# O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY) — Stock CV

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. is a $69.2B consumer company. Revenue grew 8.5% over the last year, it keeps 14¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~2.7 years of free cash flow. It trades at 26.4× earnings — around the middle of its own history.

> Founded in 1957, O'Reilly Auto Parts is one of the largest specialty retailers of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories, serving both DIY and professional customers. The company operates nearly 6,600 stores across 48 US states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: ORLY
- **Sector**: Consumer Cyclical
- **Industry**: Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores
- **Headquarters**: SPRINGFIELD, MO
- **Employees**: 92 923
- **Website**: https://www.oreillyauto.com
- **Market cap**: $69.2B
- **Last price**: $85.55
- **Financial profile**: Mixed

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $18.6B
- **Net income**: $2.65B
- **Free cash flow**: $2.16B
- **Net debt**: $5.82B
- **P/E**: 26.4
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 8.5%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 56 |
| Growth | 50 |
| Profitability | 90 |
| Health | 54 |
| Quality | 92 |
| Moat | 95 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 9 of 10 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +8.5% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $2.65B TTM
- [ ] Profit growing — -55.4% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $2.16B TTM
- [x] Debt under control — ~2.7y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $69.2B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -23.4% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 10/10 profitable years
- [x] Financially stable — Altman Z 2.7 — grey
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 26.4

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2025** — Best year on record: $2.54B net income
- **2023** — Then, in December 2023, O'Reilly Auto Parts rebranded all of its more than 60 stores in Mexico to O'Reilly Autopartes
- **FY2019** — Revenue crossed $10B: $10.1B for the year
- **2019** — O'Reilly Auto Parts had been operating in Mexico since the end of 2019
- **FY2016** — Profitable every year on record: 10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $1B: $8.59B in first reported year
- **FY2016** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 10-year streak
- **2016** — O'Reilly Auto Parts entered the Pittsburgh market with the acquisition of the five-store Frank's…
- **Jul 11, 2008** — O'Reilly Auto Parts completed the largest acquisition in its history with the purchase of CSK…
- **May 31, 2005** — O'Reilly Auto Parts purchased Midwest Automotive Distributors, Inc., adding 72 retail locations in…
- **Oct 1, 2001** — O'Reilly Auto Parts purchased Mid-State Automotive Distributors, Inc., adding 82 additional auto…
- **1999** — The jingle was first created in 1999 by John Dillon, a founding member of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, a rock band…
- **Jan 30, 1998** — O'Reilly Auto Parts merged with Hi/LO Auto Supply, adding 182 auto parts stores in Texas and…
- **1957** — Founded in 1957 by the O'Reilly family, O'Reilly Auto Parts operates more than 6,400 stores in 48 states, Puerto…

## Strengths

- High gross margin (51.6%)
- Interest covered 15.7× by operating earnings
- High returns on invested capital (ROIC 53.8%)
- Piotroski F-Score 8/9 — fundamentally strong checklist

## Watch-outs

- None stand out in the data.

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $13.3B | $2.16B | $2.76B |
| FY2022 | $14.4B | $2.17B | $2.58B |
| FY2023 | $15.8B | $2.35B | $2.03B |
| FY2024 | $16.7B | $2.39B | $2.03B |
| FY2025 | $17.8B | $2.54B | $1.59B |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/ORLY — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.