Carvana (CVNA)
Consumer Discretionary · Automotive Retail / E-commerce · NYSE
Carvana is a leading e-commerce platform transforming the automotive retail industry by allowing customers to purchase and trade-in used vehicles entirely online with integrated financing and home delivery.
What Carvana does
Carvana is an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used vehicles, operating a vertically integrated business model that includes a digital storefront, national logistics network, and proprietary inspection and reconditioning centers. The company also provides financing, insurance, and warranty products as part of its end-to-end car purchasing experience.
Themes: online automotive retail, e-commerce platforms, consumer vehicle financing, automotive logistics
Fundamentals
- Price$69.91 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$82.1B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return+3.1% 2025-08-21 close $67.81 → 2026-08-21 close $69.91
- P/E52.38 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+6.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+19.4% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+46.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.30 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+48.6% FY2025 vs FY2024, SEC XBRL
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+14.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta3.52 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-29 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How CVNA compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 25% 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
CVNA is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
Not scored for the long-term list: no shareholder return data.
Short-term score
57.8 #327 of 1,704 scored · #39 of 186 in Consumer Discretionary
Volume and participation 86th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; momentum 59th: its RSI momentum gauge is in neutral territory; weakest is trend 48th: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which CVNA reported a dividend payment is FY2018, while its reported financial statements run through FY2025. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2018 ratio would not describe CVNA today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2018) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2025), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Carvana looks technically
Carvana (CVNA) is trading 3.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 100 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 11, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 6 trading days ago. It is 28.2% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 3.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -3.5% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $67.33 | $67.33 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $72.42 | $72.42 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 100 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 100 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 11, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 10.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 51.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($64.76 to $76.07) — its "stochastic" reading is 46 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 45.5 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 1 session |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $97.38 | $97.38 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 28.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -28.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 28.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +28.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 28.2% below its highest point of the past year | 28.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $97.38 (set on 2026-01-23) | $97.38 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($56.26 to $95.69), and it has recovered roughly a third of its fall from last year’s high — 35% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $80.63 to $81.89. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 34.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 28.2% below its all-time high | -28.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $69.72 — a price it turned at three times since 2025-06-06, most recently on 2025-11-12. Since 2024-08-21 it has 10 such levels below the current price and 6 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.71 (set on 2022-12-07) | $0.71 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 9746.5% above its all-time low | +9,746% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 54th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $3.98 between its high and its low — about 5.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $3.98 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $61.22 and $76.57 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $61.22 – $68.90 – $76.57 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 5.7% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 5.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.6 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (3.5% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.6 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.25× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bullish engulfing | 6 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 6 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.5% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.5% |
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| Gap filled | a 3.5% gap down opened on 2026-08-18 has been "filled" 2 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 2 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 4.3 percentage points (the stock gained 6.6% while the market gained 2.3%) | +4.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 5.5 percentage points (the stock gained 8.6% while the market gained 3.1%) | +5.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 7.2 percentage points (the stock gained 3.8% while the market gained 11.1%) | -7.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 17.4 percentage points (the stock gained 3.1% while the market gained 20.5%) | -17.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.6% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 3% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $71.94 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.8% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-29 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $67.88 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 18 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.0% |
Price levels it has turned at before
CVNA last closed at $69.91 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 10 prices below its last close and 6 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $69.72 | Support | 0.3% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-06-06 to 2025-11-12 |
| $71.32 | Resistance | 2.0% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-07-17 to 2026-07-07 |
| $72.99 | Resistance | 4.4% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-07-08 to 2026-07-16 |
| $66.72 | Support | 4.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-08-12 to 2026-03-10 |
| $64.93 | Support | 7.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-07-24 to 2025-10-14 |
| $75.55 | Resistance | 8.1% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-08-29 to 2026-08-14 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 20 analysts
- Mean price target$82.83 range $60.00 – $120.00; median $82.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-19. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for CVNA
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.4573 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-19
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on the availability and terms of financing for both the company's vehicle inventory and its customers.","Exposure to used vehicle price volatility and the potential for inventory value declines.","Significant indebtedness and the complexity of its Tax Receivable Agreement liability."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of CVNA's 10-Q filed 2026-04-29 against the prior one filed 2025-10-29.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added 'designed to' before 'predictably and efficiently transport cars' in Nationwide Logistics Network section (2026-04-29 filing)
- Removed:
- Removed 'according to Automotive News' citation after 'top 10 used auto retailers' market share statement (2025-10-29 filing had this)
- Removed 'the best' descriptor; changed 'selecting the best payment plan' to 'selecting a payment plan' (2025-10-29 filing had 'best')
- Reworded:
- Changed 'long term growth' to 'long-term growth' (hyphenation added) in Overview section
- Changed reference date from 'September 30, 2025' to 'March 31, 2026' for distribution network coverage statement
- Updated retail vehicles sold from '2.6 million' to '2.9 million' through the respective quarter-end dates
- Updated total revenue since inception from '$78.5 billion' to '$90.5 billion' through the respective quarter-end dates
- Updated inventory units from 'over 67,000' to 'over 70,000' total website units available for sale
- Changed 'which is aimed at allowing us to predictably and efficiently transport cars' to 'designed to predictably and efficiently transport cars' in Nationwide Logistics Network section
- Notes:
- The older filing text appears truncated at the end of the Nationwide Logistics Network section; comparison limited to complete text available
- All changes reflect updates to current/comparative period data as of the respective filing dates
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
2 open-market purchases and 43 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days2 buys ($2M) · 12 sells ($8M) — 1 buying, 3 selling insiders
- Last 90 days2 buys ($2M) · 43 sells ($27M) — 1 buying, 6 selling insiders
- Last 180 days2 buys ($2M) · 87 sells ($37M) — 1 buying, 7 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-03. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about CVNA's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 4 matched disclosures for CVNA from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding CVNA as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 35,302,535
- Reported value $11,098,410,881
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 4 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
CVNA had 71,271,408 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for CVNA because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 71,271,408
- Prior settlement (shares) 76,207,110
- Reported change -6.48%
- Days to cover (reported) 6.02
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- CarMax (KMX)
- AutoNation (AN)
- Lithia Motors (LAD)
- Group 1 Automotive (GPI)
- Asbury Automotive Group (ABG)
- Sonic Automotive (SAH)
- Cars.com (CARS)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Carvana (CVNA) do?
Carvana is an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used vehicles, operating a vertically integrated business model that includes a digital storefront, national logistics network, and proprietary inspection and reconditioning centers. The company also provides financing, insurance, and warranty products as part of its end-to-end car purchasing experience.
What sector is Carvana (CVNA) in?
Carvana (CVNA) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Automotive Retail / E-commerce. It trades on NYSE.
Who are Carvana's (CVNA) competitors?
Notable peers of Carvana (CVNA) include CarMax, AutoNation, Lithia Motors, Group 1 Automotive and Asbury Automotive Group. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in CVNA?
Yes — we hold 4 matched STOCK Act disclosures for CVNA from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Carvana (CVNA) overbought or oversold right now?
Carvana (CVNA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on CVNA come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.