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O'Reilly Automotive Inc.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
Strong business, analyst optimism unconfirmed
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4 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Stable quality
Profitability
3/4
Debt & liquidity
2/3
Efficiency
1/2
O'Reilly Automotive converts capital into profit at a rate well above the sector: ROIC stands at 53.6%, +105% ahead of the median, and operating margin runs to 19.5%, +64% richer than peers. EPS grew 9.6% year over year against a sector median of -2.9%, a sharp contrast to the near-flat growth elsewhere in Consumer Discretionary. Yet the balance sheet shows strain. The current ratio sits at 0.77, -31% below the sector median, and free cash flow growth of 6.4% trails the median 13.5% by -53%—a gap that matters when debt service looms. The F-Score of 6/9 reflects that tension: strong profitability offset by weaker liquidity and efficiency. Analysts model continued earnings gains, yet the realized three-year track record shows modest expansion, and the forward PEG sits in stretched territory. The stock trades near the sector median on valuation, but the mismatch between consensus optimism and the company's actual cash generation deserves scrutiny.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | Amazon | 6/9 | 22% | +12% |
Quarter-by-quarter classification · a retrospective read by the current logic · not a price forecast
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. The method did not see these quarters in real time; this is the current logic applied to past reports.
When O'Reilly reports on 2026-10-20, track whether operating margin holds near 11.8% and whether EPS growth sustains its current pace after a 426% YoY beat against the sector median. Also note any commentary on free cash flow, which is running 53% below the sector median — a reversal or further decline there would shift the F-Score efficiency picture.
Pull O'Reilly's latest 10-K on SEC EDGAR and focus on the liquidity section: the current ratio of 1.11 sits 31% below the sector median, so management's explanation of working capital policy and debt structure matters. Cross-check their discussion of ROIC (26.2%, 2× the sector median) against capital allocation decisions described in the MD&A.
From the same-sector table in section 06, pick two or three companies yourself and line up one metric — operating margin or current ratio are natural starting points given ORLY's spread versus the sector median. The table is alphabetical with no ranking, so the comparison is yours to construct without any implied ordering.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: -6%-22%-0%-21%
Over 4 years: 1.321.551.491.51
Over 4 years: +8%+10%+6%+6%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 3 of 8 recent quarters — a mixed record.
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| 11% |
| BABA | Alibaba | 3/9 | 10% | +8% | 5% |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings | 6/9 | — | +13% | 33% |
| F | Ford | 3/9 | -20% | +1% | -5% |
| GM | General Motors | 5/9 | 4% | -1% | 2% |
| HD | Home Depot | 3/9 | 146% | +3% | 13% |
| LOW | Lowe's | 6/9 | — | +3% | 12% |
| MAR | Marriott | 7/9 | — | +4% | 16% |
| MCD | McDonald's | 5/9 | — | +4% | 46% |
| NKE | Nike | 4/9 | 22% | +0% | — |
| ORLY | O'Reilly Automotive Inc. | 6/9 | — | +6% | 19% |
| ROST | Ross Stores | 6/9 | 37% | +8% | 12% |
| SBUX | Starbucks | 6/9 | — | +3% | 8% |
| TJX | TJX Companies | 7/9 | 59% | +7% | — |
| TSLA | Tesla | 5/9 | 5% | -3% | 5% |
| YUM | Yum! Brands | 4/9 | — | +9% | 31% |
A sample of 16 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
A simplified retrospective read: no analyst forecast (not available historically); the source is the annual report as of the date, so neighbouring quarters can rest on the same data. Quarters with the same classification in a row are merged into one row — each row is one change in the read, not a separate quarter. One ticker is an illustration of the classification logic, not statistics. How we calculate →