AZO vs SHOP vs VTEX Stock Comparison

Autozone, Shopify and Vtex 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
4 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$168.18 +18.2% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$214.76B
P/E
111.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
4 wins
VTEX Vtex
$3.97 +10.0% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$703.22M
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$252.69M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Shopify leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Shopify 4, Autozone 4, Vtex 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZOSHOPVTEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.78B $214.76B $703.22M SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 111.4x 23.2x AZO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x 89.5x 18.0x AZO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +32.5% +9.6% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.6% 14.5% 12.0% SHOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 45.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.1% -2.8% -11.6% SHOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.8%/yr +4.3%/yr -25.9%/yr AZO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 59.1% 45.1% AZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 57/100 68/100 VTEX

Percentile Scorecard

AZOSHOPVTEX

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

AxisAZOSHOPVTEX
Valuation 27 #76 of 104 18 #137 of 167 58 #70 of 167
Growth 50 #50 of 99 61 #60 of 153 85 #24 of 153
Profitability 92 #9 of 99 76 #38 of 153 70 #46 of 153
Financial Health 18 #93 of 113 92 #15 of 179 81 #35 of 179
Shareholder Returns 79 #16 of 73 36 #61 of 94 47 #50 of 94
Overall 53 57 68
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • VTEX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAZOSHOPVTEXSPY
1 month +11.0%+18.2%+10.0% -0.8%
3 months +3.8%+32.6%-5.9% +3.5%
6 months -10.4%+35.4%-1.5% +7.0%
Year to date -5.9%+4.5%+5.6% +12.2%
1 year -16.1%-2.8%-11.6% +13.0%
3 years +30.4%+262.5%-26.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.3%+53.7%-9.8% +23.1%
5 years +74.8%+23.6%-77.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.8%+4.3%-25.9% +11.0%
10 years +324.6%+3,811.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.6%+44.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAZOSHOPVTEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%59.1%45.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%60.3%47.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.141.870.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.05-0.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-84.8%-84.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-6.2%-12.6% -1.8%
52-week high $3,967.95$179.22$4.54 $779.14
52-week low $2,793.77$95.40$2.87 $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.

MultipleAZOSHOPVTEX
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 16.7x 113.0xmedian 17.5x 23.5xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.5x 16.4xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 9.0x 113.7xmedian 14.5x 14.5xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 16.5x 92.6xmedian 12.1x 15.3xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median -20.6xmedian 1.7x 17.2xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 4.22median 0.72 —median 0.41 0.50median 0.41

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 monthsAZOSHOPVTEX
Revenue $20.34B $13.27B $252.69M
Gross profit $10.64B $6.34B $200.31M
Operating income $3.72B $1.84B $30.86M
Net income $2.57B $1.93B $30.26M
Free cash flow $1.82B $2.35B $44.98M
R&D – $1.65B $68.73M
EPS (diluted) $152.55 $1.49 $0.16
Cash & equivalents $326.12M $1.66B $15.45M
Total debt $9.13B – –
Shares (diluted) 16.87M 1.30B 185.11M
Enterprise value $50.62B $191.94B -$71.09M

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
MetricAZOSHOPVTEX
P/E 20.4x 113.0x 23.5x
P/FCF 28.4x 92.6x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 91.6x 15.0x
P/S 2.5x 16.4x 2.7x
P/B -20.6x 17.2x 3.1x
P/Tangible book -20.6x 17.2x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 113.7x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 16.2x 115.4x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 16.0x 2.0x
EV/FCF 33.3x 90.5x 11.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 89.6x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.22 – 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZOSHOPVTEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 32.5% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – 37.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 28.3% 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.1% 48.5% 163.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – 44.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.0% -17.8% 53.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – 34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.3% -17.1% 123.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 47.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% 29.7% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – 45.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.4% 29.4% 18.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% – 31.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZOSHOPVTEX
Gross margin 52.3% 47.8% 79.3%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 14.1% 13.7%
Operating margin 18.3% 13.9% 12.2%
Pretax margin 16.0% 17.6% 13.0%
Net margin 12.6% 14.5% 12.0%
FCF margin 8.9% 17.7% 17.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 17.9% 18.1%
Return on equity – 15.3% 8.3%
Return on assets 12.1% 13.5% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 45.7% – –
Return on capital employed 33.3% 14.4% 12.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 3.6% 6.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZOSHOPVTEX
Debt / assets 42.2% – –
Debt / equity -3.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 5.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 111.6% 12.3% 34.2%
Equity / assets -11.6% 87.7% 65.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 5.4x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.1x 3.7x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 3.4x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 2.55 75.41 4.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZOSHOPVTEX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.7% 0.8% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 0.8% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusAZOSHOPVTEX
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2027 89.5xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $180.87FY2027 $1.88FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2027 +32.4%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% +26.6% +4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.52BFY2027 $15.78BFY2026 $277.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2027 +37.8%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +14.8% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZOSHOPVTEX
Held by institutions 94.5% 68.9% 34.5%
Institutions holding 1,263 1,704 108
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +3.6% +0.7%
Institutions buying 524 788 67
Institutions selling 474 651 37
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.21 1.81

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.

AZOSHOPVTEX
AZO 1.00 0.05 0.23
SHOP 0.05 1.00 0.38
VTEX 0.23 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZO, SHOP and VTEX?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autozone (AZO) $51.78B, Shopify (SHOP) $214.76B, Vtex (VTEX) $703.22M.

Which stock is cheaper, AZO, SHOP and VTEX?

Autozone (AZO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autozone (AZO) 20.1x, Shopify (SHOP) 111.4x, Vtex (VTEX) 23.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autozone (AZO) is cheapest (Autozone (AZO) 17.6x, Shopify (SHOP) 89.5x, Vtex (VTEX) 18.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shopify (SHOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autozone (AZO) +7.4%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Vtex (VTEX) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (Autozone (AZO) 12.6%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Vtex (VTEX) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shopify (SHOP) returned the most: Autozone (AZO) -16.1%, Shopify (SHOP) -2.8%, Vtex (VTEX) -11.6%. Over five years, Autozone (AZO) compounded fastest (Autozone (AZO) +11.8%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +4.3%/yr, Vtex (VTEX) -25.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autozone (AZO) has been the steadiest (Autozone (AZO) 30.7%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.1%, Vtex (VTEX) 45.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZO, SHOP and VTEX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Shopify (SHOP) leads on 4. 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.