VVV vs ORLY vs URBN Stock Comparison

Valvoline, O Reilly Automotive and Urban Outfitters Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VVV Valvoline Inc
$31.76 +11.5% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.05B
P/E
40.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
1 win
ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc
$90.44 +4.5% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$73.81B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.99B
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc
$89.35 +18.4% 1M +33.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.65B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Urban Outfitters leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Urban Outfitters 6, O Reilly Automotive 2, Valvoline 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVVVORLYURBNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.05B $73.81B $7.65B ORLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.0x 27.5x 13.4x URBN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 28.6x 13.5x URBN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.1% +8.7% +11.0% VVV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% — 8.8% URBN
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 -5.8% -6.1% +33.0% URBN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.3%/yr +16.9%/yr +22.9%/yr URBN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.6% 26.1% 42.9% ORLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 42/100 79/100 URBN

Percentile Scorecard

VVVORLYURBN

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

AxisVVVORLYURBN
Valuation 16 #28 of 33 7 #97 of 104 60 #42 of 104
Growth 28 #22 of 30 58 #42 of 98 80 #20 of 98
Profitability 74 #8 of 28 61 #38 of 96 82 #18 of 96
Financial Health 6 #35 of 37 – 84 #18 of 110
Shareholder Returns – – 87 #10 of 71
Overall 31 42 79
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • ORLY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • URBN ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVVVORLYURBNSPY
1 month +11.5%+4.5%+18.4% +0.9%
3 months -19.9%-0.2%+18.5% +5.9%
6 months -1.7%-1.4%+30.1% +8.5%
Year to date +9.3%-0.8%+18.7% +13.3%
1 year -5.8%-6.1%+33.0% +12.4%
3 years +6.0%+46.7%+164.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +2.0%+13.6%+38.3% +23.5%
5 years -6.5%+118.0%+179.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.3%+16.9%+22.9% +11.0%
10 years +54.2%+414.7%+163.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.4%+17.8%+10.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureVVVORLYURBNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.6%26.1%42.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%26.6%39.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.030.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.17-0.230.77 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.1%-23.3%-52.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-11.1%-1.5% -0.9%
52-week high $40.28$101.70$90.73 $779.14
52-week low $26.62$82.73$59.57 $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.

MultipleVVVORLYURBN
P/E now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 14.9x 27.5xmedian 16.7x 13.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.2x 3.9xmedian 0.4x 1.2xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 9.3x —median 9.2x 8.0xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 14.5x 32.6xmedian 16.0x 25.9xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 1.8x -35.3xmedian 1.6x 2.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 0.35 3.22median 0.73 0.34median 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 monthsVVVORLYURBN
Revenue $1.96B $18.99B $6.47B
Gross profit $751.90M $9.83B $2.43B
Operating income $301.00M $3.75B $731.44M
Net income $101.50M $2.71B $569.06M
Free cash flow $140.50M – $295.21M
EPS (diluted) $0.79 $3.27 $6.57
Cash & equivalents $84.20M $194.45M $598.76M
Total debt $1.60B – –
Shares (diluted) 128.40M 828.88M 86.67M
Enterprise value $3.76B $73.81B $5.22B

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
MetricVVVORLYURBN
P/E 40.0x 27.5x 13.4x
P/FCF 28.8x 32.6x 25.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 27.6x 10.7x
P/S 2.1x 3.9x 1.2x
P/B 9.7x -35.3x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 9.7x -35.3x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x – 8.0x
EV/EBIT 18.5x – 9.5x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 3.9x 1.1x
EV/FCF 39.6x – 23.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 27.6x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 3.22 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVVVORLYURBN
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.1% 8.7% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 6.7% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 9.4% 16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 7.2% 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -31.6% 11.4% 31.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 6.0% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -63.5% 9.1% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.5% 5.3% 36.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -63.5% 12.2% 25.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.2% 8.6% 40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% -2.9% 21.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -6.9% 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 129.6% – -26.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – 11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVVVORLYURBN
Gross margin 38.3% – 37.5%
EBITDA margin 22.6% – 13.5%
Operating margin 15.3% – 11.3%
Pretax margin 9.0% – 11.1%
Net margin 5.2% – 8.8%
FCF margin 7.2% – 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% 14.1% 11.1%
Return on equity 26.4% – 20.8%
Return on assets 2.9% – 11.5%
Return on invested capital 8.8% – –
Return on capital employed 9.9% – 19.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVVVORLYURBN
Debt / assets 46.0% – –
Debt / equity 3.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – –
Debt / FCF 11.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 88.0% – 44.3%
Equity / assets 12.0% -11.9% 55.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.74 – 4.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVVVORLYURBN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 3.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 3.9%
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.

ConsensusVVVORLYURBN
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 28.6xFY2026 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.70FY2026 $3.16FY2026 $6.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +12.7% -3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.98BFY2026 $20.13BFY2026 $7.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% -2.9% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVVVORLYURBN
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.2% 71.7%
Institutions holding 450 1,650 416
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +3.2% -0.4%
Institutions buying 234 714 205
Institutions selling 143 681 150
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.05 1.37

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.

VVVORLYURBN
VVV 1.00 0.36 0.33
ORLY 0.36 1.00 0.12
URBN 0.33 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VVV, ORLY and URBN?

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Valvoline (VVV) $4.05B, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) $73.81B, Urban Outfitters (URBN) $7.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, VVV, ORLY and URBN?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Valvoline (VVV) 40.0x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 27.5x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Urban Outfitters (URBN) is cheapest (Valvoline (VVV) 18.7x, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 28.6x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.5x). 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) +8.7%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) has the highest net margin (Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Urban Outfitters (URBN) returned the most: Valvoline (VVV) -5.8%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) -6.1%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +33.0%. Over five years, Urban Outfitters (URBN) compounded fastest (Valvoline (VVV) -1.3%/yr, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) +16.9%/yr, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has been the steadiest (Valvoline (VVV) 34.6%, O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) 26.1%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 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.