ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (ABG) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NYSE:ABG • US0434361046
227.4 USD
-2.04 (-0.89%)
At close: Feb 17, 2026
227.4 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/17/2026, 8:04:00 PM
Taking everything into account, ABG scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ABG was compared to 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. ABG scores decently on growth, while it is valued quite cheap. This could make an interesting combination.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year ABG was profitable.
- ABG had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- ABG had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
- ABG had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- With a decent Return On Assets value of 4.76%, ABG is doing good in the industry, outperforming 68.59% of the companies in the same industry.
- Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 14.46%, ABG is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 72.73% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Return On Invested Capital of ABG (7.18%) is better than 66.12% 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
- With a decent Profit Margin value of 3.15%, ABG is doing good in the industry, outperforming 68.59% of the companies in the same industry.
- ABG's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- ABG has a Operating Margin of 5.69%. This is in the better half of the industry: ABG outperforms 69.42% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ABG has remained more or less at the same level.
- With a Gross Margin value of 16.99%, ABG is not doing good in the industry: 80.99% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- 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-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
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), 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
- ABG has an Altman-Z score of 2.56. 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's Altman-Z score of 2.56 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ABG outperforms 56.20% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of ABG is 9.11, which is on the high side as it means it would take ABG, 9.11 years of fcf income to pay off 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.
- Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 1.45, ABG is doing worse than 62.81% of the companies in the same industry.
| 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.
- ABG has a Current ratio of 0.99. This is in the lower half of the industry: ABG underperforms 73.55% of its industry peers.
- ABG has a Quick Ratio of 0.99. This is a bad value and indicates that ABG is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- The Quick ratio of ABG (0.30) is worse than 71.90% 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 3.20% over the past year.
- Measured over the past years, ABG shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 16.95% on average per year.
- The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.71% in the past year.
- Measured over the past years, ABG shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 20.34% on average per year.
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
- ABG is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 14.20% yearly.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 8.41% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
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 8.10, which indicates a very decent valuation of ABG.
- ABG's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. ABG is cheaper than 93.39% of the companies in the same industry.
- ABG is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.16, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.07, the valuation of ABG can be described as very reasonable.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ABG indicates a rather cheap valuation: ABG is cheaper than 93.39% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 28.10, ABG is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.1 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.07 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of ABG indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: ABG is cheaper than 73.55% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- 90.08% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ABG, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 7.03 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.31 |
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)23.5
PEG (5Y)0.48
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% |
227.4
-2.04 (-0.89%)
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-1.09%
Ins Owners0.58%
Ins Owner Change3.43%
Market Cap4.42B
Revenue(TTM)18.00B
Net Income(TTM)560.80M
Analysts69.23
Price Target254.56 (11.94%)
Short Float %5.43%
Short Ratio5.26
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)-0.08%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0.24%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.8%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.04%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.22%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.22%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.17%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.52%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.1 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.07 | ||
| P/S | 0.25 | ||
| P/FCF | 7.03 | ||
| P/OCF | 5.1 | ||
| P/B | 1.14 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.31 |
EPS(TTM)28.09
EY12.35%
EPS(NY)28.19
Fwd EY12.4%
FCF(TTM)32.36
FCFY14.23%
OCF(TTM)44.62
OCFY19.62%
SpS917.03
BVpS199.49
TBVpS-33.7
PEG (NY)23.5
PEG (5Y)0.48
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 8.1 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.14.