Asbury Automotive Group (ABG Quick QuoteABG - Free Report) reported $4.41 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 8.1%. EPS of $6.16 for the same period compares to $7.17 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.41% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.43 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $6.46, the EPS surprise was -4.64%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Asbury Automotive performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Unit sales - New vehicle: 43,736 versus 43,897 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Unit sales - Used vehicle retail: 34,586 compared to the 33,147 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Average selling price - New vehicle: $52.43 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $53.68 billion.
• Unit sales - Used vehicle retail - same store: 33,013 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 32,079.
• Average Gross profit per unit - Total new vehicle: $2.95 billion versus $2.96 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Average Gross profit per unit - Used vehicle retail: $1.79 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.84 billion.
• Revenues- New vehicle: $2.29 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.35 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -9.3%.
• Revenues- Used vehicle: $1.29 billion compared to the $1.26 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -8.4% year over year.
• Revenues- Used vehicle- Wholesale: $140.3 million versus $155.41 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -24.4% change.
• Revenues- Finance and insurance net: $182.5 million versus $175.84 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -8.9% change.
• Revenues- Used vehicle- Retail: $1.15 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.1 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6%.
• Revenues- Parts and service: $644 million versus $658.06 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.3% change.

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Shares of Asbury Automotive have returned -3.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.