- Prev close
- $82.88
- Day range
- $82.83 – $84.89
- From 52-wk high
- -23.8%
- Next earnings
- in 28 days
ORLY slipped -2.2% in a strong tape where the S&P 500 rose 1.6% and the Nasdaq 100 rose 2.8%, while peers were mixed; the move looks more like stock-specific softness than a broad-market effect, but the business still shows solid revenue growth and margins.
ORLY
O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC
As of Sep 21, 2026
54/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreMove driver
The main driver looks stock-specific, not the market: ORLY fell -2.2% while the S&P 500 rose 2.2% and the Nasdaq 100 rose 2.2%, and peers were mixed with CVNA +3.2%, AZO -1.8%, PAG -0.2%, and MUSA -3.3%. The intraday path was also weak — it opened at $83.78, traded to $84.89, then slipped to a $82.88 close — which fits a fade rather than a broad sector selloff.
Volatility check
This looks like ordinary but not trivial volatility for a stock with beta 0.56 and a recent trend of 1w -5.0%, 1m -7.0%, and 3m -3.2%. The business still has revenue growth of +8.5% YoY (TTM) and +8.1% YoY in the latest quarter, plus gross margin +51.6%, operating margin +19.6%, and net margin +14.3%, so there is no obvious fundamental deterioration in the operating data. But valuation is not cheap at PE 25.6 and forward PE 25.1, and PEG 2.92 is not meaningful here because EPS growth is -76.6% YoY (TTM); that means the stock still carries a valuation premium that can amplify moves in either direction. The decline is therefore better read as a sentiment/price reset around a still-solid business, not as evidence of broken fundamentals.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is 2026-10-20. The facts do not provide a current consensus revenue or EPS estimate for that print, so I cannot quote expected growth or margin targets from this dataset. What the market is likely focused on, based on the available facts, is whether ORLY can keep revenue growth near the recent +8.5% YoY TTM / +8.1% YoY latest-quarter pace, whether margins stay close to gross +51.6%, operating +19.6%, and net +14.3%, and whether the record 232 store expansion plan and Mexico/Canada push translate into sustained top-line momentum. The recent company disclosures also note that analyst day reiterated the expansion plan and did not provide new outlook or updated guidance beyond the most recent earnings release, so the next report matters more for confirmation than for a reset of expectations.
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