Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Cyclical · Auto Retail
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 8.49 | 8.08 | 8.62 | 8.34 | 10.98 | 9.68 | 21.97 | 9.10 | 9.19 | 9.70 | 12.45 | 9.22 | 7.45 | 6.83 | 6.84 | 5.53 | 4.69 | 4.04 | 4.31 | 4.31 | 4.98 |
| — | -16.5% | -60.8% | -8.3% | +19.5% | -0.2% | +76.5% | -1.3% | +23.4% | +42.0% | +82.1% | +66.6% | +58.8% | +69.3% | +58.5% | +28.5% | -5.8% | -32.1% | -12.1% | -47.3% | -50.7% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.29 |
| — | -36.9% | -16.9% | +9.7% | +15.0% | +8.2% | +9.0% | -11.7% | -0.3% | +13.3% | -7.5% | +8.0% | +18.6% | +13.1% | +14.5% | +8.3% | -31.5% | -36.7% | -12.7% | -30.3% | +10.7% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.99 | 2.31 | 2.78 | 3.08 | 3.23 | 3.32 | 3.08 | 2.65 | 2.79 | 3.04 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.91 | 3.11 | 3.56 | 3.17 | 2.63 | 2.53 | 2.79 | 2.66 | 3.24 |
| — | -30.3% | -9.8% | +15.9% | +15.9% | +9.1% | +3.7% | -10.6% | -4.4% | -2.2% | -16.7% | -6.2% | +11.0% | +23.2% | +27.6% | +19.1% | -19.1% | -30.9% | +5.6% | +8.5% | +71.5% | |
| P/FCF | 268.86 | 9.81 | — | — | 29.44 | 16.97 | — | — | 20.49 | — | — | 8.72 | — | 9.88 | — | 3.86 | 10.18 | 3.01 | 10.96 | 2.66 | 136.74 |
| — | -42.2% | — | — | +43.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | +126.2% | — | +227.8% | — | +45.1% | -92.6% | -18.2% | +91.0% | -34.1% | -96.4% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.99 | 10.94 | 11.43 | 12.35 | 11.88 | 10.90 | 10.60 | 10.12 | 9.63 | 9.65 | 8.40 | 9.28 | 8.87 | 7.33 | 7.40 | 6.54 | 6.15 | 4.67 | 4.73 | 4.76 | 5.41 |
| — | +0.3% | +7.8% | +22.0% | +23.4% | +13.0% | +26.2% | +9.1% | +8.7% | +31.6% | +13.5% | +42.0% | +44.1% | +56.9% | +56.5% | +37.4% | +13.7% | -19.1% | -3.6% | -38.2% | -27.6% | |
| EV / EBIT | 12.43 | 13.24 | 17.93 | 11.04 | 12.86 | 11.22 | 17.01 | 11.39 | 10.15 | 11.27 | 10.23 | 10.44 | 9.77 | 8.41 | 8.24 | 7.23 | 6.74 | 5.17 | 5.27 | 5.28 | 5.86 |
| — | +18.0% | +5.4% | -3.1% | +26.6% | -0.4% | +66.2% | +9.1% | +4.0% | +34.0% | +24.2% | +44.4% | +44.9% | +62.7% | +56.2% | +36.9% | +14.9% | -18.4% | +0.2% | -38.0% | -48.6% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 17.9% | 17.2% | 17.8% | 18.5% | 17.5% | 17.6% | 18.3% | 18.2% | 17.2% | 18.0% | 17.9% | 18.5% | 18.0% | 18.8% | 19.4% | 20.1% | 19.1% | 19.7% | 19.8% | 19.4% | 20.1% |
| — | -2.1% | -2.9% | +1.4% | +1.9% | -2.0% | +1.9% | -1.3% | -4.1% | -4.4% | -7.4% | -8.1% | -6.2% | -4.6% | -2.2% | +3.7% | -4.7% | -1.2% | +4.3% | +10.8% | +18.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| — | -9.5% | -3.7% | -8.1% | -4.8% | -6.9% | +12.6% | -9.7% | -9.0% | -12.5% | -33.4% | -24.3% | -18.5% | -22.4% | -21.5% | -9.9% | -21.6% | -0.6% | +6.9% | +34.7% | +51.2% | |
