O Reilly Automotive (ORLY) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Brad Beckham, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4.2M in 2025, up 51% from $2.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 128:1, on median employee pay of $33,054.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$4.2M+51% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
128:1median $33,054
CEO pay in equity
72%$3.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
90%of votes cast
Comparable Store Sales Increase
4.7%Full-year increase
Diluted EPS Increase
10%Full-year increase
Cash Flow from Operations
$2.76BFull-year 2025
Share Repurchases
$2.10BReturned excess capital

How Beckham was paid

$4.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary26%Stock awards33%Option awards38%Non-equity incentive2%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Greg HensleeExecutive Chairman of the Board$1,339,488
David O’ReillyExecutive Vice Chairman of the Board$1,143,048
Brad BeckhamChief Executive Officer$4,231,108
Brent G. KirbyPresident$3,588,436
Jeremy FletcherExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,324,316
Scott R. RossExecutive Vice President and Chief Information Officer$1,711,103
Jason TarrantExecutive Vice President of Store Operations and Sales$1,354,661

What changed and why

  • $4.2MCEO total compensation increased to $4,231,108 in 2025 from $2,811,063 in 2024.
  • 4.7%Full-year comparable store sales increased by 4.7% for the 2025 fiscal year.
  • 10%Diluted earnings per share increased by 10% compared to the prior fiscal year.
  • $2.10BThe company returned $2.10 billion of excess capital through share repurchase programs.
  • 90%Shareholder support for the Say-On-Pay advisory vote was over 90% last year.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.