ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (ABG) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA • New York Stock Exchange • NYSE:ABG • US0434361046
232.03 USD
+3.47 (+1.52%)
Last: Feb 11, 2026, 03:45 PM
Taking everything into account, ABG scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ABG was compared to 120 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. There are concerns on the financial health of ABG while its profitability can be described as average. ABG may be a bit undervalued, certainly considering the very reasonable score on growth
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year ABG was profitable.
- In the past year ABG had a positive cash flow from operations.
- ABG had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
- Of the past 5 years ABG 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- ABG has a Return On Assets of 4.76%. This is in the better half of the industry: ABG outperforms 67.50% of its industry peers.
- ABG has a Return On Equity of 14.46%. This is in the better half of the industry: ABG outperforms 71.67% of its industry peers.
- ABG's Return On Invested Capital of 7.18% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ABG outperforms 65.83% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.76% | ||
| ROE | 14.46% | ||
| ROIC | 7.18% |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 3.15%, ABG is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 68.33% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of ABG has declined.
- ABG's Operating Margin of 5.69% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ABG outperforms 69.17% of its industry peers.
- ABG's Operating Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 16.99%, ABG is doing worse than 80.83% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ABG has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 5.69% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.15% | ||
| GM | 16.99% |
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%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ABG is destroying value.
- ABG has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
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.
- The Altman-Z score of ABG (2.56) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- 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.
- Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 9.11, ABG is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.50% of the companies in the same industry.
- ABG has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.45. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- ABG has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.45. This is in the lower half of the industry: ABG underperforms 62.50% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.45 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.11 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.56 |
ROIC/WACC0.81
WACC8.84%
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 75.00% 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.
- With a Quick ratio value of 0.30, ABG is not doing good in the industry: 71.67% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| 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 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
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 14.20% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- ABG is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 8.41% yearly.
EPS Next Y0.34%
EPS Next 2Y7.52%
EPS Next 3Y15.97%
EPS Next 5Y14.2%
Revenue Next Year7.35%
Revenue Next 2Y4.5%
Revenue Next 3Y8.94%
Revenue Next 5Y8.41%
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last 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
- The Price/Earnings ratio is 8.26, which indicates a very decent valuation of ABG.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, ABG is valued cheaply inside the industry as 93.33% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 28.03. ABG is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.23, the valuation of ABG can be described as reasonable.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ABG is valued cheaply inside the industry as 94.17% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- ABG is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 27.97, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.26 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.23 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ABG is valued a bit cheaper than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of ABG indicates a rather cheap valuation: ABG is cheaper than 90.83% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 7.17 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.34 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates ABG does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
- A more expensive valuation may be justified as ABG's earnings are expected to grow with 15.97% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)23.98
PEG (5Y)0.49
EPS Next 2Y7.52%
EPS Next 3Y15.97%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- ABG does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
NYSE:ABG (2/11/2026, 3:45:56 PM)
232.03
+3.47 (+1.52%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)02-05 2026-02-05/bmo
Earnings (Next)04-27 2026-04-27
Inst Owners106.84%
Inst Owner Change-1.67%
Ins Owners0.58%
Ins Owner Change-0.92%
Market Cap4.51B
Revenue(TTM)18.00B
Net Income(TTM)560.80M
Analysts69.23
Price Target254.56 (9.71%)
Short Float %5.55%
Short Ratio6.14
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)-0.06%
PT rev (3m)-2.07%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-1.15%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0.24%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.34%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.44%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.5%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.22%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.04%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.29%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.26 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.23 | ||
| P/S | 0.25 | ||
| P/FCF | 7.17 | ||
| P/OCF | 5.2 | ||
| P/B | 1.16 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.34 |
EPS(TTM)28.09
EY12.11%
EPS(NY)28.19
Fwd EY12.15%
FCF(TTM)32.36
FCFY13.94%
OCF(TTM)44.62
OCFY19.23%
SpS917.03
BVpS199.49
TBVpS-33.7
PEG (NY)23.98
PEG (5Y)0.49
Graham Number355.08
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.76% | ||
| ROE | 14.46% | ||
| ROCE | 12.05% | ||
| ROIC | 7.18% | ||
| ROICexc | 7.2% | ||
| ROICexgc | 12.67% | ||
| OM | 5.69% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.15% | ||
| GM | 16.99% | ||
| FCFM | 3.53% |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
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-Score5
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 | 2.56 |
F-Score5
WACC8.84%
ROIC/WACC0.81
Cap/Depr(3y)N/A
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)3.2%
EPS 3Y-9.31%
EPS 5Y16.95%
EPS Q2Q%-8.13%
EPS Next Y0.34%
EPS Next 2Y7.52%
EPS Next 3Y15.97%
EPS Next 5Y14.2%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.71%
Revenue growth 3Y5.26%
Revenue growth 5Y20.34%
Sales Q2Q%3.82%
Revenue Next Year7.35%
Revenue Next 2Y4.5%
Revenue Next 3Y8.94%
Revenue Next 5Y8.41%
EBIT growth 1Y4.2%
EBIT growth 3Y-7.68%
EBIT growth 5Y19.85%
EBIT Next Year5.64%
EBIT Next 3Y9.54%
EBIT Next 5Y8.39%
FCF growth 1Y153.22%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y73.43%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A
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 8.26 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.16.