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O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY)

Consumer Cyclical Out of favour

Ever wondered why people keep fixing their older motors instead of buying brand new ones? This American giant makes a tidy living from selling the spanners and spare parts to do just that.

$89.35

Is O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Ever wondered why people keep fixing their older motors instead of buying brand new ones? This American giant makes a tidy living from selling the spanners and spare parts to do just that.

No rating · no target price · nothing for sale here
Price+18.3%
Priced in USD - as a UK investor your £ return also moves with the pound-to-dollar exchange rate, on top of the share price itself.
52-week range-4% past year
$89.35
Low $82.59High $108.72
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put $1,000 into O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
$1,183+18%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Market cap: The company's total value on the stock market - share price times the number of shares. Big = 'large-cap', small = 'small-cap'.
$72.92B
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
7.98M
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
$86.65 – $89.55
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
$82.59 – $108.72
P/E ratio: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth.
27.7
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
0.0%
Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down.
0.51
How bumpy is it?Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down. 0.51
Calm
Wild
Steadier than most

Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.

Why has it been moving?▲ +7% past week · ▼ -4% past year

Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.

The bull case

dominant market share gains and smooth expansion across new regions

The bear case

a major pivot towards electric vehicles permanently dents demand for traditional engine parts

What does O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. do?

O'Reilly Automotive runs thousands of massive shops stocked with car batteries, spark plugs, and windscreen wipers across the US, serving both DIY mechanics and professional garage mechanics. Whenever a vehicle breaks down or needs a routine service, they supply the bits and bobs to get it moving again, pocketing a solid profit on every sale. The key puzzle right now is whether they can keep growing their sales even when people are tightening their belts amid tricky economic conditions.

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Factor profile

On our factor screen it looks strongest on quality and value, and weakest on income.

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 47Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 59Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 42Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 31Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 16
Quick checks
What's strong
  • healthy profit margins on everyday car parts
  • consistent double-digit earnings growth over the past year
  • lower than average share price volatility compared to the wider market
What to watch
  • Momentum screens low (31/100)
  • Income screens low (16/100)
  • intense competition from rival parts suppliers and online platforms
  • inflation pushing up the wages needed to staff thousands of stores
  • potential supply chain disruptions pushing up the wholesale cost of goods

What do O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.'s numbers mean?

P/E
27.5
This tells you investors are currently paying about 27 and a half times the company's past yearly profits to own a slice of the business.
Gross margin
51.6%
For every pound taken at the till, more than 50 pence remains after covering the basic cost of getting the parts onto the shelves.
Dividend yield
0.0%
This firm prefers to plough its cash back into growing the business or buying back its own shares rather than handing out regular cash payouts to shareholders.
Beta
0.5
This low number suggests the share price tends to swing around a lot less wildly than the wider stock market.

How much money does O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. make?

Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.

RevenueNet income
$0$1.18B$2.35B$3.53B$4.71BQ1 25Q2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26
Gross margin
51.6%
Net margin
14.3%

Does O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. pay a dividend?

No - O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.

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What are the scenarios for O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.?

An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.

$105$89$74today · $89▲ Bull · $98• Base · $89▼ Bear · $80in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+5% to +15%stronger quarterly sales figures than expected
Base
-5% to +5%steady demand as older cars continue to need repairs
Bear
-15% to -5%supply chain snags and rising operational costs bite into margins

What are the pros and cons of O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.?

3bull points
6bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case3
  • healthy profit margins on everyday car parts
  • consistent double-digit earnings growth over the past year
  • lower than average share price volatility compared to the wider market
The catch3
  • does not pay a dividend for those seeking regular cash income
  • negative book value can worry folks who prefer a cushion of tangible physical assets
  • recent twelve-month share price dip reflects a slight cooling in investor sentiment
Key risks3
  • intense competition from rival parts suppliers and online platforms
  • inflation pushing up the wages needed to staff thousands of stores
  • potential supply chain disruptions pushing up the wholesale cost of goods
What would flip the thesis

The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.

Confidence: medium · data: USD · flags: roe · Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
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