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 | Q2 '27 | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 25.08 | 13.22 | 8.52 | — | 22.48 | 23.96 | 11.68 | 35.76 | 25.92 | 24.87 | 18.11 | 61.72 | 30.74 | 27.23 | 12.54 | 39.23 | 72.25 | 27.99 | 15.91 | 27.89 | 21.66 |
| — | -44.8% | -27.1% | — | -13.3% | -3.6% | -35.5% | -42.1% | -15.7% | -8.7% | +44.4% | +57.3% | -57.5% | -2.7% | -21.2% | +40.6% | +233.5% | +53.8% | +45.3% | +18.6% | +31.6% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.56 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.68 |
| — | -21.1% | -39.3% | -50.2% | -52.4% | -25.5% | -16.3% | -3.2% | +26.9% | +2.6% | +4.6% | +16.2% | -2.3% | +5.7% | -13.6% | -18.0% | -38.1% | -33.0% | -30.7% | -39.2% | -8.6% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.29 | 1.39 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 0.95 | 1.50 | 1.56 | 2.07 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 1.80 | 2.06 | 1.68 | 2.17 | 1.97 | 1.95 | 2.00 | 2.62 | 2.97 | 3.42 | 4.56 |
| — | -7.3% | -33.7% | -47.7% | -54.6% | -30.2% | -12.9% | +0.5% | +25.0% | -1.1% | -8.6% | +5.6% | -16.2% | -17.2% | -33.9% | -43.0% | -56.0% | -38.0% | -27.0% | -24.5% | +21.4% | |
| P/FCF | 6.37 | 2.71 | — | — | 1.30 | 3.54 | 15.11 | 172.11 | — | 6.49 | — | 15.64 | 39.16 | 64.11 | — | — | 2.58 | — | 9.21 | — | — |
| — | -23.5% | — | — | — | -45.4% | — | +1000.3% | — | -89.9% | — | — | +1420.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 105.41 | 19.93 | 58.36 | — | — | — | 59.11 | — | 199.35 | 350.19 | 133.04 | — | — | 19.69 | 46.86 | — | — | — | 55.83 | 253.27 | 56.05 |
| — | — | -1.3% | — | — | — | -55.6% | — | — | +1678.7% | +183.9% | — | — | — | -16.1% | — | — | — | +152.3% | +274.6% | +42.0% | |
| EV / EBIT | — | 25.93 | 457.97 | 60.61 | 19.62 | 19.64 | 14.21 | 23.84 | 20.76 | 20.02 | 17.94 | 28.83 | 23.26 | 23.37 | 15.66 | 33.54 | 43.05 | 31.76 | 21.19 | 33.49 | 24.09 |
| — | +32.0% | +3122.7% | +154.2% | -5.5% | -1.9% | -20.8% | -17.3% | -10.8% | -14.3% | +14.5% | -14.0% | -46.0% | -26.4% | -26.1% | +0.2% | +78.7% | +49.1% | +58.7% | +34.2% | +28.0% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '27 | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 10.8% | 10.1% | 9.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.9% | 11.8% | 11.1% | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11.1% | 10.4% | 10.0% | 9.8% | 10.6% | 10.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 9.4% | 9.2% | 9.8% |
| — | -6.7% | -17.3% | -8.5% | -6.5% | +0.4% | +6.4% | +6.8% | +9.2% | +10.1% | +4.7% | -2.4% | +12.5% | +8.8% | +13.1% | +15.4% | -9.6% | -11.3% | -21.7% | -25.5% | -19.4% | |
| Operating Margin | -1.6% | 3.0% | 0.2% | -4.2% | -2.3% | -1.8% | 0.6% | -1.7% | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.2% | -2.6% | -1.6% | — | 1.3% | -2.4% | -2.7% | -1.0% | 0.9% | -0.5% | 1.3% |
| — | +267.9% | -69.8% | -153.3% | -307.3% | -150.9% | +416.9% | +37.2% | +63.8% | — | -113.9% | -9.7% | +42.8% | — | +36.2% | -417.1% | -303.2% | -157.2% | -78.4% | -134.9% | -47.3% | |
| Net Margin | 1.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | -2.0% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.2% |
