Asbury Automotive Group vs Murphy USA
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I put Asbury Automotive Group and Murphy USA side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Murphy USA is the larger business, with $19.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $18.0B for Asbury Automotive Group.
- Asbury Automotive Group grew revenue faster (4.7%, against −4.3%).
- Asbury Automotive Group kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (4.8% operating margin, against 3.7%).
- Murphy USA earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (20.5%, against 9.2%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Murphy USA’s earnings: a P/E of 16.5x against 6.5x for Asbury Automotive Group.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Asbury Automotive Group
ABG
5/9
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginNet marginPiotroski F-score
Murphy USA
MUSA
4/9
Return on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | ABG FY25 | MUSA FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.2B | $10.0B |
| Revenue | $18.0B | $19.4B |
| Free cash flow | — | $374M |
| Net income | $492M | $471M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.7% | −4.3% |
| 5-year growth | 20.3% | 11.5% |
| Share count change | −2.0% | −6.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 17.1% | — |
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 3.7% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 2.4% |
| FCF margin | — | 1.9% |
| Return on capital | 9.2% | 20.5% |
| Return on equity | 13.3% | 64.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $3.5B | $2.2B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.7x | 2.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $12.8M | $691M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 6.5x | 16.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 5 |
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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.