AAP vs VVV vs ORLY Stock Comparison

Advance Auto Parts, Valvoline and O Reilly Automotive Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AAP Advance Auto Parts Inc
$46.59 +11.7% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
36.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.02B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win
VVV Valvoline Inc
$31.93 +10.4% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.07B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$91.05 +5.7% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$74.11B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.57B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

O Reilly Automotive leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (O Reilly Automotive 8, Valvoline 2, Advance Auto Parts 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAPVVVORLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.77B $4.07B $74.11B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.9x 40.1x 28.0x ORLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 18.8x 28.8x AAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.2% +16.1% +8.5% VVV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 5.2% 14.3% ORLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% 8.8% 55.0% ORLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x 1.6x ORLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.6% -5.3% -6.4% VVV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.4%/yr -1.1%/yr +16.0%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.2% 34.6% 26.1% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 33/100 56/100 ORLY

Percentile Scorecard

AAPVVVORLY

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

AxisAAPVVVORLY
Valuation 67 #35 of 104 19 #27 of 33 9 #95 of 104
Growth 37 #63 of 99 31 #21 of 30 57 #43 of 99
Profitability 34 #66 of 99 75 #8 of 29 99 #2 of 99
Financial Health 40 #68 of 113 8 #36 of 39 27 #83 of 113
Shareholder Returns 29 #52 of 73 – 86 #11 of 73
Overall 41 33 56
  • AAP ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • ORLY ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAPVVVORLYSPY
1 month +11.7%+10.4%+5.7% -0.8%
3 months -19.4%-19.3%+0.5% +3.5%
6 months -19.5%-3.2%-1.0% +7.0%
Year to date +18.5%+9.9%-0.2% +12.2%
1 year -14.6%-5.3%-6.4% +13.0%
3 years -6.6%+6.6%+47.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.3%+2.1%+13.9% +23.1%
5 years -79.8%-5.3%+109.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -27.4%-1.1%+16.0% +11.0%
10 years -67.6%+54.2%+392.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -10.7%+4.4%+17.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAAPVVVORLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.2%34.6%26.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.1%34.1%26.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.570.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.15-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-44.1%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.1%-20.7%-10.5% -1.8%
52-week high $63.05$40.28$101.70 $779.14
52-week low $38.68$26.62$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.

MultipleAAPVVVORLY
P/E now vs peer median 37.5xmedian 16.7x 40.2xmedian 15.5x 28.3xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 2.1xmedian 1.3x 4.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 12.6xmedian 10.1x 19.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.5x 29.0xmedian 14.7x 34.5xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.7x 9.8xmedian 2.0x -40.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.96median 0.72 -0.72median 0.35 3.07median 0.72

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 monthsAAPVVVORLY
Revenue $8.02B $1.96B $18.57B
Gross profit $3.55B $751.90M $9.59B
Operating income $189.00M $301.00M $3.63B
Net income $75.00M $101.50M $2.65B
Free cash flow – $140.50M $2.16B
EPS (diluted) $1.23 $0.79 $3.20
Cash & equivalents $3.12B $84.20M $262.18M
Total debt $3.39B $1.60B $25.14B
Shares (diluted) 61.00M 128.40M 828.88M
Enterprise value -$8.31B $3.78B $73.20B

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
MetricAAPVVVORLY
P/E 37.5x 40.2x 28.3x
P/FCF – 29.0x 34.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.9x 22.6x
P/S 0.3x 2.1x 4.0x
P/B 1.2x 9.8x -40.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 9.8x -40.5x
EV/EBITDA – 12.6x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 16.2x 18.6x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 2.8x 4.4x
EV/FCF – 39.8x 37.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.6x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.96 -0.72 3.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPVVVORLY
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.2% 16.1% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 12.2% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.5% 15.4% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.1% 12.7% 7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.3% -31.6% 10.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 7.2% 5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 119.6% -63.5% 9.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.4% -59.5% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 119.5% -63.5% 13.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.8% -56.2% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 40.6% 13.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% -1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 129.6% 21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% -6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPVVVORLY
Gross margin 44.2% 38.3% 51.6%
EBITDA margin – 22.6% 22.5%
Operating margin 2.4% 15.3% 19.6%
Pretax margin 1.4% 9.0% 18.3%
Net margin 0.9% 5.2% 14.3%
FCF margin – 7.2% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.0% 17.7%
Return on equity 3.4% 26.4% –
Return on assets 0.6% 2.9% 15.4%
Return on invested capital 2.9% 8.8% 55.0%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 9.9% 47.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 4.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.6% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPVVVORLY
Debt / assets 28.2% 46.0% 40.3%
Debt / equity 1.5x 3.8x -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x 1.6x
Debt / FCF – 11.4x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 81.2% 88.0% 110.6%
Equity / assets 18.8% 12.0% -10.6%
Interest coverage – – 14.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.70 1.75 3.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPVVVORLY
Dividend yield 2.1% – –
Net buyback yield – – 4.4%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusAAPVVVORLY
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 28.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.06FY2026 $1.70FY2026 $3.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +10.0% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.71BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026 $20.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +23.4% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPVVVORLY
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 86.2%
Institutions holding 374 450 1,649
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -0.1% +3.2%
Institutions buying 199 234 713
Institutions selling 110 143 681
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.64 1.05

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.

AAPVVVORLY
AAP 1.00 0.42 0.50
VVV 0.42 1.00 0.37
ORLY 0.50 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAP, VVV and ORLY?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) $2.77B, Valvoline (VVV) $4.07B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $74.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAP, VVV and ORLY?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 36.9x, Valvoline (VVV) 40.1x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) is cheapest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 15.2x, Valvoline (VVV) 18.8x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valvoline (VVV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -8.2%, Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%, 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%, Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) leads (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 2.9%, Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 55.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valvoline (VVV) returned the most: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -14.6%, Valvoline (VVV) -5.3%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -6.4%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -27.4%/yr, Valvoline (VVV) -1.1%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.0%/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) 59.2%, Valvoline (VVV) 34.6%, 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, VVV 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.