Autozone Inc (AZO) is fairly valued and Genuine Parts Co (GPC) is overvalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, AZO trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +3%, against -98% for GPC.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 7.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $2980.07; the price of $2894.73 is 3% below that value, and 81% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 53/100 on 8 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 8.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $65.61; the price of $129.59 is 98% above that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 43/100 on 8 of 12 signals
| Metric | AZO | GPC |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Fairly valued | Overvalued |
| Price | $2894.73 | $129.59 |
| Intrinsic value | $2980.07 | $65.61 |
| Margin of safety | +3% | -98% |
| Leak Score | 53/100 (8/12) | 43/100 (8/12) |
| Market cap | $47.3B | $17.9B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 6.8% | 8.0% |
| Operating margin | 18.3% | 4.8% |
| Net margin | 12.7% | 0.1% |
| Return on equity | — | 0.7% |
| Debt to equity | — | 1.47 |
| P/E | 18.9x | 519.2x |
| Forward P/E | 14.7x | 15.6x |
| P/B | — | 4.0x |
| Dividend yield | — | 3.3% |