Asbury Automotive Group vs AutoZone
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The short version
- AutoZone is the larger business, with $18.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $18.0B for Asbury Automotive Group.
- Asbury Automotive Group grew revenue faster (4.7%, against 2.4%).
- AutoZone kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (19.1% operating margin, against 4.8%).
- AutoZone earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (58.2%, against 9.2%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of AutoZone’s earnings: a P/E of 22.0x against 6.4x for Asbury Automotive Group.
| Latest fiscal year | ABG · FY25 | AZO · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.2B | $54.1B |
| Revenue | $18.0B | $18.9B |
| Free cash flow | — | $1.8B |
| Net income | $492M | $2.5B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.7% | 2.4% |
| 5-year growth | 20.3% | 8.4% |
| Share count change | −2.0% | −3.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 17.1% | 52.6% |
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 19.1% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 13.2% |
| FCF margin | — | 9.5% |
| Return on capital | 9.2% | 58.2% |
| Return on equity | 13.3% | — |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $3.5B | $8.9B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.7x | 2.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $12.8M | $1.6B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 6.4x | 22.0x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
Revenue
FY16
ABG $6.5B
AZO $10.6B
FY17
ABG $6.5B
AZO $10.9B
FY18
ABG $6.9B
AZO $11.2B
FY19
ABG $7.2B
AZO $11.9B
FY20
ABG $7.1B
AZO $12.6B
FY21
ABG $9.8B
AZO $14.6B
FY22
ABG $15.4B
AZO $16.3B
FY23
ABG $14.8B
AZO $17.5B
FY24
ABG $17.2B
AZO $18.5B
FY25
ABG $18.0B
AZO $18.9B
ABG
AZO
Operating margin
FY16
ABG 4.6%
AZO 19.4%
FY17
ABG 4.5%
AZO 19.1%
FY18
ABG 4.5%
AZO 16.1%
FY19
ABG 4.5%
AZO 18.7%
FY20
ABG 5.2%
AZO 19.1%
FY21
ABG 8.1%
AZO 20.1%
FY22
ABG 8.3%
AZO 20.1%
FY23
ABG 6.4%
AZO 19.9%
FY24
ABG 4.9%
AZO 20.5%
FY25
ABG 4.8%
AZO 19.1%
ABG
AZO
Free cash flow
FY16
ABG $61.1M
AZO $1.2B
FY17
ABG $224M
AZO $1.0B
FY18
ABG −$30.2M
AZO $1.6B
FY19
ABG $292M
AZO $1.6B
FY20
ABG —
AZO $2.3B
FY21
ABG $1.1B
AZO $2.9B
FY22
ABG $601M
AZO $2.5B
FY23
ABG $171M
AZO $2.1B
FY24
ABG —
AZO $1.9B
FY25
ABG —
AZO $1.8B
ABG
AZO
Return on capital
FY16
ABG 15.0%
AZO —
FY17
ABG 15.4%
AZO 43.9%
FY18
ABG 17.5%
AZO 44.7%
FY19
ABG 16.6%
AZO 53.7%
FY20
ABG 15.1%
AZO 58.9%
FY21
ABG 16.2%
AZO 81.8%
FY22
ABG 17.0%
AZO 99.2%
FY23
ABG 11.6%
AZO 93.1%
FY24
ABG 9.6%
AZO 78.5%
FY25
ABG 9.2%
AZO 58.2%
ABG
AZO
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.