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O'Reilly Automotive ORLY Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

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15.3%-1.2pp
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32.5%-6.5pp
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14%-3.8pp
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21.9%-0.2pp
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12.9%-11.9pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.6B+10.2%
Gross profit$2.3B+10.6%
Operating income$841.6M+13.5%
Net income$604.2M+12.2%
EPS (diluted)$0.72+16.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$252.6M+32.1%
Total debt$8.7B+7.7%
Total equity-$1.1B+21.4%
Total assets$16.9B+10.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.0B+36.8%
CapEx$244.4M-14.8%
Free cash flow$788.5M+68.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$71.97B-5.9%
Enterprise value$80.44B-4.7%
P/E27.6×-4.5×
P/S-0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin51.6%+0.4pp
Operating margin19.6%+0.4pp
Net margin14.3%+0.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity497.6%
Debt / equity27.1×
Current ratio0.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from O'Reilly Automotive’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: O'Reilly Automotive’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is O'Reilly Automotive's return on invested capital?
O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) reported return on invested capital of 39.8% in Q1 2026.
How has O'Reilly Automotive's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
O'Reilly Automotive's return on invested capital decreased by 0.9% year-over-year, from 40.2% to 39.8%.
What is the long-term trend for O'Reilly Automotive's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), O'Reilly Automotive's return on invested capital has grown at a 1.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 151.6% to 158.8%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.