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What is ORLY's Free Cash Flow?

  O'Reilly Automotive Inc ( ORLY ) |
1996 - 2021 (26 years)

Free Cash Flow is 
$2.7B (1Y +36.1% )

ORLY Stock Price & Free Cash Flow

Free Cash Flow for ORLY competitors.
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Historical (All-Time) Stats for Free Cash Flow

chevron_right 2021 $1.2B +38.9x *
( +15.2% / year avg)
chevron_left 1996 -$29.6M
vertical_align_top Peak $2.1B +17.3x *
vertical_align_bottom Bottom -$126.1M
arrow_drop_up # Up Years 11 11 of 26
years up.
arrow_drop_down # Down Years 15
Up Years = Positive (0%+) YoY change
Down Years = Zero or Negative (0% or less) YoY change

Key Points (Stonk Price Comparison)

  • ORLY's stock price has rallied +20,269% from $2.34 in 1996 , or -4.93x faster than it's free cash flow over the same period.
  • If ORLY grows it's stock at the same rate as it's free cash flow (+15.2%/year) , it's stock price will grow +411% and hit $1965.24 over the next 10 years.
  • ORLY's stock price has gone up 10 of the 11 years (+90%) it's free cash flow were also up.
* A modified method (see: here) is used to calculate changes that involve negative numbers.
5-Year Change 🚀
+96.4%$2.0BNet Income (Earnings)
+51.1%$319.0MDepreciation & Amortization (D&A)
-417.6%$42.2MDeferred Income Tax
+21.5%$25.2MStock-Based Compensation (SBC)
-31.2%$1.2BChange in Working Capital
+97.4%-$151.7MAccounts Receivables
-143.7%$123.7MInventory
-23.1%$536.4MAccounts Payables
-93.5%$100.8MOther Working Capital
-1.83%$8.0MOther Non-Cash Items
+82.5%$3.6BNet Cash Provided by Operating Activities
-8.75%-$379.5MInvestments in PP&E
-192.6%-$3.9MOther Investing Activities
-8.14%-$375.0MNet Cash used for Investing Activities
-15.7%$54.2MCommon Stock Issued
+112%-$2.7BCommon Stock Repurchased
-102.8%-$1.3MOther Financing Activities
-404.9%-$2.6BNet Cash Used Provided by Financing Activities
-75.8%$581.0MNet Change in Cash
-14.7%$2.4BCash at End of Period
+300%$1.9BCash at Beginning of Period
+82.5%$3.6BOperating Cash Flow
-8.75%-$379.5MCapital Expenditure (capex)
+107%$3.2BFree Cash Flow
  • ORLY Historical Free Cash Flow Table
    in $ million
    * A modified method (see: here) is used to calculate changes that involve negative numbers.
    Year Free Cash Flow YoY % Change* Stock Price YoY % Change (Stock Price)
    4/1/2021 $1,181 -42.6% $477.41 14.4%
    4/1/2020 $2,057 65.9% $417.24 12.4%
    4/1/2019 $1,240 4.2% $371.37 37.8%
    4/1/2018 $1,189 31.4% $269.41 11.3%
    4/1/2017 $905 -0.8% $242.08 -8.5%
    4/1/2016 $912 6.1% $264.43 20.5%
    4/1/2015 $860 13.6% $219.53 48.4%
    4/1/2014 $757 36.4% $147.95 35.9%
    4/1/2013 $555 -45.0% $108.85 13.6%
    4/1/2012 $1,009 63.1% $95.79 59.4%
    4/1/2011 $619 188.3% $60.11 17.8%
    4/1/2010 $214 -313.8% $51.02 41.5%
    4/1/2009 $-100 510.8% $36.05 37.9%
    4/1/2008 $-16 -147.8% $26.15 -31.2%
    4/1/2007 $34 -185.1% $37.99 19.9%
    4/1/2006 $-40 -344.9% $31.69 23.5%
    4/1/2005 $16 -82.7% $25.66 13.5%
    4/1/2004 $95 -599.8% $22.6 18.4%
    4/1/2003 $-19 -158.6% $19.08 18.7%
    4/1/2002 $32 -275.8% $16.08 36.0%
    4/1/2001 $-18 -75.7% $11.82 73.6%
    4/1/2000 $-76 -4.9% $6.81 -40.4%
    4/1/1999 $-80 -36.5% $11.44 40.8%
    4/1/1998 $-126 553.4% $8.12 85.7%
    4/1/1997 $-19 -34.8% $4.38 -10.8%
    4/1/1996 $-29 - $4.91 -

  • About
    Industry: Specialty Retail
    Sector: Consumer Cyclical
    Country: US
    IPO Date: 4/22/1993
    Stonk Exchange: NASDAQ
    • O'Reilly Automotive, Inc
    • owns and operates retail outlets in the United States.
    • The company is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri and currently employs 49,476 full-time employees.
    • The firm sells its products to both do-it-yourself (DIY) and professional service provider customers.
    • The firm's product line includes new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, such as alternators, starters, fuel pumps, water pumps, brake system components, batteries, belts, hoses, temperature control, chassis parts, driveline parts and engine parts; maintenance items, such as oil, antifreeze, fluids, filters, wiper blades, lighting, engine additives and appearance products, and accessories, such as floor mats, seat covers and truck accessories.
    • The firm's stores offer various services and programs to its customers, such as used oil, oil filter and battery recycling; battery diagnostic testing; electrical and module testing; check engine light code extraction; loaner tool program; custom hydraulic hoses, and machine shops.

  • Free cash flow (FCF) represents the cash a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets. Unlike earnings or net income, free cash flow is a measure of profitability that excludes the non-cash expenses of the income statement and includes spending on equipment and assets as well as changes in working capital from the balance sheet.

    Operating Cash Flow - CapEX = Free Cash Flow

    For more detailed definitions, please see Investopedia.



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