O’Reilly Automotive [ORLY] vs AutoZone [AZO] Detailed Stock Comparison

O'Reilly Automotive

NASDAQ

AutoZone

NYSE

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Based on 19 vital metrics comparison: O'Reilly Automotive wins in 9 metrics, AutoZone wins in 10 metrics, with 0 ties. AutoZone appears stronger overall.

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Vital Metrics Comparison

Metric	O'Reilly Automotive	AutoZone	Better
P/E Ratio (TTM)	36.94	27.17	AutoZone
Price-to-Book Ratio	-71.82	-17.40	O'Reilly Automotive
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	-6.75	-3.17	O'Reilly Automotive
PEG Ratio	-0.40	-7.32	AutoZone
EV/EBITDA	25.29	18.44	AutoZone
Profit Margin (TTM)	14.16%	13.56%	O'Reilly Automotive
Operating Margin (TTM)	20.21%	19.40%	O'Reilly Automotive
EBITDA Margin (TTM)	20.21%	19.40%	O'Reilly Automotive
Return on Equity	-174.09%	-56.06%	AutoZone
Return on Assets (TTM)	13.62%	12.98%	O'Reilly Automotive
Free Cash Flow (TTM)	$2.03B	$1.93B	O'Reilly Automotive
1-Year Return	38.19%	32.06%	O'Reilly Automotive
Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)	5.11	3.55	AutoZone
Enterprise Value	$95.56B	$79.34B	O'Reilly Automotive
EV/Revenue Ratio	5.58	4.20	AutoZone
Gross Profit Margin (TTM)	51.41%	52.72%	AutoZone
Revenue per Share (TTM)	$20	$1,122	AutoZone
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	$2.79	$147.45	AutoZone
Beta (Stock Volatility)	0.56	0.38	AutoZone

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O'Reilly Automotive vs AutoZone Stock Performance Analysis

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Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Stock	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	YTD
O'Reilly Automotive	-1.09%	1.35%	9.26%	12.59%	18.39%	29.92%
AutoZone	-0.73%	3.39%	10.67%	6.59%	22.52%	27.01%

Long-term Returns

Stock	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	15Y	20Y
O'Reilly Automotive	38.19%	120.80%	233.34%	540.14%	3,145.11%	5,342.86%
AutoZone	32.06%	90.83%	247.12%	468.25%	1,822.99%	4,224.45%

Performance Comparison

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Performance & Financial Health Analysis: O'Reilly Automotive vs AutoZone

Metric	ORLY	AZO
Market Information
Market Cap i	$87.45B	$67.03B
Market Cap Category	Large cap	Large cap
10 Day Avg. Volume i	4,768,100	102,270
90 Day Avg. Volume i	4,754,500	111,797
Last Close	$102.87	$4,127.69
52 Week Range	$73.11 - $104.86	$2,898.57 - $4,187.39
% from 52W High	-1.90%	-1.43%
All-Time High	$1,458.37 (Mar 31, 2025)	$4,187.39 (Aug 20, 2025)
% from All-Time High	-92.95%	-1.43%
Growth Metrics
Quarterly Revenue Growth	0.06%	0.05%
Quarterly Earnings Growth	0.07%	-0.07%
Financial Health
Profit Margin (TTM) i	0.14%	0.14%
Operating Margin (TTM) i	0.20%	0.19%
Return on Equity (TTM) i	-1.74%	-0.56%
Debt to Equity (MRQ) i	-6.75	-3.17
Cash & Liquidity
Book Value per Share (MRQ)	$-1.45	$-237.65
Cash per Share (MRQ)	$0.23	$17.19
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) i	$2.91B	$3.23B
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM) i	$1.29B	$1.52B
Dividends
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend i	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: O'Reilly Automotive vs AutoZone

Metric	ORLY	AZO
Price Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM) i	36.94	27.17
Forward P/E i	2.29	22.99
PEG Ratio i	-0.40	-7.32
Price to Sales (TTM) i	5.11	3.55
Price to Book (MRQ) i	-71.82	-17.40
Market Capitalization
Market Capitalization i	$87.45B	$67.03B
Enterprise Value i	$95.56B	$79.34B
Enterprise Value Metrics
Enterprise to Revenue i	5.58	4.20
Enterprise to EBITDA i	25.29	18.44
Risk & Other Metrics
Beta i	0.56	0.38
Book Value per Share (MRQ) i	$-1.45	$-237.65

Financial Statements Comparison: O'Reilly Automotive vs AutoZone

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Income Statement (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	ORLY	AZO
Revenue/Sales i	$4.53B	$4.46B
Cost of Goods Sold i	$2.20B	$2.11B
Gross Profit i	$2.33B	$2.35B
Research & Development i	N/A	N/A
Operating Income (EBIT) i	$914.47M	$866.17M
EBITDA i	$1.04B	$1.01B
Pre-Tax Income i	$861.46M	$754.89M
Income Tax i	$192.86M	$146.45M
Net Income (Profit) i	$668.60M	$608.44M

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	ORLY	AZO
Cash & Equivalents i	$191.25M	$268.63M
Total Current Assets i	$6.03B	$7.99B
Total Current Liabilities i	$8.51B	$9.47B
Long-Term Debt i	$7.68B	$11.87B
Total Shareholders Equity i	$-1.36B	$-3.97B
Retained Earnings i	$-2.81B	$-4.81B
Property, Plant & Equipment i	$11.82B	$15.27B

Cash Flow Statement Comparison (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	ORLY	AZO
Operating Cash Flow i	$616.61M	$615.20M
Capital Expenditures i	$-285.00M	N/A
Free Cash Flow i	$468.17M	$423.14M
Debt Repayment i	N/A	$-926.68M
Common Stock Repurchase i	$-559.43M	$-268.78M

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Metric	ORLY	AZO
Shares Short i	11.60M	262,080
Short Ratio i	2.48	2.20
Short % of Float i	0.01%	0.02%
Average Daily Volume (10 Day) i	4,768,100	102,270
Average Daily Volume (90 Day) i	4,754,500	111,797
Shares Outstanding i	862.23M	16.93M
Float Shares i	840.44M	16.68M
% Held by Insiders i	0.01%	0.00%
% Held by Institutions i	0.90%	0.95%

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: O'Reilly Automotive vs AutoZone

Metric	ORLY	AZO
Last 12-Month Dividend i	N/A	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
3-Year Avg Annual Dividend i	N/A	N/A
3-Year Avg Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
3-Year Total Dividends i	N/A	N/A
Ex-Dividend Date	N/A	N/A

O'Reilly Automotive [ORLY] vs AutoZone [AZO] Detailed Stock Comparison