Is ORLY a good stock to buy?
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. · end-of-day data as of Nov 13, 2026
- PT$106.14 +15.1%
- ConsensusBuy · 29
- MAs4 of 4
- MACD0.05
- Earnings in82d
- P/E28.3x
- RSI60
- Support-0.6%
- Resistance+3.1%
- Off 52w high-10.0%
- Volume0.7x
- Bollingerupper half
- News0.00
- FCF yield+2.8%
- P/E vs own-2.9%
- Trendsideways
- Sector→ -0.7%
- 52w range$83–$102
- ATR+2.3%
- Off ATH-15.2%
- P/E vs sector+39.0%
- Insiders-$14.61M
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Is O'Reilly a good stock to buy?
O'Reilly is strong on 2 of the 5 questions about the business; weak on execution. The price is about usual: 28.3 times its earnings, near its 3-year median of 28.9 (Nov 13, 2026). pretickt does not say whether to buy or sell.
- Demand steady
- Advantage hard to copy
- Economics profitable
- Execution misses
- Fragility sturdy
- Price about usual
ORLY sales growth revenue growth
+7%a year, for the last 3 yearsO'Reilly's sales grew 7% a year for 3 years, to $17.78B in fiscal 2025.
ORLY analysts' forecast revenue estimates
+8%the sales they expect next fiscal year, on the lastAnalysts expect O'Reilly's sales to grow 8% to $19.27B in fiscal 2026 (21 analysts).
ORLY return on capital ROIC
pretickt analysis47%earned before tax on the money invested in itO'Reilly earned 47% before tax on the capital invested in it in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; AutoZone 36%, PDD Holdings 30%, eBay 24% and MercadoLibre 17%.
ORLY margin on each sale gross margin
52%left after making the productO'Reilly kept 52% of each sale after making the product in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; its competitors' median is 54%.
ORLY margin after costs profit margin
20%of sales left after running the businessO'Reilly's operating margin was 20% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, against 21% in fiscal 2022.
ORLY cash generated free cash flow
$2.1Bcash left after investing, last 12 monthsO'Reilly generated $2.1B of free cash flow in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, less than its reported profit.
ORLY earnings vs estimates
3 of 8quarters above the analysts' estimateO'Reilly beat the analysts' profit estimate in 3 of its last 8 quarters, the latest on Oct 28, 2026.
ORLY insider selling
-$25.95Msold, net, by its executives in 12 monthsO'Reilly's executives and directors sold a net $25.95M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none bought.
ORLY number of employees
0%about as many people as a year beforeO'Reilly had 78,258 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, about as many as a year before.
ORLY CEO pay
$4.23Mfor fiscal 2025, 33% of it in stock and optionsO'Reilly paid its CEO $4.23M for fiscal 2025, 33% of it in stock and options.
ORLY financial health Altman Z-score
3.6Altman Z-score, safe above 3O'Reilly's Altman Z-score is 3.6 (Nov 13, 2026), above 3, where the safe zone starts.
ORLY quality checks Piotroski score
8 of 9checks passedO'Reilly passes 8 of the 9 Piotroski checks in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; it misses on long-term debt.
ORLY in past recessions
pretickt analysis+10%its sales in the worst oneO'Reilly's sales grew through each of the last 2 US recessions (2008–09 and 2020).
ORLY price vs profit P/E ratio
28.3×a year's earningsO'Reilly's P/E ratio is 28.3 (Nov 13, 2026), near its 3-year median of 28.9.
ORLY price vs competitors
pretickt analysis28.3×a year's earnings, against its competitorsInvestors pay 28.3 times O'Reilly's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for eBay (26.4), AutoZone (21.4) and PDD Holdings (8.7), less than for MercadoLibre (40.0).
ORLY analysts' target price target
+15%to their average targetAnalysts' average price target for O'Reilly is $106, 15% above the Nov 13, 2026 close of $92.19.
ORLY growth priced in fair value
pretickt analysis+15%a year, for ten years, to be worth the priceAt $92.19 a share, O'Reilly's free cash flow must grow about 15% a year for ten years to be worth the price (Nov 13, 2026).
What is O'Reilly's P/E ratio?
O'Reilly's P/E ratio is 28.3 (Nov 13, 2026), near its 3-year median of 28.9. Investors pay 28.3 times O'Reilly's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for eBay (26.4), AutoZone (21.4) and PDD Holdings (8.7), less than for MercadoLibre (40.0).
Who are O'Reilly's biggest competitors?
pretickt compares O'Reilly with MercadoLibre, eBay, AutoZone and PDD Holdings. O'Reilly's sales grew 9% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than AutoZone (+7%), slower than MercadoLibre (+47%), eBay (+16%) and PDD Holdings (+10%).
Is O'Reilly profitable?
O'Reilly's operating margin was 20% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, against 21% in fiscal 2022. O'Reilly generated $2.1B of free cash flow in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, less than its reported profit.
Are insiders selling O'Reilly stock?
O'Reilly's executives and directors sold a net $25.95M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none bought.
Who owns O'Reilly stock?
1,722 institutions hold 86% of O'Reilly's shares (Jun 30, 2026); Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street sold some.
How many employees does O'Reilly have?
O'Reilly had 78,258 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, about as many as a year before.
From the companies' statements (FMP), their filings read by pretickt, the analysts and the insiders, as of Nov 13, 2026. Each card says what a fact means for its question, never what to do with the stock: for information only, not investment advice.