Evaluating ORLY Stock's Actual Performance

Core Viewpoint - O'Reilly Automotive's stock split 15-for-1 this summer does not alter the total value of investors' positions, but the stock has shown varying performance over different time frames [1]. Summary by Time Frame 1-Year Investors - Investors who purchased O'Reilly shares a year ago have seen a gain of 19.2%, with the stock rising nearly 30% by late September after the June split, although it faced a decline in October [3]. - Compared to the S&P 500's increase of 12.9% over the same period, O'Reilly stockholders outperformed the market by 6.3 percentage points [3]. 3-Year Investors - For those who invested three years ago, O'Reilly shares have appreciated by 75.5%, surpassing the S&P 500's 68.8% increase by 6.7 percentage points [5]. - The stock has had periods of both underperformance and outperformance relative to the S&P 500 over the past three years [5]. 5-Year and Longer Investors - Over the past five years, O'Reilly stock has significantly outperformed the S&P 500, with returns of 229% compared to the S&P's 86% [7]. - A 10-year investment in O'Reilly has yielded a return of 473%, exceeding the S&P 500's 229% return by more than 244 percentage points [7].