CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP (CACC) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:CACC • US2253101016

447.79 USD
-46.21 (-9.35%)
At close: Mar 13, 2026
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After Hours: 3/13/2026, 8:13:07 PM
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This CACC fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

4

Taking everything into account, CACC scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. CACC was compared to 54 industry peers in the Consumer Finance industry. CACC has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. CACC is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. CACC Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CACC was profitable.
  • CACC had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • CACC had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years CACC had a positive operating cash flow.
CACC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCACC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of CACC (4.91%) is better than 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Equity of CACC (27.82%) is better than 79.63% of its industry peers.
  • CACC has a better Return On Invested Capital (13.70%) than 85.19% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CACC is below the industry average of 12.42%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (13.70%) for CACC is above the 3 year average (9.81%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.91%
ROE 27.82%
ROIC 13.7%
ROA(3y)3.82%
ROA(5y)6.56%
ROE(3y)19.44%
ROE(5y)28.77%
ROIC(3y)9.81%
ROIC(5y)10.98%
CACC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCACC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30 40 50

1.3 Margins

  • CACC has a Profit Margin of 18.29%. This is in the better half of the industry: CACC outperforms 72.22% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CACC has declined.
  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 47.63%, CACC belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 96.30% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CACC's Operating Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 47.63%
PM (TTM) 18.29%
GM N/A
OM growth 3Y-0.21%
OM growth 5Y0.2%
PM growth 3Y-14.47%
PM growth 5Y-6.22%
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
CACC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCACC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20 40 60

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2. CACC Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CACC has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, CACC has less shares outstanding
  • CACC has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • CACC has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
CACC Yearly Shares OutstandingCACC Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5M 10M 15M
CACC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCACC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B

2.2 Solvency

  • CACC has an Altman-Z score of 0.97. This is a bad value and indicates that CACC is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of CACC (0.97) is better than 64.81% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of CACC is 6.03, which is on the high side as it means it would take CACC, 6.03 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 6.03, CACC is doing good in the industry, outperforming 70.37% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.74 is on the high side and indicates that CACC has dependencies on debt financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 2.74, CACC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 44.44% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.74
Debt/FCF 6.03
Altman-Z 0.97
ROIC/WACC1.82
WACC7.54%
CACC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCACC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • CACC has a Current Ratio of 0.03. This is a bad value and indicates that CACC is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of CACC (0.03) is worse than 79.63% of its industry peers.
  • CACC has a Quick Ratio of 0.03. This is a bad value and indicates that CACC is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CACC has a Quick ratio of 0.03. This is in the lower half of the industry: CACC underperforms 79.63% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.03
Quick Ratio 0.03
CACC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCACC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

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3. CACC Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • CACC shows a slight negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has decreased by -6.23%.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 8.73% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
  • CACC shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 7.16%.
  • CACC shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 6.78% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-6.23%
EPS 3Y-2.47%
EPS 5Y8.73%
EPS Q2Q%-12.29%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.16%
Revenue growth 3Y8.14%
Revenue growth 5Y6.78%
Sales Q2Q%2.47%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, CACC will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 20.21% on average per year.
  • CACC is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 2.03% yearly.
EPS Next Y26.24%
EPS Next 2Y20.21%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year0.51%
Revenue Next 2Y2.03%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
CACC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCACC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
CACC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCACC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 10 20 30 40 50

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4. CACC Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 12.39, which indicates a correct valuation of CACC.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CACC is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 62.96% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
  • CACC is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 25.70, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.82, the valuation of CACC can be described as reasonable.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as CACC.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.84, CACC is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 12.39
Fwd PE 9.82
CACC Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCACC Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CACC indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: CACC is cheaper than 64.81% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • 61.11% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CACC, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 4.57
EV/EBITDA 10.3
CACC Per share dataCACC EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 50 100 150 200

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • CACC's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • The decent profitability rating of CACC may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as CACC's earnings are expected to grow with 20.21% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.47
PEG (5Y)1.42
EPS Next 2Y20.21%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. CACC Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for CACC!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CACC Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP

