AutoNation vs AutoZone
AN and AZO side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AN and AZO compare
AutoZone is the larger company, worth 8.7 times as much as AutoNation ($51.7B against $5.9B).
On earnings, AutoNation is cheaper: it trades at 8.6× trailing earnings, against 21.8× for AutoZone.
AutoZone grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.7% versus −1.8% for AutoNation).
AutoZone keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.4% compared with 2.6% at AutoNation.
AutoNation scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 6 for AutoZone), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AN | AZO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.9B | $51.7B |
| Share price | $179.64 | $3169.82 |
| Change, 1 year | −8.6% | −14.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 45.3% | 74.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.81 | 0.55 |
| Employees | 25K | 15K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.6× (better) | 21.8× |
| P/S | 0.2× (better) | 2.6× |
| P/B | 2.6× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.1× (better) | 14.2× |
| P/FCF | 259× | 31.7× (better) |
| PEG | – | 2.97 |
| FCF yield | 0.39% | 3.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $231.08 | $2520.40 |
| Margin of safety | 22.3% (better) | −25.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.8% | 5.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.3% | 8.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 8.9% (better) | −3.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 22.6% (better) | −1.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 31.7% (better) | 15.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 17.7% | 51.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 18.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 12.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.08% | 8.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 30.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 37.2% | 53.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.24 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.40 (better) | 2.06 |
| Interest coverage | 6.4× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.77 | 0.89 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.77 (better) | 2.52 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 16.7% (better) | 3.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 16.7% (better) | 3.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.3% | 95.5% |
| Held by insiders | 28.1% | 0.28% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$710K (better) | −$37.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 12.4% | 3.3% |
Go deeper
- AN stock overview
- AN income statement
- AN valuation and score
- AZO stock overview
- AZO income statement
- AZO valuation and score
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