MNRO vs AN vs AZO Stock Comparison

Monro, Autonation and Autozone Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MNRO Monro, Inc.
$13.41 -2.4% 1M -25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$430.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
AN Autonation, Inc.
$160.14 -4.0% 1M -20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.46B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
AZO Autozone Inc
$3,190.99 +11.0% 1M -16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$51.86B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.34B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autozone leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Autozone 9, Autonation 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMNROANAZOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $430.19M $5.46B $51.86B AZO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 7.0x 20.2x AN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 111.7x 8.1x 17.6x AN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -0.1% +7.4% AZO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.8% 12.6% AZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% 45.7% AZO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x 2.0x AZO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.6% -20.0% -16.1% AZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.3%/yr +5.9%/yr +11.8%/yr AZO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.3% 35.0% 30.7% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 53/100 AZO

Percentile Scorecard

MNROANAZO

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

AxisMNROANAZO
Valuation – 58 #44 of 104 27 #76 of 104
Growth – 27 #73 of 99 50 #50 of 99
Profitability – 55 #45 of 99 92 #9 of 99
Financial Health 38 #71 of 113 17 #94 of 113 18 #93 of 113
Shareholder Returns 94 #5 of 73 100 #1 of 73 79 #16 of 73
Overall – 51 53
  • MNRO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMNROANAZOSPY
1 month -2.4%-4.0%+11.0% -0.8%
3 months -20.8%-24.6%+3.8% +3.5%
6 months -23.4%-21.5%-10.4% +7.0%
Year to date -33.1%-22.4%-5.9% +12.2%
1 year -25.6%-20.0%-16.1% +13.0%
3 years -48.5%+22.7%+30.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -19.8%+7.1%+9.3% +23.1%
5 years -78.3%+33.0%+74.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -26.3%+5.9%+11.8% +11.0%
10 years -75.6%+242.9%+324.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -13.2%+13.1%+15.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMNROANAZOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.3%35.0%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.3%38.7%33.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.920.520.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-0.57-0.53 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.5%-33.5%-35.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.7%-30.4%-19.6% -1.8%
52-week high $23.81$230.09$3,967.95 $779.14
52-week low $11.27$153.07$2,793.77 $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.

MultipleMNROANAZO
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.7x 6.9xmedian 16.7x 20.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 2.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 6.1xmedian 9.0x 13.7xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.5x 438.1xmedian 16.5x 28.4xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.7x -20.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.72 -1.47median 0.72 4.22median 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 monthsMNROANAZO
Revenue – $27.45B $20.34B
Gross profit – $4.90B $10.64B
Operating income – $1.32B $3.72B
Net income – $774.70M $2.57B
Free cash flow – $12.10M $1.82B
EPS (diluted) – $22.92 $152.55
Cash & equivalents $14.63M $53.30M $326.12M
Total debt $387.59M $4.44B $9.13B
Shares (diluted) 31.40M 33.80M 16.87M
Enterprise value $392.37M $5.18B $50.71B

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
MetricMNROANAZO
P/E – 6.9x 20.4x
P/FCF – 438.1x 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.1x 15.9x
P/S – 0.2x 2.5x
P/B 0.7x 2.3x -20.6x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 5.2x -20.6x
EV/EBITDA – 6.1x 13.7x
EV/EBIT – 7.3x 16.2x
EV/Revenue – 0.4x 3.0x
EV/FCF – 800.3x 33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 33.0x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.47 4.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNROANAZO
Revenue growth (1Y) – -0.1% 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.5% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.1% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 6.1% 3.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -10.3% 2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 22.2% 3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -13.6% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 38.5% 5.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.7% 4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 294.9% 4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -38.8% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 102.7% 1.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -76.3% -5.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNROANAZO
Gross margin – 17.8% 52.3%
EBITDA margin – 5.8% 21.7%
Operating margin – 4.8% 18.3%
Pretax margin – 3.8% 16.0%
Net margin – 2.8% 12.6%
FCF margin – 0.0% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 1.1% 16.0%
Return on equity – 34.5% –
Return on assets – 5.1% 12.1%
Return on invested capital – 14.6% 45.7%
Return on capital employed – 14.9% 33.3%
Asset turnover – 1.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNROANAZO
Debt / assets 6.2% 28.6% 42.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.0x -3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x 2.0x
Debt / FCF – 366.6x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 62.3% 85.4% 111.6%
Equity / assets 37.7% 14.6% -11.6%
Interest coverage – 13.7x –
Current ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 2.76 2.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNROANAZO
Dividend yield 8.4% – –
Net buyback yield – 19.0% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 8.4% 19.0% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusMNROANAZO
Forward P/E 111.7xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 17.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 $19.82FY2026 $180.87FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -71.4%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026 +18.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +275.0% +15.6% +0.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.18BFY2026 $28.30BFY2026 $20.52BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% -6.5% +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNROANAZO
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.2% 94.5%
Institutions holding 182 509 1,263
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.2% +0.5% +5.5%
Institutions buying 96 222 524
Institutions selling 65 196 474
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.13 1.11

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.

MNROANAZO
MNRO 1.00 0.24 0.22
AN 0.24 1.00 0.28
AZO 0.22 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNRO, AN and AZO?

Autozone (AZO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monro (MNRO) $430.19M, Autonation (AN) $5.46B, Autozone (AZO) $51.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, MNRO, AN and AZO?

Autonation (AN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autonation (AN) 7.0x, Autozone (AZO) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autonation (AN) is cheapest (Monro (MNRO) 111.7x, Autonation (AN) 8.1x, Autozone (AZO) 17.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autozone (AZO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autonation (AN) -0.1%, Autozone (AZO) +7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autozone (AZO) has the highest net margin (Autonation (AN) 2.8%, Autozone (AZO) 12.6%). On return on invested capital, Autozone (AZO) leads (Autonation (AN) 14.6%, Autozone (AZO) 45.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autozone (AZO) returned the most: Monro (MNRO) -25.6%, Autonation (AN) -20.0%, Autozone (AZO) -16.1%. Over five years, Autozone (AZO) compounded fastest (Monro (MNRO) -26.3%/yr, Autonation (AN) +5.9%/yr, Autozone (AZO) +11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autozone (AZO) has been the steadiest (Monro (MNRO) 62.3%, Autonation (AN) 35.0%, Autozone (AZO) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MNRO, AN and AZO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autozone (AZO) leads on 9. 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.