Which is better, ARKO or ROL?

On the Buffett-Fit framework, Rollins, Inc. (ROL) currently grades higher than ARKO — 68/100 (B grade) vs 42/100 (D). That said, "better" depends on which framework you trust — ARKO wins on none; ROL wins on Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, Joel Greenblatt, Charlie Munger, and Terry Smith. The full pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy ARKO or ROL?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both ARKO and ROL are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is ARKO better than ROL for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, ROL currently grades higher — 68/100 vs 42/100, a 26-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between ARKO and ROL on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). ARKO currently scores 42/100 (D grade); ROL scores 68/100 (B grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, ARKO or ROL?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. ARKO and ROL are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, ARKO or ROL?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are ARKO and ROL both Consumer Cyclical stocks?

Yes — both Arko Corp. (ARKO) and Rollins, Inc. (ROL) operate in the Consumer Cyclical sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this ARKO vs ROL comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

Arko

Rollins

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

ARKO

Arko

Market cap

$784.18M

Sector

Consumer Discretionary

ROL

Rollins

Market cap

$25.51B

Sector

Consumer Discretionary

Overall winner

Rollins ROL

Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	ARKO	ROL	Winner
Warren Buffett	42D	68B	ROL
Benjamin Graham	64C	71B	ROL
Philip Fisher

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	ARKO	ROL
Market cap	$784.18M	$25.51B
P/E (TTM)	27.0x	48.2x
EV/EBIT	27.8x	36.3x
ROIC (TTM)	2.75%	20.69%
Gross margin	11.77%	51.78%
Net margin	0.38%	13.77%
Revenue CAGR 5y	0.75%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

ARKO leads on

P/E (TTM)27.0xvs 48.2x+44%
EV/EBIT27.8xvs 36.3x+23%
Dividend yield1.72%vs 1.34%+22%

ROL leads on

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Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.