Asbury Automotive Group shares fell 15.5% after the latest earnings release. Post-earnings stock drop signals weaker results likely to weigh on near-term sentiment and valuation.
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| Buy | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sell | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| total | individual payouts | |
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| 2025 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2024 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2023 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2022 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2021 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2020 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2019 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2018 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2017 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
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| Cash | 51.90 | 83.80 | 40.90 | 35.70 |
| Receivables | 505.80 | 549.30 | 533.80 | 437.20 |
| Inventory | 1,768.30 | 1,978.80 | 2,135.80 | 2,108.60 |
| Other | 731.10 | 526.10 | 669.80 | 500.90 |
| 3,057.10 | 3,137.90 | 3,380.20 | 3,082.40 |
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payables | 748.10 | 761.40 | 780.30 | 832.90 |
| ST’ Debt | 84.90 | 114.70 | 479.20 | 447.70 |
| Other | 2.10 | 1.90 | 1.80 | — |
| 2,875.70 | 2,836.30 | 3,559.50 | 3,387.70 |
| 10y | 5y | 3y | |
| Sales | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Cash Flow | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Earnings | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Book Value | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
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| ’26 | 4,113.00 | 4,384.60 | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | 4,148.50 | 4,373.10 | 4,800.90 | 4,676.50 |
17,999.00
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| ’24 | 4,201.20 | 4,246.20 | 4,236.70 | 4,504.50 |
17,188.60
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| ’23 | 3,582.30 | 3,742.50 | 3,666.20 | 3,811.70 |
14,802.70
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| ’22 | 3,911.80 | 3,950.10 | 3,865.90 | 3,706.00 |
15,433.80
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| ’21 | 2,192.90 | 2,584.00 | 2,406.10 | 2,654.70 |
9,837.70
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| ’20 | 1,607.30 | 1,445.10 | 1,845.40 | 2,234.00 |
7,131.80
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| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 223.20 | 129.40 | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | 225.00 | 91.40 | 306.90 | 151.90 |
775.20
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| ’24 | 177.10 | (154.40) | 404.30 | 244.20 |
671.20
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| ’23 | 171.70 | 50.00 | 18.10 | 73.20 |
313.00
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| ’22 | 409.00 | 87.60 | 167.80 | 31.60 |
696.00
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| ’21 | 210.80 | 376.50 | 371.30 | 205.10 |
1,163.70
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| ’20 | 127.70 | 426.90 | 70.60 | 27.30 |
652.50
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| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
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| ’26 | 180.00 | 9.00 | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | 203.60 | 53.30 | 262.00 | 51.00 |
569.90
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| ’24 | 72.10 | (194.10) | 365.20 | 114.40 |
357.60
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| ’23 | 156.50 | 26.70 | (3.60) | 7.40 |
187.00
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| ’22 | 388.20 | 68.90 | 134.60 | (3.60) |
588.10
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| ’21 | 208.10 | 151.40 | 346.30 | 180.30 |
886.10
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| ’20 | 120.50 | 417.80 | 61.30 | 8.30 |
607.90
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| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 9.87 | 6.25 | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | 6.71 | 7.76 | 7.52 | 3.10 |
25.13
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| ’24 | 7.21 | 1.39 | 6.37 | 6.54 |
21.50
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| ’23 | 8.37 | 9.34 | 8.19 | 2.70 |
28.74
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| ’22 | 10.38 | 9.07 | 9.23 | 15.95 |
44.61
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| ’21 | 4.78 | 7.80 | 7.54 | 6.44 |
26.49
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| ’20 | 1.01 | 2.57 | 4.96 | 4.59 |
13.18
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 138.88 | 174.21 | 195.09 | 201.68 | — | — | — |
Low Price
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 203.92 | 256.39 | 277.13 | 312.56 | — | — | — |
High Price
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 13,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | — | — | — |
Employees
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.19 | 0.99 | 1.15 | 1.20 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 15,433.80 | 14,802.70 | 17,188.60 | 17,999.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 20.09% | 18.62% | 17.15% | 17.07% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,319.10 | 801.30 | 575.30 | 662.20 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
EBT
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 8.55% | 5.41% | 3.35% | 3.68% | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
EBT Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 997.30 | 602.50 | 430.30 | 492.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Net Income
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 83.70 | 102.50 | 122.20 | 139.20 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 692.10 | 708.26 | 863.75 | 923.03 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 44.78 | 28.87 | 21.58 | 25.20 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Earnings/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 31.21 | 14.98 | 33.73 | 39.75 | ‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (4.84) | (6.03) | (15.76) | (10.53) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Capex/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 26.37 | 8.95 | 17.97 | 29.23 | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 130.20 | 155.22 | 175.98 | 199.58 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Book Value/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 22.30 | 20.90 | 19.90 | 19.50 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Shares
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 3.89 | 7.76 | 11.24 | 9.25 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
PE Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.25 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PS Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.34 | 1.44 | 1.38 | 1.17 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PB Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.45 | 0.53 | 0.46 | 0.45 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
EV/Sales
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 11.81 | 41.77 | 22.07 | 14.15 | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 696.00 | 313.00 | 671.20 | 775.20 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Op' Cash Flow
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (107.90) | (126.00) | (313.60) | (205.30) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — |
Capex
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 588.10 | 187.00 | 357.60 | 569.90 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 876.40 | 181.40 | 301.60 | (179.30) | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3,301.30 | 3,206.10 | 3,138.60 | 3,572.00 | — | — | — |
Total Debt
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3,060.60 | 3,154.20 | 3,054.80 | 3,531.10 | — | — | — |
Net Debt
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2,903.50 | 3,244.10 | 3,502.10 | 3,891.90 | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 12.45% | 6.63% | 4.20% | 4.48% | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
ROA
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 13.33% | 9.31% | 7.97% | 7.25% | — | — | — |
ROIC
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 39.74% | 19.60% | 12.76% | 13.31% | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
ROE
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Asbury Automotive Group (ABG) has transformed from a mid-tier player into a dealership powerhouse, ballooning revenues 164% from $6.5 billion in 2016 to $17.2 billion in 2024 through savvy acquisitions, post-pandemic pricing power, and a booming used-car market. Employee headcount doubled to 15,000, driving revenue per employee to $1.15 million and per share to $864—a 198% surge—while positioning its 140+ locations to capture EV service booms and digital aftermarket growth. With analysts forecasting $19.9 billion by 2027 amid electrification tailwinds and Fed rate relief, ABG’s trajectory screams momentum in a consolidating industry.
Profitability tells a cyclical yet resilient tale: gross margins peaked at 20.1% in 2022 before normalizing to 17.2%, with EBT rebounding toward $662 million in 2025 and EPS climbing to $32 by 2027. Balance sheet leverage fueled equity growth to $3.5 billion (book value per share up 1,315%), supporting robust ROE above peers and $358 million in free cash flow, even as debt rose for M&A. Trading at dirt-cheap multiples—P/E ~11x, P/S 0.28x—the stock lurks near historical lows, a bargain for growth hunters.
Insider bets amplify the bull case, with $10.6 million in buys dwarfing minor sells, aligning with Wall Street’s 7-21% upside targets. As ABG eyes disruptive edges in battery services and parts networks, this isn’t just recovery—it’s a setup for 20%+ annualized returns, turning yesterday’s dealer into tomorrow’s mobility titan. Dive into the full analysis for the charts and catalysts.
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