9%
10 years -46.3%-74.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.0%-12.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLKQMNROAENTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%62.4%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%70.3%71.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.601.941.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-0.35-0.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.5%-82.5%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.9%-40.5%-41.4% -1.2%
52-week high $34.80$23.81$8.43 $779.14
52-week low $17.10$11.27$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.

MultipleLKQMNROAENT
P/E now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x 19.3xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x —median 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x -189.4xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x 4.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.44median 0.72 —median 0.72 —median 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 monthsLKQMNROAENT
Revenue $13.69B – –
Gross profit $5.25B – –
Operating income $869.00M – –
Net income $461.00M – –
Free cash flow $625.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.81 – –
Cash & equivalents $301.00M $14.63M $814.00K
Total debt $3.93B $387.59M $73.72M
Shares (diluted) 254.70M 31.40M 51.05M
Enterprise value $3.11B $390.27M $235.43M

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
MetricLKQMNROAENT
P/E 9.4x – 19.3x
P/FCF 6.9x – -189.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x – –
P/S 0.3x – 0.5x
P/B 0.7x 0.7x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.7x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x – –
EV/EBIT 9.2x – –
EV/Revenue 0.6x – –
EV/FCF 12.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.44 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLKQMNROAENT
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.7% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -35.2% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.0% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -34.2% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLKQMNROAENT
Gross margin 38.3% – –
EBITDA margin 9.4% – –
Operating margin 6.3% – –
Pretax margin 4.9% – –
Net margin 3.4% – –
FCF margin 4.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin 6.0% – –
Return on equity 7.1% – –
Return on assets 3.1% – –
Return on invested capital 6.3% – –
Return on capital employed 7.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.9x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLKQMNROAENT
Debt / assets 26.2% 6.2% 18.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – –
Debt / FCF 6.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 56.9% 62.3% 70.7%
Equity / assets 43.1% 37.7% 29.3%
Interest coverage 4.0x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.31 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLKQMNROAENT
Dividend yield 7.0% 7.9% –
Net buyback yield 3.1% – –
Shareholder yield 10.1% 7.9% –
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.

ConsensusLKQMNROAENT
Forward P/E 6.8xFY2026 118.0xFY2026 9.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.50FY2026 $0.12FY2026 $0.51FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -16.9%FY2026 -71.4%FY2026 +96.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +19.2% +275.0% +21.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.80BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $1.10BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 -4.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% -2.6% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLKQMNROAENT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 0.8%
Institutions holding 533 182 19
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -7.2% +1.6%
Institutions buying 263 96 10
Institutions selling 214 65 4
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.48 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.

LKQMNROAENT
LKQ 1.00 0.32 0.03
MNRO 0.32 1.00 0.04
AENT 0.03 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LKQ, MNRO and AENT?

Lkq (LKQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lkq (LKQ) $4.35B, Monro (MNRO) $428.09M, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) $242.08M.

Which stock is cheaper, LKQ, MNRO and AENT?

Lkq (LKQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lkq (LKQ) 9.4x, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lkq (LKQ) is cheapest (Lkq (LKQ) 6.8x, Monro (MNRO) 118.0x, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 9.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monro (MNRO) returned the most: Lkq (LKQ) -45.7%, Monro (MNRO) -21.9%, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -22.8%. Over five years, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) compounded fastest (Lkq (LKQ) -21.2%/yr, Monro (MNRO) -25.5%/yr, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lkq (LKQ) has been the steadiest (Lkq (LKQ) 44.1%, Monro (MNRO) 62.4%, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LKQ, MNRO 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, Lkq (LKQ) 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.