ACV Auctions

ACVA

Auto - Dealerships · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$7.43

-0.24 (-3.13%)

Market Cap

$1.30B

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Data not available

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Share count rising — dilution

+9.3% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 156.1M (2021) → 170.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

ACV Auctions runs an online marketplace where car dealerships buy and sell used vehicles from each other. Instead of driving cars to a physical auction lot, dealers can list and bid on vehicles digitally through ACV's platform. The company also offers data and inspection services to help dealers understand a car's condition before buying it.

ACV makes money by charging fees on each vehicle sold through its marketplace, plus fees for ancillary services like vehicle inspections, transportation, and financing. It operates primarily in the United States and has grown to process hundreds of thousands of vehicles annually. Its competitive edge comes from its network effect — the more dealers that use the platform, the more useful it becomes for everyone. However, the company is not yet profitable, and its main challenge is reaching the scale needed to turn its negative operating margins into consistent earnings while competing against established players like OPENLANE.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+10.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-25.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

6.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~16 months

$242M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

ACV Auctions is growing revenue at 10% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

49.9%

Healthy — 49.9% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-2.8%

Losing money on operations — -2.8%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-9.6%

Weak — -9.6% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+13.3%

Fast-growing sales (+13.3% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

—

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

—

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

0.7%

Thin free cash flow (0.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.53

Conservative — low debt load (0.53)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

—

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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