PAG vs ABG vs HZO Stock Comparison

Penske Automotive, Asbury Automotive and Marinemax Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$193.48 +7.5% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.47B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
HZO Marinemax Inc
$52.50 +0.2% 1M +91.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
290.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Penske Automotive leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Penske Automotive 4, Asbury Automotive 3, Marinemax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAGABGHZOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.92B $3.47B $1.16B PAG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 7.6x 290.7x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 7.2x 69.1x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -1.3% -5.4% ABG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 0.2% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 3.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 6.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.66% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.0% -18.0% +91.6% HZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.9%/yr -0.2%/yr +0.3%/yr PAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 36.9% 59.1% PAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 — 43/100 PAG

Percentile Scorecard

PAGABGHZO

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

AxisPAGABGHZO
Valuation 59 #43 of 104 92 #9 of 104 72 #30 of 104
Growth – 17 #82 of 98 57 #43 of 98
Profitability – – 45 #53 of 96
Financial Health 37 #70 of 110 – 32 #75 of 110
Shareholder Returns 46 #39 of 71 – 11 #63 of 71
Overall 47 – 43
  • PAG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAGABGHZOSPY
1 month +2.2%+7.5%+0.2% +0.9%
3 months -5.3%-22.0%+54.5% +5.9%
6 months +23.5%-3.9%+83.6% +8.5%
Year to date +33.9%-16.8%+116.7% +13.3%
1 year +30.0%-18.0%+91.6% +12.4%
3 years +46.4%+3.7%+90.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.6%+1.2%+24.1% +23.5%
5 years +99.8%-1.1%+1.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.9%-0.2%+0.3% +11.0%
10 years +380.1%+279.4%+172.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.0%+14.3%+10.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePAGABGHZOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%36.9%59.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.4%37.1%41.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.631.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.09-0.491.55 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.3%-47.1%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-24.4%-0.1% -0.9%
52-week high $223.90$256.03$52.56 $779.14
52-week low $140.60$161.79$21.43 $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.

MultiplePAGABGHZO
P/E now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 16.7x 7.6xmedian 16.7x 290.7xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.4x 0.2xmedian 0.4x 0.5xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x —median 9.2x 16.6xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 16.0x 6.3xmedian 16.0x 6.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.73 -0.47median 0.73 -4.20median 0.73

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 monthsPAGABGHZO
Revenue – $17.59B $2.20B
Gross profit – $3.00B $751.28M
Operating income – $746.30M $66.82M
Net income – – $4.76M
Free cash flow – – $178.02M
EPS (diluted) – $25.55 $0.17
Cash & equivalents $68.30M $84.50M $174.78M
Total debt – – $971.02M
Shares (diluted) 65.73M 18.30M 23.16M
Enterprise value $13.92B $3.47B $472.11M

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
MetricPAGABGHZO
P/E 14.6x 7.6x 290.7x
P/FCF 22.8x 6.3x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – 5.3x
P/S 0.4x 0.2x 0.5x
P/B 2.3x 0.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 0.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 16.6x
EV/EBIT – – 29.3x
EV/Revenue – 0.2x 0.9x
EV/FCF – – 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.47 -4.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAGABGHZO
Revenue growth (1Y) – -1.3% -5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.8% -0.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -23.4% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -13.0% -32.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 118.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -67.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -10.7% 113.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -16.2% -69.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 1,972%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 42.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 432.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 37.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAGABGHZO
Gross margin – – 34.2%
EBITDA margin – – 5.4%
Operating margin – – 3.0%
Pretax margin – – 0.2%
Net margin – – 0.2%
FCF margin – – 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 10.0%
Return on equity – – 0.5%
Return on assets – – 0.2%
Return on invested capital – – 3.4%
Return on capital employed – – 4.4%
Asset turnover – – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 46.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAGABGHZO
Debt / assets – – 41.2%
Debt / equity – – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 6.8x
Debt / FCF – – 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 67.6% – 59.1%
Equity / assets 32.4% – 40.9%
Interest coverage – – 1.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio – – 0.3x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 2.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAGABGHZO
Dividend yield 2.7% – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.0% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusPAGABGHZO
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 69.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.45FY2026 $26.97FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.6%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +12.9% +111.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $34.43BFY2026 $16.40BFY2026 $2.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 -8.9%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.1% +6.7% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAGABGHZO
Held by institutions 27.8% 100.0% 87.6%
Institutions holding 393 315 182
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% -2.4% -0.6%
Institutions buying 209 173 97
Institutions selling 105 106 53
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.63 1.83

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.

PAGABGHZO
PAG 1.00 0.64 0.23
ABG 0.64 1.00 0.20
HZO 0.23 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAG, ABG and HZO?

Penske Automotive (PAG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Penske Automotive (PAG) $13.92B, Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.47B, Marinemax (HZO) $1.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAG, ABG and HZO?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Penske Automotive (PAG) 14.6x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.6x, Marinemax (HZO) 290.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Penske Automotive (PAG) 17.0x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.2x, Marinemax (HZO) 69.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -1.3%, Marinemax (HZO) -5.4%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marinemax (HZO) returned the most: Penske Automotive (PAG) +30.0%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -18.0%, Marinemax (HZO) +91.6%. Over five years, Penske Automotive (PAG) compounded fastest (Penske Automotive (PAG) +14.9%/yr, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -0.2%/yr, Marinemax (HZO) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Penske Automotive (PAG) 2.66%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 0.00%. Asbury Automotive (ABG) and Marinemax (HZO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Penske Automotive (PAG) has been the steadiest (Penske Automotive (PAG) 27.5%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 36.9%, Marinemax (HZO) 59.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAG, ABG and HZO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Penske Automotive (PAG) 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.