Auto parts and accessories retailer O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ: ORLY) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday after the bell. Here’s what to expect.

O'Reilly met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $4.53 billion, up 5.9% year on year. It was a slower quarter for the company, with a miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and full-year EPS guidance slightly missing analysts’ expectations.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting O'Reilly’s revenue to grow 7.5% year on year to $4.69 billion, improving from the 3.8% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.83 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. O'Reilly has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice since going public.

Looking at O'Reilly’s peers in the automotive and marine retail segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. AutoZone posted flat year-on-year revenue, meeting analysts’ expectations, and CarMax reported a revenue decline of 6%, falling short of estimates by 6.7%. AutoZone traded up 1.6% following the results while CarMax was down 21.4%.

Read our full analysis of AutoZone’s results here and CarMax’s results here.

Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility in 2025. While some of the automotive and marine retail stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 4.6% on average over the last month. O'Reilly is down 2.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $111.27 (compared to the current share price of $100.97).

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