Company Dossier · Consumer Discretionary
Carvana
- S&P 500
- Russell 1000
What Carvana is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $25.1 billion, up 54% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $0.93 billion, up 50% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $0.19 billion, up 73% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to December 31, 2018: $0.05 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (July 29, 2026): sentiment 0.80 on a −1 to +1 scale (confident, opportunity-framed), confidence 0.90 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 1 outlook figure raised, 0 lowered, 0 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed February 18, 2026): 1 risk factor added, 0 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $25.7 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 821 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+40 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 8 (14 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
Risk events (12 months): 1 — latest OSHA inspection, Jun 9, 2026 →
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Carvana is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Steady · Confident
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Steady
- Capital spending96th pct
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex—
- Hiring filings21st pct
- Deals and private raises48th pct
- Patent publications7th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Confident
- Call sentiment74th pct
- Call confidence80th pct
- Guidance changes97th pct
- Risk factors added35th pct
- Insider open-market trades91st pct
- + Guidance changes
- + Insider open-market trades
- + Call sentiment
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver98th pct
- Stress filings50th pct
Credit
How these are built →Carvana's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$5.3B
- Due within a year $0.3B
- Longer term $5.0B
- Default point $2.8B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Jun 30, 2026 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
None
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (OGR)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Sep 8, 2026Patent
- Aug 14, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Jul 18, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (OGR)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jun 9, 2026Risk event
- May 6, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- May 6, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 28, 2026Patent
- Apr 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (OGR)first_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Mar 10, 2026Patent
- Mar 10, 2026PatentPatent granted: AUTOMATED CAMERA GIMBALUS 12574639
- Mar 3, 2026Patent
- Feb 18, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Jan 17, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (OGR)fourth_quarter 2025 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2025LobbyingLobbying report (OGR)third_quarter 2025 · $0.1 million
- Aug 5, 2025Risk event
- Jul 20, 2025LobbyingLobbying report (OGR)second_quarter 2025 · $0.1 million
- May 6, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 29, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Apr 22, 2025Risk event
- Apr 20, 2025LobbyingLobbying report (OGR)first_quarter 2025 · $0.1 million
- Feb 19, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 31 removed
- Jan 18, 2025LobbyingLobbying report (OGR)fourth_quarter 2024 · $0.1 million
- Jan 6, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Feb 22, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 12 removed
Peers
Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Free cash flow | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| AutoNation AN | $27.4B | $0.0B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| CarMax KMX | $27.6B | $1.1B | Aug 31, 2026 |
| O'Reilly Automotive ORLY | $18.6B | $2.2B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Lithia Motors LAD | $37.9B | −$0.5B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| AutoZone AZO | — | — | — |
| Genuine Parts Company GPC | $25.3B | $0.8B | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Ross Stores ROST | $24.5B | $2.8B | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Lear Corporation LEA | $23.7B | $0.8B | Jul 4, 2026 |