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Research report · 16 October 2026

Carvana Co. (CVNA)

Consumer Discretionary · Automotive Retail · US stock · price as of 16 Oct 2026

Key indicators

Price$58.83
52-week range$54.46 – $97.38
Market cap$43.5B
P/E (trailing)17.9×
EV / EBITDA20.7×
Free-cash-flow yield2.1%
Dividend yield–
Revenue (last 12 months)$25.1B
Revenue growth (3y a year)14.3%
Operating margin8.9%
Return on invested capital24.2%
Net debt / EBITDA1.5×

Fair value

Blended fair value$85.80 range $67 – $94
Versus priceFair+46% to fair value
Peer multiples$42.70
Fundamentals-adjusted multiple$74.60
10-year DCF (market-scaled)$140.09
Earnings power value (floor, not blended)n/m
Model uncertaintyHigh

X-Ray Score

48/ 100 · Medium confidence · ahead of 40% of sector peers
Valuation40
Growth86
Profitability26
Financial health47
Dividends–

Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average · blue band: fair value range

-4.9621.6348.2174.80101Fair value $862021-102023-012024-042025-072026-10

Executive summary

Carvana is an online used car retailer. Customers browse an inventory of vehicles on its website or app, arrange financing, trade in a current car and have the purchase delivered to their home or collected from one of its automated vending-machine style towers. The company also operates inspection and reconditioning centres where cars are prepared for sale, supported by its own logistics network.

Revenue comes from retail vehicle sales, wholesale vehicle sales, and financing and related services. It was $25.1 billion over the last twelve months, with growth of 14.3% a year across the last three years. The operating margin is 8.9%, and the business earns a profit of 24% on the capital invested in it. Net debt is 1.5 times EBITDA, and no dividend is paid.

StocksXray gives Carvana Co. an X-Ray Score of 48 out of 100 (medium confidence), ahead of 40% of the S&P 500 stocks in its sector. Its strongest lens is growth (86) and its weakest is profitability (26).

Our fair value blend is $85.80 (range $66.97 to $93.95). At $58.83 the stock trades 31% below that blend, so the label is "Fair" with high model uncertainty. Fair value is a range, not a price target.

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Valuation history multiples at each fiscal year-end price; the last column uses today's price and the last twelve months

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025Now
Price$46.36$0.95$10.59$40.67$84.40$58.83
Market cap$3.8B$96M$2.1B$5.4B$18.9B$43.5B
P/E––14.1×25.6×10.0×17.9×
EV / revenue0.7×0.6×0.7×0.7×1.1×1.9×
EV / EBITDA–––9.7×12.0×21.2×
Price / free cash flow––3.0×6.5×21.3×46.9×
Free-cash-flow yield−82.1%−1,916.8%33.7%15.4%4.7%2.1%
Price / book12.5×–8.7×4.3×5.5×10.8×
Dividend yield––––––

Fundamentals checklist ● 4 Good · ● 4 Average · ● 6 Bad · each check graded against the sector

Cash quality

Earnings backed by cash3.1%Bad
Free-cash-flow yield2.1%Bad

Risk models

Altman Z score4.3×Good
Piotroski F-Score5 of 9Bad

Growth

Revenue growth (3y)14.3%Good
Growth consistency100%Good

Balance sheet

Current ratio3.9×Good
Net debt / EBITDA1.5×Average
Interest cover5.3×Bad

Valuation

Fair value vs price1.5×Average
EBIT / EV yield4.7%Average

Profitability

Return on invested capital24.2%Average
Operating margin8.9%Bad
Gross profitability33.4%Bad

Red flags

  • Heavy dilution — Share count up more than 5% year on year
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Financials US$ millions, from SEC filings; last column is the last twelve months

Income statementFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25LTM
Revenue12,81413,60410,77113,67320,32225,058
Gross profit1,9291,2461,7242,8764,1924,854
Operating income–-2,351-809901,8812,237
Net income-135-1,5874502101,4071,568
Diluted EPS ($)-1.63-15.740.751.598.453.29
Free cash flow-3,151-1,836716827889929
Gross margin15.1%9.2%16.0%21.0%20.6%19.4%
Operating margin–−17.3%−0.7%7.2%9.3%8.9%
Net margin−1.1%−11.7%4.2%1.5%6.9%6.3%
Balance sheetFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25LTM
Total assets7,0158,6987,0718,48413,20114,552
Cash4034345301,7162,3272,630
Total debt5,5148,4136,3825,8675,2685,429
Equity306-5182431,2603,4414,028
Dividend per share ($)––––––

Revenue and net income US$ billions: navy revenue, teal net income

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Margins blue gross, teal operating, brown net

-17%-5%8%21%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Latest quarters

Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue ($M)4,2324,8405,6475,6036,4327,376
Growth vs a year earlier+38.3%+41.9%+54.5%+58.0%+52.0%+52.4%
Net income ($M)216183151857250310
Diluted EPS ($)––––––
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Peers in Automotive Retail

CompanyX-Ray
CVNA · Carvana Co.48
AZO · Autozone Inc51
ORLY · O Reilly Automotive Inc47

Market Compass outlook for Consumer Discretionary: Neutral (53/100). It blends regime history, macro sensitivity, momentum and valuation.

Returns

1 week−7.7%
1 month−10.6%
3 months−8.3%
6 months−24.1%
1 year−17.2%
3 years+677.1%
5 years+4.1%

Technical summary

DailyStrongly bearish1 bullish · 3 neutral · 12 bearish
WeeklyStrongly bearish1 bullish · 1 neutral · 10 bearish
MonthlyBearish2 bullish · 1 neutral · 5 bearish
50-day / 200-day average$67.98 / $70.59
52-week low / high$54.46 / $97.38
Classic pivot, support and resistanceS2 55.91 · S1 57.37 · P – · R1 61.26 · R2 63.68
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Strengths

  • Revenue growth of 14.3% a year over three years is ahead of 81% of its sector peers.

Risks and weak spots

  • Earnings backed by cash is weak against Consumer Discretionary peers (3.1%).
  • Free-cash-flow yield is weak against Consumer Discretionary peers (2.1%).
  • Piotroski F-Score is weak against Consumer Discretionary peers (5 of 9).
  • Interest cover is weak against Consumer Discretionary peers (5.3×).
  • Operating margin is weak against Consumer Discretionary peers (8.9%).
  • Gross profitability is weak against Consumer Discretionary peers (33.4%).
  • Red flag: Heavy dilution (Share count up more than 5% year on year).

Latest SEC filings

DateFormItems
14 Aug 20268-K1.01,2.03,9.01
29 Jul 202610-Q
29 Jul 20268-K2.02,9.01
6 May 20268-K5.02,5.03,5.07,9.01
29 Apr 202610-Q
29 Apr 20268-K2.02,9.01
25 Mar 2026DEF 14A
18 Feb 202610-K

How to read this report

Every number comes from SEC filings, end-of-day prices and the StocksXray models described on the methodology page. The X-Ray Score ranks each metric against the company's own sector. Fair value blends three models and carries a typical error of about 40%, so treat it as a range. Analyst ratings, price targets and earnings-call summaries are not part of this report. Educational research, not financial advice; read the disclaimer.

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