MNRO vs VVV vs AAP Stock Comparison

Monro, Valvoline and Advance Auto Parts Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MNRO Monro, Inc.
$14.16 +3.1% 1M -21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$428.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
VVV Valvoline Inc
$31.87 +10.2% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.07B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
AAP Advance Auto Parts Inc
$45.79 +9.8% 1M -18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.75B
P/E
36.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.02B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Valvoline leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Valvoline 7, Advance Auto Parts 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMNROVVVAAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $428.09M $4.07B $2.75B VVV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 40.1x 36.6x AAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 118.0x 18.7x 15.0x AAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +16.1% -8.2% VVV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.2% 0.9% VVV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.8% 2.9% VVV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.9% -5.1% -18.7% VVV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.5%/yr -1.3%/yr -27.3%/yr VVV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.4% 34.6% 59.1% VVV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 33/100 43/100 AAP

Percentile Scorecard

MNROVVVAAP

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

AxisMNROVVVAAP
Valuation – 19 #27 of 33 69 #33 of 104
Growth – 31 #21 of 30 37 #63 of 99
Profitability – 75 #8 of 29 34 #65 of 98
Financial Health 37 #71 of 112 8 #36 of 39 41 #66 of 112
Shareholder Returns 96 #4 of 72 – 35 #47 of 72
Overall – 33 43
  • MNRO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • AAP ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMNROVVVAAPSPY
1 month +3.1%+10.2%+9.8% -0.2%
3 months -17.7%-20.7%-22.0% +3.9%
6 months -16.7%-1.6%-19.1% +8.2%
Year to date -29.3%+9.7%+16.5% +12.9%
1 year -21.9%-5.1%-18.7% +12.3%
3 years -45.6%+6.4%-8.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.4%+2.1%-2.8% +23.3%
5 years -77.1%-6.2%-79.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.5%-1.3%-27.3% +10.9%
10 years -74.3%+56.2%-67.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -12.7%+4.6%-10.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMNROVVVAAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.4%34.6%59.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.3%34.0%62.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.940.571.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.35-0.15-0.32 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.5%-44.1%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.5%-20.9%-27.4% -1.2%
52-week high $23.81$40.28$63.05 $779.14
52-week low $11.27$26.62$38.68 $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.

MultipleMNROVVVAAP
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.7x 40.1xmedian 15.2x 36.8xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.5x 2.1xmedian 1.3x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 12.6xmedian 9.8x —median 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.5x 28.9xmedian 14.5x —median 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.7x 9.8xmedian 2.0x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.72 -0.71median 0.35 -0.95median 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 monthsMNROVVVAAP
Revenue – $1.96B $8.02B
Gross profit – $751.90M $3.55B
Operating income – $301.00M $189.00M
Net income – $101.50M $75.00M
Free cash flow – $140.50M –
EPS (diluted) – $0.79 $1.23
Cash & equivalents $14.63M $84.20M $3.12B
Total debt $387.59M $1.60B $3.39B
Shares (diluted) 31.40M 128.40M 61.00M
Enterprise value $390.27M $3.77B -$8.33B

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
MetricMNROVVVAAP
P/E – 40.1x 36.8x
P/FCF – 28.9x –
P/Operating cash flow – 9.9x –
P/S – 2.1x 0.3x
P/B 0.7x 9.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 9.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 12.6x –
EV/EBIT – 18.6x 15.9x
EV/Revenue – 2.8x 0.4x
EV/FCF – 39.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.71 -0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNROVVVAAP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 16.1% -8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.2% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.4% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% -5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -31.6% 120.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% -19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -63.5% 119.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -59.5% -38.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -63.5% 119.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -56.2% -38.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 40.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 129.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNROVVVAAP
Gross margin – 38.3% 44.2%
EBITDA margin – 22.6% –
Operating margin – 15.3% 2.4%
Pretax margin – 9.0% 1.4%
Net margin – 5.2% 0.9%
FCF margin – 7.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 21.0% –
Return on equity – 26.4% 3.4%
Return on assets – 2.9% 0.6%
Return on invested capital – 8.8% 2.9%
Return on capital employed – 9.9% 2.5%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 4.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNROVVVAAP
Debt / assets 6.2% 46.0% 28.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 3.8x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x –
Debt / FCF – 11.4x –
Liabilities / assets 62.3% 88.0% 81.2%
Equity / assets 37.7% 12.0% 18.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 1.74 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNROVVVAAP
Dividend yield 7.9% – 2.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 7.9% 0.0% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusMNROVVVAAP
Forward P/E 118.0xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 $1.70FY2026 $3.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -71.4%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +275.0% +10.0% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.18BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026 $8.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +23.4% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNROVVVAAP
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 182 450 374
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.2% -0.1% +1.8%
Institutions buying 96 234 199
Institutions selling 65 143 110
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.64 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.

MNROVVVAAP
MNRO 1.00 0.42 0.33
VVV 0.42 1.00 0.42
AAP 0.33 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNRO, VVV and AAP?

Valvoline (VVV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monro (MNRO) $428.09M, Valvoline (VVV) $4.07B, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) $2.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, MNRO, VVV and AAP?

Advance Auto Parts (AAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Valvoline (VVV) 40.1x, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 36.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) is cheapest (Monro (MNRO) 118.0x, Valvoline (VVV) 18.7x, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 15.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valvoline (VVV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Valvoline (VVV) has the highest net margin (Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Valvoline (VVV) leads (Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valvoline (VVV) returned the most: Monro (MNRO) -21.9%, Valvoline (VVV) -5.1%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -18.7%. Over five years, Valvoline (VVV) compounded fastest (Monro (MNRO) -25.5%/yr, Valvoline (VVV) -1.3%/yr, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -27.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valvoline (VVV) has been the steadiest (Monro (MNRO) 62.4%, Valvoline (VVV) 34.6%, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 59.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MNRO, VVV and AAP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Valvoline (VVV) leads on 7. 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.