04:59 PM EDT, 10/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) reported Q3 earnings late Wednesday of $11.41 per diluted share, up from $10.72 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $11.54.

Sales in the three months ended Sept. 30 rose to $4.36 billion from $4.2 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $4.42 billion.

The company expects full-year earnings of $40.60 to $41.10 per diluted share on revenue of $16.6 billion to $16.8 billion. The previous guidance was for EPS of $40.75 to $41.25 on revenue of $16.6 billion to $16.9 billion.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expect EPS of $41.16 on revenue of $16.7 billion.

Shares of the company fell 2.9% in recent after-hours activity.

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