| Net Margin | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| — | -24.3% | +112.1% | +19.5% | -3.7% | +8.3% | -38.3% | -10.5% | -19.2% | -20.2% | -49.2% | -35.0% | -25.3% | -33.2% | -27.8% | -15.9% | -27.3% | -6.7% | -0.7% | +32.2% | +124.6% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 27.1% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 7.1% | 8.6% | 3.5% | 7.2% | 7.7% | 8.2% | 5.7% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 13.3% | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.4% | 16.1% | 15.3% | 16.4% |
| — | -16.9% | +128.9% | +24.5% | -8.0% | +5.9% | -38.1% | -13.2% | -22.4% | -29.1% | -56.8% | -41.4% | -25.4% | -25.2% | -17.7% | -7.4% | -18.6% | +11.0% | +26.7% | +105.9% | +255.9% | |
| ROA | 4.7% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| — | -32.6% | +88.3% | +6.2% | -16.2% | +7.3% | -38.6% | -14.5% | -21.6% | -33.9% | -58.8% | -44.9% | -37.7% | -42.0% | -37.0% | -28.5% | -35.1% | -14.0% | -7.5% | +60.2% | +194.4% | |
| ROIC | 8.4% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| — | -20.2% | -15.3% | -19.4% | -18.0% | -25.0% | -10.0% | -15.4% | -13.9% | -13.4% | -34.7% | -36.0% | -34.3% | -37.3% | -37.1% | -28.5% | -29.9% | -6.6% | +2.4% | +63.4% | +94.8% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 4.35 | 5.02 | 5.02 | 4.71 | 4.35 | 3.90 | 3.77 | 3.76 | 3.52 | 3.69 | 2.23 | 3.34 | 3.65 | 3.43 | 3.46 | 3.29 | 3.13 | 2.42 | 2.29 | 2.22 | 2.08 |
| — | +28.5% | +33.1% | +25.2% | +23.5% | +5.8% | +68.8% | +12.6% | -3.6% | +7.7% | -35.5% | +1.3% | +16.5% | +41.8% | +51.2% | +48.4% | +50.4% | +35.9% | +70.1% | +62.0% | +30.0% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 6.52 | 30.04 | 29.62 | 30.08 | 27.37 | 23.74 | 23.42 | 23.84 | 21.60 | 21.25 | 14.55 | 19.75 | 19.83 | 15.45 | 14.67 | 13.41 | 13.48 | 9.52 | 8.78 | 9.15 | 8.51 |
| — | +26.5% | +26.5% | +26.1% | +26.7% | +11.7% | +60.9% | +20.7% | +8.9% | +37.5% | -0.8% | +47.3% | +47.1% | +62.3% | +67.1% | +46.6% | +58.4% | +25.2% | +31.9% | -19.6% | -41.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.84 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.92 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 0.92 |
| — | -2.9% | -3.7% | +5.2% | +12.7% | -0.4% | +4.0% | -1.8% | -3.5% | -4.3% | -5.5% | -5.5% | -16.3% | -20.5% | -26.7% | -28.0% | +0.3% | +7.1% | +22.2% | +14.0% | -7.8% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 0.31 |
| — | -15.0% | -13.4% | -9.9% | +5.8% | -0.8% | -1.0% | -2.7% | -7.1% | -17.8% | -13.8% | -9.1% | -28.7% | -40.3% | -45.1% | -54.2% | +1.6% | +15.3% | +28.2% | +41.4% | -15.6% | |
| Interest Coverage | 2.99 | 3.22 | 2.60 | 3.41 | 2.88 | 3.53 | 2.27 | 3.28 | 2.75 | 3.35 | 2.73 | 3.77 | 4.02 | 4.76 | 5.63 | 6.58 | 7.60 | 11.66 | 13.64 | 14.73 | 17.01 |
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