AN vs ORLY vs PAG Stock Comparison

Autonation, O Reilly Automotive and Penske Automotive Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AN Autonation, Inc.
$161.10 -2.4% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.38B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$89.92 +4.7% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$75.12B
P/E
28.3x
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, Penske Automotive 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANORLYPAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.38B $75.12B $13.94B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x 28.3x 15.4x AN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 28.5x 17.1x AN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% +8.5% +0.6% ORLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 14.3% 2.8% ORLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 55.0% 8.4% ORLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 1.6x 3.6x ORLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.8% -8.5% +28.0% PAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.3%/yr +15.3%/yr +13.7%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 26.1% 27.6% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 56/100 39/100 ORLY

Percentile Scorecard

ANORLYPAG

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

AxisANORLYPAG
Valuation 59 #43 of 104 9 #95 of 104 48 #55 of 104
Growth 28 #72 of 99 57 #43 of 99 16 #83 of 99
Profitability 55 #45 of 99 99 #2 of 99 50 #50 of 99
Financial Health 18 #93 of 113 28 #82 of 113 26 #84 of 113
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 73 88 #10 of 73 54 #34 of 73
Overall 52 56 39
  • AN 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

PeriodANORLYPAGSPY
1 month -2.4%+4.7%+1.1% -1.0%
3 months -22.6%+2.9%-2.4% +2.9%
6 months -20.7%-3.4%+32.3% +6.4%
Year to date -22.0%-1.4%+34.1% +11.4%
1 year -22.8%-8.5%+28.0% +13.1%
3 years +24.5%+54.7%+47.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.6%+15.7%+13.9% +21.5%
5 years +23.5%+103.3%+89.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.3%+15.3%+13.7% +10.9%
10 years +244.1%+389.5%+387.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.2%+17.2%+17.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureANORLYPAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%26.1%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%26.6%22.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.010.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.331.01 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-23.3%-25.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.0%-11.6%-5.2% -2.5%
52-week high $230.09$101.70$223.90 $779.14
52-week low $153.07$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.

MultipleANORLYPAG
P/E now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 16.7x 28.0xmedian 16.7x 15.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 4.0xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 9.1x 19.2xmedian 9.1x 13.4xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 440.7xmedian 16.6x 34.0xmedian 16.6x 24.0xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x -40.0xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.48median 0.73 3.03median 0.73 -1.76median 0.73

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 monthsANORLYPAG
Revenue $27.45B $18.57B $32.20B
Gross profit $4.90B $9.59B $5.20B
Operating income $1.32B $3.63B $1.24B
Net income $774.70M $2.65B $908.10M
Free cash flow $12.10M $2.16B $581.90M
EPS (diluted) $22.92 $3.20 $13.78
Cash & equivalents $53.30M $262.18M $69.50M
Total debt $4.44B $25.14B $5.20B
Shares (diluted) 33.80M 828.88M 65.73M
Enterprise value $5.10B $74.20B $13.64B

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
MetricANORLYPAG
P/E 7.0x 28.0x 15.4x
P/FCF 440.7x 34.0x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 22.3x 15.6x
P/S 0.2x 4.0x 0.4x
P/B 2.4x -40.0x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 5.3x -40.0x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 19.2x 13.4x
EV/EBIT 7.4x 22.1x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 4.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF 802.9x 37.2x 32.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.1x 24.4x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.48 3.03 -1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANORLYPAG
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% 8.5% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 6.9% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% 9.0% -1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 7.3% 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.1% 10.4% -11.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.3% 5.9% -5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.2% 9.4% -10.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 5.5% -9.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.5% 13.3% -9.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 9.2% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 294.9% 13.1% -14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.8% -1.2% -8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 102.7% 21.7% -17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -76.3% -6.2% -12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANORLYPAG
Gross margin 17.8% 51.6% 16.1%
EBITDA margin 5.8% 22.5% 4.4%
Operating margin 4.8% 19.6% 3.9%
Pretax margin 3.8% 18.3% 3.9%
Net margin 2.8% 14.3% 2.8%
FCF margin 0.0% 11.6% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 17.7% 2.8%
Return on equity 34.5% – 15.8%
Return on assets 5.1% 15.4% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 55.0% 8.4%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 47.9% 10.6%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.1x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANORLYPAG
Debt / assets 28.6% 40.3% 28.1%
Debt / equity 2.0x -3.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 1.6x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 366.6x 3.3x 8.9x
Liabilities / assets 85.4% 110.6% 68.4%
Equity / assets 14.6% -10.6% 31.6%
Interest coverage 13.7x 14.4x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.77 3.61 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANORLYPAG
Dividend yield – – 2.7%
Net buyback yield 18.9% 4.5% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 18.9% 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.

ConsensusANORLYPAG
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 28.5xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.87FY2026 $3.16FY2026 $12.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 -6.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% +12.7% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.34BFY2026 $20.13BFY2026 $34.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% -2.9% -9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANORLYPAG
Held by institutions 72.2% 86.2% 27.8%
Institutions holding 509 1,649 393
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +3.2% +4.0%
Institutions buying 222 713 209
Institutions selling 196 681 105
Buyers to sellers 1.13 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.

ANORLYPAG
AN 1.00 0.25 0.62
ORLY 0.25 1.00 0.13
PAG 0.62 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AN, ORLY and PAG?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autonation (AN) $5.38B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $75.12B, Penske Automotive (PAG) $13.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, AN, ORLY and PAG?

Autonation (AN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autonation (AN) 6.9x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.3x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autonation (AN) is cheapest (Autonation (AN) 8.1x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.5x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 17.1x). 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%, 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 (Autonation (AN) 2.8%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 14.3%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) leads (Autonation (AN) 14.6%, 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: Autonation (AN) -22.8%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -8.5%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +28.0%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Autonation (AN) +4.3%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +15.3%/yr, Penske Automotive (PAG) +13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Autonation (AN) 0.00%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 0.00%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 0.03%. Autonation (AN) 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 (Autonation (AN) 35.3%, 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, AN, 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.