Why did Asbury Automotive Group (ABG) stock move recently?

On 7/29/2026, Asbury Automotive Group moved +3.0% — ABG rose after its Q2 2026 earnings release (via 8-K) beat EPS estimates by $0.51, driven by used-vehicle gains and Tekion-related optimism, despite a revenue miss. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Asbury Automotive Group (ABG) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Asbury Automotive Group's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 5.5, a forward P/E of about 5.8, a price-to-book of about 0.8 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Asbury Automotive Group's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.15×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Asbury Automotive Group's revenue?

Asbury Automotive Group reported revenue of $18.0B for FY2025, with net profit of $492.0M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Asbury Automotive Group (ABG)?

Asbury Automotive Group last traded at $171.87 (+1.1% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Asbury Automotive Group

ABG · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

Snapshot

TickerABG

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryAuto & Truck Dealerships

CountryUnited States

Employees15,000

HeadquartersAtlanta, United States

Websitewww.asburyauto.com

Filings tracked18

About Asbury Automotive Group

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. It operates through Dealerships; and Total Care Auto, Powered by Asbury (TCA) segments. The company offers a range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicles; and vehicle repair and maintenance services, replacement parts, collision repair, and reconditioning services for used vehicles. It also provides finance and insurance products, including arranging vehicle financing through third parties; and aftermarket products, such as extended vehicle service contracts, guaranteed asset protection debt cancellation, prepaid maintenance contracts, key replacement contracts, paintless dent repair contracts, appearance protection contracts, tire and wheel, and lease wear and tear contracts. The company sells its products and services to individual retail customers, other dealers, and licensed wholesalers through its network of dealerships, as well as at auctions. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Who owns it

Insiders0.9%
Institutions99.1%
Public & other0.0%

432 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.16.44%
Abrams Capital Management, L.P.12.01%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6.58%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC6.25%
Impactive Capital, LP5.79%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.67%
State Street Corporation4.42%
Timucuan Asset Management Inc/fl3.94%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.15×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend4.1% → 2.7%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Growth qualityrev 10% · PAT -10%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $4.6B · EPS 7.00

Est. earnings growth +4.9%

Next fiscal year

Rev $18.4B · EPS 29.07

Est. earnings growth +13.1%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$18.0B

Net margin

2.7%

ROE

12.6%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+10.3%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-9.6%

EPS (FY2025)

25.13

Net profit (FY2025)

$492.0M

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Why it moved

Jul 29, 2026
ABG rose after its Q2 2026 earnings release (via 8-K) beat EPS estimates by $0.51, driven by used-vehicle gains and Tekion-related optimism, despite a revenue miss.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 28, 2026
Asbury Automotive rose after Q2 adjusted EPS of $6.82 beat estimates by $0.51 (revenue missed), driven by management commentary on Tekion DMS rollout progress (over 70% complete, full conversion by October) and expected SG&A margin efficiencies trending toward the low-to-mid 60s.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 22, 2026
No clear company-specific catalyst; ABG rose with broader market/sector moves ahead of its scheduled Q2 earnings release on July 28.
· confidence: low

Daily moves with the verified reason behind them. Education only — not investment advice.

Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$18.0B	$492.0M	25.13	2.7%	12.6%
FY2024	$17.2B	$430.3M	21.50	2.5%	12.3%
FY2023	$14.8B	$602.5M	28.74	4.1%	18.6%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$4.4B	$114.6M	6.25	2.6%
2026Q1	$4.1B	$187.8M	9.87	4.6%
2025Q3	$4.8B	$147.1M	7.52	3.1%
2025Q2	$4.4B	$152.8M	7.76	3.5%
2025Q1	$4.1B	$132.1M	6.71	3.2%
2024Q3	$4.2B	$126.3M	6.37	3.0%
2024Q2	$4.2B	$28.1M	1.39	0.7%
2024Q1	$4.2B	$147.1M	7.21	3.5%
2023Q3	$3.7B	$169.2M	8.19	4.6%
2023Q2	$3.7B	$196.4M	9.34	5.2%
2023Q1	$3.6B	$181.4M	8.37	5.1%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/31/2026material
8-K/A — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC8/31/2026
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC8/25/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC7/31/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/28/2026material
8-K — Bylaw/charter change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC5/6/2026material
8-K/A — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC5/6/2026
10-Q filing
SEC5/1/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/28/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/20/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/5/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Bylaw/charter change, Exhibits
SEC2/4/2026material

2025

8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC12/8/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC10/29/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC10/28/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC7/30/2025
8-K/A — Completion of acquisition/disposition, Exhibits
SEC7/29/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/29/2025material

In the news

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