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O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC

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News · 2026-08-08

• Capital Return ProgramImportance 39 · Surprise 50
  O’Reilly cited strategic share repurchases as a contributor to Q2 2026 diluted-EPS growth and its higher full-year EPS outlook. The reporting did not disclose a repurchase dollar amount or remaining authorization.…

10-Q · 2026-08-07

• Capital Return ProgramImportance 83 · Surprise 82
  Financing cash usage increased to $1.42 billion in the first six months of 2026 from $850.8 million in the prior-year period. The increase included higher repurchases of common stock under the Board-approved share…
• Outstanding IndebtednessImportance 79 · Surprise 66
  GAAP debt increased to $7.01 billion as of June 30, 2026, from $5.82 billion a year earlier. The company redeemed $500 million of senior notes and issued $850 million of senior notes during the first half of 2026,…
• Operating Cash Flow TrendsImportance 64 · Surprise 56
  Operating cash flow increased to $2.04 billion in the six months ended June 30, 2026, from $1.51 billion in the prior-year period. Free cash flow increased to $1.48 billion from $904 million after deducting $552…
• Store Count and ExpansionImportance 61 · Surprise 50
  As of June 30, 2026, O’Reilly operated 6,541 stores in 48 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, 126 stores in Mexico, and 28 stores in Canada. The company opened 110 net new stores during the first six months of 2026, compared…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 50 · Surprise 32
  Sales increased 8% year over year to $4.89 billion in the three months ended June 30, 2026, and increased 9% to $9.45 billion in the six months ended June 30, 2026. Comparable store sales rose 6.0% for the quarter and…
• Gross Margin DriversImportance 50 · Surprise 32
  Gross profit increased 8% to $2.52 billion, while gross margin remained 51.4% in the three months ended June 30, 2026. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, gross profit increased 9% to $4.86 billion and gross margin…
• Operating Expense TrendsImportance 50 · Surprise 32
  SG&A increased 8% to $1.53 billion in the second quarter of 2026 and 9% to $3.04 billion in the first half of 2026. SG&A was 31.3% of sales for the quarter versus 31.2% a year earlier, while the six-month ratio…
• Operating Income and MarginsImportance 50 · Surprise 32
  Quarterly operating income increased 8% to $986 million in 2026, while operating margin held at 20.2%. Six-month operating income increased 10% to $1.83 billion, and operating margin improved to 19.3% from 19.1%. The…
• Guidance / OutlookImportance 50 · Surprise 42
  O’Reilly expects to open 225 to 235 net new stores during 2026. The company operated 6,695 stores as of June 30, 2026, including 6,541 in 48 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, 126 in Mexico, and 28 in Canada. Management’s…
• Capital ExpendituresImportance 48 · Surprise 14
  Capital expenditures were $552.050 million in the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with $587.685 million in the prior-year period. The company’s long-term capital requirements include maintaining and enhancing…
• Capital Expenditure ProgramImportance 43 · Surprise 32
  Capital expenditures were $552.1 million in the first six months of 2026, down from $587.7 million in the comparable 2025 period. Investing cash usage decreased to $549.7 million from $595.0 million as store and…
• Income Tax Rate ChangesImportance 42 · Surprise 40
  The quarterly income-tax provision increased 8% to $209 million, with the effective tax rate rising to 22.6% from 22.4%. The six-month provision increased 14% to $385 million, while the effective tax rate increased to…
• Interest Rate PressureImportance 38 · Surprise 40
  Total other expense increased 16% year over year to $62 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, and increased 12% to $123 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026. Management attributed both increases…
• Distribution ChannelsImportance 31 · Surprise 42
  O’Reilly serves both DIY customers and professional service providers through a dual-market retail model. Its strategic distribution and hub-store network provides same-day and overnight inventory access, enabling…
• Macroeconomic Factors ImpactImportance 29 · Surprise 24
  O’Reilly identifies inflation, tariffs, fuel and energy costs, unemployment trends, and interest rates as factors affecting its automotive aftermarket business in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada.…
• Market Demand TrendsImportance 22 · Surprise 32
  O’Reilly’s automotive aftermarket demand is supported by approximately three trillion U.S. vehicle miles driven annually; miles driven increased 0.8% year to date through May 2026. The U.S. light-vehicle fleet reached…
• Products and TechnologyImportance 10 · Surprise 6
  O’Reilly offers new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories, auto body paint and related materials, tools, and professional service equipment. Its assortment uses “good,” “better,” and…
• Competition and Market ShareImportance 10 · Surprise 6
  O’Reilly describes itself as one of the largest North American automotive aftermarket specialty retailers and competes through its dual-market strategy, customer service, trained and technically proficient Team…

