ORLY vs VVV vs ALDS Stock Comparison

O Reilly Automotive, Valvoline and APPlife Digital Solutions Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$90.44 +4.5% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$71.64B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.99B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
VVV Valvoline Inc
$31.76 +11.5% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.10B
P/E
40.4x
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.

QuestionORLYVVVALDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.64B $4.10B $508.54K ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 40.4x -0.1x ORLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x 18.7x — VVV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +16.1% +647.6% ALDS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.2% -203.4% VVV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.1% -5.8% -99.4% VVV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.9%/yr -1.3%/yr -75.9%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.1% 34.6% 406.1% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 31/100 12/100 ORLY

Percentile Scorecard

ORLYVVVALDS

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

AxisORLYVVVALDS
Valuation 7 #97 of 104 16 #28 of 33 1 #103 of 104
Growth 58 #42 of 98 28 #22 of 30 42 #57 of 98
Profitability 61 #38 of 96 74 #8 of 28 6 #90 of 96
Financial Health – 6 #35 of 37 0 #110 of 110
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 42 31 12
  • ORLY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • ALDS ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodORLYVVVALDSSPY
1 month +4.5%+11.5%-99.0% +0.9%
3 months -0.2%-19.9%-87.5% +5.9%
6 months -1.4%-1.7%-99.0% +8.5%
Year to date -0.8%+9.3%-99.5% +13.3%
1 year -6.1%-5.8%-99.4% +12.4%
3 years +46.7%+6.0%-99.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.6%+2.0%-86.4% +23.5%
5 years +118.0%-6.5%-99.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.9%-1.3%-75.9% +11.0%
10 years +414.7%+54.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.8%+4.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureORLYVVVALDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.1%34.6%406.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.6%33.8%762.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.030.571.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.17-0.24 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.3%-44.1%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.1%-21.2%-99.6% -0.9%
52-week high $101.70$40.28$2.25 $779.14
52-week low $82.73$26.62$0.01 $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.

MultipleORLYVVVALDS
P/E now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 16.7x 40.0xmedian 14.9x -0.1xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 0.4x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 0.2xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x 12.6xmedian 9.3x —median 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 16.0x 28.8xmedian 14.5x -0.7xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -35.3xmedian 1.6x 9.7xmedian 1.8x -0.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 3.22median 0.73 -0.71median 0.35 —median 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 monthsORLYVVVALDS
Revenue $18.99B $1.96B $2.30M
Gross profit $9.83B $751.90M $500.29K
Operating income $3.75B $301.00M -$4.38M
Net income $2.71B $101.50M -$4.67M
Free cash flow – $140.50M -$752.99K
EPS (diluted) $3.27 $0.79 –
Cash & equivalents $194.45M $84.20M $21.73K
Total debt – $1.60B $2.75M
Shares (diluted) 828.88M 128.40M –
Enterprise value $71.64B $3.81B $285.92K

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
MetricORLYVVVALDS
P/E 27.5x 40.0x -0.1x
P/FCF 32.6x 28.8x -0.7x
P/Operating cash flow 27.6x 9.8x -0.7x
P/S 3.9x 2.1x 0.2x
P/B -35.3x 9.7x -0.1x
P/Tangible book -35.3x 9.7x -0.1x
EV/EBITDA – 12.6x –
EV/EBIT – 18.5x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 2.8x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 39.6x -2.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.6x 13.5x -2.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.22 -0.71 –

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricORLYVVVALDS
Debt / assets – 46.0% 2,407%
Debt / equity – 3.8x -0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x –
Debt / FCF – 11.4x -2.2x
Liabilities / assets – 88.0% 7,630%
Equity / assets -11.9% 12.0% -7,530%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.0x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.0x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.74 -409.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricORLYVVVALDS
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.

ConsensusORLYVVVALDS
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 –
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
HoldersORLYVVVALDS
Held by institutions 86.2% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 1,650 450 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -0.1% –
Institutions buying 714 234 –
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.

ORLYVVVALDS
ORLY 1.00 0.36 -0.06
VVV 0.36 1.00 -0.08
ALDS -0.06 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ORLY, VVV and ALDS?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $71.64B, Valvoline (VVV) $4.10B, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) $508.54K.

Which stock is cheaper, ORLY, VVV and ALDS?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.4x, Valvoline (VVV) 40.4x, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) -0.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Valvoline (VVV) is cheapest (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.6x, Valvoline (VVV) 18.7x). 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%, Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) +647.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valvoline (VVV) returned the most: O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -6.1%, Valvoline (VVV) -5.8%, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) -99.4%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.9%/yr, Valvoline (VVV) -1.3%/yr, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) -75.9%/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%, Valvoline (VVV) 34.6%, APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) 406.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.