NASDAQ:CACC (3/13/2026, 8:13:07 PM)

After market: 445 -2.79 (-0.62%)

447.79

-46.21 (-9.35%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryGroupFinancial Services
GICS IndustryConsumer Finance
Earnings (Last)01-29
Earnings (Next)04-28
Inst Owners78.38%
Inst Owner Change8.5%
Ins Owners19.88%
Ins Owner Change3.34%
Market Cap4.81B
Revenue(TTM)2.32B
Net Income(TTM)423.90M
Analysts47.5
Price Target476 (6.3%)
Short Float %22.54%
Short Ratio6.26
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-8.09%
Min EPS beat(2)-12.63%
Max EPS beat(2)-3.54%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-8.66%
Min EPS beat(4)-13.27%
Max EPS beat(4)-3.54%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)1.07%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)-5.14%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)-5.62%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.05%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.69%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.42%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.4%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.69%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.6%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)1.85%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.64%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.29%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)1.89%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.02%
EPS NQ rev (3m)4.1%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)6.81%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)9.31%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)9.45%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 12.39
Fwd PE 9.82
P/S 2.08
P/FCF 4.57
P/OCF 4.56
P/B 3.16
P/tB 3.16
EV/EBITDA 10.3
EPS(TTM)36.13
EY8.07%
EPS(NY)45.61
Fwd EY10.19%
FCF(TTM)97.95
FCFY21.87%
OCF(TTM)98.1
OCFY21.91%
SpS215.55
BVpS141.73
TBVpS141.73
PEG (NY)0.47
PEG (5Y)1.42
Graham Number339.44
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.91%
ROE 27.82%
ROCE 18.24%
ROIC 13.7%
ROICexc 13.75%
ROICexgc 13.84%
OM 47.63%
PM (TTM) 18.29%
GM N/A
FCFM 45.44%
ROA(3y)3.82%
ROA(5y)6.56%
ROE(3y)19.44%
ROE(5y)28.77%
ROIC(3y)9.81%
ROIC(5y)10.98%
ROICexc(3y)9.97%
ROICexc(5y)11.09%
ROICexgc(3y)10.02%
ROICexgc(5y)11.17%
ROCE(3y)13.06%
ROCE(5y)14.63%
ROICexgc growth 3Y11.32%
ROICexgc growth 5Y11.16%
ROICexc growth 3Y11.42%
ROICexc growth 5Y11.13%
OM growth 3Y-0.21%
OM growth 5Y0.2%
PM growth 3Y-14.47%
PM growth 5Y-6.22%
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score8
Asset Turnover0.27
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.74
Debt/FCF 6.03
Debt/EBITDA 3.69
Cap/Depr 6.02%
Cap/Sales 0.07%
Interest Coverage 2.52
Cash Conversion 93.3%
Profit Quality 248.41%
Current Ratio 0.03
Quick Ratio 0.03
Altman-Z 0.97
F-Score8
WACC7.54%
ROIC/WACC1.82
Cap/Depr(3y)9.18%
Cap/Depr(5y)13.71%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.12%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.19%
Profit Quality(3y)375.35%
Profit Quality(5y)293.49%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-6.23%
EPS 3Y-2.47%
EPS 5Y8.73%
EPS Q2Q%-12.29%
EPS Next Y26.24%
EPS Next 2Y20.21%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.16%
Revenue growth 3Y8.14%
Revenue growth 5Y6.78%
Sales Q2Q%2.47%
Revenue Next Year0.51%
Revenue Next 2Y2.03%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y42.82%
EBIT growth 3Y7.91%
EBIT growth 5Y6.99%
EBIT Next Year-6.64%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-7.31%
FCF growth 3Y-5.19%
FCF growth 5Y1.52%
OCF growth 1Y-7.32%
OCF growth 3Y-5.22%
OCF growth 5Y1.37%

CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP / CACC FAQ

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CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP (CACC) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.


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The financial health rating of CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP (CACC) is 3 / 10.