News · 2026-08-07

• Guidance and OutlookImportance 74 · Surprise 68
  O’Reilly raised its 2026 full-year revenue and operating-margin outlook after Q2 sales growth of 8%. The company also raised full-year diluted-EPS guidance following 10% year-over-year diluted-EPS growth in Q2.…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 43 · Surprise 32
  O’Reilly Automotive reported Q2 2026 revenue of $4.89 billion, up 8.1% year over year. Comparable-store sales increased 6%, with growth in both the professional and DIY segments. The company added 51 net stores during…
• Same-Store Sales GrowthImportance 43 · Surprise 32
  O’Reilly Automotive reported second-quarter comparable-store sales growth of 6% year over year. Both professional customers, such as repair shops, and DIY customers contributed to the performance. Management cited…
• Capital Return ProgramImportance 39 · Surprise 50
  O’Reilly cited strategic share repurchases as a contributor to Q2 2026 diluted-EPS growth and its higher full-year EPS outlook. The reporting did not disclose a repurchase dollar amount or remaining authorization.…
• Operating Income and MarginsImportance 37 · Surprise 32
  Q2 2026 gross profit increased 8%, matching the increase in sales. Reported margin improvement was attributed to better acquisition costs and distribution efficiencies. O’Reilly raised its 2026 operating-margin outlook…
• Store Count and ExpansionImportance 34 · Surprise 42
  O’Reilly added 51 net stores during the second quarter of 2026. The company is targeting 225–235 new stores for the full year, supporting continued geographic expansion of its U.S. automotive-parts retail network.…
• Acquisition / Partnership / DivestitureImportance 22 · Surprise 42
  Reports of a potential US$10 billion O’Reilly acquisition of Genuine Parts Company’s automotive business were denied by both companies. The speculation temporarily lifted GPC shares and pressured O’Reilly’s stock. The…

News · 2026-08-06

• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 43 · Surprise 32
  O’Reilly Automotive reported Q2 2026 revenue of $4.89 billion, up 8.1% year over year. Comparable-store sales increased 6%, with growth in both the professional and DIY segments. The company added 51 net stores during…
• Supply Chain Tariff ImpactImportance 40 · Surprise 42
  O’Reilly is sharing refunds from now-invalidated tariffs with suppliers. Because suppliers generally act as the importer of record, the company expects tariff rebates to be handled through cost-of-goods negotiations…
• Capital Return ProgramImportance 39 · Surprise 50
  O’Reilly cited strategic share repurchases as a contributor to Q2 2026 diluted-EPS growth and its higher full-year EPS outlook. The reporting did not disclose a repurchase dollar amount or remaining authorization.…

News · 2026-08-05

• Accrued Legal and RegulatoryImportance 28 · Surprise 42
  O’Reilly agreed to pay $18.8 million to settle a class-action lawsuit involving unsolicited marketing texts. The claims covered O’Reilly-related texts sent to reassigned numbers listed on the National Do-Not-Call…
• Acquisition / Partnership / DivestitureImportance 22 · Surprise 42
  Reports of a potential US$10 billion O’Reilly acquisition of Genuine Parts Company’s automotive business were denied by both companies. The speculation temporarily lifted GPC shares and pressured O’Reilly’s stock. The…

News · 2026-08-04

• Guidance and OutlookImportance 74 · Surprise 68
  O’Reilly raised its 2026 full-year revenue and operating-margin outlook after Q2 sales growth of 8%. The company also raised full-year diluted-EPS guidance following 10% year-over-year diluted-EPS growth in Q2.…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 43 · Surprise 32
  O’Reilly Automotive reported Q2 2026 revenue of $4.89 billion, up 8.1% year over year. Comparable-store sales increased 6%, with growth in both the professional and DIY segments. The company added 51 net stores during…
• Capital Return ProgramImportance 39 · Surprise 50
  O’Reilly cited strategic share repurchases as a contributor to Q2 2026 diluted-EPS growth and its higher full-year EPS outlook. The reporting did not disclose a repurchase dollar amount or remaining authorization.…
• Operating Income and MarginsImportance 37 · Surprise 32
  Q2 2026 gross profit increased 8%, matching the increase in sales. Reported margin improvement was attributed to better acquisition costs and distribution efficiencies. O’Reilly raised its 2026 operating-margin outlook…
• Supply Chain DiversificationImportance 26 · Surprise 24
  O’Reilly’s sourcing model emphasizes supplier relationships and diversification of parts sources. Third-party analysis highlighted strategic inventory management and sourcing diversification as supports for product…