AZO vs BKNG vs ORLY Stock Comparison

Autozone, Booking Holdings and O Reilly Automotive Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZO Autozone Inc
$3,190.99 +11.0% 1M -16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$51.78B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.34B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$153.14 -6.6% 1M -25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$115.28B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$91.05 +5.7% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$74.11B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.57B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 8, O Reilly Automotive 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZOBKNGORLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.78B $115.28B $74.11B BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 16.0x 28.0x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x 14.0x 28.8x BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +12.9% +8.5% BKNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.6% 25.5% 14.3% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 45.7% 75.5% 55.0% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.3x 1.6x BKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.1% -25.6% -6.4% ORLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.8%/yr +9.5%/yr +16.0%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 38.0% 26.1% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 61/100 56/100 BKNG

Percentile Scorecard

AZOBKNGORLY

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

AxisAZOBKNGORLY
Valuation 27 #76 of 104 66 #58 of 167 9 #95 of 104
Growth 50 #50 of 99 38 #96 of 153 57 #43 of 99
Profitability 92 #9 of 99 99 #2 of 153 99 #2 of 99
Financial Health 18 #93 of 113 41 #106 of 179 27 #83 of 113
Shareholder Returns 79 #16 of 73 59 #39 of 94 86 #11 of 73
Overall 53 61 56
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • ORLY ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZOBKNGORLYSPY
1 month +11.0%-6.6%+5.7% -0.8%
3 months +3.8%-18.0%+0.5% +3.5%
6 months -10.4%-13.7%-1.0% +7.0%
Year to date -5.9%-28.5%-0.2% +12.2%
1 year -16.1%-25.6%-6.4% +13.0%
3 years +30.4%+39.4%+47.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.3%+11.7%+13.9% +23.1%
5 years +74.8%+57.7%+109.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.8%+9.5%+16.0% +11.0%
10 years +324.6%+160.6%+392.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.6%+10.1%+17.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAZOBKNGORLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%38.0%26.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%38.2%26.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.840.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.67-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-39.5%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-30.3%-10.5% -1.8%
52-week high $3,967.95$219.68$101.70 $779.14
52-week low $2,793.77$153.14$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.

MultipleAZOBKNGORLY
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 16.7x 16.3xmedian 17.5x 28.3xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.5x 4.1xmedian 1.4x 4.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 9.0x 12.0xmedian 14.5x 19.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 16.5x 12.1xmedian 12.1x 34.5xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median -20.6xmedian 1.7x -10.7xmedian 1.7x -40.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 4.22median 0.72 -0.28median 0.41 3.07median 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 monthsAZOBKNGORLY
Revenue $20.34B $28.24B $18.57B
Gross profit $10.64B – $9.59B
Operating income $3.72B $9.28B $3.63B
Net income $2.57B $7.21B $2.65B
Free cash flow $1.82B $9.54B $2.16B
EPS (diluted) $152.55 $9.36 $3.20
Cash & equivalents $326.12M $17.21B $262.18M
Total debt $9.13B $20.18B $25.14B
Shares (diluted) 16.87M 770.00M 828.88M
Enterprise value $50.62B $48.33B $73.20B

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
MetricAZOBKNGORLY
P/E 20.4x 16.3x 28.3x
P/FCF 28.4x 12.1x 34.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 11.7x 22.6x
P/S 2.5x 4.1x 4.0x
P/B -20.6x -10.7x -40.5x
P/Tangible book -20.6x -9.9x -40.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 12.0x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 16.2x 12.7x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 4.2x 4.4x
EV/FCF 33.3x 12.4x 37.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 12.0x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.22 -0.28 3.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZOBKNGORLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 12.9% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 13.4% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% – 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.1% 12.9% 10.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 15.3% 5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.0% 49.8% 9.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 17.4% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.3% -93.7% 13.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -57.3% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% 2.9% 13.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 13.2% -1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.4% 3.2% 21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 13.9% -6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZOBKNGORLY
Gross margin 52.3% – 51.6%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 34.9% 22.5%
Operating margin 18.3% 32.9% 19.6%
Pretax margin 16.0% 32.9% 18.3%
Net margin 12.6% 25.5% 14.3%
FCF margin 8.9% 33.8% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 34.9% 17.7%
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets 12.1% 25.1% 15.4%
Return on invested capital 45.7% 75.5% 55.0%
Return on capital employed 33.3% 121.7% 47.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 2.1% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZOBKNGORLY
Debt / assets 42.2% 68.0% 40.3%
Debt / equity -3.6x -1.9x -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.3x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 2.1x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 111.6% 136.3% 110.6%
Equity / assets -11.6% -36.3% -10.6%
Interest coverage – 8.4x 14.4x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.0x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.55 5.80 3.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZOBKNGORLY
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 3.7% 9.2% 4.4%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 10.2% 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.

ConsensusAZOBKNGORLY
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2027 14.0xFY2026 28.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $180.87FY2027 $10.90FY2026 $3.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2027 +19.5%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% +16.7% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.52BFY2027 $27.56BFY2026 $20.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2027 +2.4%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +11.4% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZOBKNGORLY
Held by institutions 94.5% 92.9% 86.2%
Institutions holding 1,263 1,915 1,649
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% -9.6% +3.2%
Institutions buying 524 891 713
Institutions selling 474 828 681
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.08 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.

AZOBKNGORLY
AZO 1.00 0.24 0.79
BKNG 0.24 1.00 0.18
ORLY 0.79 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZO, BKNG and ORLY?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autozone (AZO) $51.78B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $115.28B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $74.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZO, BKNG and ORLY?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autozone (AZO) 20.1x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 16.0x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Autozone (AZO) 17.6x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 14.0x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autozone (AZO) +7.4%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Autozone (AZO) 12.6%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Autozone (AZO) 45.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 55.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) returned the most: Autozone (AZO) -16.1%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -25.6%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -6.4%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Autozone (AZO) +11.8%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +9.5%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.0%/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) 30.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZO, BKNG 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, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 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.