GPI vs ORLY vs PAG Stock Comparison

Group 1 Automotive, O Reilly Automotive and Penske Automotive Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$266.69 +12.5% 1M -32.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.12B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$91.49 +7.5% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$73.95B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.57B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

O Reilly Automotive leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (O Reilly Automotive 8, Group 1 Automotive 2, Penske Automotive 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGPIORLYPAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.12B $73.95B $13.96B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.2x 27.9x 15.5x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.0x 28.7x 17.0x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.4% +8.5% +1.4% ORLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.7% 14.3% 2.8% ORLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 55.0% 8.0% ORLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 1.6x 3.5x ORLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.03% PAG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.1% -3.6% +34.6% PAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.2%/yr +16.6%/yr +13.7%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.3% 26.1% 27.4% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 57/100 38/100 ORLY

Percentile Scorecard

GPIORLYPAG

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

AxisGPIORLYPAG
Valuation 87 #15 of 108 10 #97 of 108 47 #58 of 108
Growth 22 #81 of 104 58 #44 of 104 16 #88 of 104
Profitability 49 #53 of 103 99 #2 of 103 51 #51 of 103
Financial Health 34 #76 of 114 27 #84 of 114 25 #86 of 114
Shareholder Returns 65 #28 of 77 90 #9 of 77 54 #36 of 77
Overall 51 57 38
  • GPI ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • ORLY ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • PAG ranked among 116 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGPIORLYPAGSPY
1 month +12.5%+7.5%+6.7% -5.9%
3 months -1.5%-2.0%-1.8% -4.6%
6 months -23.8%-3.3%+23.7% +0.2%
Year to date -32.2%+0.3%+34.1% +7.5%
1 year -32.1%-3.6%+34.6% +8.2%
3 years -2.8%+43.5%+38.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -0.9%+12.8%+11.5% +19.0%
5 years +35.4%+115.1%+89.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +6.2%+16.6%+13.7% +9.4%
10 years +363.4%+425.5%+390.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +16.6%+18.1%+17.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureGPIORLYPAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.3%26.1%27.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%26.5%22.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.090.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.74-0.141.26 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.9%-23.3%-25.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.5%-10.0%-5.2% -5.9%
52-week high $426.91$101.70$223.90 $779.14
52-week low $224.95$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.

MultipleGPIORLYPAG
P/E now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 18.8x 28.5xmedian 18.8x 15.5xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 4.0xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 9.0x 19.5xmedian 9.0x 13.6xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 15.3x 34.6xmedian 15.3x 28.0xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.8x -40.7xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.68median 0.87 3.09median 0.87 -2.11median 0.87

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 monthsGPIORLYPAG
Revenue $21.77B $18.57B $32.56B
Gross profit $3.47B $9.59B $5.22B
Operating income $785.70M $3.63B $1.20B
Net income $380.00M $2.65B $904.00M
Free cash flow $226.30M $2.16B $497.90M
EPS (diluted) $31.93 $3.20 $13.73
Cash & equivalents $881.50M $262.18M $68.30M
Total debt $3.89B $7.01B $4.97B
Shares (diluted) 11.90M 828.88M 65.70M
Enterprise value $2.00B $73.03B $13.68B

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
MetricGPIORLYPAG
P/E 8.3x 28.5x 15.5x
P/FCF 14.1x 34.6x 28.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 22.7x 17.4x
P/S 0.1x 4.0x 0.4x
P/B 1.0x -40.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.5x -40.7x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 19.5x 13.6x
EV/EBIT 7.9x 22.4x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 4.4x 0.6x
EV/FCF 27.4x 37.8x 37.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x 24.8x 23.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.68 3.09 -2.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPIORLYPAG
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.4% 8.5% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 6.9% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.4% 9.0% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 7.3% 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% 10.4% -13.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.2% 5.9% -5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.0% 9.4% -9.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.4% 5.5% -8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.6% 13.3% -9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.3% 9.2% -7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.4% 13.1% -31.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -1.2% -14.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.1% 21.7% -40.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% -6.2% -18.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPIORLYPAG
Gross margin 15.9% 51.6% 16.0%
EBITDA margin 4.2% 22.5% 4.3%
Operating margin 3.6% 19.6% 3.7%
Pretax margin 2.3% 18.3% 3.8%
Net margin 1.7% 14.3% 2.8%
FCF margin 1.0% 11.6% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 2.2% 17.7% 2.5%
Return on equity 12.6% – 15.3%
Return on assets 3.6% 15.4% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 55.0% 8.0%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 47.9% 10.1%
Asset turnover 2.1x 1.1x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPIORLYPAG
Debt / assets 36.0% 40.3% 27.0%
Debt / equity 1.3x -3.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 1.6x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 17.2x 3.3x 10.0x
Liabilities / assets 71.6% 110.6% 67.6%
Equity / assets 28.4% -10.6% 32.4%
Interest coverage – 14.4x –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.24 3.65 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPIORLYPAG
Dividend yield 0.8% – 2.7%
Net buyback yield 11.0% 4.4% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 11.8% 4.4% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 6.8% – 41.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 11.4% – 74.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.4% – 11.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 28.3%

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.

ConsensusGPIORLYPAG
Forward P/E 7.0xFY2026 28.7xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $37.99FY2026 $3.19FY2026 $12.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.7%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 -6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.4% +11.9% +18.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.49BFY2026 $20.26BFY2026 $34.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.2%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% -2.7% -9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPIORLYPAG
Held by institutions 99.9% 86.2% 27.8%
Institutions holding 387 1,653 395
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +3.2% +3.8%
Institutions buying 204 714 209
Institutions selling 125 684 106
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.04 1.97

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.

GPIORLYPAG
GPI 1.00 0.25 0.56
ORLY 0.25 1.00 0.13
PAG 0.56 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPI, ORLY and PAG?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.12B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $73.95B, Penske Automotive (PAG) $13.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPI, ORLY and PAG?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.2x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 27.9x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 7.0x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.7x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 17.0x). 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) +8.5%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has the highest net margin (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1.7%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 14.3%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) leads (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 9.0%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 55.0%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Penske Automotive (PAG) returned the most: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -32.1%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -3.6%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +34.6%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +6.2%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.6%/yr, Penske Automotive (PAG) +13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Penske Automotive (PAG) has the highest dividend yield: Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.01%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 0.00%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 0.03%. 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 (Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.3%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GPI, 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.