AutoZone vs Group 1 Automotive
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The short version
- Group 1 Automotive is the larger business, with $22.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $18.9B for AutoZone.
- Group 1 Automotive grew revenue faster (13.2%, against 2.4%).
- AutoZone kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (19.1% operating margin, against 3.3%).
- AutoZone turned more of its sales into free cash flow (9.5% FCF margin, against 1.9%).
- AutoZone earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (58.2%, against 8.6%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of AutoZone’s earnings: a P/E of 22.0x against 10.1x for Group 1 Automotive.
| Latest fiscal year | AZO · FY25 | GPI · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $54.1B | $2.9B |
| Revenue | $18.9B | $22.6B |
| Free cash flow | $1.8B | $425M |
| Net income | $2.5B | $325M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 2.4% | 13.2% |
| 5-year growth | 8.4% | 16.3% |
| Share count change | −3.1% | −3.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 52.6% | 16.1% |
| Operating margin | 19.1% | 3.3% |
| Net margin | 13.2% | 1.4% |
| FCF margin | 9.5% | 1.9% |
| Return on capital | 58.2% | 8.6% |
| Return on equity | — | 11.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $8.9B | $3.7B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.1x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.6B | $580M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 22.0x | 10.1x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 5 |
Revenue
FY16
AZO $10.6B
GPI $10.9B
FY17
AZO $10.9B
GPI $11.1B
FY18
AZO $11.2B
GPI $11.6B
FY19
AZO $11.9B
GPI $11.6B
FY20
AZO $12.6B
GPI $10.6B
FY21
AZO $14.6B
GPI $13.5B
FY22
AZO $16.3B
GPI $16.2B
FY23
AZO $17.5B
GPI $17.9B
FY24
AZO $18.5B
GPI $19.9B
FY25
AZO $18.9B
GPI $22.6B
AZO
GPI
Operating margin
FY16
AZO 19.4%
GPI 3.1%
FY17
AZO 19.1%
GPI 3.1%
FY18
AZO 16.1%
GPI 2.9%
FY19
AZO 18.7%
GPI 3.1%
FY20
AZO 19.1%
GPI 4.7%
FY21
AZO 20.1%
GPI 6.6%
FY22
AZO 20.1%
GPI 6.7%
FY23
AZO 19.9%
GPI 5.4%
FY24
AZO 20.5%
GPI 4.6%
FY25
AZO 19.1%
GPI 3.3%
AZO
GPI
Free cash flow
FY16
AZO $1.2B
GPI $228M
FY17
AZO $1.0B
GPI −$19.3M
FY18
AZO $1.6B
GPI $129M
FY19
AZO $1.6B
GPI $179M
FY20
AZO $2.3B
GPI $702M
FY21
AZO $2.9B
GPI $1.1B
FY22
AZO $2.5B
GPI $430M
FY23
AZO $2.1B
GPI $4.8M
FY24
AZO $1.9B
GPI $341M
FY25
AZO $1.8B
GPI $425M
AZO
GPI
Return on capital
FY16
AZO —
GPI 10.1%
FY17
AZO 43.9%
GPI 14.3%
FY18
AZO 44.7%
GPI 10.7%
FY19
AZO 53.7%
GPI 10.5%
FY20
AZO 58.9%
GPI 14.2%
FY21
AZO 81.8%
GPI 21.0%
FY22
AZO 99.2%
GPI 20.6%
FY23
AZO 93.1%
GPI 16.2%
FY24
AZO 78.5%
GPI 13.0%
FY25
AZO 58.2%
GPI 8.6%
AZO
GPI
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.