Asbury Automotive Group vs AutoZone
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I put Asbury Automotive Group and AutoZone side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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 21.9x 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
2/9
Revenue growth5-year growth
AutoZone
AZO
6/9
Gross marginOperating marginNet marginReturn on capitalNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | ABG FY25 | AZO FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.2B | $53.9B |
| 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 | 6.5x | 21.9x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
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Free cash flow
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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.