A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.
The historical rank and industry rank for O'Reilly Automotive's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
ORLY'
s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -890.82 Med: 0.27 Max: 59.26
Current: -6.05
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of O'Reilly Automotive was 59.26. The lowest was -890.82. And the median was 0.27.
ORLY's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 0.60
vs ORLY: -6.05
O'Reilly Automotive Debt-to-Equity Historical Data
The historical data trend for O'Reilly Automotive's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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O'Reilly Automotive Annual Data
Trend
Dec12
Dec13
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Debt-to-Equity
4.56
9.66
14.75
43.95
-88.32
O'Reilly Automotive Quarterly Data
Sep17
Dec17
Mar18
Jun18
Sep18
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Debt-to-Equity
27.13
-41.83
-88.32
-17.86
-6.05
Competitive Comparison
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, O'Reilly Automotive's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
O'Reilly Automotive Debt-to-Equity Distribution
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, O'Reilly Automotive's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where O'Reilly Automotive's Debt-to-Equity falls into.
O'Reilly Automotive Debt-to-Equity Calculation
Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.
O'Reilly Automotive's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.
O'Reilly Automotive Debt-to-Equity Related Terms
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O'Reilly Automotive is one of the largest sellers of aftermarket automotive parts, tools, and accessories, serving professional and DIY customers (41% and 59% of 2021 sales, respectively). The company sells branded as well as own-label products, with the latter category comprising nearly half of sales. O'Reilly had 5,784 stores as of the end of 2021, spread across 47 U.S. states and including 25 stores in Mexico. The firm serves professional and DIY customers through its store network and also boasts approximately 750 sales personnel targeting commercial buyers.
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