AIT vs INEO vs ORLY Stock Comparison

Applied Industrial Technologies, INNEOVA Holdings and O Reilly Automotive Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INEO INNEOVA Holdings Ltd
$0.55 -8.3% 1M -33.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.79M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$88.07 +2.3% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$73.71B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.99B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Applied Industrial Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Applied Industrial Technologies 5, O Reilly Automotive 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAITINEOORLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.89B $7.79M $73.71B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x — 27.2x AIT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x — 27.9x AIT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% — +8.7% ORLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.0% -33.0% -6.8% AIT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.4%/yr — +16.3%/yr AIT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 101.0% 26.1% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 — 42/100 AIT

Percentile Scorecard

AITINEOORLY

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

AxisAITINEOORLY
Valuation 27 #34 of 46 – 7 #97 of 104
Growth 58 #17 of 39 – 58 #42 of 98
Profitability 95 #3 of 39 – 62 #38 of 97
Financial Health 91 #5 of 47 0 #47 of 47 –
Shareholder Returns 77 #8 of 31 – –
Overall 69 – 42
  • AIT ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • INEO ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • ORLY ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAITINEOORLYSPY
1 month -10.0%-8.3%+2.3% +0.7%
3 months -11.0%-15.4%+0.8% +3.7%
6 months -1.1%-9.7%-11.4% +7.1%
Year to date +17.8%+8.1%-3.4% +12.8%
1 year +19.0%-33.0%-6.8% +11.9%
3 years +99.7%—+42.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +25.9%—+12.4% +22.8%
5 years +210.3%—+112.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +25.4%—+16.3% +10.9%
10 years +501.9%—+401.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.7%—+17.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAITINEOORLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%101.0%26.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%99.6%26.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.520.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.69-0.33-0.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.5%-92.8%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-35.1%-13.4% -1.2%
52-week high $362.17$0.85$101.70 $779.14
52-week low $240.63$0.46$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.

MultipleAITINEOORLY
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 26.2x —median 26.2x 26.8xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.1x —median 1.1x 3.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x —median 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 23.0x —median 23.0x 32.6xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 2.6x -34.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.62median 2.55 —median 2.55 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 monthsAITINEOORLY
Revenue $5.06B – $18.99B
Gross profit $1.54B – $9.83B
Operating income $564.03M – $3.75B
Net income $424.12M – $2.71B
Free cash flow $421.86M – –
EPS (diluted) $11.41 – $3.27
Cash & equivalents – $644.00K $194.45M
Total debt $282.30M $73.68M –
Shares (diluted) 37.18M 14.40M 828.88M
Enterprise value $10.77B $2.72M $73.71B

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
MetricAITINEOORLY
P/E 26.2x – 26.8x
P/FCF 26.2x – 32.6x
P/Operating cash flow 24.5x – 26.9x
P/S 2.2x – 3.8x
P/B 5.9x 1.8x -34.3x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 1.8x -34.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x – –
EV/EBIT 19.9x – –
EV/Revenue 2.2x – 3.8x
EV/FCF 26.6x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.9x – 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.62 – 3.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAITINEOORLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% – 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% – 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 7.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% – 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – 6.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% – 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – 5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.7% – 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – 8.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.8% – -2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – -6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAITINEOORLY
Gross margin 30.4% – –
EBITDA margin 12.4% – –
Operating margin 11.2% – –
Pretax margin 11.0% – –
Net margin 8.4% – –
FCF margin 8.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 8.9% – 14.1%
Return on equity 22.6% – –
Return on assets 14.2% – –
Return on invested capital 20.0% – –
Return on capital employed 22.9% – –
Asset turnover 1.7x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAITINEOORLY
Debt / assets 9.5% 39.4% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 3.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 36.8% 89.1% –
Equity / assets 63.2% 10.9% -11.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.9x 1.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.3x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 10.12 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAITINEOORLY
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield 3.1% – –
Shareholder yield 3.8% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 17.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.1% – –

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.

ConsensusAITINEOORLY
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2027 – 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.83FY2027 – $3.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.2%FY2027 – +6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% – +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.91BFY2027 – $20.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2027 – +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% – -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAITINEOORLY
Held by institutions 94.4% – 86.2%
Institutions holding 618 – 1,651
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% – +3.2%
Institutions buying 327 – 715
Institutions selling 207 – 681
Buyers to sellers 1.58 – 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.

AITINEOORLY
AIT 1.00 -0.03 0.09
INEO -0.03 1.00 0.00
ORLY 0.09 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIT, INEO and ORLY?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) $10.89B, INNEOVA Holdings (INEO) $7.79M, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $73.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, AIT, INEO and ORLY?

Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) 25.7x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) is cheapest (Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) 23.6x, 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: Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) +8.5%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) returned the most: Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) +19.0%, INNEOVA Holdings (INEO) -33.0%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -6.8%. Over five years, Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) compounded fastest (Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) +25.4%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) 0.01%, INNEOVA Holdings (INEO) 0.00%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 0.00%. INNEOVA Holdings (INEO) 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 (Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) 27.7%, INNEOVA Holdings (INEO) 101.0%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AIT, INEO 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, Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) 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.