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AutoCanada Inc.ACQ.TOCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Canada · CAD·Consumer Discretionary›Specialty Stores
Momentum leader 96
Mkt cap
$468M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
89%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$725,398
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
13.9×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-3.2 pp
WACC 6.6%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
6 days
12 Nov 2026
Close · CADC$28.55
1D+0.2%
1W+0.6%
1M+19.4%
3M+26.7%
6M+25.6%
YTD+20.7%
1Y+11.3%
ATR %4.0%
52w lowhigh5.9% off high

What AutoCanada does

No business profile yet.

AutoCanada at a glance

Size AutoCanada (ACQ.TO) is a Canada Consumer Discretionary company (Specialty Stores) with a market value of $468M, the 349th largest of 420 Canada companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at C$28.55 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 25.6%, against +4.6% for the median peer and +5.2% for the Canada market (cap-weighted) — 5th highest of 19 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 0.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +7.5%); the operating margin is 2.2% (peer median 3.0%).

Valuation It trades at 13.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.2× (6th most expensive of 12).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.2 points below its cost of capital (6.6% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026ACQ.TO 125Peer median 105
Six months, rebased to 100: AutoCanada against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

AutoCanada financials

Reported figures in CAD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueC$4.93BC$4.90BC$5.27BC$5.61BC$6.04B
Revenue growth—-7%-6%-7%—
Gross profitC$301MC$330MC$381MC$428MC$471M
EBITDAC$159MC$178MC$202MC$252MC$284M
Net incomeC$30.9MC$16.0M-C$68.2MC$50.5MC$85.4M
Free cash flow-C$133MC$54.9MC$92.7M-C$143M-C$175M
Capital expenditureC$36.7MC$26.9MC$34.1MC$79.5MC$52.7M
Total debtC$1.95BC$1.89BC$2.01BC$2.23BC$2.03B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

AutoCanada competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

0%+100%-20%0%+20%+40%DPABHUSHANCWH6683WAKEFITBHGTPW3007365WJHNSTBNEDTOKMAN60038660083001788395ACQ.TO6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. AutoCanada is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%+40%25×50×75×CWHWAKEFITBHGTPW5WJHNSTBNEDTOKMAN22470178MATASACQ.TORevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. AutoCanada is the large dot.

AutoCanada competitors and peer comparison

How AutoCanada compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

AutoCanada against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureACQ.TOPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+19.4%-0.7%3rd highest of 21
6-month return+25.6%+4.6%5th highest of 19
Distance from 52-week high-5.9%-28.6%3rd highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+0.3%+7.5%7th lowest of 20
Operating margin2.2%3.0%8th lowest of 20
Forward P/E13.9×13.2×6th most expensive of 12
ROIC minus cost of capital-3.2 pp-2.1 pp9th lowest of 20
Net debt / EBITDA11.4×1.4×2nd most indebted of 15

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
AutoCanada ACQ.TOCanada$468M+26%0%2%13.9×n/an/a
D. P. Abhushan DPABHUSHAN.NSIndia$468M+79%+31%8%n/an/an/a
Camping World CWHUnited States$474M-39%-6%2%25.8×19.5%+3.2%
Star Plus Legend 6683.HKHong Kong$460M-30%-48%-52%n/an/an/a
Outlet OUTLT.OLNorway$481Mn/a+12%15%n/a-5.1%n/a
Wakefit Innovations WAKEFIT.NSIndia$484M+4%+17%6%40.9×31.0%+22.4%
BHG BHG.STSweden$450M+8%+7%3%17.2×7.6%+3.4%
Temple & Webster TPW.AXAustralia$494M+23%+11%1%44.3×48.2%+15.3%
BYBON 300736.SZChina$495M-4%-36%-8%n/an/an/a
MoneyMax Financial Services 5WJ.SISingapore$499M-56%+39%26%6.3×n/an/a
Honest HNSTUnited States$501M+41%-12%-2%75.7×3.8%+4.3%
Barnes & Noble Education BNEDUnited States$436M+20%+5%3%13.2×7.6%+3.6%
Tokmanni TOKMAN.HEFinland$431M+5%+4%3%10.6×4.7%+10.0%
Bohus BOHUS.OLNorway$426Mn/an/an/an/an/an/a
Cortina C41.SISingapore$519M+6%+9%10%n/a-16.5%+17.5%
Beijing Bashi Media 600386.SSChina$415M-17%-27%1%n/a-2.9%-2.9%
Sunny Loan Top 600830.SSChina$531M-21%+11%35%n/an/an/a
Pan German Universal Motors 2247.TWTaiwan$532M+2%-22%3%8.4×-8.1%+5.4%
Sa Sa International 0178.HKHong Kong$536M+47%+11%5%12.7×3.1%+7.6%
ZXZN Qi-House 8395.HKHong Kong$408M+169%+41%-7%n/a57.6%+3.0%
Matas A/S MATAS.CODenmark$542M-19%+4%6%8.6×-1.0%+16.1%

Questions

Which companies are AutoCanada's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: D. P. Abhushan (DPABHUSHAN.NS), Camping World (CWH), Star Plus Legend (6683.HK), Outlet (OUTLT.OL), Wakefit Innovations (WAKEFIT.NS), BHG (BHG.ST), Temple & Webster (TPW.AX), BYBON (300736.SZ).
Is AutoCanada expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 13.9× against a peer median of 13.2×, 6th most expensive of 12 in its peer set.
How has AutoCanada stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +25.6% against +4.6% for the median peer; over one year +11.3%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.