AAP vs GPC vs ORLY Stock Comparison

Advance Auto Parts, Genuine Parts and O Reilly Automotive Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AAP Advance Auto Parts Inc
$48.15 +16.8% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
38.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.02B
Div. yield
2.08%
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
GPC Genuine Parts Co
$124.46 -2.3% 1M -0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.16B
P/E
552.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.33B
Div. yield
3.38%
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$91.49 +7.5% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$74.67B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.57B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

O Reilly Automotive leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (O Reilly Automotive 8, Advance Auto Parts 2, Genuine Parts 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAPGPCORLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.91B $17.16B $74.67B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.8x 552.7x 28.5x ORLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 17.2x 28.7x AAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.0% +5.3% +8.5% ORLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 0.1% 14.3% ORLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% 0.0% 55.0% ORLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.9x 1.6x AAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.08% 3.38% — GPC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.0% -0.1% -3.6% GPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.9%/yr -1.8%/yr +16.6%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.9% 34.2% 26.1% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 42/100 57/100 ORLY

Percentile Scorecard

AAPGPCORLY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAAPGPCORLY
Valuation 51 #53 of 108 32 #74 of 108 10 #97 of 108
Growth 54 #48 of 104 30 #73 of 104 58 #44 of 104
Profitability 31 #71 of 103 47 #55 of 103 99 #2 of 103
Financial Health 39 #70 of 114 27 #83 of 114 27 #84 of 114
Shareholder Returns 28 #56 of 77 71 #23 of 77 90 #9 of 77
Overall 41 42 57
  • AAP ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • GPC ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • ORLY ranked among 116 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAAPGPCORLYSPY
1 month +16.8%-2.3%+7.5% -5.9%
3 months -16.9%-6.3%-2.0% -4.6%
6 months -15.9%+18.3%-3.3% +0.2%
Year to date +22.5%+1.2%+0.3% +7.5%
1 year -1.0%-0.1%-3.6% +8.2%
3 years -15.0%-6.9%+43.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year -5.3%-2.4%+12.8% +19.0%
5 years -79.0%-8.7%+115.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year -26.9%-1.8%+16.6% +9.4%
10 years -64.6%+42.0%+425.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year -9.9%+3.6%+18.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAAPGPCORLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.9%34.2%26.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.1%34.5%26.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.170.470.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.020.00-0.14 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-50.6%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-16.6%-10.0% -5.9%
52-week high $63.05$149.26$101.70 $779.14
52-week low $38.68$92.47$82.73 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAAPGPCORLY
P/E now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 18.8x 552.7xmedian 18.8x 28.5xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 4.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 9.0x 14.5xmedian 9.0x 19.5xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.2xmedian 15.3x 22.5xmedian 15.3x 34.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.8x 3.7xmedian 1.8x -40.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.96median 0.87 -7.82median 0.87 3.09median 0.87

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAAPGPCORLY
Revenue $8.02B $25.33B $18.57B
Gross profit $3.57B $9.40B $9.59B
Operating income $214.00M $912.67M $3.63B
Net income $75.00M $31.04M $2.65B
Free cash flow -$111.00M $762.85M $2.16B
EPS (diluted) $1.23 $0.22 $3.20
Cash & equivalents $3.09B $763.15M $262.18M
Total debt $3.39B $5.11B $7.01B
Shares (diluted) 60.90M 138.33M 828.88M
Enterprise value -$9.59B $14.87B $73.76B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAAPGPCORLY
P/E 38.8x 552.7x 28.5x
P/FCF -26.2x 22.5x 34.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.2x 14.3x 22.7x
P/S 0.4x 0.7x 4.0x
P/B 1.3x 3.7x -40.7x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 5.9x -40.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 14.5x 19.5x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 23.6x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.8x 4.4x
EV/FCF -28.9x 28.2x 37.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 18.0x 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.96 -7.82 3.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPGPCORLY
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.0% 5.3% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 3.2% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.1% 5.4% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 4.5% 7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 123.6% -23.2% 10.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.1% -18.3% 5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 119.9% -96.2% 9.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.3% -70.8% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 119.6% -96.1% 13.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.8% -70.7% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 225.2% 79.8% 13.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.7% -2.8% -1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% 471.3% 21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -66.1% -3.9% -6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPGPCORLY
Gross margin 44.5% 37.1% 51.6%
EBITDA margin 4.7% 5.9% 22.5%
Operating margin 2.7% 3.6% 19.6%
Pretax margin 1.5% 0.0% 18.3%
Net margin 0.9% 0.1% 14.3%
FCF margin -1.4% 3.0% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 2.1% 4.7% 17.7%
Return on equity 3.3% 0.7% –
Return on assets 0.6% 0.1% 15.4%
Return on invested capital 3.2% 0.0% 55.0%
Return on capital employed 2.9% 7.7% 47.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 38.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPGPCORLY
Debt / assets 28.4% 23.8% 40.3%
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.1x -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.9x 1.6x
Debt / FCF -30.5x 6.7x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 78.3% 110.6%
Equity / assets 19.0% 21.7% -10.6%
Interest coverage – – 14.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.69 2.36 3.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPGPCORLY
Dividend yield 2.1% 3.4% –
Net buyback yield – – 4.4%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 3.4% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAAPGPCORLY
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 28.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.05FY2026 $7.22FY2026 $3.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.3% +7.2% +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.71BFY2026 $24.09BFY2026 $20.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +7.4% -2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPGPCORLY
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.5% 86.2%
Institutions holding 374 1,082 1,653
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +9.4% +3.2%
Institutions buying 199 492 714
Institutions selling 110 419 684
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.17 1.04

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AAPGPCORLY
AAP 1.00 0.46 0.52
GPC 0.46 1.00 0.41
ORLY 0.52 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAP, GPC and ORLY?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) $2.91B, Genuine Parts (GPC) $17.16B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $74.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAP, GPC and ORLY?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 38.8x, Genuine Parts (GPC) 552.7x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) is cheapest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 15.8x, Genuine Parts (GPC) 17.2x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -7.0%, Genuine Parts (GPC) +5.3%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has the highest net margin (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 0.9%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.1%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) leads (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 3.2%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 0.0%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 55.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Genuine Parts (GPC) returned the most: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -1.0%, Genuine Parts (GPC) -0.1%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -3.6%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -26.9%/yr, Genuine Parts (GPC) -1.8%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Genuine Parts (GPC) has the highest dividend yield: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 2.08%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 3.38%. O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has been the steadiest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 58.9%, Genuine Parts (GPC) 34.2%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAP, GPC and ORLY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.