ORLY vs LKQ vs AZO Stock Comparison

O Reilly Automotive, Lkq and Autozone Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
LKQ Lkq Corp
$17.19 -26.0% 1M -44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.57B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.69B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
AZO Autozone Inc
$3,156.76 +8.3% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$51.72B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.34B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionORLYLKQAZOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $72.79B $4.57B $51.72B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.9x 9.9x 20.1x LKQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x 6.9x 17.5x LKQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +1.3% +7.4% ORLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.4% 12.6% AZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.3% 45.7% AZO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x 2.0x AZO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.1% -44.5% -17.0% ORLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.9%/yr -20.8%/yr +12.1%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.1% 44.1% 30.7% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 59/100 54/100 LKQ

Percentile Scorecard

ORLYLKQAZO

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

AxisORLYLKQAZO
Valuation 7 #97 of 104 85 #16 of 104 30 #73 of 104
Growth 58 #42 of 98 11 #87 of 98 49 #51 of 98
Profitability 61 #38 of 96 60 #39 of 96 93 #8 of 96
Financial Health – 45 #61 of 110 18 #90 of 110
Shareholder Returns – 93 #6 of 71 81 #14 of 71
Overall 42 59 54
  • ORLY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LKQ ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodORLYLKQAZOSPY
1 month +4.5%-26.0%+8.3% +0.9%
3 months -0.2%-34.9%+0.4% +5.9%
6 months -1.4%-43.9%-10.4% +8.5%
Year to date -0.8%-43.1%-6.9% +13.3%
1 year -6.1%-44.5%-17.0% +12.4%
3 years +46.7%-60.5%+29.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.6%-26.7%+8.9% +23.5%
5 years +118.0%-68.8%+76.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.9%-20.8%+12.1% +11.0%
10 years +414.7%-46.5%+329.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.8%-6.1%+15.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureORLYLKQAZOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.1%44.1%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.6%53.0%33.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.030.600.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-1.01-0.55 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.3%-71.5%-35.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.1%-50.6%-20.4% -0.9%
52-week high $101.70$34.80$3,967.95 $779.14
52-week low $82.73$17.10$2,793.77 $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.

MultipleORLYLKQAZO
P/E now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 16.7x 9.5xmedian 16.7x 20.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 0.4x 0.3xmedian 0.4x 2.5xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x 6.2xmedian 9.2x 13.5xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 16.0x 7.0xmedian 16.0x 28.1xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -35.3xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x -20.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 3.22median 0.73 -0.44median 0.73 4.17median 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 monthsORLYLKQAZO
Revenue $18.99B $13.69B $20.34B
Gross profit $9.83B $5.25B $10.64B
Operating income $3.75B $869.00M $3.72B
Net income $2.71B $461.00M $2.57B
Free cash flow – $625.00M $1.82B
EPS (diluted) $3.27 $1.81 $152.55
Cash & equivalents $194.45M $301.00M $326.12M
Total debt – $3.93B $9.13B
Shares (diluted) 828.88M 254.70M 16.87M
Enterprise value $72.79B $3.32B $50.56B

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
MetricORLYLKQAZO
P/E 27.5x 9.5x 20.2x
P/FCF 32.6x 7.0x 28.1x
P/Operating cash flow 27.6x 5.3x 15.7x
P/S 3.9x 0.3x 2.5x
P/B -35.3x 0.7x -20.4x
P/Tangible book -35.3x 0.8x -20.4x
EV/EBITDA – 6.2x 13.5x
EV/EBIT – 9.2x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 0.6x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 12.8x 33.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.6x 9.7x 18.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.22 -0.44 4.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricORLYLKQAZO
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 1.3% 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 2.0% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.4% -0.5% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.2% -0.2% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.4% -22.7% 3.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -15.2% 2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% -35.2% 3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -23.0% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.2% -34.2% 5.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -21.6% 4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.9% -13.0% 4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.9% -12.1% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -7.5% 1.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.2% -5.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricORLYLKQAZO
Gross margin – 38.3% 52.3%
EBITDA margin – 9.4% 21.7%
Operating margin – 6.3% 18.3%
Pretax margin – 4.9% 16.0%
Net margin – 3.4% 12.6%
FCF margin – 4.6% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.1% 6.0% 16.0%
Return on equity – 7.1% –
Return on assets – 3.1% 12.1%
Return on invested capital – 6.3% 45.7%
Return on capital employed – 7.4% 33.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricORLYLKQAZO
Debt / assets – 26.2% 42.2%
Debt / equity – 0.6x -3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x 2.0x
Debt / FCF – 6.3x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets – 56.9% 111.6%
Equity / assets -11.9% 43.1% -11.6%
Interest coverage – 4.0x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.1x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 2.31 2.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricORLYLKQAZO
Dividend yield – 7.0% –
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 3.8%
Shareholder yield – 10.0% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusORLYLKQAZO
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 6.9xFY2026 17.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.16FY2026 $2.50FY2026 $180.87FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +6.4%FY2026 -16.9%FY2026 +18.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +19.2% +0.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.13BFY2026 $12.80BFY2026 $20.52BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.9% +12.8% +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersORLYLKQAZO
Held by institutions 86.2% 100.0% 94.5%
Institutions holding 1,650 533 1,264
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -1.5% +5.5%
Institutions buying 714 263 525
Institutions selling 681 214 474
Buyers to sellers 1.05 1.23 1.11

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.

ORLYLKQAZO
ORLY 1.00 0.38 0.79
LKQ 0.38 1.00 0.31
AZO 0.79 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ORLY, LKQ and AZO?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $72.79B, Lkq (LKQ) $4.57B, Autozone (AZO) $51.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, ORLY, LKQ and AZO?

Lkq (LKQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.9x, Lkq (LKQ) 9.9x, Autozone (AZO) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lkq (LKQ) is cheapest (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.6x, Lkq (LKQ) 6.9x, Autozone (AZO) 17.5x). 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: O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.7%, Lkq (LKQ) +1.3%, Autozone (AZO) +7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autozone (AZO) has the highest net margin (Lkq (LKQ) 3.4%, Autozone (AZO) 12.6%). On return on invested capital, Autozone (AZO) leads (Lkq (LKQ) 6.3%, Autozone (AZO) 45.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) returned the most: O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -6.1%, Lkq (LKQ) -44.5%, Autozone (AZO) -17.0%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.9%/yr, Lkq (LKQ) -20.8%/yr, Autozone (AZO) +12.1%/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%, Lkq (LKQ) 44.1%, Autozone (AZO) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.