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O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results

  • Fourth quarter comparable store sales growth of 5.6%, full-year increase of 4.7%
  • 13% increase in fourth quarter diluted earnings per share to $0.71, full-year increase of 10% to $2.97
  • $2.8 billion net cash provided by operating activities in 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Feb. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (the “Company” or “O’Reilly”) (Nasdaq: ORLY), a leading retailer in the automotive aftermarket industry, today announced record revenue and earnings for its fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2025. The results represent 33 consecutive years of comparable store sales growth and record revenue and operating income for O’Reilly since becoming a public company in April of 1993.

4th Quarter Financial Results

Brad Beckham, O’Reilly’s CEO, commented, “I would like to thank our over 93,000 Team Members for their tremendous hard work and commitment while delivering a strong finish to 2025. Our Team continues to drive share gains on both sides of our business through excellent customer service and industry-leading parts availability, resulting in our fourth quarter comparable store sales growth of 5.6%. Our top-line results, coupled with strong gross margin performance, drove a 12% increase in operating profit dollars and a 13% increase in diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter. We are pleased with our Team’s ability to capitalize on the investments we are making in our business and manage operating costs to provide exceptional customer service and capture market share; however, SG&A expenses again exceeded our expectations in the fourth quarter due to pressure from heightened inflation in team member health care and casualty claim costs. We remain intensely focused on managing expenses and mitigating these cost pressures but will always prioritize delivering the service levels and parts availability in our stores that are critical to winning share and driving industry-leading results.”

Sales for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, increased $319 million, or 8%, to $4.41 billion from $4.10 billion for the same period one year ago. Gross profit for the fourth quarter increased 9% to $2.29 billion (or 51.8% of sales) from $2.10 billion (or 51.3% of sales) for the same period one year ago. Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) for the fourth quarter increased 7% to $1.46 billion (or 33.0% of sales) from $1.36 billion (or 33.3% of sales) for the same period one year ago. Operating income for the fourth quarter increased 12% to $829 million (or 18.8% of sales) from $739 million (or 18.0% of sales) for the same period one year ago.

Net income for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, increased $54 million, or 10%, to $605 million (or 13.7% of sales) from $551 million (or 13.5% of sales) for the same period one year ago. Diluted earnings per common share for the fourth quarter increased 13% to $0.71 on 848 million shares versus $0.63 on 870 million shares for the same period one year ago. The Company completed a 15-for-1 forward stock split on June 10, 2025, and accordingly all share and per share data in current and comparable periods have been adjusted to reflect the split.

Full-Year Financial Results

Mr. Beckham concluded, “Thanks to our Team’s dedication to providing unsurpassed levels of customer service, 2025 is now O’Reilly’s 33rd consecutive year of annual comparable store sales growth and record revenue and operating income. Our full-year comparable store sales result of 4.7% was at the high end of our revised guidance range of 4.0% to 5.0%. This solid top-line performance translated into a full-year earnings per share increase of 10%. Team O’Reilly also achieved our expansion targets during 2025, opening 207 net, new stores in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, and a new, state-of-the-art greenfield distribution center in Virginia that unlocks exciting store growth opportunities in the mid-Atlantic region. I would like to congratulate Team O’Reilly on their strong performance in 2025, and we look forward to continuing our track record of long-term profitable growth in 2026.”

Sales for the year ended December 31, 2025, increased $1.07 billion, or 6%, to $17.78 billion from $16.71 billion for the same period one year ago. Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2025, increased 7% to $9.17 billion (or 51.6% of sales) from $8.55 billion (or 51.2% of sales) for the same period one year ago. SG&A for the year ended December 31, 2025, increased 8% to $5.71 billion (or 32.1% of sales) from $5.30 billion (or 31.7% of sales) for the same period one year ago. Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2025, increased 6% to $3.46 billion (or 19.5% of sales) from $3.25 billion (or 19.5% of sales) for the same period one year ago.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2025, increased $152 million, or 6%, to $2.54 billion (or 14.3% of sales) from $2.39 billion (or 14.3% of sales) for the same period one year ago. Diluted earnings per common share for the year ended December 31, 2025, increased 10% to $2.97 on 856 million shares versus $2.71 on 881 million shares for the same period one year ago.

4th Quarter and Full-Year Comparable Store Sales Results

Comparable store sales are calculated based on the change in sales for U.S. stores open at least one year and exclude sales of specialty machinery, sales to independent parts stores, and sales to Team Members, as well as sales from Leap Day for the year ended December 31, 2024. Online sales for ship-to-home orders and pick-up-in-store orders for U.S. stores open at least one year are included in the comparable store sales calculation. Comparable store sales increased 5.6% for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, on top of 4.4% for the same period one year ago. Comparable store sales increased 4.7% for the year ended December 31, 2025, on top of 2.9% for the same period one year ago.

