ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (ABG) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA • New York Stock Exchange • NYSE:ABG • US0434361046
232.9 USD
-2.87 (-1.22%)
Last: Feb 3, 2026, 01:12 PM
Overall ABG gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated ABG against 121 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. While ABG is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. A decent growth rate in combination with a cheap valuation! Better keep an eye on ABG.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- ABG had positive earnings in the past year.
- ABG had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- ABG had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
- Each year in the past 5 years ABG had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- ABG has a better Return On Assets (4.76%) than 66.94% of its industry peers.
- The Return On Equity of ABG (14.46%) is better than 71.90% of its industry peers.
- ABG's Return On Invested Capital of 7.22% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ABG outperforms 65.29% of its industry peers.
- The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ABG is below the industry average of 12.11%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.76% | ||
| ROE | 14.46% | ||
| ROIC | 7.22% |
ROA(3y)7.51%
ROA(5y)7.22%
ROE(3y)21.73%
ROE(5y)23.68%
ROIC(3y)9.95%
ROIC(5y)9.48%
1.3 Margins
- The Profit Margin of ABG (3.15%) is better than 68.59% of its industry peers.
- ABG's Profit Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
- Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 5.69%, ABG is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 69.42% of the companies in the same industry.
- ABG's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- The Gross Margin of ABG (16.99%) is worse than 80.99% of its industry peers.
- ABG's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 5.69% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.15% | ||
| GM | 16.99% |
OM growth 3Y-10.52%
OM growth 5Y4.29%
PM growth 3Y-22.64%
PM growth 5Y-0.38%
GM growth 3Y-3.91%
GM growth 5Y1.13%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ABG is still creating some value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, ABG has less shares outstanding
- Compared to 5 years ago, ABG has more shares outstanding
- The debt/assets ratio for ABG has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- ABG has an Altman-Z score of 2.57. This is not the best score and indicates that ABG is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- ABG has a Altman-Z score (2.57) which is in line with its industry peers.
- ABG has a debt to FCF ratio of 9.11. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as ABG would need 9.11 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- ABG has a Debt to FCF ratio of 9.11. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ABG outperforms 57.02% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.45 is on the high side and indicates that ABG has dependencies on debt financing.
- ABG has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.45. This is in the lower half of the industry: ABG underperforms 62.81% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.45 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.11 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.57 |
ROIC/WACC0.81
WACC8.86%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.99 indicates that ABG may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.99, ABG is doing worse than 75.21% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.30 indicates that ABG may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- ABG has a worse Quick ratio (0.30) than 71.07% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.3 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 5.91% over the past year.
- Measured over the past years, ABG shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 23.59% on average per year.
- ABG shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 8.07%.
- ABG shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 18.98% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)5.91%
EPS 3Y-0.07%
EPS 5Y23.59%
EPS Q2Q%12.91%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.07%
Revenue growth 3Y20.44%
Revenue growth 5Y18.98%
Sales Q2Q%13.32%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 11.91% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 8.28% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y4.24%
EPS Next 2Y1.99%
EPS Next 3Y6.06%
EPS Next 5Y11.91%
Revenue Next Year7.67%
Revenue Next 2Y7.56%
Revenue Next 3Y5.58%
Revenue Next 5Y8.28%
3.3 Evolution
- Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of 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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 8.12, the valuation of ABG can be described as reasonable.
- ABG's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. ABG is cheaper than 94.21% of the companies in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 28.41, ABG is valued rather cheaply.
