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CarvanaCVNA

Automotive Retail · Tempe, Arizona · In the S&P 500
Solid businessPricier than peers
$68.29−0.03%After hours: $68.30 (+0.01%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 3.5% over 1 year
Carvana over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$60$80Nov2026MarMayJulSep$68.29$60$80NovMarJul$68.29
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$75.34B
Price to earnings35.7x
Forward P/E34.1x
Dividend yield–
Year to date−19.1%
One year−3.5%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Discretionary
52-week range (closes)
$56.26$95.69

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Quality and valuation

How Carvana compares with other consumer discretionary stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Carvana and 5 automotive retail peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: pricier than most

An average business among consumer discretionary companies, priced above most of them.

Carvana trades at 34.1 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 19.5x for the 66 consumer discretionary stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +50.3% vs +8.1%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 19.0% vs 40.5%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 8.7% vs 13.8%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 4.1% vs 10.1%
CVNA trades at 34.1x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Automotive Retail peers
BABA12.3xTM14.3xMCD19.6xHD21.4xAMZN25.7xTJX26.0xCVNA34.1xTSLA218.4xSector median 19.5xBABA12.3xTM14.3xMCD19.6xHD21.4xAMZN25.7xTJX26.0xCVNA34.1xTSLA218.4xSector median 19.5x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets

Financials

From Carvana's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 42.4% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$2bn$5bn$8bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$8.0bnQ3 ’26$0bn$5bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$8.0bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +42.4% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%20%40%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2542.4%Q3 ’260%20%40%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2542.4%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 8.9% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’258.9%Q3 ’260%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’258.9%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.1 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$491mQ3 ’26$0m$200m$400mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$491mQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsCVNASector median
Revenue growth+50.3%+8.1%
Gross margin19.0%40.5%
Operating margin8.7%13.8%
Free cash flow margin4.1%10.1%
Price to earnings35.7x21.0x

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