ABG vs ORLY vs KMX Stock Comparison

Asbury Automotive, O Reilly Automotive and Carmax Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$172.66 -5.0% 1M -28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
6.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.98B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$89.92 +4.7% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$75.12B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.57B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
KMX Carmax Inc
$51.55 -10.3% 1M +19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.44B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.63B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

O Reilly Automotive leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (O Reilly Automotive 7, Asbury Automotive 3, Carmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABGORLYKMXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.17B $75.12B $7.44B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.2x 28.3x 25.5x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 28.5x 16.8x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +8.5% +4.8% ORLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 14.3% 1.1% ORLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 55.0% 1.1% ORLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 1.6x 20.4x ORLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.3% -8.5% +19.6% KMX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr +15.3%/yr -18.5%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 26.1% 54.7% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 56/100 49/100 ABG

Percentile Scorecard

ABGORLYKMX

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

AxisABGORLYKMX
Valuation 90 #11 of 104 9 #95 of 104 69 #33 of 104
Growth 26 #74 of 99 57 #43 of 99 41 #59 of 99
Profitability 58 #42 of 99 99 #2 of 99 34 #66 of 99
Financial Health 25 #85 of 113 28 #82 of 113 21 #89 of 113
Shareholder Returns 96 #4 of 73 88 #10 of 73 78 #17 of 73
Overall 59 56 49
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ORLY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • KMX ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABGORLYKMXSPY
1 month -5.0%+4.7%-10.3% -1.0%
3 months -23.5%+2.9%-11.6% +2.9%
6 months -15.0%-3.4%+34.7% +6.4%
Year to date -25.7%-1.4%+33.4% +11.4%
1 year -28.3%-8.5%+19.6% +13.1%
3 years -7.4%+54.7%-16.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -2.5%+15.7%-6.0% +21.5%
5 years -24.3%+103.3%-64.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -5.4%+15.3%-18.5% +10.9%
10 years +225.2%+389.5%+3.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.5%+17.2%+0.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABGORLYKMXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%26.1%54.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%26.6%65.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.011.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-0.330.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-23.3%-80.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-11.6%-19.7% -2.5%
52-week high $256.03$101.70$64.22 $779.14
52-week low $161.79$82.73$30.88 $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.

MultipleABGORLYKMX
P/E now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 16.7x 28.0xmedian 16.7x 25.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 4.0xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 9.1x 19.2xmedian 9.1x 30.0xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 16.6x 34.0xmedian 16.6x 6.4xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.7x -40.0xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.43median 0.73 3.03median 0.73 -2.42median 0.73

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 monthsABGORLYKMX
Revenue $17.98B $18.57B $27.63B
Gross profit $3.08B $9.59B $2.85B
Operating income $782.30M $3.63B $392.76M
Net income $509.50M $2.65B $292.45M
Free cash flow $496.30M $2.16B $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $27.84 $3.20 $2.05
Cash & equivalents $30.40M $262.18M $170.53M
Total debt $3.46B $25.14B $15.71B
Shares (diluted) 18.30M 828.88M 142.45M
Enterprise value $3.03B $74.20B $6.81B

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
MetricABGORLYKMX
P/E 6.2x 28.0x 25.0x
P/FCF 6.2x 34.0x 6.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 22.3x 4.6x
P/S 0.2x 4.0x 0.3x
P/B 0.8x -40.0x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.7x -40.0x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 19.2x 30.0x
EV/EBIT 8.3x 22.1x 58.2x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 4.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 13.1x 37.2x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 24.4x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.43 3.03 -2.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABGORLYKMX
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 8.5% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 6.9% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 9.0% -3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 7.3% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.8% 10.4% -23.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.8% 5.9% 0.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.6% 9.4% -43.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.4% 5.5% -13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.6% 13.3% -41.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.5% 9.2% -10.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.9% 13.1% 32.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.4% -1.2% 29.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.0% 21.7% 67.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.7% -6.2% 53.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABGORLYKMX
Gross margin 17.1% 51.6% 10.3%
EBITDA margin 4.9% 22.5% 2.8%
Operating margin 4.4% 19.6% 1.4%
Pretax margin 3.8% 18.3% 1.6%
Net margin 2.8% 14.3% 1.1%
FCF margin 2.8% 11.6% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.5% 17.7% 5.8%
Return on equity 13.0% – 4.7%
Return on assets 4.5% 15.4% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 55.0% 1.1%
Return on capital employed 9.8% 47.9% 1.6%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.2x 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABGORLYKMX
Debt / assets 30.3% 40.3% 60.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x -3.8x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 1.6x 20.4x
Debt / FCF 7.0x 3.3x 13.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 110.6% 75.8%
Equity / assets 34.4% -10.6% 24.2%
Interest coverage – 14.4x 3.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.47 3.61 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABGORLYKMX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 12.6% 4.5% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 12.6% 4.5% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusABGORLYKMX
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 28.5xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $27.16FY2026 $3.16FY2026 $3.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.2% +12.7% +21.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.41BFY2026 $20.13BFY2026 $29.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.8%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% -2.9% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABGORLYKMX
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 315 1,649 557
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +3.2% -2.9%
Institutions buying 173 713 232
Institutions selling 106 681 251
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.05 0.92

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.

ABGORLYKMX
ABG 1.00 0.26 0.42
ORLY 0.26 1.00 0.13
KMX 0.42 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABG, ORLY and KMX?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.17B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $75.12B, Carmax (KMX) $7.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABG, ORLY and KMX?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 6.2x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.3x, Carmax (KMX) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 6.4x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.5x, Carmax (KMX) 16.8x). 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) +4.1%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.5%, Carmax (KMX) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has the highest net margin (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 2.8%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 14.3%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) leads (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.8%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 55.0%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carmax (KMX) returned the most: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -28.3%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -8.5%, Carmax (KMX) +19.6%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) -5.4%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +15.3%/yr, Carmax (KMX) -18.5%/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) 34.9%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%, Carmax (KMX) 54.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABG, ORLY and KMX?

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 7. 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.