ABG vs NXB vs ORLY Stock Comparison

Asbury Automotive, NextBoat and O Reilly Automotive Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$199.22 +14.7% 1M -16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.58B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
NXB NextBoat Inc.
$1.54 -25.6% 1M
Market cap
$38.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$151.69M
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$88.07 +2.3% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$71.88B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.99B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

O Reilly Automotive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (O Reilly Automotive 6, Asbury Automotive 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABGNXBORLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.58B $38.63M $71.88B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.8x -9.5x 26.8x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 30.8x 27.9x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.3% — +8.7% ORLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -2.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -49.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.1% — -6.8% ORLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr — +16.3%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 82.9% 26.1% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 19/100 42/100 ORLY

Percentile Scorecard

ABGNXBORLY

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

AxisABGNXBORLY
Valuation 92 #9 of 104 26 #77 of 104 7 #97 of 104
Growth 16 #83 of 98 – 58 #42 of 98
Profitability – 18 #80 of 97 62 #38 of 97
Financial Health – 13 #96 of 110 –
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – 19 42
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • NXB ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ORLY ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABGNXBORLYSPY
1 month +14.7%-25.6%+2.3% +0.7%
3 months -14.6%-19.8%+0.8% +3.7%
6 months -2.2%-42.3%-11.4% +7.1%
Year to date -14.3%-26.3%-3.4% +12.8%
1 year -16.1%—-6.8% +11.9%
3 years +7.1%—+42.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +2.3%—+12.4% +22.8%
5 years +1.8%—+112.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%—+16.3% +10.9%
10 years +290.6%—+401.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.6%—+17.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABGNXBORLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%82.9%26.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%77.5%26.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.350.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43—-0.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-59.5%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-59.5%-13.4% -1.2%
52-week high $256.03$3.80$101.70 $779.14
52-week low $161.79$1.54$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.

MultipleABGNXBORLY
P/E now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 17.0x -9.5xmedian 17.0x 26.8xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 3.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x -89.8xmedian 9.2x —median 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 15.6x —median 15.6x 32.6xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.7x 3.2xmedian 1.7x -34.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.77 —median 0.77 3.13median 0.77

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 monthsABGNXBORLY
Revenue $17.59B $151.69M $18.99B
Gross profit $3.00B $20.42M $9.83B
Operating income $746.30M -$1.39M $3.75B
Net income – -$4.23M $2.71B
EPS (diluted) $25.55 $-0.16 $3.27
Cash & equivalents $84.50M $7.74M $194.45M
Total debt – $130.25M –
Shares (diluted) 18.30M 24.79M 828.88M
Enterprise value $3.58B $13.07M $71.88B

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
MetricABGNXBORLY
P/E 7.8x -9.5x 26.8x
P/FCF 6.3x – 32.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 26.9x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 3.8x
P/B 0.9x 3.2x -34.3x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 3.4x -34.3x
EV/EBITDA – -89.8x –
EV/EBIT – -61.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.6x 3.8x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 – 3.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABGNXBORLY
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.3% – 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% – 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% – 7.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% – 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% – 6.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.7% – 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.2% – 8.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABGNXBORLY
Gross margin – 13.5% –
EBITDA margin – -0.6% –
Operating margin – -0.9% –
Pretax margin – -2.8% –
Net margin – -2.7% –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – 14.1%
Return on equity – -34.6% –
Return on assets – -5.5% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -23.3% –
Asset turnover – 2.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABGNXBORLY
Debt / assets – 54.6% –
Debt / equity – 4.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -49.4x –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 88.0% –
Equity / assets – 12.0% -11.9%
Interest coverage – -0.5x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 0.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 1.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABGNXBORLY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – –
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.

ConsensusABGNXBORLY
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.97FY2026 $0.05FY2026 $3.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 – +6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% -380.0% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.40BFY2026 $161.27MFY2026 $20.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 +34.5%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +44.6% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABGNXBORLY
Held by institutions 100.0% – 86.2%
Institutions holding 315 – 1,651
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% – +3.2%
Institutions buying 173 – 715
Institutions selling 106 – 681
Buyers to sellers 1.63 – 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.

ABGNXBORLY
ABG 1.00 0.06 0.21
NXB 0.06 1.00 0.03
ORLY 0.21 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABG, NXB and ORLY?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.58B, NextBoat (NXB) $38.63M, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $71.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABG, NXB and ORLY?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.8x, NextBoat (NXB) -9.5x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.4x, NextBoat (NXB) 30.8x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 27.9x). 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: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -1.3%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) returned the most: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -16.1%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -6.8%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) +0.4%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has been the steadiest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 37.0%, NextBoat (NXB) 82.9%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABG, NXB 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 6. 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.