Carvana Co vs Penske Automotive Group Inc

Carvana Co (CVNA) is overvalued and Penske Automotive Group Inc (PAG) is fairly valued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, PAG trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +0%, against -45% for CVNA.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Carvana Co (CVNA)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $45.06; the price of $65.40 is 45% above that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 57/100 on 8 of 12 signals

Penske Automotive Group Inc (PAG)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.9% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $210.83; the price of $209.86 sits right on that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 30/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricCVNAPAG
VerdictOvervaluedFairly valued
Price$65.40$209.86
Intrinsic value$45.06$210.83
Margin of safety-45%+0%
Leak Score57/100 (8/12)30/100 (3/12)
Market cap$72.0B$13.8B
Revenue growth, 5 years29.5%9.2%
Operating margin8.9%3.4%
Net margin6.3%2.8%
Return on equity54.5%15.6%
Debt to equity1.441.61
P/E30.3x15.4x
Forward P/E29.6x14.5x
P/B11.7x2.4x
Dividend yield2.0%

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