Carvana Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Carvana has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 1.3%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings growing at 17.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 20.1% per year. Carvana's return on equity is 15.7%, and it has net margins of 0.1%.

Key information

1.3%

Earnings growth rate

6.7%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail Industry Growth26.6%
Revenue growth rate20.1%
Return on equity15.7%
Net Margin0.1%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Carvana makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:CVNA Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2412,550171,6370
30 Jun 2411,6687141,6010
31 Mar 2411,2266381,5950
31 Dec 2310,7714501,6070
30 Sep 2311,184-2421,7290
30 Jun 2311,797-1,3071,9510
31 Mar 2312,713-1,4872,2210
31 Dec 2213,604-1,5872,4600
30 Sep 2214,520-8702,6970
30 Jun 2214,614-6192,5890
31 Mar 2214,066-3592,3430
31 Dec 2112,814-1351,9280
30 Sep 2110,888-1091,7600
30 Jun 218,952-841,4820
31 Mar 216,734-1471,2490
31 Dec 205,587-1711,1260
30 Sep 204,864-1491,0270
30 Jun 204,414-1729660
31 Mar 204,283-1529050
31 Dec 193,940-1157900
30 Sep 193,421-966720
30 Jun 192,861-835740
31 Mar 192,350-744920
31 Dec 181,955-614220
30 Sep 181,636-903590
30 Jun 181,326-773080
31 Mar 181,060-702640
31 Dec 17859-642260
30 Sep 17701-1001960
30 Jun 17574-981650
31 Mar 17451-951360
31 Dec 16365-931110
30 Sep 16301-23870
31 Dec 15130-37370
31 Dec 1442-15150

Quality Earnings: CVNA has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CVNA became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CVNA has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 1.3% per year.

Accelerating Growth: CVNA has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CVNA has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Specialty Retail industry (-7%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: CVNA's Return on Equity (15.7%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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