ORLY vs LKQ vs VVV Stock Comparison

O Reilly Automotive, Lkq and Valvoline Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$89.92 +4.7% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$75.12B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.57B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
LKQ Lkq Corp
$17.42 -25.7% 1M -43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38B
P/E
9.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.69B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
VVV Valvoline Inc
$31.61 +10.0% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.08B
P/E
40.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

O Reilly Automotive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (O Reilly Automotive 6, Lkq 3, Valvoline 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionORLYLKQVVVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $75.12B $4.38B $4.08B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.3x 9.5x 40.2x LKQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x 6.9x 18.6x LKQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +1.3% +16.1% VVV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.3% 3.4% 5.2% ORLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 55.0% 6.3% 8.8% ORLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.8x 3.4x ORLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.5% -43.1% -6.6% VVV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.3%/yr -20.9%/yr -2.2%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.1% 44.1% 34.6% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 60/100 33/100 LKQ

Percentile Scorecard

ORLYLKQVVV

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

AxisORLYLKQVVV
Valuation 9 #95 of 104 85 #16 of 104 19 #27 of 33
Growth 57 #43 of 99 11 #88 of 99 31 #21 of 30
Profitability 99 #2 of 99 62 #38 of 99 75 #8 of 29
Financial Health 28 #82 of 113 47 #60 of 113 5 #37 of 39
Shareholder Returns 88 #10 of 73 92 #7 of 73 –
Overall 56 60 33
  • ORLY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LKQ 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

PeriodORLYLKQVVVSPY
1 month +4.7%-25.7%+10.0% -1.0%
3 months +2.9%-32.5%-18.9% +2.9%
6 months -3.4%-44.9%-4.9% +6.4%
Year to date -1.4%-42.3%+8.8% +11.4%
1 year -8.5%-43.1%-6.6% +13.1%
3 years +54.7%-63.1%+4.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +15.7%-28.3%+1.6% +21.5%
5 years +103.3%-69.1%-10.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.3%-20.9%-2.2% +10.9%
10 years +389.5%-47.0%+46.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.2%-6.2%+3.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureORLYLKQVVVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.1%44.1%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.6%53.2%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.010.620.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.98-0.19 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.3%-71.0%-44.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-49.9%-21.5% -2.5%
52-week high $101.70$34.80$40.28 $779.14
52-week low $82.73$17.42$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.

MultipleORLYLKQVVV
P/E now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 16.7x 9.6xmedian 16.7x 39.8xmedian 16.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 2.1xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 9.1x 6.3xmedian 9.1x 12.5xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 16.6x 7.1xmedian 16.6x 28.7xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median -40.0xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x 9.7xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.03median 0.73 -0.44median 0.73 -0.71median 0.33

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 monthsORLYLKQVVV
Revenue $18.57B $13.69B $1.96B
Gross profit $9.59B $5.25B $751.90M
Operating income $3.63B $869.00M $301.00M
Net income $2.65B $461.00M $101.50M
Free cash flow $2.16B $625.00M $140.50M
EPS (diluted) $3.20 $1.81 $0.79
Cash & equivalents $262.18M $301.00M $84.20M
Total debt $25.14B $3.93B $1.60B
Shares (diluted) 828.88M 254.70M 128.40M
Enterprise value $74.20B $3.14B $3.79B

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
MetricORLYLKQVVV
P/E 28.0x 9.6x 39.8x
P/FCF 34.0x 7.1x 28.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.3x 5.4x 9.8x
P/S 4.0x 0.3x 2.1x
P/B -40.0x 0.7x 9.7x
P/Tangible book -40.0x 0.8x 9.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 6.3x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 22.1x 9.3x 18.4x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 0.6x 2.8x
EV/FCF 37.2x 12.9x 39.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 9.8x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.03 -0.44 -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricORLYLKQVVV
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 1.3% 16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 2.0% 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% -0.5% 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -0.2% 12.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.4% -22.7% -31.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -15.2% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.4% -35.2% -63.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -23.0% -59.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.3% -34.2% -63.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% -21.6% -56.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% -13.0% 40.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -12.1% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.7% -7.5% 129.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.2% -13.2% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricORLYLKQVVV
Gross margin 51.6% 38.3% 38.3%
EBITDA margin 22.5% 9.4% 22.6%
Operating margin 19.6% 6.3% 15.3%
Pretax margin 18.3% 4.9% 9.0%
Net margin 14.3% 3.4% 5.2%
FCF margin 11.6% 4.6% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.7% 6.0% 21.0%
Return on equity – 7.1% 26.4%
Return on assets 15.4% 3.1% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 55.0% 6.3% 8.8%
Return on capital employed 47.9% 7.4% 9.9%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.8x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricORLYLKQVVV
Debt / assets 40.3% 26.2% 46.0%
Debt / equity -3.8x 0.6x 3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.8x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 3.3x 6.3x 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 110.6% 56.9% 88.0%
Equity / assets -10.6% 43.1% 12.0%
Interest coverage 14.4x 4.0x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.61 2.31 1.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricORLYLKQVVV
Dividend yield – 6.9% –
Net buyback yield 4.5% 3.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.5% 9.9% 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.

ConsensusORLYLKQVVV
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2026 6.9xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.16FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $1.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.4%FY2026 -16.3%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +18.7% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.13BFY2026 $12.81BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 -6.1%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.9% +12.7% +23.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersORLYLKQVVV
Held by institutions 86.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,649 533 450
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -1.5% -0.1%
Institutions buying 713 263 234
Institutions selling 681 214 143
Buyers to sellers 1.05 1.23 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.

ORLYLKQVVV
ORLY 1.00 0.38 0.37
LKQ 0.38 1.00 0.45
VVV 0.37 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ORLY, LKQ and VVV?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $75.12B, Lkq (LKQ) $4.38B, Valvoline (VVV) $4.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, ORLY, LKQ and VVV?

Lkq (LKQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.3x, Lkq (LKQ) 9.5x, Valvoline (VVV) 40.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lkq (LKQ) is cheapest (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.5x, Lkq (LKQ) 6.9x, Valvoline (VVV) 18.6x). 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: O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.5%, Lkq (LKQ) +1.3%, Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has the highest net margin (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 14.3%, Lkq (LKQ) 3.4%, Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) leads (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 55.0%, Lkq (LKQ) 6.3%, Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valvoline (VVV) returned the most: O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -8.5%, Lkq (LKQ) -43.1%, Valvoline (VVV) -6.6%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +15.3%/yr, Lkq (LKQ) -20.9%/yr, Valvoline (VVV) -2.2%/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%, Valvoline (VVV) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ORLY, LKQ 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 6. 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.