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ORLY (O'Reilly Automotive) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 3.62% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is O'Reilly Automotive Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

O'Reilly Automotive's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $89,733 Mil. O'Reilly Automotive's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $3,252 Mil. O'Reilly Automotive's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 3.62%.

The historical rank and industry rank for O'Reilly Automotive's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

ORLY' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.65   Med: 5.55   Max: 9.38
Current: 3.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of O'Reilly Automotive was 9.38%. The lowest was 3.65%. And the median was 5.55%.

ORLY's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
59.29% of 1329 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 5.43 vs ORLY: 3.79

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. O'Reilly Automotive's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 18.40%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past five years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


O'Reilly Automotive Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for O'Reilly Automotive's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

O'Reilly Automotive Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.41 5.54 5.01 5.04 4.30

O'Reilly Automotive Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.38 4.71 4.39 4.30 3.62

Competitive Comparison of O'Reilly Automotive's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Auto Parts subindustry, O'Reilly Automotive's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % 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's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, O'Reilly Automotive's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where O'Reilly Automotive's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.


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O'Reilly Automotive Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

O'Reilly Automotives Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=3267.612/75952.7606
=4.30 %

O'Reilly Automotive's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3,252 Mil.



O'Reilly Automotive  (NAS:ORLY) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


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O'Reilly Automotive Business Description

Address
233 South Patterson Avenue, Springfield, MO, USA, 65802
O'Reilly is an aftermarket automotive parts retailer in the United States and Mexico with more than $16 billion in annual sales. The company operates over 6,000 domestic stores and serves both the do-it-yourself (about 50% of sales) and professional (47% of sales) end markets. Despite operating amid a highly fragmented industry, O'Reilly differentiates itself by providing quality service to its customers throughout the entirety of the vehicle diagnosis and purchasing process. Furthermore, the firm boasts an impressive hub-and-spoke distribution network designed to provide its localized store base with ample aftermarket part availability across a variety of vehicle makes and models.
Executives
Christopher Andrew Mancini officer: SVP OF CENTRAL STORE OPS/SALES 233 SOUTH PATTERSON AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
De Wild Tamara F. officer: SVP OF LEGAL & GENERAL COUNSEL 233 S PATTERSON AVE, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
Gregory L Henslee officer: Co-President 233 S PATTERSON, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
Jason Lee Tarrant officer: SVP OF WESTERN STORE OPS/SALES 233 SOUTH PATTERSON AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
Andrea Weiss director 23 RAMRAPO COURT WEST, GLENROCK NJ 07452
Lawrence P Oreilly director 233 S PATTERSON AVE, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
Brad W Beckham officer: SVP OF EASTERN STORE OPS/SALES 233 SOUTH PATTERSON AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
Charles Francis Rogers officer: SVP OF PRO SALES & OPS SUPPORT 233 SOUTH PATTERSON AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
Robert Allen Dumas officer: SVP OF EASTERN STORE OPS/SALES 233 S PATTERSON AVE, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
Mark Joseph Merz officer: SVP OF FINANCE 233 SOUTH PATTERSON AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
Maria Sastre director C/O DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC., 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Jeffery Thomas Loafman officer: SVP OF DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS 233 S PATTERSON AVE, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
David E Oreilly officer: Chief Executive Officer 233 SOUTH PATTERSON, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
Carl David Wilbanks officer: SVP OF MERCHANDISE 233 SOUTH PATTERSON AVE, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
Dana Perlman director C/O 200 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016