O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) reported Return on Capital Employed of 47.39% for Q1 2026, down 183.0% year-over-year from 57.1% in Q1 2025, and up 4.53% on a QoQ basis from 45.34% in Q4 2025.
O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 47.39% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 183.0% year-over-year to 47.39% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 47.39% (down 183.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 49.86%, down 344.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 47.39% in Q1 2026 per ORLY's latest filing, from 45.34% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 56.42% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 45.34% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 52.29% (2024), against an average of 51.65%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed surged 830 bps; it then plunged 537 bps in 2025.
- Tracing ORLY's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 55.03% in 2022, then declined by 4 bps to 52.66% in 2023, then decreased by 4 bps to 50.39% in 2024, then decreased by 10 bps to 45.34% in 2025, then climbed by 5 bps to 47.39% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ORLY Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 47.39% (Q1 2026), 45.34% (Q4 2025), and 45.92% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 77.46 Bn | 77.21 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 47.39% |
| 2 | Autozone | 56.88 Bn | 56.59 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 34.99% |
| 3 | Genuine Parts | 13.45 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 8.77% |
| 4 | Modine Manufacturing | 13.16 Bn | 13.07 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 17.03% |
| 5 | Borgwarner | 13.07 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 6.02% |
| 6 | Aptiv | 11.89 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 5.79% |
| 7 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 18.41% |
| 8 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 9.02 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 13.44% |
| 9 | Autoliv | 9.01 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 526.00 Mn | 22.07% |
| 10 | Mobileye Global | 8.00 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 275.00 Mn | -41.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 47.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 45.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 48.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 49.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 50.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 51.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 52.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 52.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 52.66% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 56.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 56.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 55.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 55.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 55.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 52.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 52.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 49.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 47.21% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 44.81% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 46.16% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 35.64% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 30.21% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 31.61% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 33.42% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 32.16% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 39.13% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 44.89% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 45.60% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 45.33% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 45.08% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 44.49% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 45.73% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 46.27% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 45.53% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 42.88% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 42.40% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 41.07% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 42.39% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 41.15% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 40.20% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 37.17% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 35.98% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 34.42% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 33.55% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 31.53% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 31.21% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 29.87% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 28.89% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 29.31% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 28.68% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 27.72% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 26.82% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 25.25% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 23.99% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 22.40% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 21.26% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 20.32% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 19.34% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 18.72% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 18.79% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 17.49% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 16.67% |