O'Reilly Automotive Inc ($ORLY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call
... like to introduce Brad Beckham thanks Jeremy good morning everyone and welcome to the O'Reilly Auto Parts second quarter ...
Chief Executive Officer, O'Reilly Auto Parts
Search every verified Brad Beckham interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Brad Beckham, CEO of O’Reilly Auto Parts, discussed the company’s first-quarter 2026 results during an April 2026 earnings call, noting that results exceeded internal plans and that management maintained its full-year comparable store sales guidance of 3 to 5 percent. He expressed caution about consumer demand, citing the potential impact of rising fuel costs on spending, while noting that sustained fuel prices above $4 per gallon had not yet been observed across most of the company’s markets. Beckham also highlighted the company’s international expansion, particularly its operations in Mexico, where he described the average vehicle age as significantly higher than in the U.S., presenting what he characterized as a substantial opportunity. In an April 2025 interview, Beckham recounted his career history with the company, beginning at age 17 as a floor sweeper and stock clerk in an Oklahoma store in 1996, when O’Reilly had fewer than 200 locations. He described working through various store roles and credited the company’s culture and its approximately 93,000 team members as central to his perspective, stating that he does not have a job without their efforts. He also mentioned the importance of his leadership team, including company president Brent Kirby, CFO Jeremy Fletcher, and other executives, in supporting work-life balance.
... like to introduce Brad Beckham thanks Jeremy good morning everyone and welcome to the O'Reilly Auto Parts second quarter ...
04/30/2026 Q&A: 25:23 O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer and supplier of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada. The company offers new and remanufactured automotive hard parts and maintenance items, such as alternators, batteries, brake system components, belts, chassis parts, driveline parts, engine parts, fuel pumps, hoses, starters, temperature control, water pumps, antifreeze, appearance products, engine additives, filters, fluids, lighting products, and…
In this episode of DriveTime, Brad Beckham, CEO of O’Reilly Auto Parts, discusses how he got into the business at 17 years old, sweeping floors and putting up stock in an O’Reilly store in Oklahoma. It was 1996 and, at that time, O’Reilly had less than 200 stores. Over time working in that store, he became a parts specialist and still remembers the 16 feet of paper catalog racks on the front counter. He held every position in the store for the next couple of years, from counterperson to night manager to assistant store manager. It was at this first store that he fell in love with the business.…
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