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% quarter-over-quarter from 45.34% in Q4 2025.

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 47.39% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 47.39%, down 183.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 47.39% (down 183.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 49.86%, down 344.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 47.39% in Q1 2026 per ORLY's latest filing, from 45.34% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 56.42% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 45.34% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 51.65% and a median of 52.29% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 830 bps in 2022, then slumped 537 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 55.03% in 2022, then retreated by 4 bps to 52.66% in 2023, then dropped by 4 bps to 50.39% in 2024, then dropped by 10 bps to 45.34% in 2025, then increased by 5 bps to 47.39% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ORLY's Return on Capital Employed at 47.39% in Q1 2026, 45.34% in Q4 2025, and 45.92% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 76.26 Bn 76.01 Bn 2.35 Bn 47.39%
2 Autozone 51.55 Bn 51.26 Bn 2.24 Bn 34.99%
3 Borgwarner 15.32 Bn 15.49 Bn 677.00 Mn 6.02%
4 Aptiv 14.49 Bn 11.41 Bn 920.00 Mn 5.79%
5 Modine Manufacturing 14.37 Bn 14.28 Bn 186.10 Mn 17.03%
6 Genuine Parts 14.20 Bn 13.71 Bn 2.34 Bn 8.77%
7 Aurora Innovation 11.92 Bn 10.70 Bn -5.00 Mn -43.85%
8 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn 12.50%
9 Allison Transmission Holdings 9.75 Bn 9.43 Bn 406.00 Mn 13.44%
10 Autoliv 9.61 Bn 9.25 Bn 526.00 Mn 22.07%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%