Asbury Automotive Group vs Carvana
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I put Asbury Automotive Group and Carvana side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Carvana is the larger business, with $20.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $18.0B for Asbury Automotive Group.
- Carvana grew revenue faster (48.6%, against 4.7%).
- Carvana kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (9.3% operating margin, against 4.8%).
- Carvana earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (24.6%, against 9.2%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Asbury Automotive Group
ABG
1/9
Share count change
Carvana
CVNA
7/9
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equity
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | ABG FY25 | CVNA FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.2B | $41.9B |
| Revenue | $18.0B | $20.3B |
| Free cash flow | — | $889M |
| Net income | $492M | $1.4B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.7% | 48.6% |
| 5-year growth | 20.3% | 29.5% |
| Share count change | −2.0% | 69.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 17.1% | 20.6% |
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 9.3% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 6.9% |
| FCF margin | — | 4.4% |
| Return on capital | 9.2% | 24.6% |
| Return on equity | 13.3% | 59.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $3.5B | $2.7B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.7x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $12.8M | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 6.5x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.