VVV vs ORLY vs ULTA Stock Comparison

Valvoline, O Reilly Automotive and Ulta Beauty Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$89.82 +4.3% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$73.90B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.57B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
ULTA Ulta Beauty, Inc.
$626.88 +15.0% 1M +19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$26.52B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.96B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

O Reilly Automotive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (O Reilly Automotive 5, Ulta Beauty 4, Valvoline 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVVVORLYULTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.07B $73.90B $26.52B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.1x 27.9x 21.9x ULTA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 28.4x 22.4x VVV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.1% +8.5% +11.2% VVV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 14.3% 9.3% ORLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 55.0% 42.9% ORLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.6x 0.1x ULTA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.1% -6.2% +19.9% ULTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.3%/yr +16.6%/yr +11.1%/yr ORLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.6% 26.1% 35.6% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 56/100 66/100 ULTA

Percentile Scorecard

VVVORLYULTA

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

AxisVVVORLYULTA
Valuation 19 #27 of 33 9 #95 of 104 21 #82 of 104
Growth 31 #21 of 30 57 #43 of 99 58 #42 of 99
Profitability 75 #8 of 29 99 #2 of 98 97 #4 of 98
Financial Health 8 #36 of 39 25 #84 of 112 64 #41 of 112
Shareholder Returns – 90 #8 of 72 89 #9 of 72
Overall 33 56 66
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • ORLY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ULTA ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVVVORLYULTASPY
1 month +10.2%+4.3%+15.0% -0.2%
3 months -20.7%-1.5%+25.0% +3.9%
6 months -1.6%-1.9%+16.5% +8.2%
Year to date +9.7%-1.5%+3.6% +12.9%
1 year -5.1%-6.2%+19.9% +12.3%
3 years +6.4%+45.7%+65.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.1%+13.4%+18.2% +23.3%
5 years -6.2%+115.7%+69.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.3%+16.6%+11.1% +10.9%
10 years +56.2%+432.4%+161.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.6%+18.2%+10.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVVVORLYULTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.6%26.1%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%26.6%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.030.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.240.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.1%-23.3%-44.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.9%-11.7%-11.3% -1.2%
52-week high $40.28$101.70$706.82 $779.14
52-week low $26.62$82.73$450.75 $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.

MultipleVVVORLYULTA
P/E now vs peer median 40.1xmedian 15.2x 28.0xmedian 16.7x 22.3xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 3.9xmedian 0.5x 2.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 9.8x 19.2xmedian 9.0x 13.9xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 14.5x 34.0xmedian 16.5x 23.3xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 2.0x -39.9xmedian 1.7x 10.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 0.35 3.03median 0.72 6.31median 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 monthsVVVORLYULTA
Revenue $1.96B $18.57B $12.96B
Gross profit $751.90M $9.59B $5.09B
Operating income $301.00M $3.63B $1.61B
Net income $101.50M $2.65B $1.21B
Free cash flow $140.50M $2.16B $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $0.79 $3.20 $28.10
Cash & equivalents $84.20M $262.18M $158.45M
Total debt $1.60B $25.14B $339.58M
Shares (diluted) 128.40M 828.88M 43.06M
Enterprise value $3.77B $72.98B $25.39B

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
MetricVVVORLYULTA
P/E 40.1x 28.0x 22.3x
P/FCF 28.9x 34.0x 23.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 22.3x 17.1x
P/S 2.1x 3.9x 2.1x
P/B 9.8x -39.9x 10.1x
P/Tangible book 9.8x -39.9x 11.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 19.2x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 18.6x 22.0x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 4.3x 2.1x
EV/FCF 39.7x 37.1x 23.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 24.3x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 3.03 6.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVVVORLYULTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.1% 8.5% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 6.9% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 9.0% 12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 7.3% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -31.6% 10.4% 2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 5.9% -0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -63.5% 9.4% 0.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.5% 5.5% -1.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -63.5% 13.3% 5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.2% 9.2% 3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% 13.1% 20.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -1.2% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 129.6% 21.7% 20.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -6.2% 5.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVVVORLYULTA
Gross margin 38.3% 51.6% 39.3%
EBITDA margin 22.6% 22.5% 14.9%
Operating margin 15.3% 19.6% 12.5%
Pretax margin 9.0% 18.3% 12.4%
Net margin 5.2% 14.3% 9.3%
FCF margin 7.2% 11.6% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% 17.7% 12.1%
Return on equity 26.4% – 46.6%
Return on assets 2.9% 15.4% 17.6%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 55.0% 42.9%
Return on capital employed 9.9% 47.9% 34.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVVVORLYULTA
Debt / assets 46.0% 40.3% 4.9%
Debt / equity 3.8x -3.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.6x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 11.4x 3.3x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 88.0% 110.6% 62.0%
Equity / assets 12.0% -10.6% 38.0%
Interest coverage – 14.4x –
Current ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.74 3.61 6.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVVVORLYULTA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 4.5% 4.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.5% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusVVVORLYULTA
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.70FY2026 $3.16FY2026 $27.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +12.7% +20.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.98BFY2026 $20.13BFY2026 $13.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% -2.9% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVVVORLYULTA
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.2% 97.9%
Institutions holding 450 1,650 1,016
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +3.2% +0.5%
Institutions buying 234 714 434
Institutions selling 143 681 433
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.05 1.00

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.

VVVORLYULTA
VVV 1.00 0.36 0.21
ORLY 0.36 1.00 0.13
ULTA 0.21 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VVV, ORLY and ULTA?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Valvoline (VVV) $4.07B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $73.90B, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) $26.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, VVV, ORLY and ULTA?

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Valvoline (VVV) 40.1x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 27.9x, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Valvoline (VVV) is cheapest (Valvoline (VVV) 18.7x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.4x, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) 22.4x). 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%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +8.5%, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has the highest net margin (Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 14.3%, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) 9.3%). On return on invested capital, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) leads (Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 55.0%, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) 42.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ulta Beauty (ULTA) returned the most: Valvoline (VVV) -5.1%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -6.2%, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) +19.9%. Over five years, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) compounded fastest (Valvoline (VVV) -1.3%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.6%/yr, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has been the steadiest (Valvoline (VVV) 34.6%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.