| — | +45.1% | -16.9% | -235.6% | -46.7% | -23.6% | +30.1% | +67.6% | +51.1% | +12.9% | -27.8% | -25.9% | +130.9% | +8.5% | +9.6% | -42.0% | -81.7% | -56.7% | -52.3% | -48.9% | -30.4% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '27 | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 4.1% | 2.7% | 3.1% | -2.0% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 5.4% |
| — | +74.2% | -7.9% | -239.9% | -49.9% | -29.0% | +34.8% | +74.0% | +48.8% | +7.3% | -37.6% | -33.3% | +97.4% | -13.9% | -15.8% | -59.8% | -87.2% | -60.7% | -50.8% | -37.5% | -7.4% | |
| ROA | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.7% | -0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| — | +79.1% | -8.8% | -241.4% | -48.6% | -28.1% | +37.1% | +77.7% | +52.6% | +11.4% | -34.8% | -30.2% | +110.0% | -8.3% | -10.3% | -57.0% | -86.7% | -60.5% | -51.3% | -37.7% | -3.5% | |
| ROIC | -1.3% | 0.7% | 0.0% | -0.8% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 0.1% | -0.3% | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | -0.4% | -0.3% | — | 0.3% | -0.4% | -0.6% | -0.2% | 0.3% | -0.1% | 0.4% |
| — | +306.7% | -66.7% | -164.3% | -291.2% | -135.9% | +431.6% | +34.1% | +63.5% | — | -112.6% | -4.1% | +47.7% | — | +12.5% | -285.2% | -248.6% | -151.1% | -78.4% | -142.3% | -28.0% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '27 | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 3.02 | 2.83 | 3.05 | 3.15 | 2.94 | 3.09 | 3.07 | 3.11 | 3.09 | 3.11 | 3.13 | 3.18 | 3.22 | 3.24 | 3.25 | 3.40 | 3.42 | 3.56 | 3.54 | 3.68 | 3.64 |
| — | -8.2% | -0.7% | +1.2% | -4.9% | -0.7% | -2.0% | -2.1% | -4.0% | -4.2% | -3.6% | -6.6% | -5.8% | -8.9% | -8.4% | -7.6% | -5.8% | -1.3% | +3.3% | +2.7% | -2.5% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | 53.90 | 175.11 | — | — | — | 157.99 | — | 479.11 | 842.98 | 340.49 | — | — | 47.99 | 117.77 | — | — | — | 121.77 | 526.50 | 99.64 |
| — | — | +10.8% | — | — | — | -53.6% | — | — | +1656.6% | +189.1% | — | — | — | -3.3% | — | — | — | +197.5% | +339.2% | +25.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.20 | 2.33 | 2.70 | 2.20 | 1.99 | 2.46 | 2.39 | 2.31 | 2.30 | 2.25 | 2.50 | 2.26 | 2.45 | 2.32 | 2.54 | 2.60 | 2.57 | 2.75 | 2.72 | 3.20 | 2.90 |
| — | -5.4% | +13.0% | -4.8% | -13.2% | +9.2% | -4.3% | +2.2% | -6.3% | -2.9% | -1.4% | -13.1% | -4.7% | -15.7% | -6.6% | -18.7% | -11.1% | +0.4% | +21.3% | +32.0% | +11.4% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.82 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 1.06 | 0.80 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.68 | 0.81 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.63 |
| — | -46.2% | +2.3% | -6.6% | -7.6% | +56.7% | +33.1% | -22.3% | -22.1% | +1.7% | -0.6% | -1.3% | -12.8% | +18.4% | -4.3% | -2.5% | +28.6% | -12.8% | -8.0% | +23.2% | -5.4% | |
| Interest Coverage | 1.44 | 8.01 | 0.06 | 0.48 | 1.39 | 1.56 | 2.26 | 1.54 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.97 | 8.62 | 9.98 | 10.82 | 15.77 | 7.71 | 5.60 | 8.03 | 14.39 | 10.31 | 17.85 |
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