# O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Specialty Retail. Price $87.89, market value $71.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 27.9×** (5-yr avg 26.5×, 3-yr avg 28.2×). O'Reilly Automotive Inc. trades at 27.9× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 26.5×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 24.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 2.51**. A PEG of 2.51 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 3.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.8×.
- **EV / EBITDA: 18.4×**. Enterprise value is 18.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.0%** (5-yr avg 3.8%). Free cash flow equals 3.0% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 3.8%.
- **Earnings yield: 3.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 51.6%**. O'Reilly Automotive Inc. keeps 51.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 19.6%**. 19.6% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 14.3%**. 14.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -332.5%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 56.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 56.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 16.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 16.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 6.4%** (3-yr 7.3%/yr, 5-yr 8.9%/yr). Revenue grew 6.4% over the last year, against 8.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 9.6%** (3-yr 10.0%/yr, 5-yr 13.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 9.6%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -14.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -14.9% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.4×**. It would take 1.4 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. O'Reilly Automotive Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (25 analysts). 25 analysts cover O'Reilly Automotive Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $107.80 (+23% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -16.3%** (YTD -3.6%, 3-mo -2.7%). The shares are down 16.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -19.2%** (6.4% above the low). Trading 19% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 44**. An RSI of 44 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.04** (volatility 26%). Beta of 0.04 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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