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CAR lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover, though they disagree widely on how much.
CAR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
CAR's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its cash flow is weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
CAR PE Valuation
CAR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CAR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CAR's earnings to grow, but its profitability to weaken. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CAR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.19 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$22.96 | +$36.26 |
| Q2 2026 | -$18.00 | +$44.68 |
| Q1 2026 | -$18.91 | +$43.46 |
| Q4 2025 | -$25.25 | +$25.98 |
| Q3 2025 | -$59.22 | -668% |
| Q2 2025 | -$62.68 | -405% |
| Q1 2025 | -$62.37 | -300% |
| Q4 2024 | -$51.23 | -222% |
CAR is still losing money, but far less than before: $22.96 per share over the past year, against $62.68 at its worst in mid-2025.
CAR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.4B | -2.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $3B | -1.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B | +4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.7B | -1.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.5B | +1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $3B | -0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4B | -4.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7B | -2% |
CAR's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $3.4B last quarter, down 2.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9% | -4.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 36% | +36 points |
| Q1 2026 | -13% | +14 points |
| Q4 2025 | -28% | +77 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | +4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -28% | -22 points |
| Q4 2024 | -105% | -111 points |
CAR's operating margin was 9% last quarter, down 4.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CAR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | -15% |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.7B | -544% |
| Q1 2026 | $434M | -30% |
| Q4 2025 | $437M | -43% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $837M | -5.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $619M | +5.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $772M | -2.6% |
CAR's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$1.7B over the past year.
CAR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +100K shares |
| 3 years | -4.6% | -1.7M shares |
| 5 years | -45% | -29M shares |
| Available history | -52% | -38.8M shares |
CAR has 36M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $7M |
| Q4 2025 | $3M |
| Q3 2025 | $1M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $3M |
| Q4 2024 | $45M |
CAR spent $12M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 76% from the year before.
CAR Net Leverage
CAR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CAR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.8 | Neutral |
CAR's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (neutral).
CAR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CAR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
CAR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CAR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $110.3 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $130.1 | 3.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $147.2 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $134.8 | 6.8% below |
| 200 week MA | $143.6 | 12% below |
CAR has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 12% below its 200-week average.
CAR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.4 | $36.9 | +14% |
| 2021 | $36.9 | $223.9 | +507% |
| 2022 | $223.9 | $161.4 | -28% |
| 2023 | $161.4 | $177.3 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | $177.3 | $81.0 | -54% |
| 2025 | $81.0 | $131.9 | +63% |
| 2026 YTD | $131.9 | $125.7 | -4.7% |
CAR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +507% in 2021 to −54% in 2024. It's down 4.7% so far in 2026.