AAP vs ORLY vs MNRO Stock Comparison

Advance Auto Parts, O Reilly Automotive and Monro 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
$2.78B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.02B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$91.49 +7.5% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$74.52B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.57B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
MNRO Monro, Inc.
$11.31 -17.3% 1M -35.7% 1Y
Market cap
$348.63M
P/E
436.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.14B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

O Reilly Automotive leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (O Reilly Automotive 8, Advance Auto Parts 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAPORLYMNROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.78B $74.52B $348.63M ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.1x 28.1x 436.9x ORLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 28.7x — AAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.0% +8.5% -4.4% ORLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 14.3% 0.1% ORLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% 55.0% 1.5% ORLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.6x 1.5x AAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.0% -3.6% -35.7% AAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.9%/yr +16.6%/yr -29.1%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.9% 26.1% 60.5% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 57/100 50/100 ORLY

Percentile Scorecard

AAPORLYMNRO

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

AxisAAPORLYMNRO
Valuation 51 #53 of 108 10 #97 of 108 77 #26 of 108
Growth 54 #48 of 104 58 #44 of 104 12 #92 of 104
Profitability 31 #71 of 103 99 #2 of 103 33 #69 of 103
Financial Health 39 #70 of 114 27 #84 of 114 32 #78 of 114
Shareholder Returns 28 #56 of 77 90 #9 of 77 96 #4 of 77
Overall 41 57 50
  • AAP ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • ORLY ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • MNRO ranked among 116 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAPORLYMNROSPY
1 month +16.8%+7.5%-17.3% -5.9%
3 months -16.9%-2.0%-8.9% -4.6%
6 months -15.9%-3.3%-35.1% +0.2%
Year to date +22.5%+0.3%-43.6% +7.5%
1 year -1.0%-3.6%-35.7% +8.2%
3 years -15.0%+43.5%-57.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year -5.3%+12.8%-24.5% +19.0%
5 years -79.0%+115.1%-82.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -26.9%+16.6%-29.1% +9.4%
10 years -64.6%+425.5%-78.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year -9.9%+18.1%-14.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAAPORLYMNROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.9%26.1%60.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.1%26.5%69.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.170.091.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-0.14-0.59 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-23.3%-82.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-10.0%-52.5% -5.9%
52-week high $63.05$101.70$23.81 $779.14
52-week low $38.68$82.73$11.27 $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.

MultipleAAPORLYMNRO
P/E now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 18.8x 28.5xmedian 18.8x 443.5xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 4.0xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 9.0x 19.5xmedian 9.0x 5.8xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.2xmedian 15.3x 34.6xmedian 15.3x 28.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.8x -40.7xmedian 1.8x 0.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.96median 0.87 3.09median 0.87 -6.21median 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 monthsAAPORLYMNRO
Revenue $8.02B $18.57B $1.14B
Gross profit $3.57B $9.59B $395.59M
Operating income $214.00M $3.63B $19.64M
Net income $75.00M $2.65B $798.00K
Free cash flow -$111.00M $2.16B $12.39M
EPS (diluted) $1.23 $3.20 $0.03
Cash & equivalents $3.09B $262.18M $14.96M
Total debt $3.39B $7.01B $136.34M
Shares (diluted) 60.90M 828.88M 31.30M
Enterprise value -$9.72B $73.61B $304.60M

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
MetricAAPORLYMNRO
P/E 38.8x 28.5x 443.5x
P/FCF -26.2x 34.6x 28.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.2x 22.7x 8.0x
P/S 0.4x 4.0x 0.3x
P/B 1.3x -40.7x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.6x -40.7x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 19.5x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 22.4x 24.2x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 4.4x 0.4x
EV/FCF -28.9x 37.8x 38.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 24.8x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.96 3.09 -6.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPORLYMNRO
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.0% 8.5% -4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 6.9% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.1% 9.0% -4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 7.3% -4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 123.6% 10.4% 372.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 5.9% -34.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 119.9% 9.4% 104.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.3% 5.5% -71.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 119.6% 13.3% 104.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.8% 9.2% -71.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 225.2% 13.1% -40.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.7% -1.2% -38.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% 21.7% -74.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -66.1% -6.2% -57.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPORLYMNRO
Gross margin 44.5% 51.6% 34.8%
EBITDA margin 4.7% 22.5% 7.2%
Operating margin 2.7% 19.6% 1.7%
Pretax margin 1.5% 18.3% 0.1%
Net margin 0.9% 14.3% 0.1%
FCF margin -1.4% 11.6% 1.1%
Operating cash flow margin 2.1% 17.7% 3.9%
Return on equity 3.3% – 0.1%
Return on assets 0.6% 15.4% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 3.2% 55.0% 1.5%
Return on capital employed 2.9% 47.9% 1.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.2x 55.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPORLYMNRO
Debt / assets 28.4% 40.3% 8.8%
Debt / equity 1.5x -3.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.6x 1.5x
Debt / FCF -30.5x 3.3x 11.0x
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 110.6% 62.9%
Equity / assets 19.0% -10.6% 37.1%
Interest coverage – 14.4x –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.8x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.69 3.65 1.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPORLYMNRO
Dividend yield 2.1% – 9.9%
Net buyback yield – 4.4% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 4.4% 9.9%
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.

ConsensusAAPORLYMNRO
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 28.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.05FY2026 $3.19FY2026 $-0.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 -159.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.3% +11.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.71BFY2026 $20.26BFY2026 $1.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% -2.7% -1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPORLYMNRO
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 374 1,653 183
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +3.2% -7.2%
Institutions buying 199 714 96
Institutions selling 110 684 66
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.04 1.45

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.

AAPORLYMNRO
AAP 1.00 0.52 0.33
ORLY 0.52 1.00 0.26
MNRO 0.33 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAP, ORLY and MNRO?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) $2.78B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $74.52B, Monro (MNRO) $348.63M.

Which stock is cheaper, AAP, ORLY and MNRO?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 37.1x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.1x, Monro (MNRO) 436.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) is cheapest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 15.8x, 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%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.5%, Monro (MNRO) -4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has the highest net margin (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 0.9%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 14.3%, Monro (MNRO) 0.1%). On return on invested capital, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) leads (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 3.2%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 55.0%, Monro (MNRO) 1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advance Auto Parts (AAP) returned the most: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -1.0%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -3.6%, Monro (MNRO) -35.7%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -26.9%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.6%/yr, Monro (MNRO) -29.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has been the steadiest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 58.9%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%, Monro (MNRO) 60.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.