O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
ORLY
Jodie read · what matters now
Revenue increased 10.2% versus the comparable filing period.
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Latest filing assessment · baseline
Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing
10-Q filed 2026-05-08 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-09.
What improved
- Revenue increased 10.2% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin improved 0.5 percentage points.
- Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.71x, improving versus the comparable period.
What weakened
No thresholded deterioration was identified.
Filing receipts
“The increase in gross profit as a percentage of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was primarily due to improved acquisition costs and distribution operating efficiencies, partially offset by a greater percentage of our total sales mix being generated from professional service provider customers, which carry a lower gross margin percentage than DIY sales. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) for the three months ended March 31, 2026, increased 9% to $1.51 billion (or 33.0% of sales) from $1.38 billion (or 33.4% of sales) for the same period one year ago.”
“The decrease in SG&A as a percentage of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was principally due to leverage of store operating costs on strong comparable store sales, partially offset by higher costs relating to medical and casualty insurance programs. Operating Income: As a result of the impacts discussed above, operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2026, increased 14% to $842 million (or 18.5% of sales) from $741 million (or 17.9% of sales) for the same period one year ago. Other Income and Expense: Total other expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026, increased 8% to $62 million (or 1.3% of sales) from $57 million (or 1.4% of sales) for the same...”
“The Company recorded compensation expense for these other share-based compensation plans in the amount of $ 1.8 million and $ 4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, 12 respectively, which were primarily included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Benefit Plans: The Company sponsors a contributory profit sharing and savings plan (the “401(k) Plan”) that covers substantially all employees who are at least 21 years of age and a nonqualified deferred compensation plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) for highly compensated employees whose contributions to the 401(k) Plan are limited due...”
Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Who this business touches
The relationships behind ORLY
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
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Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
ORLY is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Auto Parts & Healthcare. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.