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Carvana (CVNA)


Market Price (9/14/2025): $360.3 | Market Cap: $48.8 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Automotive Retail

Carvana (CVNA)


Market Price (9/14/2025): $360.3
Market Cap: $48.8 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Automotive Retail

Investment Highlights

0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 39%
Meaningful short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 10%
Expensive valuation multiples
P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 31x, P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 68x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 87x
1   Stock price has recently run up significantly
12M Rtn12 month market price return is 155%
2   Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -3.4%
0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 39%
1 Meaningful short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 10%
2 Expensive valuation multiples
P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 31x, P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 68x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 87x
3 Stock price has recently run up significantly
12M Rtn12 month market price return is 155%
4 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -3.4%

Market Valuation

 9/14/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$360.30$203.36$52.94$4.74$231.79
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)48.826.56.00.520.2
Total Debt ($ Bil)6.16.06.78.85.8
Total Cash ($ Bil)2.32.20.90.80.4
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)52.632.512.79.326.0
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM3.01.80.50.01.5
P/EBIT TTM31.023.77.2-0.2-174.5
P/E TTM86.7118.512.9-0.3-142.2
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)0.80.80.90.81.3
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.36.97.05.57.4
P/E TTM (Sector)9.68.18.97.39.2
 9/14/2520242023
Share Price CYE$360.30$203.36$52.94
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)48.826.56.0
Total Debt ($ Bil)6.16.06.7
Total Cash ($ Bil)2.32.20.9
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)52.632.512.7
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM3.01.80.5
P/EBIT TTM31.023.77.2
P/E TTM86.7118.512.9
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)0.80.80.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.36.97.0
P/E TTM (Sector)9.68.18.9

Business Description

Carvana Co., together with its subsidiaries, operates an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars in the United States. The company's platform allows customers to research and identify a vehicle; inspect it using company's 360-degree vehicle imaging technology; obtain financing and warranty coverage; purchase the vehicle; and schedule delivery or pick-up from their desktop or mobile devices. Carvana Co. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
CVNA Return160%-3%-98%1017%284%78%293%
Peers Return31%48%-11%29%16%14%193%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: ORLY, AZO, KMX, LAD, AN. See CVNA Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/12/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

CVNAORLYAZOKMXLADANMedian
NameCarvana O'Reilly.AutoZone CarMax Lithia M.AutoNati. 
Mkt Price360.30107.114,322.3459.76334.43221.98278.21
Mkt Cap48.891.572.49.18.88.428.9
Rev LTM16,27417,12218,90126,78736,80527,46422,844
Op Inc LTM1,5023,2913,711-1661,5471,2601,524
FCF LTM6151,7722,002541114-452578
FCF 3Y Avg2532,1332,093246-418173249
CFO LTM7242,9083,2351,042455-150883
CFO 3Y Avg3823,1173,113712-121527619

Growth & Margins

CVNAORLYAZOKMXLADANMedian
NameCarvana O'Reilly.AutoZone CarMax Lithia M.AutoNati. 
Rev Chg LTM39.5%5.1%5.2%3.2%12.8%3.1%5.1%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg6.4%7.6%6.1%-6.9%13.5%1.1%6.2%
Rev Chg Q41.9%5.9%5.4%6.1%7.2%7.6%6.6%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM9.6%1.5%1.2%1.6%1.7%1.8%1.7%
Op Mgn LTM9.2%19.2%19.6%-0.6%4.2%4.6%6.9%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg1.9%19.7%20.0%-1.0%5.1%5.5%5.3%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.8%0.0%-0.4%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM4.4%17.0%17.1%3.9%1.2%-0.5%4.2%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg2.7%19.3%17.3%2.6%-0.5%2.0%2.7%
FCF/Rev LTM3.8%10.3%10.6%2.0%0.3%-1.6%2.9%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg1.7%13.3%11.7%0.9%-1.4%0.7%1.3%

Valuation

CVNAORLYAZOKMXLADANMedian
NameCarvana O'Reilly.AutoZone CarMax Lithia M.AutoNati. 
Mkt Cap48.891.572.49.18.88.428.9
P/S3.05.33.80.30.20.31.7
P/EBIT31.027.719.45.64.66.412.9
P/E86.737.728.216.310.413.222.3
P/CFO67.431.522.48.719.3-55.820.9
Total Yield1.1%2.6%3.5%6.1%10.3%7.6%4.8%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-5.1%3.4%4.0%2.3%-5.4%2.4%2.3%
D/E0.10.10.22.11.61.10.6
Net D/E0.10.10.22.11.51.10.6

Returns

CVNAORLYAZOKMXLADANMedian
NameCarvana O'Reilly.AutoZone CarMax Lithia M.AutoNati. 
1M Rtn3.4%5.9%7.9%3.5%11.0%7.7%6.8%
3M Rtn21.8%19.6%18.7%-7.9%3.3%17.1%17.9%
6M Rtn99.7%21.5%21.6%-14.5%13.5%38.6%21.5%
12M Rtn154.9%43.3%38.4%-24.1%20.3%33.0%35.7%
3Y Rtn877.2%134.1%101.5%-29.7%41.6%100.5%101.0%
1M Excs Rtn1.6%2.9%5.3%0.1%4.2%3.2%3.1%
3M Excs Rtn4.5%9.2%8.4%-18.5%-7.2%6.7%5.6%
6M Excs Rtn97.8%5.8%2.7%-32.9%-1.8%22.4%4.2%
12M Excs Rtn156.9%23.0%18.2%-42.9%8.6%19.8%19.0%
3Y Excs Rtn920.6%57.2%31.3%-97.9%-28.4%20.4%25.8%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Single Segment10,77113,604   
Other sales and revenues  1,043401252
Retail vehicle sales, net  9,8514,7413,421
Wholesale sales and revenues  1,920445268
Total10,77113,60412,8145,5873,940


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity13,725,425
Short Interest: % Change Since 81520253.7%
Average Daily Volume2,602,552
Days-to-Cover Short Interest5.27
Basic Shares Quantity135,414,000
Short % of Basic Shares10.1%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/30/202517.0%6.4%13.1%
5/7/202510.2%17.9%31.8%
2/19/2025-12.1%-17.5%-34.2%
10/30/202419.3%15.3%25.6%
7/31/202410.0%-3.4%12.6%
2/22/202432.1%44.9%64.0%
11/2/20237.9%1.7%33.9%
7/19/202340.2%10.8%-4.4%
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SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive151314
# Negative8109
Median Positive19.3%11.0%26.4%
Median Negative-9.8%-5.5%-12.5%
Max Positive40.2%66.1%108.3%
Max Negative-39.0%-30.4%-50.5%

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0GARCIA ERNEST C. IIIChief Executive Officer8282025Sell368.61450165,874184,669,924Form
1GARCIA ERNEST C. IIIChief Executive Officer8282025Sell358.95467167,630181,619,008Form
2GARCIA ERNEST C. IIIChief Executive Officer8262025Sell354.80293103,956181,354,956Form
3GARCIA ERNEST C. IIIChief Executive Officer8262025Sell361.4910036,149184,880,446Form
4GARCIA ERNEST C. IIIChief Executive Officer8262025Sell339.0615050,859175,053,287Form