# Asbury Automotive Group Inc (ABG) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Specialty Retail. Price $197.77, market value $3.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 7.8×** (5-yr avg 7.8×, 3-yr avg 9.5×). Asbury Automotive Group Inc trades at 7.8× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 7.8×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 7.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.42**. A PEG of 0.42 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.2×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.5×**. Enterprise value is 8.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 12.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 12.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 17.1%**. Asbury Automotive Group Inc keeps 17.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 4.2%**. 4.2% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 2.7%**. 2.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.6%**. 12.6% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 7.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 7.9%.
- **Return on assets: 4.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.7%** (3-yr 5.3%/yr, 5-yr 20.3%/yr). Revenue grew 4.7% over the last year, against 20.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 16.9%** (3-yr -17.4%/yr, 5-yr 13.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 16.9%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.92**. Debt is 0.92 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Current ratio: 0.95** (quick 0.95). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Asbury Automotive Group Inc does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned 8.9% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (11 analysts). 11 analysts cover Asbury Automotive Group Inc; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $223.73 (+13% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -11.9%** (YTD -11.1%, 3-mo -9.3%). The shares are down 11.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -23.6%** (23.4% above the low). Trading 24% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 70**. An RSI of 70 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.67** (volatility 36%). Beta of 0.67 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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