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Mister Car Wash

MCW
61
Personal Products & Services · Consumer Cyclical
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
61
Historical score — this stock no longer trades, so the score is frozen at the last available data.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

Mister Car Wash, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides conveyorized car wash services in the United States. It offers express exterior and interior cleaning services. As of June 16, 2022, it operated 407 car wash locations in 21 states. The company was formerly known as Hotshine Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Mister Car Wash, Inc. in March 2021. Mister Car Wash, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+25.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

Insider Activity

69.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$55M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Mister Car Wash is growing revenue at 6% 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
31.6%
Modest — 31.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
21.2%
Excellent — 21.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
11.1%
Below par — 11.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+5.0%
Slow sales growth (+5.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+34.5%
Earnings growing fast (+34.5% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
252%
Turns 252% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
2.9%
Thin free cash flow (2.9%)

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
0.67
Moderate — manageable debt (0.67)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.94x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.9x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
21.3x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 21.3

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+6.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (21.3 → 15.1)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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