Growth Metrics

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.09% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% to 0.09% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.09% through Dec 2025, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.1% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.09% at O Reilly Automotive, down from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.56% in Q3 2023, with the low at 0.09% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.41%, with a median of 0.52% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed grew 16bps in 2021, then tumbled -43bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.5% in 2021, then rose by 11bps to 0.55% in 2022, then decreased by -4bps to 0.53% in 2023, then plummeted by -81bps to 0.1% in 2024, then decreased by -10bps to 0.09% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.09%, 0.1%, and 0.1% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.