Which is more profitable, AutoZone or O'Reilly Automotive?

O'Reilly Automotive keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, AutoZone or O'Reilly Automotive?

O'Reilly Automotive grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, AutoZone or O'Reilly Automotive?

AutoZone costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, AutoZone or O'Reilly Automotive?

O'Reilly Automotive would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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AutoZone vs O'Reilly Automotive stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

AutoZone is cheaper for its profits. O'Reilly Automotive is more profitable, grows faster and has less debt.

Side by side

	AutoZone	O'Reilly Automotive
	$52.5 billion	$73.9 billion
	12.6%	14.3%
	+6.8%	+8.9%
	20.4×	29.1×
	2.8 years	2.1 years
	29.2%	36.4%
	–	–

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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