Last 47 quarters of trend data · Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Dealerships
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | 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 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 9.52 | 6.29 | 14.59 | 14.52 | 9.18 | 8.56 | 9.24 | 11.00 | 10.18 | 8.02 | 12.77 | 10.64 | 7.80 | 7.05 | 6.90 | 5.69 | 4.50 | 5.92 | 6.50 | 7.76 | 7.84 |
| — | -26.5% | +57.8% | +32.0% | -9.9% | +6.7% | -27.6% | +3.5% | +30.4% | +13.7% | +85.2% | +87.0% | +73.4% | +19.1% | +6.1% | -26.7% | -42.6% | -25.9% | -61.3% | -25.6% | -5.6% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.39 |
| — | -28.3% | -25.4% | -18.2% | -10.9% | +25.1% | -12.9% | -10.8% | -6.3% | -28.1% | +7.4% | +46.1% | +21.3% | -4.7% | -31.9% | -43.3% | -48.2% | -33.2% | -45.2% | -27.8% | +7.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.18 | 1.02 | 0.91 | 1.20 | 1.17 | 1.27 | 1.14 | 1.45 | 1.28 | 1.07 | 1.29 | 1.45 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.15 | 1.07 | 1.18 | 1.66 | 1.80 | 1.94 | 2.13 |
| — | -20.1% | -20.2% | -17.4% | -8.7% | +19.3% | -11.6% | +0.3% | -4.4% | -26.3% | +12.6% | +34.9% | +14.1% | -12.8% | -36.1% | -44.6% | -44.7% | -28.1% | -51.9% | -34.1% | -31.5% | |
| P/FCF | 1166.51 | — | — | 65.10 | — | — | 7.65 | — | 13.55 | — | 9.76 | — | 37.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.03 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | -21.6% | — | -63.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.45 | — | 13.51 | 12.52 | 11.93 | 10.78 | 10.47 | 11.22 | 11.04 | 10.01 | 12.00 | 11.24 | 8.42 | 8.36 | 8.45 | 7.51 | 5.66 | 6.26 | 6.44 | 6.26 | 6.52 |
| — | — | +29.0% | +11.6% | +8.1% | +7.7% | -12.7% | -0.2% | +31.1% | +19.6% | +42.0% | +49.6% | +48.7% | +33.7% | +31.3% | +20.0% | -13.2% | -10.0% | -51.7% | -38.8% | -21.0% | |
| EV / EBIT | 14.78 | — | 15.85 | 14.12 | 11.62 | 12.04 | 11.24 | 10.93 | 11.55 | 12.06 | 13.08 | 14.16 | 9.01 | 8.99 | 8.98 | 9.03 | 6.31 | 7.20 | 7.01 | 7.42 | 7.54 |
| — | — | +41.0% | +29.3% | +0.6% | -0.2% | -14.1% | -22.8% | +28.3% | +34.1% | +45.6% | +56.8% | +42.7% | +24.9% | +28.1% | +21.7% | -16.3% | -3.0% | -53.5% | -28.3% | -18.3% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | 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 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 15.2% | -0.8% | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.2% | 15.5% | 15.4% | 15.0% | 15.5% | 15.4% | 15.6% | 16.4% | 16.6% | 17.1% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 18.0% | 18.7% | 19.1% | 19.7% | 19.3% |
| — | -104.9% | -0.2% | -0.3% | -2.3% | +0.5% | -1.5% | -9.0% | -6.4% | -9.7% | -10.2% | -5.6% | -8.0% | -8.5% | -8.9% | -11.7% | -6.5% | +0.9% | +15.7% | +19.8% | +7.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 3.8% | -1.5% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 8.0% | 7.8% |
| — | -133.3% | -29.8% | -19.3% | -18.2% | +4.1% | +11.0% | -6.5% | -18.2% | -27.3% | -26.6% | -10.5% | -20.3% | -18.2% | -28.1% | -32.1% | -9.2% | -3.5% | +37.7% | +33.9% | +17.4% | |
| Net Margin | 2.2% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.0% |
| — | -0.6% | -52.6% | -36.8% | -1.1% | +15.2% | +20.2% | -15.3% | -28.2% | -36.7% | -42.1% | -22.0% | -30.1% | -19.9% | -35.7% | -22.7% | -9.5% | -9.8% | +41.9% | -3.1% | +13.8% |
| Metric | TTM | 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 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 12.3% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 6.3% | 7.0% |
| — | +9.1% | -50.5% | -37.2% | -1.7% | +11.5% | +21.6% | -6.0% | -27.4% | -36.8% | -39.9% | -28.2% | -34.7% | -23.0% | -40.2% | -23.8% | -3.8% | -21.0% | +24.7% | -26.6% | -28.7% | |
| ROA | 3.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% |
| — | -7.0% | -56.1% | -40.8% | -0.9% | +13.9% | +15.6% | -17.3% | -38.1% | -45.8% | -46.6% | -33.8% | -40.2% | -34.0% | -50.6% | -37.6% | -19.8% | -20.5% | +52.4% | +3.9% | +14.0% | |
| ROIC | 5.2% | -0.5% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.4% |
| — | -131.3% | -33.5% | -22.2% | -17.9% | +2.6% | +5.8% | -9.7% | -28.4% | -37.0% | -31.7% | -24.0% | -33.0% | -33.8% | -45.9% | -46.4% | -24.3% | -19.8% | +46.7% | +43.1% | +19.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | 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 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 2.22 | 2.58 | 2.52 | 2.22 | 2.17 | 2.04 | 2.05 | 2.08 | 2.12 | 2.19 | 2.06 | 1.80 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.65 | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.41 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 0.91 |
| — | +26.3% | +22.8% | +6.8% | +2.2% | -6.9% | -0.3% | +15.1% | +26.0% | +27.8% | +25.0% | +18.4% | +15.3% | +21.9% | +49.9% | +43.1% | +59.8% | +32.2% | -27.4% | -32.2% | -58.3% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 7.97 | — | 40.46 | 32.99 | 31.56 | 27.02 | 27.45 | 26.88 | 27.95 | 27.81 | 30.04 | 26.16 | 18.99 | 18.34 | 20.30 | 17.96 | 12.76 | 11.57 | 9.87 | 9.00 | 7.91 |
| — | — | +47.4% | +22.8% | +12.9% | -2.9% | -8.6% | +2.7% | +47.2% | +51.6% | +48.0% | +45.6% | +48.9% | +58.5% | +105.6% | +99.7% | +61.2% | +24.8% | -36.5% | -37.7% | -42.4% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.17 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.17 | 1.41 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.46 | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.41 |
| — | -17.7% | -15.7% | -1.1% | +2.5% | +2.4% | +0.5% | -15.7% | -10.9% | -12.3% | -10.0% | -3.5% | -19.7% | -14.7% | -5.2% | +5.8% | +17.5% | +6.8% | +9.2% | +2.3% | +13.4% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.44 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.49 |
| — | -26.2% | -23.0% | -8.6% | +13.0% | -4.1% | +9.2% | -35.9% | -16.7% | +0.3% | -13.3% | +15.2% | -33.5% | -33.3% | -22.1% | -0.1% | -0.3% | -28.4% | +14.4% | +12.6% | +73.4% | |
| Interest Coverage | 2.42 | -1.48 | 1.72 | 1.92 | 2.43 | 3.89 | 3.85 | 3.98 | 2.50 | 3.05 | 1.84 | 3.18 | 3.56 | 5.18 | 4.03 | 6.43 | 8.56 | 15.59 | 14.46 | 13.74 | 14.36 |
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