AZO vs AN vs ORLY Stock Comparison

Autozone, Autonation and O Reilly Automotive Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AZO Autozone Inc
$3,138.41 +9.2% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$52.04B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.34B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
AN Autonation, Inc.
$169.28 +7.9% 1M -13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.95B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$88.07 +2.3% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$72.96B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.99B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

O Reilly Automotive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (O Reilly Automotive 5, Autozone 4, Autonation 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZOANORLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.04B $5.95B $72.96B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 7.7x 26.9x AN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 8.5x 27.9x AN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% -0.1% +8.7% ORLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.6% 2.8% — AZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 45.7% 14.6% — AZO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.8x — AZO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% -13.8% -6.8% ORLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr +6.9%/yr +16.3%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 35.2% 26.1% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 52/100 42/100 AZO

Percentile Scorecard

AZOANORLY

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

AxisAZOANORLY
Valuation 28 #75 of 104 57 #45 of 104 7 #97 of 104
Growth 50 #50 of 98 27 #72 of 98 58 #42 of 98
Profitability 93 #8 of 97 59 #40 of 97 62 #38 of 97
Financial Health 19 #89 of 110 18 #90 of 110 –
Shareholder Returns 80 #15 of 70 99 #2 of 70 –
Overall 54 52 42
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AN 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

PeriodAZOANORLYSPY
1 month +9.2%+7.9%+2.3% +0.7%
3 months +4.4%-21.1%+0.8% +3.7%
6 months -15.3%-20.3%-11.4% +7.1%
Year to date -7.5%-18.0%-3.4% +12.8%
1 year -15.4%-13.8%-6.8% +11.9%
3 years +27.1%+31.0%+42.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.3%+9.4%+12.4% +22.8%
5 years +75.8%+39.8%+112.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +12.0%+6.9%+16.3% +10.9%
10 years +326.8%+283.4%+401.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.6%+14.4%+17.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAZOANORLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%35.2%26.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%38.7%26.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.520.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-0.39-0.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-33.5%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.9%-26.4%-13.4% -1.2%
52-week high $3,967.95$230.09$101.70 $779.14
52-week low $2,793.77$153.07$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.

MultipleAZOANORLY
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 17.0x 7.3xmedian 17.0x 26.8xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 3.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 9.2x 6.3xmedian 9.2x —median 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 15.6x 463.1xmedian 15.6x 32.6xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median -20.3xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x -34.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 4.15median 0.77 -1.55median 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 monthsAZOANORLY
Revenue $20.34B $27.45B $18.99B
Gross profit $10.64B $4.90B $9.83B
Operating income $3.72B $1.32B $3.75B
Net income $2.57B $774.70M $2.71B
Free cash flow $1.82B $12.10M –
EPS (diluted) $152.55 $22.92 $3.27
Cash & equivalents $326.12M $53.30M $194.45M
Total debt $9.13B $4.44B –
Shares (diluted) 16.87M 33.80M 828.88M
Enterprise value $50.89B $5.67B $72.96B

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
MetricAZOANORLY
P/E 20.1x 7.3x 26.8x
P/FCF 28.0x 463.1x 32.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.6x 19.1x 26.9x
P/S 2.5x 0.2x 3.8x
P/B -20.3x 2.5x -34.3x
P/Tangible book -20.3x 5.5x -34.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 6.3x –
EV/EBIT 16.0x 7.6x –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.4x 3.8x
EV/FCF 32.8x 825.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.3x 34.0x 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.15 -1.55 3.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZOANORLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% -0.1% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 1.0% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% -0.5% 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -2.1% 7.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.1% 6.1% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% -10.3% 6.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.0% 22.2% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -13.6% 5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.3% 38.5% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -4.7% 8.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% 294.9% -2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% -38.8% -6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.4% 102.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -76.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZOANORLY
Gross margin 52.3% 17.8% –
EBITDA margin 21.7% 5.8% –
Operating margin 18.3% 4.8% –
Pretax margin 16.0% 3.8% –
Net margin 12.6% 2.8% –
FCF margin 8.9% 0.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 1.1% 14.1%
Return on equity – 34.5% –
Return on assets 12.1% 5.1% –
Return on invested capital 45.7% 14.6% –
Return on capital employed 33.3% 14.9% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.8x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZOANORLY
Debt / assets 42.2% 28.6% –
Debt / equity -3.6x 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 5.0x 366.6x –
Liabilities / assets 111.6% 85.4% –
Equity / assets -11.6% 14.6% -11.9%
Interest coverage – 13.7x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 2.53 2.78 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZOANORLY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.8% 18.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.8% 18.0% –
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.

ConsensusAZOANORLY
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2027 8.5xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $180.87FY2027 $19.82FY2026 $3.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2027 -2.0%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% +15.6% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.52BFY2027 $28.30BFY2026 $20.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2027 +2.4%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% -6.5% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZOANORLY
Held by institutions 94.5% 72.2% 86.2%
Institutions holding 1,265 510 1,651
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +0.5% +3.2%
Institutions buying 525 222 715
Institutions selling 475 197 681
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.13 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.

AZOANORLY
AZO 1.00 0.27 0.79
AN 0.27 1.00 0.24
ORLY 0.79 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZO, AN and ORLY?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autozone (AZO) $52.04B, Autonation (AN) $5.95B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $72.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZO, AN and ORLY?

Autonation (AN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autozone (AZO) 20.2x, Autonation (AN) 7.7x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autonation (AN) is cheapest (Autozone (AZO) 17.4x, Autonation (AN) 8.5x, 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: Autozone (AZO) +7.4%, Autonation (AN) -0.1%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autozone (AZO) has the highest net margin (Autozone (AZO) 12.6%, Autonation (AN) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Autozone (AZO) leads (Autozone (AZO) 45.7%, Autonation (AN) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) returned the most: Autozone (AZO) -15.4%, Autonation (AN) -13.8%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -6.8%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Autozone (AZO) +12.0%/yr, Autonation (AN) +6.9%/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 (Autozone (AZO) 30.6%, Autonation (AN) 35.2%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZO, AN 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.