AN vs KMX vs ORLY Stock Comparison

Autonation, Carmax and O Reilly Automotive Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AN Autonation, Inc.
$164.81 -1.2% 1M -15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.46B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
KMX Carmax Inc
$53.91 -5.7% 1M +19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.65B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.63B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
1 win
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$89.82 +4.3% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$73.31B
P/E
28.0x
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, Autonation 2, Carmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANKMXORLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.46B $7.65B $73.31B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.1x 26.2x 28.0x AN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 17.6x 28.4x AN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% +4.8% +8.5% ORLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 1.1% 14.3% ORLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 1.1% 55.0% ORLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 20.4x 1.6x ORLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.5% +19.6% -6.2% KMX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.4%/yr -16.9%/yr +16.6%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 54.7% 26.1% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 48/100 56/100 ORLY

Percentile Scorecard

ANKMXORLY

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

AxisANKMXORLY
Valuation 58 #44 of 104 70 #32 of 104 9 #95 of 104
Growth 28 #72 of 99 40 #60 of 99 57 #43 of 99
Profitability 56 #44 of 98 35 #64 of 98 99 #2 of 98
Financial Health 17 #93 of 112 21 #89 of 112 25 #84 of 112
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 72 73 #20 of 72 90 #8 of 72
Overall 51 48 56
  • AN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • KMX 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

PeriodANKMXORLYSPY
1 month -1.2%-5.7%+4.3% -0.2%
3 months -25.2%-8.4%-1.5% +3.9%
6 months -18.0%+39.5%-1.9% +8.2%
Year to date -20.2%+39.5%-1.5% +12.9%
1 year -15.5%+19.6%-6.2% +12.3%
3 years +26.3%-10.9%+45.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.1%-3.8%+13.4% +23.3%
5 years +36.4%-60.4%+115.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.4%-16.9%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years +257.9%+6.6%+432.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.6%+0.6%+18.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureANKMXORLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%54.7%26.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%65.0%26.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.531.240.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.440.36-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-80.1%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.4%-16.1%-11.7% -1.2%
52-week high $230.09$64.22$101.70 $779.14
52-week low $153.07$30.88$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.

MultipleANKMXORLY
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 16.7x 26.2xmedian 16.7x 28.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 3.9xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 9.0x 30.4xmedian 9.0x 19.2xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 450.8xmedian 16.5x 6.7xmedian 16.5x 34.0xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x -39.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.51median 0.72 -2.53median 0.72 3.03median 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 monthsANKMXORLY
Revenue $27.45B $27.63B $18.57B
Gross profit $4.90B $2.85B $9.59B
Operating income $1.32B $392.76M $3.63B
Net income $774.70M $292.45M $2.65B
Free cash flow $12.10M $1.15B $2.16B
EPS (diluted) $22.92 $2.05 $3.20
Cash & equivalents $53.30M $170.53M $262.18M
Total debt $4.44B $15.71B $25.14B
Shares (diluted) 33.80M 142.45M 828.88M
Enterprise value $5.18B $7.02B $72.39B

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
MetricANKMXORLY
P/E 7.1x 26.2x 28.0x
P/FCF 450.8x 6.7x 34.0x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 4.8x 22.3x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 3.9x
P/B 2.4x 1.2x -39.9x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 1.2x -39.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 30.4x 19.2x
EV/EBIT 7.5x 59.1x 22.0x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.8x 4.3x
EV/FCF 813.0x 20.2x 37.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.5x 14.5x 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.51 -2.53 3.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANKMXORLY
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% 4.8% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 0.8% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% -3.6% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 1.8% 7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.1% -23.0% 10.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.3% 0.1% 5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.2% -43.9% 9.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -13.6% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.5% -41.0% 13.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.7% -10.3% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 294.9% 32.4% 13.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.8% 29.1% -1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 102.7% 67.3% 21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -76.3% 53.9% -6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANKMXORLY
Gross margin 17.8% 10.3% 51.6%
EBITDA margin 5.8% 2.8% 22.5%
Operating margin 4.8% 1.4% 19.6%
Pretax margin 3.8% 1.6% 18.3%
Net margin 2.8% 1.1% 14.3%
FCF margin 0.0% 4.1% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 5.8% 17.7%
Return on equity 34.5% 4.7% –
Return on assets 5.1% 1.1% 15.4%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 1.1% 55.0%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 1.6% 47.9%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 5.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANKMXORLY
Debt / assets 28.6% 60.3% 40.3%
Debt / equity 2.0x 2.5x -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 20.4x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 366.6x 13.7x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 85.4% 75.8% 110.6%
Equity / assets 14.6% 24.2% -10.6%
Interest coverage 13.7x 3.3x 14.4x
Current ratio 0.8x 2.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.77 1.71 3.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANKMXORLY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 18.5% 3.4% 4.5%
Shareholder yield 18.5% 3.4% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusANKMXORLY
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 17.6xFY2026 28.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.82FY2026 $3.06FY2026 $3.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.6% +21.2% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.30BFY2026 $29.97BFY2026 $20.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +0.4% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANKMXORLY
Held by institutions 72.2% 100.0% 86.2%
Institutions holding 509 557 1,650
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -2.9% +3.2%
Institutions buying 222 232 714
Institutions selling 196 251 681
Buyers to sellers 1.13 0.92 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.

ANKMXORLY
AN 1.00 0.41 0.24
KMX 0.41 1.00 0.13
ORLY 0.24 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AN, KMX and ORLY?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autonation (AN) $5.46B, Carmax (KMX) $7.65B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $73.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, AN, KMX and ORLY?

Autonation (AN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autonation (AN) 7.1x, Carmax (KMX) 26.2x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autonation (AN) is cheapest (Autonation (AN) 8.3x, Carmax (KMX) 17.6x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.4x). 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: Autonation (AN) -0.1%, Carmax (KMX) +4.8%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has the highest net margin (Autonation (AN) 2.8%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) leads (Autonation (AN) 14.6%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 55.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carmax (KMX) returned the most: Autonation (AN) -15.5%, Carmax (KMX) +19.6%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -6.2%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Autonation (AN) +6.4%/yr, Carmax (KMX) -16.9%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has been the steadiest (Autonation (AN) 35.1%, Carmax (KMX) 54.7%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AN, KMX 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 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.