Share Repurchase Program

During the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 5.2 million shares of its common stock, at an average price per share of $96.69, for a total investment of $500 million. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 22.7 million shares of its common stock, at an average price per share of $92.26, for a total investment of $2.10 billion. Excise tax on shares repurchased, assessed at one percent of the fair market value of shares repurchased, was $21.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. Subsequent to the end of the fourth quarter and through the date of this release, the Company repurchased an additional 1.4 million shares of its common stock, at an average price per share of $93.86, for a total investment of $134 million. The Company has repurchased a total of 1.46 billion shares of its common stock under its share repurchase program since the inception of the program in January of 2011 and through the date of this release, at an average price of $18.77, for a total aggregate investment of $27.49 billion. As of the date of this release, the Company had approximately $2.26 billion remaining under its current share repurchase authorizations.

Full-Year 2026 Guidance

The table below outlines the Company’s guidance for selected full-year 2026 financial data:

  For the Year Ending
  December 31, 2026
Net, new store openings 225 to 235 
Comparable store sales 3.0% to 5.0% 
Total revenue $18.7 billion to $19.0 billion 
Gross profit as a percentage of sales 51.5% to 52.0% 
Operating income as a percentage of sales 19.2% to 19.7% 
Effective income tax rate 22.6% 
Diluted earnings per share (1) $3.10 to $3.20 
Net cash provided by operating activities $3.1 billion to $3.5 billion 
Capital expenditures $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion 
Free cash flow (2) $1.8 billion to $2.1 billion 

(1)Weighted-average shares outstanding, assuming dilution, used in the denominator of this calculation, includes share repurchases made by the Company through the date of this release.
(2)Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. The table below reconciles Free cash flow guidance to Net cash provided by operating activities guidance, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure:

   For the Year Ending
 (in millions) December 31, 2026
 Net cash provided by operating activities $3,110 to$3,520 
 Less:Capital expenditures  1,300 to 1,400 
  Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation payments  10 to 20 
 Free cash flow $1,800 to$2,100 


Non-GAAP Information

This release contains certain financial information not derived in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These items include adjusted debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation, and rent (“EBITDAR”) and free cash flow. The Company does not, nor does it suggest investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, GAAP financial information. The Company believes that the presentation of adjusted debt to EBITDAR and free cash flow provide meaningful supplemental information to both management and investors that is indicative of the Company’s core operations. The Company has included a reconciliation of this additional information to the most comparable GAAP measure in the table above and the selected financial information below.

Earnings Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss its results as well as future expectations. Investors may listen to the conference call live on the Company’s website at www.OReillyAuto.com by clicking on “Investor Relations.” Interested analysts are invited to join the call. The dial-in number for the call is (888) 506-0062 and the conference call identification number is 873967. A replay of the conference call will be available on the Company’s website through Thursday, February 4, 2027.

About O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. was founded in 1957 by the O’Reilly family and is one of the largest specialty retailers of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories in the United States, serving both the do-it-yourself and professional service provider markets. Visit the Company’s website at www.OReillyAuto.com for additional information about O’Reilly, including access to online shopping and current promotions, store locations, hours and services, employment opportunities, and other programs. As of December 31, 2025, the Company operated 6,585 stores across 48 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada.

Forward-Looking Statements

The Company claims the protection of the safe-harbor for forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “estimate,” “may,” “could,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “would,” “consider,” “should,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “guidance,” “target,” or similar words. In addition, statements contained within this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, such as statements discussing, among other things, expected growth, store development, integration and expansion strategy, business strategies, future revenues, and future performance. These forward-looking statements are based on estimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions and are not guarantees of future events and results. Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including, but not limited to, the economy in general; inflation; consumer debt levels; product demand; a public health crisis; the market for auto parts; competition; weather; trade disputes and changes in trade policies, including the imposition of new or increased tariffs; availability of key products and supply chain disruptions; business interruptions, including terrorist activities, war and the threat of war; failure to protect our brand and reputation; challenges in international markets; volatility of the market price of our common stock; our increased debt levels; credit ratings on public debt; damage, failure, or interruption of information technology systems, including information security and cyber-attacks; historical growth rate sustainability; our ability to hire and retain qualified employees; risks associated with the performance of acquired businesses; and governmental regulations. Actual results may materially differ from anticipated results described or implied in these forward-looking statements. Please refer to the “Risk Factors” section of the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and subsequent Securities and Exchange Commission filings, for additional factors that could materially affect the Company’s financial performance. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

For further information contact:Investor Relations Contacts
 Leslie Skorick (417) 874-7142
 Eric Bird (417) 868-4259
  
