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Rush Enterprises

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Auto - Dealerships · Consumer Cyclical
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NASDAQ Global Select
Winston Score
39
Winston is serious
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
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Mixed
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Rush Enterprises owns and operates one of the largest networks of commercial truck dealerships in the United States. It sells and services heavy-duty and medium-duty trucks, primarily under the Peterbilt and International brands, along with parts and repair services. Its main customers are trucking companies, construction firms, and other businesses that rely on large commercial vehicles to run their operations.

The company makes money through truck sales, an extensive parts and service business, and financial products like truck financing and insurance. Rush operates over 130 locations across roughly 23 states, mostly in the South, Southwest, and West. Its large service network and long-standing manufacturer relationships give it an advantage over smaller regional dealers. The biggest risk the business faces is a slowdown in freight demand or a drop in trucking industry orders, both of which tend to fall sharply during economic downturns and can quickly reduce new truck sales.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
19.0%
Thin — 19.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.1%
Thin — 5.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.2%
Below par — 10.2% 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
-5.9%
Shrinking sales (-5.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-6.3%
Earnings shrinking (-6.3% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
264%
Turns 264% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
1.7%
Thin free cash flow (1.7%)

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
0.56
Conservative — low debt load (0.56)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
11.83x
Comfortably covers interest (11.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
22.7x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 22.7

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+0.6
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.92%
no trend
Small dividend — 0.92% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-2.7%
no trend
Dividend cut (-2.7% YoY) — warning sign

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