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ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC ABG

NYSE · stock · Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations · website · IPO 2002-03-14 · LEI

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.8B
P / E7.8×
P / S0.2×
P / B1.0×
Net margin2.7%
Return on equity12.6%
Return on capital10.7%
Graham number +60%$335.07

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($335.07); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.60% 2.20% 2.40% 2.60% 3.60% 5.40% 6.50% 4.10% 2.50% 2.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
16.20% 16.40% 16.00% 16.20% 17.20% 19.30% 20.10% 18.60% 17.20% 17.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
4.60% 4.50% 4.50% 4.50% 5.20% 8.00% 8.20% 6.40% 4.90% 4.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
59.80% 35.30% 35.50% 28.50% 28.10% 25.20% 34.30% 18.60% 12.30% 12.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
22.6M 21.0M 20.3M 19.3M 19.3M 20.1M 22.4M 21.0M 20.0M 19.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$932.1M $878.2M $904.7M $918.7M $1.19B $3.41B $3.29B $2.23B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.20% 5.90% 6.20% 6.30% 6.90% 6.70% 12.40% 5.90% 4.20% 4.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
0.90% 3.50% -0.40% 4.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
3.34× 2.24× 1.93× 1.43× 1.31× 1.61× 1.13× 0.69× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$7.40 $6.62 $8.28 $9.55 $13.18 $26.49 $44.61 $28.74 $21.50 $25.13 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC trades at about 8.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.9×–13.8×, median 9.3×).

4.9× 13.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4.9×–13.8×); dot = today's 8.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin17.1%17.2%18.6%20.1%19.3%17.2%16.2%16.0%16.4%16.2%
Operating margin4.8%4.9%6.4%8.2%8.0%5.2%4.5%4.5%4.5%4.6%
Net margin2.7%2.5%4.1%6.5%5.4%3.6%2.6%2.4%2.2%2.6%
FCF margin——————4.1%-0.4%3.5%0.9%
Return on assets4.2%4.2%5.9%12.4%6.7%6.9%6.3%6.2%5.9%7.2%
Return on equity12.6%12.3%18.6%34.3%25.2%28.1%28.5%35.5%35.3%59.8%
Debt / equity——0.69×1.13×1.61×1.31×1.43×1.93×2.24×3.34×
Current ratio0.951.111.061.851.211.151.291.191.231.21

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.