Carvana Co vs Rush Enterprises Inc

Carvana Co (CVNA) is overvalued and Rush Enterprises Inc (RUSHA) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. RUSHA is the closer of the two: -45%, 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

Rush Enterprises Inc (RUSHA)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $33.28; the price of $48.27 is 45% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 43/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricCVNARUSHA
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$65.40$48.27
Intrinsic value$45.06$33.28
Margin of safety-45%-45%
Leak Score57/100 (8/12)43/100 (3/12)
Market cap$72.0B$5.8B
Revenue growth, 5 years29.5%9.4%
Operating margin8.9%5.1%
Net margin6.3%3.7%
Return on equity54.5%11.8%
Debt to equity1.440.64
P/E30.3x21.9x
Forward P/E29.6x15.8x
P/B11.7x2.4x
Dividend yield1.1%

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