AutoZone vs Group 1 Automotive
AZO and GPI side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AZO and GPI compare
AutoZone is the larger company, worth 17 times as much as Group 1 Automotive ($52.5B against $3.1B).
On earnings, Group 1 Automotive is cheaper: it trades at 8.2× trailing earnings, against 21.4× for AutoZone.
AutoZone grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.4% versus −3.4% for Group 1 Automotive).
AutoZone keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.6% compared with 1.7% at Group 1 Automotive.
Group 1 Automotive pays a dividend yielding 0.83%; AutoZone does not pay one.
Group 1 Automotive scores higher on the StockData Score (10 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 | AZO | GPI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $52.5B | $3.1B |
| Share price | $3259.70 | $260.21 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.0% | −33.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 75.3% | 36.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.55 | 0.74 |
| Employees | 15K | 20K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 21.4× | 8.2× (better) |
| P/S | 2.6× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | – | 1.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.9× | 7.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 28.9× | 13.7× (better) |
| PEG | 4.41 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.5% | 7.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $2743.91 | $298.22 |
| Margin of safety | −18.8% | 12.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.4% (better) | −3.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.8% | 16.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 3.0% (better) | 0.96% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 5.3% | 10.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 9.9% | 10.2% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 52.3% (better) | 15.9% |
| Operating margin | 18.3% (better) | 3.6% |
| Net margin | 12.6% (better) | 1.7% |
| FCF margin | 8.9% (better) | 1.0% |
| Return on equity | – | 12.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 51.9% (better) | 9.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.27 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.99 (better) | 3.82 |
| Current ratio | 0.90 | 1.32 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.57 | 3.24 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.83% |
| Payout ratio | – | 6.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 5 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 27.2% |
| Buyback yield | 3.8% | 12.1% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.8% | 13.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.9% | 100% |
| Held by insiders | 0.29% | 19.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$60.1M | $211M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.3% | 14.9% |
Go deeper
- AZO stock overview
- AZO income statement
- AZO valuation and score
- GPI stock overview
- GPI income statement
- GPI valuation and score
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