MNRO vs ALDS vs LKQ Stock Comparison

Monro, APPlife Digital Solutions and Lkq Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MNRO Monro, Inc.
$12.30 -10.6% 1M -18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$360.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win
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
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionMNROALDSLKQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $360.09M $508.54K $4.65B LKQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -0.1x 18.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 102.5x — 7.2x LKQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +647.6% -0.4% ALDS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -203.4% 1.9% LKQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 4.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.4% -99.4% -39.7% MNRO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.6%/yr -75.9%/yr -20.0%/yr LKQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.6% 406.1% 44.3% LKQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 13/100 58/100 LKQ

Percentile Scorecard

MNROALDSLKQ

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

AxisMNROALDSLKQ
Valuation – 3 #101 of 104 85 #17 of 104
Growth – 42 #57 of 98 6 #92 of 98
Profitability – 6 #91 of 97 57 #42 of 97
Financial Health 36 #71 of 110 0 #110 of 110 49 #57 of 110
Shareholder Returns 96 #4 of 70 – 93 #6 of 70
Overall – 13 58
  • MNRO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ALDS ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LKQ ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMNROALDSLKQSPY
1 month -10.6%-99.0%-21.7% +0.7%
3 months -8.5%-87.5%-19.9% +3.7%
6 months -30.0%-99.0%-42.7% +7.1%
Year to date -38.6%-99.5%-40.1% +12.8%
1 year -18.4%-99.4%-39.7% +11.9%
3 years -50.6%-99.7%-58.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -21.0%-86.4%-25.3% +22.8%
5 years -80.1%-99.9%-67.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -27.6%-75.9%-20.0% +10.9%
10 years -77.9%—-43.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year -14.0%—-5.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMNROALDSLKQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.6%406.1%44.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.1%762.8%53.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.981.430.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-0.24-0.90 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.5%-99.9%-71.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.3%-99.6%-48.0% -1.2%
52-week high $23.81$2.25$34.80 $779.14
52-week low $11.27$0.01$17.10 $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.

MultipleMNROALDSLKQ
P/E now vs peer median —median 17.0x -0.1xmedian 17.0x 18.0xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x —median 9.2x 7.5xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.6x -0.7xmedian 15.6x 7.5xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.7x -0.1xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 —median 0.77 -0.52median 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 monthsMNROALDSLKQ
Revenue – $2.30M $13.51B
Gross profit – $500.29K $5.14B
Operating income – -$4.38M $648.00M
Net income – -$4.67M $254.00M
Free cash flow – -$752.99K $610.00M
EPS (diluted) – – $1.00
Cash & equivalents $14.63M $21.73K $319.00M
Total debt $96.77M $2.75M $3.72B
Shares (diluted) 31.40M – 252.90M
Enterprise value $322.28M $285.92K $3.38B

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
MetricMNROALDSLKQ
P/E – -0.1x 18.0x
P/FCF – -0.7x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow – -0.7x 5.7x
P/S – 0.2x 0.3x
P/B 0.6x -0.1x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.6x -0.1x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 7.5x
EV/EBIT – -0.5x 12.3x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 0.6x
EV/FCF – -2.9x 13.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – -2.9x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNROALDSLKQ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 647.6% -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 265.9% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1,274% -2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 619.9% -1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -5,083% -41.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -11.8% -22.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -111.1% -63.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -10.2% -35.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -63.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -34.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -370.7% -17.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% -16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -370.7% -15.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% -17.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNROALDSLKQ
Gross margin – 21.8% 38.1%
EBITDA margin – – 7.8%
Operating margin – -190.6% 4.8%
Pretax margin – -203.4% 3.4%
Net margin – -203.4% 1.9%
FCF margin – -32.8% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin – -32.8% 5.9%
Return on equity – – 4.0%
Return on assets – -323.6% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – – 4.2%
Return on capital employed – – 5.5%
Asset turnover – 1.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.2x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNROALDSLKQ
Debt / assets 6.2% 2,407% 25.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x -0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.2x
Debt / FCF – -2.2x 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 62.3% 7,630% 57.3%
Equity / assets 37.7% -7,530% 42.7%
Interest coverage – – 3.0x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.0x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – -409.25 2.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNROALDSLKQ
Dividend yield 9.1% – 6.6%
Net buyback yield – – 2.7%
Shareholder yield 9.1% – 9.3%
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.

ConsensusMNROALDSLKQ
Forward P/E 102.5xFY2026 – 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 – $2.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -71.4%FY2026 – -16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +275.0% – +19.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.18BFY2026 – $12.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 – -6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% – +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNROALDSLKQ
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 182 – 534
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.2% – -1.5%
Institutions buying 96 – 263
Institutions selling 65 – 214
Buyers to sellers 1.48 – 1.23

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.

MNROALDSLKQ
MNRO 1.00 0.01 0.29
ALDS 0.01 1.00 0.03
LKQ 0.29 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNRO, ALDS and LKQ?

Lkq (LKQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monro (MNRO) $360.09M, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) $508.54K, Lkq (LKQ) $4.65B.

Which company is growing faster?

APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) +647.6%, Lkq (LKQ) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lkq (LKQ) has the highest net margin (APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) -203.4%, Lkq (LKQ) 1.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monro (MNRO) returned the most: Monro (MNRO) -18.4%, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) -99.4%, Lkq (LKQ) -39.7%. Over five years, Lkq (LKQ) compounded fastest (Monro (MNRO) -27.6%/yr, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) -75.9%/yr, Lkq (LKQ) -20.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lkq (LKQ) has been the steadiest (Monro (MNRO) 61.6%, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) 406.1%, Lkq (LKQ) 44.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MNRO, ALDS and LKQ?

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 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.