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O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026 · O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue up 9% year over year to $5.1B · 15¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 21.4%

O'Reilly Automotive made $5.1B in Q3 2026 (+9% Y/Y). Operating margin 21.4%, net earnings $786M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026.

Revenue$5.1B
Year over year+9%
Operating margin21.4%
Net earnings$786M
Operating cash flow$559M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $5.1B in Q3 2026, up 9% year over year and up 5% from the previous quarter.

Gross margin was 52.4%, up 0.5 points from Q3 2025. Operating profit was $1.1B, a 21.4% margin (up 0.7 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus Q3 2025, 29% reached operating profit, above the 21% margin then. Operating expenses grew 8% against revenue growth of 9%. Net earnings were $0.79B, up 8% year over year. The effective tax rate was 23.1%.

Operating cash flow was $0.56B (down 9% year over year), 71% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $0.14B of depreciation and amortization and $0.01B of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items used $0.38B. Capital expenditures of $0.31B left free cash flow of $0.25B.

Quarterly history

O'Reilly Automotive revenue by quarterO'Reilly Automotive revenue by quarter$4.1BQ1 2025$4.5BQ2 2025$4.7BQ3 2025$4.4BQ4 2025$4.6BQ1 2026$4.9BQ2 2026$5.1BQ3 2026
O'Reilly Automotive net earnings by quarterO'Reilly Automotive net earnings by quarter$538MQ1 2025$669MQ2 2025$726MQ3 2025$605MQ4 2025$604MQ1 2026$715MQ2 2026$786MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QNov 6, 2026$5.1B+9%21.4%$786M$559M
Q2 202610-QAug 7, 2026$4.9B+8%20.2%$715M$1.0B
Q1 202610-QMay 8, 2026$4.6B+10%18.5%$604M$1.0B
Q4 202510-KFeb 27, 2026$4.4B+8%18.8%$605M$633M
Q3 202510-QNov 7, 2025$4.7B+8%20.7%$726M$617M
Q2 202510-QAug 8, 2025$4.5B+6%20.2%$669M$757M
Q1 202510-QMay 9, 2025$4.1B+4%17.9%$538M$755M

Charts

O'Reilly Automotive: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterO'Reilly Automotive: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+4%Q1 2025+6%+9%Q2 2025+8%+4%Q3 2025+8%-6%Q4 2025+10%+3%Q1 2026+8%+7%Q2 2026+9%+5%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y +9%, Q/Q +5%.
O'Reilly Automotive: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026O'Reilly Automotive: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Buybacks−$4.0BOperating cash flow$3.2BNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$1.8BCapital spending−$1.1BShares issued$64.9MOther financing−$36.4MAsset & business sales$20.6MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$10.1MExchange rates$583KOther investing−$146K
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
O'Reilly Automotive: profit against cash, quarter by quarterO'Reilly Automotive: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$551M$624MQ4 2024$538M$755MQ1 2025$669M$757MQ2 2025$726M$617MQ3 2025$605M$633MQ4 2025$604M$1.0BQ1 2026$715M$1.0BQ2 2026$786M$559MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $786M, Operating cash flow $559M.
O'Reilly Automotive: diluted shares by fiscal yearO'Reilly Automotive: diluted shares by fiscal year74MFY202070MFY202165MFY2022915MFY2023881MFY2024856MFY2025
+1049.5% since FY2020: more shares outstanding (issuance, stock pay).
O'Reilly Automotive: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)O'Reilly Automotive: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)$1.9B2026$750M2027$500M2028$500M2029$500M2030$1.9BLater
Cash $194M, short-term investments —, long-term debt — at 2025-12-31.
O'Reilly Automotive in its industry: growth against margin (7 companies, SIC 5531)O'Reilly Automotive in its industry: growth against margin (7 companies, SIC 5531)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian -1%median 6%AZOAAPHZOONEWPRTSALDSORLY (+9%, 21%)
Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About O'Reilly Automotive

Unless otherwise indicated, “we,” “us,” “our,” and similar terms, as well as references to the “Company,” refer to O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. and its Subsidiaries. O’Reilly is one of the largest specialty retailers of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories across North America, selling our products to both do-it-yourself (“DIY”) and professional service provider customers, our “dual market strategy.” The business was founded in 1957 by Charles F. O’Reilly and his son, Charles H. “Chub’’ O’Reilly, Sr., and initially operated from a single store in Springfield, Missouri. Our common stock has traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “ORLY” since April 22, 1993.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 27, 2026.

O'Reilly Automotive against its Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +9% against the peers' median -1%. Operating margin: 21.4% against the peers' median 6.1%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
ORLY O'Reilly AutomotiveQ3 2026$5.1B+9%21.4%
AZO AutoZoneQ4 FY26$6.6B+6%20.0%
AAP Advance Auto PartsQ3 2026$2.0B-1%2.3%
HZO MarinemaxQ3 FY26$611M-7%6.1%
ONEW OneWater MarineQ3 FY26$531M-4%6.7%
PRTS CarParts.comQ3 2026$129M+1%-2.9%
ALDS APPlife Digital SolutionsQ4 FY26$222K-27%n/m
FFLO Free Flow USAQ2 2026$4K—-457.3%

Source: O'Reilly Automotive 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 898173 · Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores

Guidance and outlook

O'Reilly Automotive Revenue: guidance against what was reportedO'Reilly Automotive Revenue: guidance against what was reportedguided rangereported (above / within / below)FY2024$16.7BFY2025$17.8BFY2026
Met or beat 2 of 2 guided periods. Grey: the last range guided before the figures came out; dot: the reported figure.
O'Reilly Automotive: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-06)O'Reilly Automotive: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-06)Demand3Capital spending2Financing1
6 statements; tone +0.50 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 1 hedged.
O'Reilly Automotive: outlook statements against the filing beforeO'Reilly Automotive: outlook statements against the filing beforeConfident4Cautious1

13F: who owns ORLY and who is buying

Largest holders of ORLY (13F)Largest holders of ORLY (13F)Vanguard Group$7.3BBlackRock$6.0BVanguard Capital Management LLC$5.0BState Street$3.4BInvesco$2.5BGeode Capital Management, LLC$2.2BVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$1.5BMorgan Stanley$1.4BPrincipal Financial Group$1.3BFMR LLC$1.3B
Funds' net buying of ORLY by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of ORLY by quarter (13F)−$908M2024-09$98.8M2024-12−$505M2025-03−$101M2025-06−$1.3B2025-09$1.5B2025-12−$731M2026-03−$897M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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