AN vs ORLY vs NXB Stock Comparison

Autonation, O Reilly Automotive and NextBoat Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AN Autonation, Inc.
$188.31 +19.1% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.08B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.42B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$91.49 +7.5% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$74.67B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.57B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
NXB NextBoat Inc.
$1.39 -28.7% 1M
Market cap
$34.87M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$150.19M
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

O Reilly Automotive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (O Reilly Automotive 6, Autonation 3, NextBoat 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANORLYNXBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.08B $74.67B $34.87M ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.7x 28.5x -4.3x AN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 28.7x 27.8x AN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.8% +8.5% +31.5% NXB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% 14.3% -5.4% ORLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% 55.0% — ORLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 1.6x -9.7x NXB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.7% -3.6% — AN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.8%/yr +16.6%/yr — ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 26.1% 82.6% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 57/100 14/100 ORLY

Percentile Scorecard

ANORLYNXB

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

AxisANORLYNXB
Valuation 58 #46 of 108 10 #97 of 108 6 #102 of 108
Growth 26 #77 of 104 58 #44 of 104 27 #76 of 104
Profitability 62 #40 of 103 99 #2 of 103 10 #93 of 103
Financial Health 18 #94 of 114 27 #84 of 114 12 #100 of 114
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 77 90 #9 of 77 –
Overall 52 57 14
  • AN ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • ORLY ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • NXB ranked among 116 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANORLYNXBSPY
1 month +19.1%+7.5%-28.7% -5.9%
3 months -10.9%-2.0%-33.8% -4.6%
6 months -8.3%-3.3%-45.7% +0.2%
Year to date -8.8%+0.3%-33.5% +7.5%
1 year -2.7%-3.6%— +8.2%
3 years +37.7%+43.5%— +68.3%
3 years, per year +11.3%+12.8%— +19.0%
5 years +52.3%+115.1%— +56.5%
5 years, per year +8.8%+16.6%— +9.4%
10 years +360.9%+425.5%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +16.5%+18.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureANORLYNXBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%26.1%82.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%26.5%77.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.091.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.07-0.14— 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-23.3%-63.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-10.0%-63.4% -5.9%
52-week high $230.09$101.70$3.80 $779.14
52-week low $153.07$82.73$1.39 $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.

MultipleANORLYNXB
P/E now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 18.8x 28.5xmedian 18.8x -4.3xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 4.0xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 9.0x 19.5xmedian 9.0x -16.9xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 265.6xmedian 15.3x 34.6xmedian 15.3x -1.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.8x -40.7xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.80median 0.87 3.09median 0.87 —median 0.87

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 monthsANORLYNXB
Revenue $27.42B $18.57B $150.19M
Gross profit $4.86B $9.59B $18.83M
Operating income $1.26B $3.63B -$5.37M
Net income $721.90M $2.65B -$8.25M
Free cash flow $22.90M $2.16B -$22.09M
EPS (diluted) $21.36 $3.20 $-0.32
Cash & equivalents $51.20M $262.18M $7.74M
Total debt $4.36B $7.01B $54.83M
Shares (diluted) 33.80M 828.88M 24.79M
Enterprise value $5.85B $73.76B $6.90M

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
MetricANORLYNXB
P/E 8.7x 28.5x -4.3x
P/FCF 265.6x 34.6x -1.6x
P/Operating cash flow 19.6x 22.7x -1.9x
P/S 0.2x 4.0x 0.2x
P/B 2.7x -40.7x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 6.0x -40.7x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 19.5x -16.9x
EV/EBIT 8.2x 22.4x -15.3x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 4.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF 453.7x 37.8x -3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.4x 24.8x -4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.80 3.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANORLYNXB
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.8% 8.5% 31.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 6.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.2% 9.0% 54.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 7.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% 10.4% -262.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 5.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% 9.4% -834.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 5.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 22.7% 13.3% -678.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 9.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 179.6% 13.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.0% -1.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.9% 21.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -66.5% -6.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANORLYNXB
Gross margin 17.7% 51.6% 12.5%
EBITDA margin 5.6% 22.5% -3.2%
Operating margin 4.6% 19.6% -3.6%
Pretax margin 3.5% 18.3% -5.4%
Net margin 2.6% 14.3% -5.4%
FCF margin 0.1% 11.6% -14.7%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 17.7% -12.4%
Return on equity 31.9% – -72.3%
Return on assets 4.6% 15.4% -9.9%
Return on invested capital 14.3% 55.0% –
Return on capital employed 13.4% 47.9% -38.4%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.1x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.2x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANORLYNXB
Debt / assets 27.9% 40.3% 54.6%
Debt / equity 1.9x -3.8x 4.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 1.6x -9.7x
Debt / FCF 190.4x 3.3x -2.5x
Liabilities / assets 85.5% 110.6% 88.0%
Equity / assets 14.5% -10.6% 12.0%
Interest coverage 12.0x 14.4x -1.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.77 3.65 1.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANORLYNXB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 16.3% 4.4% –
Shareholder yield 16.3% 4.4% –
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.

ConsensusANORLYNXB
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 28.7xFY2026 27.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.57FY2026 $3.19FY2026 $0.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.2%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +15.9% +11.9% -380.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.28BFY2026 $20.26BFY2026 $161.27MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +34.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% -2.7% +44.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANORLYNXB
Held by institutions 72.2% 86.2% –
Institutions holding 511 1,653 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +3.2% –
Institutions buying 221 714 –
Institutions selling 197 684 –
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.04 –

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.

ANORLYNXB
AN 1.00 0.25 0.07
ORLY 0.25 1.00 0.04
NXB 0.07 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AN, ORLY and NXB?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autonation (AN) $6.08B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $74.67B, NextBoat (NXB) $34.87M.

Which stock is cheaper, AN, ORLY and NXB?

Autonation (AN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autonation (AN) 8.7x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.5x, NextBoat (NXB) -4.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autonation (AN) is cheapest (Autonation (AN) 9.6x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.7x, NextBoat (NXB) 27.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NextBoat (NXB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autonation (AN) -1.8%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.5%, NextBoat (NXB) +31.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has the highest net margin (Autonation (AN) 2.6%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 14.3%, NextBoat (NXB) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) leads (Autonation (AN) 14.3%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 55.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autonation (AN) returned the most: Autonation (AN) -2.7%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -3.6%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Autonation (AN) +8.8%/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) 36.2%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%, NextBoat (NXB) 82.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AN, ORLY and NXB?

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 6. 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.