GPI vs ORLY vs LAD Stock Comparison

Group 1 Automotive, O Reilly Automotive and Lithia Motors Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$249.75 +3.0% 1M -36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.06B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.77B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$90.44 +4.5% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$72.79B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.99B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
LAD Lithia Motors Inc
$288.81 -4.6% 1M -9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.49B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.21B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

O Reilly Automotive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (O Reilly Automotive 5, Group 1 Automotive 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGPIORLYLADLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.06B $72.79B $6.49B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.1x 26.9x 8.2x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 28.6x 8.5x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.4% +8.7% +1.6% ORLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 2.1% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 6.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 6.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.5% -6.1% -9.3% ORLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.8%/yr +16.9%/yr -2.0%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 26.1% 41.3% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 42/100 43/100 GPI

Percentile Scorecard

GPIORLYLAD

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

AxisGPIORLYLAD
Valuation 89 #12 of 104 7 #97 of 104 54 #48 of 104
Growth 28 #71 of 98 58 #42 of 98 29 #70 of 98
Profitability – 61 #38 of 96 38 #60 of 96
Financial Health – – 23 #85 of 110
Shareholder Returns 19 #58 of 71 – 70 #22 of 71
Overall 45 42 43
  • GPI ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ORLY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LAD ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGPIORLYLADSPY
1 month +3.0%+4.5%-4.6% +0.9%
3 months -30.0%-0.2%-32.4% +5.9%
6 months -28.5%-1.4%-0.8% +8.5%
Year to date -36.5%-0.8%-13.1% +13.3%
1 year -36.5%-6.1%-9.3% +12.4%
3 years +0.1%+46.7%+21.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +0.0%+13.6%+6.8% +23.5%
5 years +38.9%+118.0%-9.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +6.8%+16.9%-2.0% +11.0%
10 years +322.9%+414.7%+238.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.5%+17.8%+13.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGPIORLYLADSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%26.1%41.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.4%26.6%39.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.350.030.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.85-0.23-0.22 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.9%-23.3%-47.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.5%-11.1%-32.4% -0.9%
52-week high $426.91$101.70$427.48 $779.14
52-week low $224.95$82.73$243.00 $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.

MultipleGPIORLYLAD
P/E now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 16.7x 27.5xmedian 16.7x 8.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.4x 3.9xmedian 0.4x 0.2xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x —median 9.2x 9.3xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 16.0x 32.6xmedian 16.0x -14.7xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.6x -35.3xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.64median 0.73 3.22median 0.73 -5.34median 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 monthsGPIORLYLAD
Revenue $21.77B $18.99B $38.21B
Gross profit $3.47B $9.83B $5.79B
Operating income $785.70M $3.75B $1.55B
Net income – $2.71B $794.40M
Free cash flow – – -$426.70M
EPS (diluted) $32.09 $3.27 $35.84
Cash & equivalents $881.50M $194.45M $374.00M
Total debt – – $11.75B
Shares (diluted) 11.84M 828.88M 22.00M
Enterprise value $3.06B $72.79B $4.99B

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
MetricGPIORLYLAD
P/E 7.8x 27.5x 8.0x
P/FCF 17.3x 32.6x -14.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 27.6x -77.2x
P/S 0.1x 3.9x 0.2x
P/B 1.0x -35.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.0x -35.3x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 9.3x
EV/EBIT – – 11.4x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 3.9x 0.5x
EV/FCF – – -41.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 27.6x -217.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.64 3.22 -5.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPIORLYLAD
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.4% 8.7% 1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 6.7% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.4% 9.4% 0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 7.2% 3.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% 11.4% -7.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.2% 6.0% -3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 9.1% -11.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% -8.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.1% 12.2% 0.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.2% 8.6% -1.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.9% -127.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.9% 33.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -906.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPIORLYLAD
Gross margin – – 15.1%
EBITDA margin – – 5.0%
Operating margin – – 4.0%
Pretax margin – – 2.8%
Net margin – – 2.1%
FCF margin – – -1.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.1% -0.2%
Return on equity – – 12.2%
Return on assets – – 3.0%
Return on invested capital – – 6.3%
Return on capital employed – – 8.5%
Asset turnover – 1.1x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPIORLYLAD
Debt / assets – – 43.8%
Debt / equity – – 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 6.0x
Debt / FCF – – -27.5x
Liabilities / assets – – 75.3%
Equity / assets – -11.9% 24.7%
Interest coverage – – 7.2x
Current ratio – 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio – – 0.2x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 2.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPIORLYLAD
Dividend yield 0.9% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 14.3%
Shareholder yield 0.9% – 15.1%
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.

ConsensusGPIORLYLAD
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2026 28.6xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $38.71FY2026 $3.16FY2026 $34.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.9%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +12.7% +15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.66BFY2026 $20.13BFY2026 $37.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.6% -2.9% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPIORLYLAD
Held by institutions 99.9% 86.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 385 1,650 445
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +3.2% +0.2%
Institutions buying 202 714 223
Institutions selling 125 681 160
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.05 1.39

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.

GPIORLYLAD
GPI 1.00 0.24 0.66
ORLY 0.24 1.00 0.11
LAD 0.66 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPI, ORLY and LAD?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.06B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $72.79B, Lithia Motors (LAD) $6.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPI, ORLY and LAD?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.1x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.9x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 6.5x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.6x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.5x). 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: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -3.4%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.7%, Lithia Motors (LAD) +1.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) returned the most: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -36.5%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -6.1%, Lithia Motors (LAD) -9.3%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +6.8%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.9%/yr, Lithia Motors (LAD) -2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has been the steadiest (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 42.9%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 41.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GPI, ORLY and LAD?

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.