Growth Metrics

Carvana (CVNA) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)

Carvana has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 10 years, most recently at 17.64% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 59.0% year-over-year to 17.64%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 17.64%, up 59.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 20.17%, 480.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 17.64% at Carvana, down from 18.79% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 21.3% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 22.69% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 1.4% and a median of 3.23% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: plummeted -1953bps in 2022 and later soared 2372bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 22.69% in 2022, then surged by 94bps to 1.45% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 1135bps to 15.03% in 2024, then grew by 25bps to 18.79% in 2025, then dropped by -6bps to 17.64% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for CVNA at 17.64% in Q1 2026, 18.79% in Q4 2025, and 21.3% in Q3 2025.