LKQ vs ORLY vs QSR Stock Comparison

Lkq, O Reilly Automotive and Restaurant Brands International Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LKQ Lkq Corp
$20.54 -8.3% 1M -33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.08B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.51B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
1 win
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$91.49 +7.5% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$74.47B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.57B
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, Restaurant Brands International 5, Lkq 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLKQORLYQSRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.08B $74.47B $27.08B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x 28.1x 18.1x QSR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 28.7x 19.8x LKQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% +8.5% +5.5% ORLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 14.3% 15.3% QSR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 55.0% 13.7% ORLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.6x 4.1x ORLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.4% -3.6% +17.2% QSR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.6%/yr +16.6%/yr +5.7%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 26.1% 25.6% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 57/100 57/100 QSR

Percentile Scorecard

LKQORLYQSR

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

AxisLKQORLYQSR
Valuation 81 #21 of 108 10 #97 of 108 49 #26 of 50
Growth 7 #97 of 104 58 #44 of 104 68 #16 of 48
Profitability 56 #46 of 103 99 #2 of 103 70 #15 of 47
Financial Health 47 #61 of 114 27 #84 of 114 30 #36 of 51
Shareholder Returns 92 #7 of 77 90 #9 of 77 69 #11 of 33
Overall 57 57 57
  • LKQ ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • ORLY ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLKQORLYQSRSPY
1 month -8.3%+7.5%+11.8% -5.9%
3 months -16.1%-2.0%+7.7% -4.6%
6 months -28.5%-3.3%-0.7% +0.2%
Year to date -32.0%+0.3%+15.2% +7.5%
1 year -33.4%-3.6%+17.2% +8.2%
3 years -54.0%+43.5%+17.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year -22.8%+12.8%+5.5% +19.0%
5 years -64.1%+115.1%+32.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year -18.6%+16.6%+5.7% +9.4%
10 years -34.6%+425.5%+77.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year -4.2%+18.1%+5.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLKQORLYQSRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%26.1%25.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%26.5%25.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.090.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.74-0.140.67 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.5%-23.3%-27.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-10.0%-3.8% -5.9%
52-week high $34.80$101.70$81.67 $779.14
52-week low $17.10$82.73$66.14 $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.

MultipleLKQORLYQSR
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 18.8x 28.5xmedian 18.8x 18.3xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 4.0xmedian 0.5x 2.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 9.0x 19.5xmedian 9.0x 13.4xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 15.3x 34.6xmedian 15.3x 17.3xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.8x -40.7xmedian 1.8x 5.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.59median 0.87 3.09median 0.87 1.00median 0.89

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 monthsLKQORLYQSR
Revenue $13.51B $18.57B $9.78B
Gross profit $5.14B $9.59B $5.30B
Operating income $648.00M $3.63B $2.64B
Net income $254.00M $2.65B $1.97B
Free cash flow $610.00M $2.16B $1.58B
EPS (diluted) $1.00 $3.20 $3.28
Cash & equivalents $319.00M $262.18M $974.00M
Total debt $3.72B $7.01B $13.27B
Shares (diluted) 252.90M 828.88M 457.00M
Enterprise value $3.81B $73.55B $22.86B

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
MetricLKQORLYQSR
P/E 20.5x 28.5x 18.3x
P/FCF 8.5x 34.6x 17.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 22.7x 14.7x
P/S 0.4x 4.0x 2.8x
P/B 0.8x -40.7x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 1.0x -40.7x -5.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 19.5x 13.4x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 22.4x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 4.4x 4.1x
EV/FCF 14.1x 37.8x 25.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 24.8x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.59 3.09 1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLKQORLYQSR
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% 8.5% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 6.9% 12.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.6% 9.0% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 7.3% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -41.0% 10.4% 19.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -22.1% 5.9% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -63.7% 9.4% 53.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.7% 5.5% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -63.0% 13.3% 62.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.4% 9.2% 18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.8% 13.1% 13.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.8% -1.2% 11.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.5% 21.7% 12.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.3% -6.2% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLKQORLYQSR
Gross margin 38.1% 51.6% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 7.8% 22.5% 30.4%
Operating margin 4.8% 19.6% 27.0%
Pretax margin 3.4% 18.3% 21.9%
Net margin 1.9% 14.3% 15.3%
FCF margin 4.5% 11.6% 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 5.9% 17.7% 19.1%
Return on equity 4.0% – 36.1%
Return on assets 1.7% 15.4% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 55.0% 13.7%
Return on capital employed 5.5% 47.9% 11.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.2x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.2% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLKQORLYQSR
Debt / assets 25.1% 40.3% 52.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x -3.8x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.6x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 6.1x 3.3x 8.4x
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 110.6% 78.1%
Equity / assets 42.7% -10.6% 21.9%
Interest coverage 3.0x 14.4x –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.36 3.65 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLKQORLYQSR
Dividend yield 5.8% – 3.3%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 4.4% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 4.4% 4.7%
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.

ConsensusLKQORLYQSR
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 28.7xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.04FY2026 $3.19FY2026 $3.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -32.2%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.3% +11.9% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.61BFY2026 $20.26BFY2026 $10.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.6%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.6% -2.7% -10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLKQORLYQSR
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.2% 92.2%
Institutions holding 535 1,653 577
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +3.2% +6.5%
Institutions buying 263 714 319
Institutions selling 214 684 167
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.04 1.91

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.

LKQORLYQSR
LKQ 1.00 0.38 0.31
ORLY 0.38 1.00 0.31
QSR 0.31 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LKQ, ORLY and QSR?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lkq (LKQ) $5.08B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $74.47B, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $27.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, LKQ, ORLY and QSR?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lkq (LKQ) 20.0x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.1x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lkq (LKQ) is cheapest (Lkq (LKQ) 10.1x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.7x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 19.8x). 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: Lkq (LKQ) -0.4%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.5%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has the highest net margin (Lkq (LKQ) 1.9%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 14.3%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) leads (Lkq (LKQ) 4.2%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 55.0%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 13.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Restaurant Brands International (QSR) returned the most: Lkq (LKQ) -33.4%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -3.6%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +17.2%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Lkq (LKQ) -18.6%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.6%/yr, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has been the steadiest (Lkq (LKQ) 45.4%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LKQ, ORLY and QSR?

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.