 Media Contact
 Sonya Cox (417) 829-5709

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)

  December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
  (Unaudited) (Note)
Assets      
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents $193,793  $130,245 
Accounts receivable, net  389,793   356,839 
Amounts receivable from suppliers  159,900   139,091 
Inventory  5,731,385   5,095,804 
Other current assets  269,406   117,916 
Total current assets  6,744,277   5,839,895 
       
Property and equipment, at cost  10,222,249   9,192,254 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization  3,964,824   3,587,098 
Net property and equipment  6,257,425   5,605,156 
       
Operating lease, right-of-use assets  2,391,150   2,324,638 
Goodwill  948,208   930,161 
Other assets, net  197,193   193,891 
Total assets $16,538,253  $14,893,741 
       
Liabilities and shareholders’ deficit      
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable $7,103,684  $6,524,811 
Self-insurance reserves  297,304   149,387 
Accrued payroll  119,603   107,495 
Accrued benefits and withholdings  240,072   199,593 
Income taxes payable  13,957   6,274 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities  439,907   419,213 
Other current liabilities  561,294   876,732 
Total current liabilities  8,775,821   8,283,505 
       
Long-term debt  6,016,904   5,520,932 
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion  2,034,688   1,980,705 
Deferred income taxes  211,210   247,599 
Other liabilities  262,982   231,961 
       
Shareholders’ equity (deficit):      
Common stock, $0.01 par value:      
Authorized shares – 1,250,000,000      
Issued and outstanding shares –      
841,909,238 as of December 31, 2025, and      
862,232,760 as of December 31, 2024  8,419   8,622 
Additional paid-in capital  1,530,292   1,454,518 
Retained deficit  (2,328,817)  (2,791,288)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)  26,754   (42,813)
Total shareholders’ deficit  (763,352)  (1,370,961)
       
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit $16,538,253  $14,893,741 
Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 2024, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)

  For the Three Months Ended For the Year Ended
  December 31, December 31,
  2025 2024 2025 2024
   (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  (Note)
Sales $4,414,314  $4,095,601  $17,781,992  $16,708,479 
Cost of goods sold, including warehouse and distribution expenses  2,128,142   1,994,569   8,607,851   8,153,990 
Gross profit  2,286,172   2,101,032   9,174,141   8,554,489 
             
Selling, general and administrative expenses  1,457,563   1,362,382   5,713,529   5,303,332 
Operating income  828,609   738,650   3,460,612   3,251,157 
             
Other income (expense):            
Interest expense  (60,597)  (55,403)  (235,064)  (222,548)
Interest income  1,994   2,056   7,323   7,295 
Other, net  709   (106)  7,300   9,160 
Total other expense  (57,894)  (53,453)  (220,441)  (206,093)
             
Income before income taxes  770,715   685,197   3,240,171   3,045,064 
Provision for income taxes  165,482   134,067   701,962   658,384 
Net income $605,233  $551,130  $2,538,209  $2,386,680 
             
Earnings per share-basic:            
Earnings per share $0.72  $0.64  $2.98  $2.73 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic  844,239   865,101   851,472   875,082 
             
Earnings per share-assuming dilution:            
Earnings per share $0.71  $0.63  $2.97  $2.71 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – assuming dilution  848,420   869,956   855,919   880,572 
Note: The income statement for the year ended December 31, 2024, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)

  For the Year Ended
  December 31,
  2025 2024
  (Unaudited) (Note)
Operating activities:      
Net income $2,538,209  $2,386,680 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and intangibles  511,230   461,892 
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs  7,379   6,613 
Deferred income taxes  (37,544)  (50,238)
Share-based compensation programs  35,115   28,931 
Other  11,069   6,360 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable  (35,505)  30,495 
Inventory  (604,537)  (403,886)
Accounts payable  576,413   421,364 
Income taxes payable  4,537   (8,690)
Other  (244,373)  170,055 
Net cash provided by operating activities  2,761,993   3,049,576 
       
Investing activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment  (1,168,815)  (1,023,387)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment  30,845   16,350 
Return of tax credit equity investments     1,490 
Other, including acquisitions, net of cash acquired  (14,386)  (161,258)
Net cash used in investing activities  (1,152,356)  (1,166,805)
       
Financing activities:      
Proceeds from borrowings on revolving credit facility     30,000 
Payments on revolving credit facility     (30,000)
Net proceeds (payments) of commercial paper  488,786   (547,604)
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt     498,910 
Payment of debt issuance costs  (3,997)  (4,076)
Payment of excise tax on share repurchases  (17,012)  (28,830)
Repurchases of common stock  (2,096,962)  (2,076,529)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock  80,823   128,981 
Other  (433)  (569)
Net cash used in financing activities  (1,548,795)  (2,029,717)
       
