Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. OPLN scored 58.9, VVV scored 52.7 — OPLN leads.
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OPLN
OPENLANE, Inc.
Auto & Truck Dealerships · Quality-Growth
58.9
$36.71 · $4.5B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
6.2
OPLN leads
VVV
Valvoline Inc.
Auto & Truck Dealerships · Quality-Growth
52.7
$30.27 · $3.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthVVV+16.1%
Strongest balance sheetOPLN1.57
Highest qualityVVV63 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueOPLN-8%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
OPLN
stronger →← stronger
VVV
56
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
63
81
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
84
45
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
28
VVV is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
OPLN
VVV
$336mC
FCF
$135mC
+11.8%B
Rev
+16.1%B+
1.57C+
D/E
4.75D
2.2xC+
P/S
—
1.22B
PEG
1.10B+
—
P/E
37.4xC
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
OPLN
VVV
8% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
52% above
~6%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~21%/yr
-2%
1-yr DCF upside
-44%
+9%
5-yr DCF upside
-34%
+25%
10-yr DCF upside
-18%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
OPLN
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
VVV
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
OPLNOPENLANE, Inc.
Auto & Truck Dealerships · $36.71 · beta 1.27
Why now
Auto & Truck Dealerships · market cap $4.5b. 14% off the 52-week high of $42.90. Revenue growing +12%, comfortably above the S&P median. 9 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $46.22 (implying +26% upside).
Moat
ROE 13% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 167% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Higher-variance name — the thesis leans on growth and valuation rather than a long, settled track record, so it depends on execution continuing. Position size accordingly; a deep drawdown shouldn't change the thesis.
VVVValvoline Inc.
Auto & Truck Dealerships · $30.27 · beta 1.04
Why now
Auto & Truck Dealerships · market cap $3.9b. Down 26% from 52-week high of $41.08 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +16%, comfortably above the S&P median. 16 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $43.13 (implying +42% upside).
Moat
ROE 24% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 133% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
D/E 4.75 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Trailing P/E 37x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where OPLN and VVV diverge
On the headline score the gap is 6.2 points in favor of OPLN. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueOPLN 44.9 · VVV 27.8OPLN +17.1
QualityOPLN 56.2 · VVV 63.1VVV +6.9
GrowthOPLN 80.8 · VVV 83.5level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is OPLN or VVV the better stock?
OPLN scores higher: OPLN 58.9, VVV 52.7 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do OPLN and VVV differ most?
The widest gap is value, where OPLN leads by 17 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are OPLN and VVV scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.