ORLY vs ALDS vs VVV Stock Comparison

O Reilly Automotive, APPlife Digital Solutions and Valvoline Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$88.07 +2.3% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$71.88B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.99B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
VVV Valvoline Inc
$32.38 +9.2% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionORLYALDSVVVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.88B $508.54K $4.13B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.8x -0.1x 40.8x ORLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x — 19.0x VVV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +647.6% +16.1% ALDS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -203.4% 5.2% VVV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.8% -99.4% -1.0% VVV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr -75.9%/yr -0.9%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.1% 406.1% 34.5% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 13/100 33/100 ORLY

Percentile Scorecard

ORLYALDSVVV

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

AxisORLYALDSVVV
Valuation 7 #97 of 104 3 #101 of 104 16 #28 of 33
Growth 58 #42 of 98 42 #57 of 98 31 #21 of 30
Profitability 62 #38 of 97 6 #91 of 97 74 #8 of 28
Financial Health – 0 #110 of 110 11 #33 of 37
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 42 13 33
  • ORLY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ALDS ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodORLYALDSVVVSPY
1 month +2.3%-99.0%+9.2% +0.7%
3 months +0.8%-87.5%-15.6% +3.7%
6 months -11.4%-99.0%-2.6% +7.1%
Year to date -3.4%-99.5%+11.4% +12.8%
1 year -6.8%-99.4%-1.0% +11.9%
3 years +42.0%-99.7%+10.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.4%-86.4%+3.3% +22.8%
5 years +112.3%-99.9%-4.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.3%-75.9%-0.9% +10.9%
10 years +401.3%—+57.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.5%—+4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureORLYALDSVVVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.1%406.1%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.8%762.8%33.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.041.430.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.26-0.24-0.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.3%-99.9%-44.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%-99.6%-19.6% -1.2%
52-week high $101.70$2.25$40.28 $779.14
52-week low $82.73$0.01$26.62 $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.

MultipleORLYALDSVVV
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 17.0x -0.1xmedian 17.0x 40.8xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x —median 9.2x 12.7xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 15.6x -0.7xmedian 15.6x 29.4xmedian 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median -34.3xmedian 1.7x -0.1xmedian 1.7x 9.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.13median 0.77 —median 0.77 -0.73median 0.27

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 monthsORLYALDSVVV
Revenue $18.99B $2.30M $1.96B
Gross profit $9.83B $500.29K $751.90M
Operating income $3.75B -$4.38M $301.00M
Net income $2.71B -$4.67M $101.50M
Free cash flow – -$752.99K $140.50M
EPS (diluted) $3.27 – $0.79
Cash & equivalents $194.45M $21.73K $84.20M
Total debt – $2.75M $1.60B
Shares (diluted) 828.88M – 128.40M
Enterprise value $71.88B $285.92K $3.84B

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
MetricORLYALDSVVV
P/E 26.8x -0.1x 40.8x
P/FCF 32.6x -0.7x 29.4x
P/Operating cash flow 26.9x -0.7x 10.0x
P/S 3.8x 0.2x 2.1x
P/B -34.3x -0.1x 9.9x
P/Tangible book -34.3x -0.1x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 12.7x
EV/EBIT – -0.5x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 0.9x 2.9x
EV/FCF – -2.9x 40.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.9x -2.9x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.13 – -0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricORLYALDSVVV
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 647.6% 16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 265.9% 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.4% 1,274% 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 619.9% 12.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.4% -5,083% -31.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -11.8% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% -111.1% -63.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -10.2% -59.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.2% – -63.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.6% – -56.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.9% -370.7% 40.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.9% -3.6% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -370.7% 129.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricORLYALDSVVV
Gross margin – 21.8% 38.3%
EBITDA margin – – 22.6%
Operating margin – -190.6% 15.3%
Pretax margin – -203.4% 9.0%
Net margin – -203.4% 5.2%
FCF margin – -32.8% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 14.1% -32.8% 21.0%
Return on equity – – 26.4%
Return on assets – -323.6% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – – 8.8%
Return on capital employed – – 9.9%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.2x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricORLYALDSVVV
Debt / assets – 2,407% 46.0%
Debt / equity – -0.3x 3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.4x
Debt / FCF – -2.2x 11.4x
Liabilities / assets – 7,630% 88.0%
Equity / assets -11.9% -7,530% 12.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.0x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 0.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – -409.25 1.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricORLYALDSVVV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusORLYALDSVVV
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 – 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.16FY2026 – $1.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.4%FY2026 – +6.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% – +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.13BFY2026 – $1.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 – +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.9% – +23.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersORLYALDSVVV
Held by institutions 86.2% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,651 – 450
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% – -0.1%
Institutions buying 715 – 234
Institutions selling 681 – 143
Buyers to sellers 1.05 – 1.64

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.

ORLYALDSVVV
ORLY 1.00 -0.06 0.35
ALDS -0.06 1.00 -0.08
VVV 0.35 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ORLY, ALDS and VVV?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $71.88B, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) $508.54K, Valvoline (VVV) $4.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, ORLY, ALDS and VVV?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.8x, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) -0.1x, Valvoline (VVV) 40.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Valvoline (VVV) is cheapest (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 27.9x, Valvoline (VVV) 19.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.7%, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) +647.6%, Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Valvoline (VVV) has the highest net margin (APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) -203.4%, Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valvoline (VVV) returned the most: O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -6.8%, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) -99.4%, Valvoline (VVV) -1.0%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.3%/yr, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) -75.9%/yr, Valvoline (VVV) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has been the steadiest (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) 406.1%, Valvoline (VVV) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ORLY, ALDS and VVV?

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.