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  2,706   (1,941)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  63,548   (148,887)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period  130,245   279,132 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period $193,793  $130,245 
       
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:      
Income taxes paid $1,067,524  $640,426 
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest  226,752   209,094 
Note: The cash flow statement for the year ended December 31, 2024, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Unaudited)

  For the Year Ended
  December 31,
Adjusted Debt to EBITDAR: 2025
 2024
(In thousands, except adjusted debt to EBITDAR ratio)        
GAAP debt $6,016,904  $5,520,932 
Add:Letters of credit  155,642   127,310 
 Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs  23,096   29,068 
 Six-times rent expense  2,942,142   2,715,174 
Adjusted debt $9,137,784  $8,392,484 
         
GAAP net income $2,538,209  $2,386,680 
Add:Interest expense  235,064   222,548 
 Provision for income taxes  701,962   658,384 
 Depreciation and amortization  511,230   461,892 
 Share-based compensation expense  35,115   28,931 
 Rent expense (i)  490,357   452,529 
EBITDAR $4,511,937  $4,210,964 
         
Adjusted debt to EBITDAR  2.03   1.99 

(i)The table below outlines the calculation of Rent expense and reconciles Rent expense to Total lease cost, per ASC 842, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

   For the Year Ended
   December 31,
   2025 2024
 Total lease cost, per ASC 842 $592,121  $543,495 
 Less:Variable non-contract operating lease components, related to property taxes and insurance  101,764   90,966 
 Rent expense $490,357  $452,529 

  December 31,
  2025 2024
Selected Balance Sheet Ratios:        
Inventory turnover (1)  1.6   1.7 
Average inventory per store (in thousands) (2) $870  $799 
Accounts payable to inventory (3)  123.9%   128.0% 

   For the Three Months Ended For the Year Ended
   December 31, December 31,
   2025
 2024 2025
 2024
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow (in thousands):              
Net cash provided by operating activities $633,492  $624,487  $2,761,993  $3,049,576 
Less:Capital expenditures  269,032   290,471   1,168,815   1,023,387 
 Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation payments  2,214   4,827   29,928   39,871 
 Return of tax credit equity investments     (1,490)     (1,490)
Free cash flow $362,246  $330,679  $1,563,250  $1,987,808 

  For the Three Months Ended
 For the Year Ended
  December 31,
 December 31,
  2025
 2024 2025
 2024
Revenue Disaggregation (in thousands):                
Sales to do-it-yourself customers $2,180,418  $2,096,829  $8,765,647  $8,473,041 
Sales to professional service provider customers  2,149,531   1,905,539   8,651,746   7,836,283 
Other sales and sales adjustments  84,365   93,233   364,599   399,155 
Total sales $4,414,314  $4,095,601  $17,781,992  $16,708,479 

  For the Three Months Ended
 For the Year Ended
  December 31,
 December 31,
  2025
 2024 2025 2024
Store Count:           
Beginning domestic store count 6,406  6,187  6,265  6,095 
New stores opened 41  78  182  170 
Stores closed        
Ending domestic store count 6,447  6,265  6,447  6,265 
            
Beginning Mexico store count 107  78  87  62 
New stores opened 5  9  25  25 
Stores closed        
Ending Mexico store count 112  87  112  87 
            
Beginning Canada store count 25  26  26   
New stores opened 1    1  3 
Stores acquired       23 
Stores closed     (1)  
Ending Canada store count 26  26  26  26 
            
Total ending store count 6,585  6,378  6,585  6,378 

  For the Three Months Ended
 For the Year Ended
  December 31,
 December 31,
  2025
 2024 2025
 2024
Store and Team Member Information:                
Total employment  93,072   93,176         
Square footage (in thousands) (4)  51,515   48,809         
Sales per weighted-average square foot (4)(5) $83.95  $82.70  $345.73  $342.32 
Sales per weighted-average store (in thousands) (4)(6) $670  $642  $2,728  $2,642 

(1)Calculated as cost of goods sold for the last 12 months divided by average inventory. Average inventory is calculated as the average of inventory for the trailing four quarters used in determining the denominator.
(2)Calculated as inventory divided by store count at the end of the reported period.
(3)Calculated as accounts payable divided by inventory.
(4)Represents O’Reilly’s U.S. and Puerto Rico operations only.
(5)Calculated as sales less jobber sales, divided by weighted-average square footage. Weighted-average square footage is determined by weighting store square footage based on the approximate dates of store openings, acquisitions, expansions, or closures.
(6)Calculated as sales less jobber sales, divided by weighted-average stores. Weighted-average stores is determined by weighting stores based on their approximate dates of openings, acquisitions, or closures.

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