AENT vs LKQ vs ORLY Stock Comparison

Alliance Entertainment Holding, Lkq and O Reilly Automotive Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LKQ Lkq Corp
$18.10 -21.7% 1M -39.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.66B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.51B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$88.07 +2.3% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$73.61B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.99B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

O Reilly Automotive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (O Reilly Automotive 5, Lkq 2, Alliance Entertainment Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAENTLKQORLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $233.92M $4.66B $73.61B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 18.3x 27.2x AENT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x 7.2x 27.9x LKQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -0.4% +8.7% ORLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.9% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.0% -39.7% -6.8% ORLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr -20.0%/yr +16.3%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.4% 44.3% 26.1% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 58/100 42/100 LKQ

Percentile Scorecard

AENTLKQORLY

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

AxisAENTLKQORLY
Valuation 32 #71 of 104 85 #17 of 104 7 #97 of 104
Growth – 6 #92 of 98 58 #42 of 98
Profitability – 57 #42 of 97 62 #38 of 97
Financial Health 37 #70 of 110 49 #57 of 110 –
Shareholder Returns – 93 #6 of 70 –
Overall – 58 42
  • AENT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LKQ 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

PeriodAENTLKQORLYSPY
1 month -5.2%-21.7%+2.3% +0.7%
3 months -20.1%-19.9%+0.8% +3.7%
6 months -43.6%-42.7%-11.4% +7.1%
Year to date -45.3%-40.1%-3.4% +12.8%
1 year -37.0%-39.7%-6.8% +11.9%
3 years +253.6%-58.3%+42.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +52.4%-25.3%+12.4% +22.8%
5 years -54.9%-67.1%+112.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -14.7%-20.0%+16.3% +10.9%
10 years —-43.6%+401.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-5.6%+17.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAENTLKQORLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.4%44.3%26.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.2%53.0%26.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.590.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.90-0.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-71.5%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.6%-48.0%-13.4% -1.2%
52-week high $8.43$34.80$101.70 $779.14
52-week low $4.39$17.10$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.

MultipleAENTLKQORLY
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 17.0x 18.0xmedian 17.0x 26.8xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 3.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x 7.5xmedian 9.2x —median 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -169.5xmedian 15.6x 7.5xmedian 15.6x 32.6xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x -34.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 -0.52median 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 monthsAENTLKQORLY
Revenue – $13.51B $18.99B
Gross profit – $5.14B $9.83B
Operating income – $648.00M $3.75B
Net income – $254.00M $2.71B
Free cash flow – $610.00M –
EPS (diluted) – $1.00 $3.27
Cash & equivalents $814.00K $319.00M $194.45M
Total debt $73.72M $3.72B –
Shares (diluted) 51.05M 252.90M 828.88M
Enterprise value $227.27M $3.38B $73.61B

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
MetricAENTLKQORLY
P/E 17.3x 18.0x 26.8x
P/FCF -169.5x 7.5x 32.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.7x 26.9x
P/S 0.4x 0.3x 3.8x
P/B 4.1x 0.7x -34.3x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 0.9x -34.3x
EV/EBITDA – 7.5x –
EV/EBIT – 12.3x –
EV/Revenue – 0.6x 3.8x
EV/FCF – 13.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.0x 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.52 3.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAENTLKQORLY
Revenue growth (1Y) – -0.4% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -2.6% 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -1.6% 7.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -41.0% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -22.1% 6.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – -63.7% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -35.7% 5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -63.0% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -34.4% 8.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.8% -2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -16.8% -6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -15.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -17.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAENTLKQORLY
Gross margin – 38.1% –
EBITDA margin – 7.8% –
Operating margin – 4.8% –
Pretax margin – 3.4% –
Net margin – 1.9% –
FCF margin – 4.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 5.9% 14.1%
Return on equity – 4.0% –
Return on assets – 1.7% –
Return on invested capital – 4.2% –
Return on capital employed – 5.5% –
Asset turnover – 0.9x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAENTLKQORLY
Debt / assets 18.5% 25.1% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.2x –
Debt / FCF – 6.1x –
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 57.3% –
Equity / assets 29.3% 42.7% -11.9%
Interest coverage – 3.0x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 2.32 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAENTLKQORLY
Dividend yield – 6.6% –
Net buyback yield – 2.7% –
Shareholder yield – 9.3% –
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.

ConsensusAENTLKQORLY
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2027 7.2xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2027 $2.50FY2026 $3.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +96.2%FY2027 -16.9%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.6% +19.2% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2027 $12.80BFY2026 $20.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2027 -6.2%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +12.8% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAENTLKQORLY
Held by institutions 0.8% 100.0% 86.2%
Institutions holding 19 534 1,651
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -1.5% +3.2%
Institutions buying 10 263 715
Institutions selling 4 214 681
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.23 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.

AENTLKQORLY
AENT 1.00 0.03 0.04
LKQ 0.03 1.00 0.36
ORLY 0.04 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AENT, LKQ and ORLY?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) $233.92M, Lkq (LKQ) $4.66B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $73.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, AENT, LKQ and ORLY?

Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 17.3x, Lkq (LKQ) 18.3x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lkq (LKQ) is cheapest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 8.7x, Lkq (LKQ) 7.2x, 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: Lkq (LKQ) -0.4%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) returned the most: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -37.0%, Lkq (LKQ) -39.7%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -6.8%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -14.7%/yr, Lkq (LKQ) -20.0%/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 (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 67.4%, Lkq (LKQ) 44.3%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AENT, LKQ 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 5. 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.