Carvana Valuation

Is CVNA * undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CVNA * when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
Mex$8.42k
Fair Value
30.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
20
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: CVNA * (MX$5850) is trading below our estimate of fair value (MX$8415.71)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CVNA * is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CVNA *?

Key metric: As CVNA * is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CVNA *. This is calculated by dividing CVNA *'s market cap by their current earnings.
What is CVNA *'s PE Ratio?
PE Ratio103.5x
EarningsUS$398.00m
Market CapUS$65.84b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CVNA *'s PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CVNA * vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20x
AZO AutoZone
24.9x5.73%US$63.3b
ORLY O'Reilly Automotive
33.4x6.73%US$78.7b
LIVEPOL C-1 El Puerto de Liverpool. de
5.7x4.99%Mex$134.6b
GIGANTE * Grupo Gigante S. A. B. de C. V
16.1xn/aMex$28.2b
CVNA * Carvana
103.5x24.72%Mex$65.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CVNA * is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (103.5x) compared to the peer average (20x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CVNA *'s PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Specialty Retail Industry?

13 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No. of Companies88PE01224364860+
13 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CVNA * is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (103.5x) compared to the Global Specialty Retail industry average (16.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CVNA *'s PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CVNA * PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio103.5x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate CVNA *'s Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CVNA * forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentMex$5,850.00
Mex$5,471.16
-6.48%
20.18%Mex$6,591.61Mex$2,093.81n/a20
May ’26Mex$4,731.00
Mex$5,068.37
+7.13%
21.06%Mex$6,664.88Mex$2,117.08n/a20
Apr ’26Mex$4,259.00
Mex$5,392.09
+26.60%
21.65%Mex$6,903.67Mex$2,192.93n/a20
Mar ’26Mex$4,530.00
Mex$5,641.93
+24.55%
19.46%Mex$7,189.63Mex$2,218.51n/a20
Feb ’26Mex$5,140.00
Mex$5,250.47
+2.15%
21.37%Mex$7,251.86Mex$2,237.72n/a20
Jan ’26Mex$4,215.00
Mex$5,040.21
+19.58%
19.89%Mex$6,685.01Mex$2,187.82n/a20
Dec ’25Mex$5,420.99
Mex$5,089.74
-6.11%
19.27%Mex$6,612.58Mex$2,231.74n/a20
Nov ’25Mex$4,673.00
Mex$4,759.67
+1.85%
24.86%Mex$6,488.51Mex$2,189.87n/a19
Oct ’25Mex$3,418.00
Mex$3,037.86
-11.12%
21.48%Mex$3,924.64Mex$1,412.87n/a21
Sep ’25Mex$2,904.00
Mex$2,839.37
-2.23%
21.79%Mex$3,799.16Mex$1,367.70n/a19
Aug ’25Mex$2,775.00
Mex$2,677.49
-3.51%
25.48%Mex$3,754.42Mex$1,013.69n/a19
Jul ’25Mex$2,250.01
Mex$2,003.73
-10.95%
23.96%Mex$2,752.97Mex$991.07n/a17
Jun ’25Mex$1,738.55
Mex$1,792.47
+3.10%
21.20%Mex$2,289.21Mex$915.68n/a17
May ’25Mex$1,374.50
Mex$1,113.30
-19.00%
22.29%Mex$1,531.80Mex$442.52Mex$4,731.0018
Apr ’25Mex$1,447.00
Mex$1,045.38
-27.76%
23.57%Mex$1,496.84Mex$432.42Mex$4,259.0018
Mar ’25Mex$1,392.00
Mex$947.70
-31.92%
23.71%Mex$1,365.33Mex$443.73Mex$4,530.0017
Feb ’25Mex$698.00
Mex$664.98
-4.73%
31.67%Mex$1,067.80Mex$258.34Mex$5,140.0018
Jan ’25Mex$906.60
Mex$629.60
-30.55%
30.51%Mex$1,063.46Mex$257.29Mex$4,215.0017
Dec ’24Mex$612.00
Mex$598.82
-2.15%
28.67%Mex$1,033.49Mex$258.37Mex$5,420.9917
Nov ’24Mex$461.33
Mex$728.21
+57.85%
32.89%Mex$1,068.74Mex$89.06Mex$4,673.0017
Oct ’24Mex$714.50
Mex$748.30
+4.73%
33.95%Mex$1,096.34Mex$87.01Mex$3,418.0017
Sep ’24Mex$870.00
Mex$721.11
-17.11%
34.44%Mex$1,074.14Mex$85.25Mex$2,904.0017
Aug ’24Mex$831.50
Mex$679.03
-18.34%
38.29%Mex$1,050.93Mex$83.41Mex$2,775.0017
Jul ’24Mex$445.00
Mex$269.39
-39.46%
55.15%Mex$618.19Mex$17.17Mex$2,250.0116
Jun ’24Mex$283.51
Mex$201.83
-28.81%
61.22%Mex$627.50Mex$17.43Mex$1,738.5519
May ’24Mex$129.00
Mex$171.76
+33.15%
43.95%Mex$360.49Mex$18.02Mex$1,374.5017
AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 20 Analysts
Mex$5.41k
Fair Value
8.2% overvalued intrinsic discount
20
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/20 15:45
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/16 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Carvana Co. is covered by 45 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Colin SebastianBaird
Craig KennisonBaird
Gary PrestopinoBarrington Research Associates, Inc.