MNRO vs AZO Stock Comparison

Monro 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
AZO Autozone Inc
$3,190.99 +11.0% 1M -16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$51.82B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.34B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

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

QuestionMNROAZOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $430.19M $51.82B AZO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 20.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 111.7x 17.6x AZO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.4% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.6% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 45.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.6% -16.1% AZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.3%/yr +11.8%/yr AZO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.3% 30.7% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 53/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

MNROAZO

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

AxisMNROAZO
Valuation – 27 #76 of 104
Growth – 50 #50 of 99
Profitability – 92 #9 of 99
Financial Health 38 #71 of 113 18 #93 of 113
Shareholder Returns 94 #5 of 73 79 #16 of 73
Overall – 53
  • MNRO 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

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

Risk

MeasureMNROAZOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.3%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.3%33.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.920.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-0.53 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.5%-35.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.7%-19.6% -1.8%
52-week high $23.81$3,967.95 $779.14
52-week low $11.27$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.

MultipleMNROAZO
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.7x 20.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.5x 2.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 13.7xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.5x 28.4xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.7x -20.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 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 monthsMNROAZO
Revenue – $20.34B
Gross profit – $10.64B
Operating income – $3.72B
Net income – $2.57B
Free cash flow – $1.82B
EPS (diluted) – $152.55
Cash & equivalents $14.63M $326.12M
Total debt $387.59M $9.13B
Shares (diluted) 31.40M 16.87M
Enterprise value $392.37M $50.67B

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
MetricMNROAZO
P/E – 20.4x
P/FCF – 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.9x
P/S – 2.5x
P/B 0.7x -20.6x
P/Tangible book 0.7x -20.6x
EV/EBITDA – 13.7x
EV/EBIT – 16.2x
EV/Revenue – 3.0x
EV/FCF – 33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNROAZO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 3.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 5.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNROAZO
Gross margin – 52.3%
EBITDA margin – 21.7%
Operating margin – 18.3%
Pretax margin – 16.0%
Net margin – 12.6%
FCF margin – 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.0%
Return on equity – –
Return on assets – 12.1%
Return on invested capital – 45.7%
Return on capital employed – 33.3%
Asset turnover – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7%

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNROAZO
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.5%
Institutions holding 182 1,263
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.2% +5.5%
Institutions buying 96 524
Institutions selling 65 474
Buyers to sellers 1.48 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.

MNROAZO
MNRO 1.00 0.22
AZO 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNRO and AZO?

Autozone (AZO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monro (MNRO) $430.19M, Autozone (AZO) $51.82B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autozone (AZO) returned the most: Monro (MNRO) -25.6%, Autozone (AZO) -16.1%. Over five years, Autozone (AZO) compounded fastest (Monro (MNRO) -26.3%/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%, Autozone (AZO) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do MNRO and AZO move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.22, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, MNRO 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 5. 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.