CVNA vs PAG vs KMX Stock Comparison

Carvana, Penske Automotive and Carmax Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVNA Carvana Co.
$57.79 -9.6% 1M -15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$41.26B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.06B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
KMX Carmax Inc
$51.55 -10.3% 1M +19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.53B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.63B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Penske Automotive leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Penske Automotive 5, Carvana 4, Carmax 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVNAPAGKMXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.26B $13.96B $7.53B CVNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 15.4x 25.7x PAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.8x 17.1x 16.8x KMX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.0% +0.6% +4.8% CVNA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% 2.8% 1.1% CVNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 8.4% 1.1% PAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 3.6x 20.4x CVNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.5% +28.0% +19.6% PAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr +13.7%/yr -18.5%/yr PAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.9% 27.6% 54.7% PAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 39/100 49/100 KMX

Percentile Scorecard

CVNAPAGKMX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCVNAPAGKMX
Valuation 7 #97 of 104 48 #55 of 104 69 #33 of 104
Growth 100 #1 of 99 16 #83 of 99 41 #59 of 99
Profitability 64 #36 of 99 50 #50 of 99 34 #66 of 99
Financial Health 63 #43 of 113 26 #84 of 113 21 #89 of 113
Shareholder Returns 7 #68 of 73 54 #34 of 73 78 #17 of 73
Overall 48 39 49
  • CVNA ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • PAG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • KMX ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCVNAPAGKMXSPY
1 month -9.6%+1.1%-10.3% -1.0%
3 months -4.4%-2.4%-11.6% +2.9%
6 months -29.4%+32.3%+34.7% +6.4%
Year to date -31.5%+34.1%+33.4% +11.4%
1 year -15.5%+28.0%+19.6% +13.1%
3 years +811.5%+47.9%-16.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +109.0%+13.9%-6.0% +21.5%
5 years -2.9%+89.7%-64.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.6%+13.7%-18.5% +10.9%
10 years —+387.4%+3.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+17.2%+0.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCVNAPAGKMXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.9%27.6%54.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.3%22.5%65.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.310.561.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.251.010.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-25.3%-80.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.6%-5.2%-19.7% -2.5%
52-week high $95.69$223.90$64.22 $779.14
52-week low $56.26$140.60$30.88 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCVNAPAGKMX
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 16.7x 15.4xmedian 16.7x 25.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 9.1x 13.4xmedian 9.1x 30.0xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 68.4xmedian 16.6x 24.0xmedian 16.6x 6.4xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.63median 0.73 -1.76median 0.73 -2.42median 0.73

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCVNAPAGKMX
Revenue $25.06B $32.20B $27.63B
Gross profit $4.85B $5.20B $2.85B
Operating income $2.24B $1.24B $392.76M
Net income $2.13B $908.10M $292.45M
Free cash flow $929.00M $581.90M $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $2.12 $13.78 $2.05
Cash & equivalents $2.63B $69.50M $170.53M
Total debt $5.24B $5.20B $15.71B
Shares (diluted) 739.96M 65.73M 142.45M
Enterprise value $31.75B $13.66B $6.90B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCVNAPAGKMX
P/E 26.5x 15.4x 25.0x
P/FCF 68.4x 24.0x 6.4x
P/Operating cash flow 56.7x 15.6x 4.6x
P/S 2.5x 0.4x 0.3x
P/B 12.4x 2.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 12.5x 3.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 26.2x 13.4x 30.0x
EV/EBIT 29.6x 15.3x 58.2x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.6x 0.8x
EV/FCF 71.2x 32.8x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 59.1x 21.3x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.63 -1.76 -2.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVNAPAGKMX
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.0% 0.6% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 3.9% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.2% -1.5% -3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 51.6% 2.0% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.9% -11.1% -23.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 67.6% -5.0% 0.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.8% -10.5% -43.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.8% -9.9% -13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 169.5% -9.9% -41.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.0% -8.8% -10.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% -14.0% 32.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.2% -8.9% 29.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.1% -17.8% 67.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 52.7% -12.0% 53.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVNAPAGKMX
Gross margin 19.4% 16.1% 10.3%
EBITDA margin 10.1% 4.4% 2.8%
Operating margin 8.9% 3.9% 1.4%
Pretax margin -2.2% 3.9% 1.6%
Net margin 6.3% 2.8% 1.1%
FCF margin 3.7% 1.8% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.5% 2.8% 5.8%
Return on equity 43.6% 15.8% 4.7%
Return on assets 15.1% 4.9% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 8.4% 1.1%
Return on capital employed 18.5% 10.6% 1.6%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.0x 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.1% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVNAPAGKMX
Debt / assets 36.0% 28.1% 60.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.9x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 3.6x 20.4x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 8.9x 13.7x
Liabilities / assets 64.7% 68.4% 75.8%
Equity / assets 35.3% 31.6% 24.2%
Interest coverage 5.3x – 3.3x
Current ratio 3.9x 1.0x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.82 3.07 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVNAPAGKMX
Dividend yield – 2.7% –
Net buyback yield -0.9% 0.5% 3.6%
Shareholder yield -0.9% 3.2% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 40.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 62.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 29.8% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCVNAPAGKMX
Forward P/E 36.8xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.57FY2026 $12.45FY2026 $3.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 -6.6%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.7% +18.0% +21.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.19BFY2026 $34.43BFY2026 $29.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.3% -9.1% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVNAPAGKMX
Held by institutions 67.3% 27.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 819 393 557
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% +4.0% -2.9%
Institutions buying 480 209 232
Institutions selling 267 105 251
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.99 0.92

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CVNAPAGKMX
CVNA 1.00 0.22 0.35
PAG 0.22 1.00 0.37
KMX 0.35 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVNA, PAG and KMX?

Carvana (CVNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carvana (CVNA) $41.26B, Penske Automotive (PAG) $13.96B, Carmax (KMX) $7.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVNA, PAG and KMX?

Penske Automotive (PAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carvana (CVNA) 26.3x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 15.4x, Carmax (KMX) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carmax (KMX) is cheapest (Carvana (CVNA) 36.8x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 17.1x, Carmax (KMX) 16.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carvana (CVNA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carvana (CVNA) +54.0%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +0.6%, Carmax (KMX) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carvana (CVNA) has the highest net margin (Carvana (CVNA) 6.3%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 2.8%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Penske Automotive (PAG) leads (Carvana (CVNA) 0.0%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 8.4%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Penske Automotive (PAG) returned the most: Carvana (CVNA) -15.5%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +28.0%, Carmax (KMX) +19.6%. Over five years, Penske Automotive (PAG) compounded fastest (Carvana (CVNA) -0.6%/yr, Penske Automotive (PAG) +13.7%/yr, Carmax (KMX) -18.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Carvana (CVNA) 0.00%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 0.03%, Carmax (KMX) 0.00%. Carvana (CVNA) and Carmax (KMX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Penske Automotive (PAG) has been the steadiest (Carvana (CVNA) 61.9%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 27.6%, Carmax (KMX) 54.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVNA, PAG and KMX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Penske Automotive (PAG) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.