ABG vs ORLY vs PAG Stock Comparison

Asbury Automotive, O Reilly Automotive and Penske Automotive Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$195.05 +5.5% 1M -16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.51B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$89.82 +4.3% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$73.90B
P/E
27.9x
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, Asbury Automotive 2, Penske Automotive 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABGORLYPAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.51B $73.90B $13.93B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 27.9x 15.4x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 28.4x 17.0x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.3% +8.5% +0.6% ORLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 14.3% 2.8% ORLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 55.0% 8.4% ORLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x 3.6x ORLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.8% -6.2% +27.8% PAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +16.6%/yr +14.9%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 26.1% 27.6% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 56/100 38/100 ORLY

Percentile Scorecard

ABGORLYPAG

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

AxisABGORLYPAG
Valuation 92 #9 of 104 9 #95 of 104 46 #57 of 104
Growth 18 #81 of 99 57 #43 of 99 16 #83 of 99
Profitability – 99 #2 of 98 50 #50 of 98
Financial Health – 25 #84 of 112 24 #85 of 112
Shareholder Returns – 90 #8 of 72 56 #32 of 72
Overall – 56 38
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ORLY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • PAG ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABGORLYPAGSPY
1 month +5.5%+4.3%+1.3% -0.2%
3 months -19.1%-1.5%-3.4% +3.9%
6 months -2.7%-1.9%+31.3% +8.2%
Year to date -16.1%-1.5%+34.0% +12.9%
1 year -16.8%-6.2%+27.8% +12.3%
3 years +4.6%+45.7%+46.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.5%+13.4%+13.6% +23.3%
5 years -0.5%+115.7%+100.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.1%+16.6%+14.9% +10.9%
10 years +287.4%+432.4%+389.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.5%+18.2%+17.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABGORLYPAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%26.1%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%26.6%22.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.030.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.241.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-23.3%-25.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.8%-11.7%-5.2% -1.2%
52-week high $256.03$101.70$223.90 $779.14
52-week low $161.79$82.73$140.60 $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.

MultipleABGORLYPAG
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 16.7x 28.0xmedian 16.7x 15.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 3.9xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 19.2xmedian 9.0x 13.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 16.5x 34.0xmedian 16.5x 23.9xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.7x -39.9xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.47median 0.72 3.03median 0.72 -1.76median 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 monthsABGORLYPAG
Revenue $17.59B $18.57B $32.20B
Gross profit $3.00B $9.59B $5.20B
Operating income $746.30M $3.63B $1.24B
Net income – $2.65B $908.10M
Free cash flow – $2.16B $581.90M
EPS (diluted) $25.55 $3.20 $13.78
Cash & equivalents $84.50M $262.18M $69.50M
Total debt – $25.14B $5.20B
Shares (diluted) 18.30M 828.88M 65.73M
Enterprise value $3.51B $72.98B $13.63B

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
MetricABGORLYPAG
P/E 7.6x 28.0x 15.4x
P/FCF 6.3x 34.0x 23.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.3x 15.6x
P/S 0.2x 3.9x 0.4x
P/B 0.9x -39.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.9x -39.9x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA – 19.2x 13.4x
EV/EBIT – 22.0x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 4.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF – 37.1x 32.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.3x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.47 3.03 -1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABGORLYPAG
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.3% 8.5% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 6.9% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 9.0% -1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 7.3% 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% 10.4% -11.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 5.9% -5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 9.4% -10.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% -9.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.7% 13.3% -9.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.2% 9.2% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.1% -14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.2% -8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.7% -17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.2% -12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABGORLYPAG
Gross margin – 51.6% 16.1%
EBITDA margin – 22.5% 4.4%
Operating margin – 19.6% 3.9%
Pretax margin – 18.3% 3.9%
Net margin – 14.3% 2.8%
FCF margin – 11.6% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.7% 2.8%
Return on equity – – 15.8%
Return on assets – 15.4% 4.9%
Return on invested capital – 55.0% 8.4%
Return on capital employed – 47.9% 10.6%
Asset turnover – 1.1x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABGORLYPAG
Debt / assets – 40.3% 28.1%
Debt / equity – -3.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x 3.6x
Debt / FCF – 3.3x 8.9x
Liabilities / assets – 110.6% 68.4%
Equity / assets – -10.6% 31.6%
Interest coverage – 14.4x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 3.61 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABGORLYPAG
Dividend yield – – 2.7%
Net buyback yield – 4.5% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.5% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 40.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 62.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 15.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 29.8%

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.

ConsensusABGORLYPAG
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.97FY2026 $3.16FY2026 $12.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 -6.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +12.7% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.40BFY2026 $20.13BFY2026 $34.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% -2.9% -9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABGORLYPAG
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.2% 27.8%
Institutions holding 315 1,650 393
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +3.2% +4.0%
Institutions buying 173 714 209
Institutions selling 106 681 105
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.05 1.99

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.

ABGORLYPAG
ABG 1.00 0.23 0.64
ORLY 0.23 1.00 0.13
PAG 0.64 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABG, ORLY and PAG?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.51B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $73.90B, Penske Automotive (PAG) $13.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABG, ORLY and PAG?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.5x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 27.9x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.2x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.4x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 17.0x). 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) +8.5%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has the highest net margin (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 14.3%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) leads (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 55.0%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Penske Automotive (PAG) returned the most: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -16.8%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -6.2%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +27.8%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) -0.1%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.6%/yr, Penske Automotive (PAG) +14.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Asbury Automotive (ABG) 0.00%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 0.00%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 0.03%. Asbury Automotive (ABG) and 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 (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 36.9%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.