ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (ABG) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:ABG • US0434361046

199.4 USD
-4.77 (-2.34%)
At close: Mar 10, 2026
199.4 USD
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This ABG fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

4

We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to ABG. ABG was compared to 124 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. ABG has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. ABG scores decently on growth, while it is valued quite cheap. This could make an interesting combination.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. ABG Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year ABG was profitable.
  • ABG had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Each year in the past 5 years ABG has been profitable.
  • ABG had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
ABG Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFABG Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of ABG (4.23%) is better than 66.94% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 12.64%, ABG is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 71.77% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ABG has a Return On Invested Capital of 7.40%. This is in the better half of the industry: ABG outperforms 67.74% of its industry peers.
  • ABG had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 7.87%. This is significantly below the industry average of 13.57%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.23%
ROE 12.64%
ROIC 7.4%
ROA(3y)4.78%
ROA(5y)6.68%
ROE(3y)14.5%
ROE(5y)20.6%
ROIC(3y)7.87%
ROIC(5y)9.03%
ABG Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICABG Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30 40 50

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 2.73%, ABG is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 68.55% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ABG's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 5.56%, ABG is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 70.16% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ABG's Operating Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 17.07%, ABG is not doing good in the industry: 79.03% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ABG has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 5.56%
PM (TTM) 2.73%
GM 17.07%
OM growth 3Y-12.29%
OM growth 5Y-0.4%
PM growth 3Y-24.92%
PM growth 5Y-5.15%
GM growth 3Y-5.3%
GM growth 5Y-0.1%
ABG Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsABG Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 10 15 20

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2. ABG Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • ABG has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for ABG has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • ABG has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • ABG has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
ABG Yearly Shares OutstandingABG Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5M 10M 15M 20M
ABG Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsABG Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.56 indicates that ABG is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • ABG has a Altman-Z score (2.56) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of ABG is 9.83, which is on the high side as it means it would take ABG, 9.83 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • ABG has a Debt to FCF ratio (9.83) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • ABG has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.32. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • ABG has a Debt to Equity ratio (1.32) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.32
Debt/FCF 9.83
Altman-Z 2.56
ROIC/WACC0.86
WACC8.64%
ABG Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFABG Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.95 indicates that ABG may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • ABG's Current ratio of 0.95 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ABG is outperformed by 73.39% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.35 indicates that ABG may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.35, ABG is doing worse than 64.52% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.95
Quick Ratio 0.35
ABG Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesABG Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

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3. ABG Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 3.20% over the past year.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 16.95% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.71% in the past year.
  • ABG shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 20.34% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)3.2%
EPS 3Y-9.31%
EPS 5Y16.95%
EPS Q2Q%-8.13%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.71%
Revenue growth 3Y5.26%
Revenue growth 5Y20.34%
Sales Q2Q%3.82%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, ABG will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 10.96% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, ABG will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 6.22% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-4.16%
EPS Next 2Y3.09%
EPS Next 3Y6.68%
EPS Next 5Y10.96%
Revenue Next Year4%
Revenue Next 2Y3.24%
Revenue Next 3Y3.34%
Revenue Next 5Y6.22%

3.3 Evolution

  • The estimated forward EPS growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
ABG Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesABG Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 5B 10B 15B 20B
ABG Yearly EPS VS EstimatesABG Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 10 20 30 40

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4. ABG Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 7.10, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of ABG.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, ABG is valued cheaply inside the industry as 95.16% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 26.45. ABG is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 7.41, the valuation of ABG can be described as very cheap.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ABG is valued cheaper than 93.55% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 24.65. ABG is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 7.1
Fwd PE 7.41
ABG Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsABG Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40 50

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ABG is valued a bit cheaper than 72.58% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ABG's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. ABG is cheaper than 87.10% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 6.74
EV/EBITDA 6.88
ABG Per share dataABG EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 200 400 600 800

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.42
EPS Next 2Y3.09%
EPS Next 3Y6.68%

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5. ABG Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for ABG!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

ABG Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

NYSE:ABG (3/10/2026, 4:15:00 PM)

After market: 199.4 0 (0%)

