Buyback yield (TTM)
3.18%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.18%
5Y share count change
-19.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$2.46B
Cumulative buybacks
$27.35B
Key takeaways
- O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) repurchased about $2.46B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 19.5% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 69.33× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +0.1% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 129% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
Latest: $2.10B
Overview
O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $2.10B (2025) – edged up 1.0% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), O'Reilly Automotive buyback spend expanded at a +0.1% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
O'Reilly Automotive buyback spend plunged from $3.28B in 2022 to $2.10B in 2025, a 36.1% drawdown.
2022 marks the peak buyback spend at $3.28B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1993.
O'Reilly Automotive Buyback Spend 2025: $2.10B
In 2025, O'Reilly Automotive reported buyback spend of $2.10B, edged up 1.0% from 2024.
O'Reilly Automotive Buyback Spend 2024: $2.08B
O'Reilly Automotive buyback spend in 2024 was $2.08B, plunged 34.1% below 2023.
O'Reilly Automotive Buyback Spend 2023: $3.15B
2023's buyback spend for O'Reilly Automotive came in at $3.15B, edged down 4.0% below 2022.
O'Reilly Automotive Buyback Spend 2022: $3.28B
O'Reilly Automotive posted buyback spend of $3.28B in 2022, surged 32.6% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
O'Reilly Automotive Buyback Spend 2021: $2.48B
O'Reilly Automotive buyback spend in 2021 was $2.48B.
See more financial history for O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $2.10B | $35.12M | $2.06B | 2.72% | 0.86B | +2.1% | |
| 2024 | $2.08B | $28.93M | $2.05B | 3.04% | 0.84B | -3.8% | |
| 2023 | $3.15B | $27.51M | $3.12B | 5.60% | 0.87B | -6.1% | |
| 2022 | $3.28B | $26.46M | $3.26B | 6.21% | 0.93B | -6.7% | |
| 2021 | $2.48B | $24.66M | $2.45B | 5.21% | 0.99B | -6.5% | |
| 2020 | $2.09B | $22.75M | $2.06B | 6.39% | 1.06B | -4.3% | |
| 2019 | $1.43B | $21.92M | $1.41B | 4.32% | 1.11B | -5.5% | |
| 2018 | $1.71B | $20.18M | $1.69B | 6.23% | 1.18B | -8.1% | |
| 2017 | $2.17B | $19.40M | $2.15B | 10.64% | 1.28B | -7.5% | |
| 2016 | $1.51B | $18.86M | $1.49B | 86.46% | 1.38B | -4.7% | |
| 2015 | $1.14B | $21.90M | $1.11B | 4.78% | 1.45B | -4.3% | |
| 2014 | $866.48M | $23.09M | $843.39M | 4.65% | 1.51B | -4.6% | |
| 2013 | $933.03M | $21.72M | $911.31M | 7.12% | 1.59B | -9.9% | |
| 2012 | $1.45B | $22.03M | $1.42B | 14.83% | 1.76B | -10.0% | |
| 2011 | $976.63M | $20.58M | $956.05M | 10.01% | 1.96B | -3.5% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $16.97M | −$16.97M | — | 2.03B | +3.0% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $21.41M | −$21.41M | — | 1.97B | +9.9% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $13.55M | −$13.55M | — | 1.79B | +8.0% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.66B | +0.8% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.64B | +1.5% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $7.84M | −$7.84M | — | 1.62B | +1.8% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $5.07M | −$5.07M | — | 1.59B | +2.2% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $4.03M | −$4.03M | — | 1.56B | +1.6% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.53B | +1.7% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.51B | +2.0% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.48B | +4.0% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.42B | +8.0% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.31B | +8.1% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.22B | +2.0% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.19B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$2.10B
- 2024$2.08B
- 2023$3.15B
- 2022$3.28B
- 2021$2.48B
- 2020$2.09B
- 2019$1.43B
- 2018$1.71B
- 2017$2.17B
- 2016$1.51B
- 2015$1.14B
- 2014$866.48M
- 2013$933.03M
- 2012$1.45B
- 2011$976.63M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 69.33×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
How O'Reilly Automotive splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as O'Reilly Automotive, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $1.91B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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