Credit Acceptance Corporation

NasdaqGS:CACC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.8b

Credit Acceptance Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

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

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: CACC ($498.24) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value ($287.76)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: CACC is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CACC. This is calculated by dividing CACC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CACC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio11.7x
EarningsUS$453.80m
Market CapUS$4.82b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CACC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CACC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average35.8x
NNI Nelnet
10.9x-3.84%US$4.7b
UPST Upstart Holdings
118.5x68.87%US$4.0b
SLM SLM
7.4x-7.27%US$5.4b
BFH Bread Financial Holdings
6.1x-6.23%US$3.2b
CACC Credit Acceptance
11.7x10.89%US$4.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CACC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the peer average (35.8x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CACC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Consumer Finance Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
LX LexinFintech Holdings
1.8x9.05%US$484.60m
JFIN Jiayin Group
1.4xn/aUS$367.18m
YRD Yiren Digital
1.9xn/aUS$361.18m
XYF X Financial
0.8xn/aUS$219.91m
CACC 11.7xIndustry Avg. 8.7xNo. of Companies8PE0816243240+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CACC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the US Consumer Finance industry average (8.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CACC'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.

CACC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.7x
Fair PE Ratio15.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CACC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.8x).

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 CACC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$498.24
US$466.67
-6.34%
1.82%US$475.00US$455.00n/a3
Jan ’27US$443.46
US$458.00
+3.28%
3.90%US$475.00US$430.00n/a4
Dec ’26US$460.18
US$458.00
-0.47%
3.90%US$475.00US$430.00n/a4
Nov ’26US$447.34
US$458.00
+2.38%
3.90%US$475.00US$430.00n/a4
Oct ’26US$479.28
US$467.50
-2.46%
5.78%US$500.00US$425.00n/a4
Sep ’26US$514.73
US$467.50
-9.18%
5.78%US$500.00US$425.00n/a4
Aug ’26US$447.51
US$467.50
+4.47%
5.78%US$500.00US$425.00n/a4
Jul ’26US$529.41
US$485.25
-8.34%
7.18%US$525.00US$430.00n/a4
Jun ’26US$477.30
US$485.25
+1.67%
7.18%US$525.00US$430.00n/a4
May ’26US$467.79
US$485.25
+3.73%
7.18%US$525.00US$430.00n/a4
Apr ’26US$523.52
US$483.75
-7.60%
4.22%US$500.00US$450.00n/a4
Mar ’26US$492.39
US$483.75
-1.75%
4.22%US$500.00US$450.00n/a4
Feb ’26US$507.77
US$483.75
-4.73%
4.22%US$500.00US$450.00n/a4
Jan ’26US$469.46
US$426.50
-9.15%
12.28%US$500.00US$374.00US$443.464
Dec ’25US$497.70
US$426.50
-14.31%
12.28%US$500.00US$374.00US$460.184
Nov ’25US$417.33
US$418.00
+0.16%
13.88%US$500.00US$374.00US$447.343
Oct ’25US$438.50
US$449.67
+2.55%
9.08%US$500.00US$400.00US$479.283
Sep ’25US$466.53
US$463.00
-0.76%
12.53%US$540.00US$400.00US$514.733
Aug ’25US$489.29
US$463.00
-5.37%
12.53%US$540.00US$400.00US$447.513
Jul ’25US$517.22
US$476.33
-7.91%
9.48%US$540.00US$440.00US$529.413
Jun ’25US$490.83
US$469.67
-4.31%
10.88%US$540.00US$420.00US$477.303
May ’25US$492.58
US$484.67
-1.61%
8.18%US$540.00US$449.00US$467.793
Apr ’25US$544.54
US$482.67
-11.36%
8.73%US$540.00US$440.00US$523.523
Mar ’25US$552.00
US$482.67
-12.56%
8.73%US$540.00US$440.00US$492.393
Feb ’25US$581.39
US$499.50
-14.09%
9.35%US$550.00US$440.00US$507.774
Jan ’25US$532.73
US$405.00
-23.98%
7.30%US$440.00US$360.00US$469.464
US$466.67
Fair Value
6.8% overvalued intrinsic discount
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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 Analysis2026/01/30 06:04
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/30 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
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

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Analyst Sources

Credit Acceptance Corporation is covered by 13 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James FotheringhamBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Kenneth BruceBofA Global Research
Giuliano Anderes BolognaBTIG