AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) vs O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY)

AutoZone, Inc. and O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. are both Auto Parts companies. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $71.6B against $50.0B — 1.4× the size. AutoZone, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 20.0× against 28.2×. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.47% against 7.39%. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. has the higher net margin (14.3% vs 12.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (46.2% vs 37.2%). Across the 21 metrics below, O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. leads on 11 and AutoZone, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric AZO ORLY Auto Parts median
P/E 19.97 28.16 17.38
P/S 2.50 3.97 0.50
P/B n/m n/m 1.13
Price to free cash flow 31.32 33.64 12.54
EV/EBITDA 14.05 19.32 7.70
EV/Sales 2.95 4.35 0.70
Earnings yield 5.01% 3.55% 3.07%
Free cash flow yield 3.19% 2.97% 3.19%

Profitability

Metric AZO ORLY Auto Parts median
Gross margin 52.34% 51.64% 22.64%
Operating margin 18.31% 19.56% 3.67%
Net margin 12.65% 14.27% 1.68%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 11.79% 2.31%
Return on equity 0.00% (172.80%) 2.35%
Return on assets 12.55% 15.96% 0.89%
Return on invested capital 37.23% 46.17% 4.55%

Growth

Metric AZO ORLY Auto Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.39% 8.47% 5.00%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 5.30% 9.57% 5.56%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.81% 8.91% 7.71%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.46% 7.69% 0.00%

Health

Metric AZO ORLY Auto Parts median
Debt to equity (3.63) (3.82) 0.44
Current ratio 0.90 0.75 1.78
Net debt to EBITDA 2.35 1.46 1.26

Dividend

Metric AZO ORLY Auto Parts median
Dividend yield — — 2.02%
Payout ratio — — 0.34

Size

Metric AZO ORLY Auto Parts median
Market cap 49.95b 71.59b 915.23m

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