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ORLY · NASDAQ

O Reilly Automotive Inc

Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail

$88.07

-2.62%

Close on Oct 29, 2026

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Quality

63

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Quality research reads 63 of 100, a middle-of-the-universe reading. The measurements behind it are mixed.

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Fundamental Momentum

Middle

60

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Fundamental Momentum research reads 60 of 100. Stored measurements classify recent reported fundamentals as middle. This describes reported financial change already disclosed, with no forward-looking claim.

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Capital Returns

Favorable

61

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Capital Returns research reads 61 of 100, recorded as favorable. No dividend is recorded for this company, so the reading rests on buybacks and dilution control. Share count has been reduced at about 4.7% a year in the stored window.

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Valuation context

Price / earnings
27.4

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What this company does

Unless otherwise indicated, "we," "us," "our," and similar terms, as well as references to the "Company," refer to O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. and its Subsidiaries. O’Reilly is one of the largest specialty retailers of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories across North America, selling our products to both do-it-yourself ("DIY") and professional service provider customers, our "dual market strategy." The business was founded in 1957 by Charles F. O’Reilly and his son, Charles H. "Chub’’ O’Reilly, Sr., and initially operated from a single store in Springfield, Missouri. Our common stock has traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "ORLY" since April 22, 1993.

On June 10, 2025, the Company completed a 15-for-1 forward stock split of our common stock. All share and per share information, including share-based compensation, in the current and comparable periods throughout this annual report on Form 10-K, has been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the stock split. All shares of common stock retained a par value of $0.01 per share.

At December 31, 2025, we operated 6,447 stores in 48 states in the United States ("U.S.") and Puerto Rico, 112 stores in Mexico, and 26 stores in Canada. Our stores carry an extensive product line, including:

New and remanufactured automotive hard parts and maintenance items, such as alternators, batteries, brake system components, belts, chassis parts, driveline parts, engine parts, fuel pumps, hoses, starters, temperature control, water pumps, antifreeze, appearance products, engine additives, filters, fluids, lighting, oil, and wiper blades.

Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 27, 2026. Read the filing

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