- The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 8.23, which indicates a very decent valuation of ABG.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ABG is valued cheaply inside the industry as 93.39% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ABG to the average of the S&P500 Index (25.64), we can say ABG is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.12 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.23 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ABG is valued a bit cheaper than 73.55% of the companies in the same industry.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ABG is valued cheaper than 89.26% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 7.2 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.46 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
- ABG has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)1.92
PEG (5Y)0.34
EPS Next 2Y1.99%
EPS Next 3Y6.06%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- ABG does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
NYSE:ABG (2/3/2026, 1:12:11 PM)
232.9
-2.87 (-1.22%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)10-28 2025-10-28/bmo
Earnings (Next)02-05 2026-02-05/bmo
Inst Owners106.84%
Inst Owner Change-2.5%
Ins Owners0.58%
Ins Owner Change-0.92%
Market Cap4.53B
Revenue(TTM)17.83B
Net Income(TTM)560.80M
Analysts69.23
Price Target254.71 (9.36%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector 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)2
Avg EPS beat(2)5.66%
Min EPS beat(2)4.13%
Max EPS beat(2)7.19%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)7.86%
Min EPS beat(4)1.09%
Max EPS beat(4)19.03%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)-0.33%
EPS beat(12)7
Avg EPS beat(12)1.15%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)3.14%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.31%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.76%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.86%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.68%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.2%
Max Revenue beat(4)7.1%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.89%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.04%
Revenue beat(16)4
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.4%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-2.02%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-1.15%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-2.2%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.39%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.14%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.5%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-2.66%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.12%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.76%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.12 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.23 | ||
| P/S | 0.25 | ||
| P/FCF | 7.2 | ||
| P/OCF | 5.22 | ||
| P/B | 1.17 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.46 |
EPS(TTM)28.68
EY12.31%
EPS(NY)28.32
Fwd EY12.16%
FCF(TTM)32.36
FCFY13.89%
OCF(TTM)44.62
OCFY19.16%
SpS917.03
BVpS199.49
TBVpS-33.7
PEG (NY)1.92
PEG (5Y)0.34
Graham Number358.79
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.76% | ||
| ROE | 14.46% | ||
| ROCE | 12.05% | ||
| ROIC | 7.22% | ||
| ROICexc | 7.24% | ||
| ROICexgc | 12.74% | ||
| OM | 5.69% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.15% | ||
| GM | 16.99% | ||
| FCFM | 3.53% |
ROA(3y)7.51%
ROA(5y)7.22%
ROE(3y)21.73%
ROE(5y)23.68%
ROIC(3y)9.95%
ROIC(5y)9.48%
ROICexc(3y)10.15%
ROICexc(5y)9.64%
ROICexgc(3y)19.39%
ROICexgc(5y)17.84%
ROCE(3y)15.35%
ROCE(5y)14.97%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-8.23%
ROICexgc growth 5Y3.87%
ROICexc growth 3Y-2.42%
ROICexc growth 5Y-4.41%
OM growth 3Y-10.52%
OM growth 5Y4.29%
PM growth 3Y-22.64%
PM growth 5Y-0.38%
GM growth 3Y-3.91%
GM growth 5Y1.13%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.51
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.45 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.11 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 5.14 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 303.44% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 1.34% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 3.75 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 79.4% | ||
| Profit Quality | 112.16% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.3 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.57 |
F-Score6
WACC8.86%
ROIC/WACC0.81
Cap/Depr(3y)264.46%
Cap/Depr(5y)326.79%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.17%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.45%
Profit Quality(3y)56.3%
Profit Quality(5y)113.82%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)5.91%
EPS 3Y-0.07%
EPS 5Y23.59%
EPS Q2Q%12.91%
EPS Next Y4.24%
EPS Next 2Y1.99%
EPS Next 3Y6.06%
EPS Next 5Y11.91%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.07%
Revenue growth 3Y20.44%
Revenue growth 5Y18.98%
Sales Q2Q%13.32%
Revenue Next Year7.67%
Revenue Next 2Y7.56%
Revenue Next 3Y5.58%
Revenue Next 5Y8.28%
EBIT growth 1Y4.2%
EBIT growth 3Y7.77%
EBIT growth 5Y24.08%
EBIT Next Year11.18%
EBIT Next 3Y4.81%
EBIT Next 5Y8.05%
FCF growth 1Y293.86%
FCF growth 3Y-25.95%
FCF growth 5Y4.77%
OCF growth 1Y219.64%
OCF growth 3Y-16.76%
OCF growth 5Y13.92%
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP / ABG FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for ABG stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 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 6 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for ABG stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (ABG) is 8.12 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.17.