199.4

-4.77 (-2.34%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)02-05
Earnings (Next)04-27
Inst Owners105.63%
Inst Owner Change-1.19%
Ins Owners0.6%
Ins Owner Change2.79%
Market Cap3.84B
Revenue(TTM)18.00B
Net Income(TTM)492.00M
Analysts53.75
Price Target251.65 (26.2%)
Short Float %5.39%
Short Ratio5.05
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)1.62%
Min EPS beat(2)-0.9%
Max EPS beat(2)4.13%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)2.88%
Min EPS beat(4)-0.9%
Max EPS beat(4)7.19%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)0.57%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)0.24%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)1.7%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.63%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.39%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.86%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.8%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.39%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.86%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.94%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.08%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.12%
PT rev (1m)-1.14%
PT rev (3m)-3.63%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-12.97%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-13.66%
EPS NY rev (1m)-4.49%
EPS NY rev (3m)-6.38%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-7.13%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-8.14%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-3.12%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-4.43%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 7.1
Fwd PE 7.41
P/S 0.21
P/FCF 6.74
P/OCF 4.95
P/B 0.99
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 6.88
EPS(TTM)28.09
EY14.09%
EPS(NY)26.92
Fwd EY13.5%
FCF(TTM)29.58
FCFY14.84%
OCF(TTM)40.24
OCFY20.18%
SpS934.53
BVpS202.07
TBVpS-25.29
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.42
Graham Number357.37
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.23%
ROE 12.64%
ROCE 12.43%
ROIC 7.4%
ROICexc 7.43%
ROICexgc 13.18%
OM 5.56%
PM (TTM) 2.73%
GM 17.07%
FCFM 3.17%
ROA(3y)4.78%
ROA(5y)6.68%
ROE(3y)14.5%
ROE(5y)20.6%
ROIC(3y)7.87%
ROIC(5y)9.03%
ROICexc(3y)7.91%
ROICexc(5y)9.2%
ROICexgc(3y)13.92%
ROICexgc(5y)17.63%
ROCE(3y)13.42%
ROCE(5y)14.15%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-23.96%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-0.81%
ROICexc growth 3Y-19.25%
ROICexc growth 5Y-4.63%
OM growth 3Y-12.29%
OM growth 5Y-0.4%
PM growth 3Y-24.92%
PM growth 5Y-5.15%
GM growth 3Y-5.3%
GM growth 5Y-0.1%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.55
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.32
Debt/FCF 9.83
Debt/EBITDA 4.72
Cap/Depr 249.15%
Cap/Sales 1.14%
Interest Coverage 3.64
Cash Conversion 71.5%
Profit Quality 115.81%
Current Ratio 0.95
Quick Ratio 0.35
Altman-Z 2.56
F-Score6
WACC8.64%
ROIC/WACC0.86
Cap/Depr(3y)295.38%
Cap/Depr(5y)351.27%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.32%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.54%
Profit Quality(3y)75.25%
Profit Quality(5y)89.45%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)3.2%
EPS 3Y-9.31%
EPS 5Y16.95%
EPS Q2Q%-8.13%
EPS Next Y-4.16%
EPS Next 2Y3.09%
EPS Next 3Y6.68%
EPS Next 5Y10.96%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.71%
Revenue growth 3Y5.26%
Revenue growth 5Y20.34%
Sales Q2Q%3.82%
Revenue Next Year4%
Revenue Next 2Y3.24%
Revenue Next 3Y3.34%
Revenue Next 5Y6.22%
EBIT growth 1Y1.67%
EBIT growth 3Y-7.68%
EBIT growth 5Y19.85%
EBIT Next Year0.2%
EBIT Next 3Y2.72%
EBIT Next 5Y6.2%
FCF growth 1Y62.29%
FCF growth 3Y-1.05%
FCF growth 5Y-1.15%
OCF growth 1Y15.48%
OCF growth 3Y3.65%
OCF growth 5Y3.5%

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP / ABG FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for ABG stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to ABG.


What is the valuation status for ABG stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (ABG). This can be considered as Undervalued.


What is the profitability of ABG stock?

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (ABG) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for ABG stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (ABG) is 7.1 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.99.