ACV Auctions Inc.
ACVA · Price history
Price at last available close
$10.50
+$0.06 (+0.57%) 1M
2026-10-16
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Company & revenue
About ACV Auctions Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
ACV Auctions Inc. manages a sophisticated digital exchange where buyers and sellers converge for the online auctioning of wholesale vehicles. Beyond this core offering, the company delivers extensive data services that provide insights into the condition and market value of used automobiles, along with offering financial solutions for its customers. Founded in 2014, the enterprise is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.
How they make money
ACV Auctions operates a digital marketplace for wholesale vehicle transactions, generating revenue primarily through auction fees, value-added services such as transportation and financing (ACV Capital), and customer assurance programs. The company facilitates the entire transaction journey for automotive dealers, leveraging its proprietary data and technology platform to optimize the buying and selling process.
Products & services
Digital wholesale vehicle marketplace, ACV Transportation, ACV Capital (financing), and Customer Assurance (Go Green) services.
Brands & revenue mix
Core digital wholesale marketplace brand.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Logistics and transportation service brand.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
- Automotive dealersSource
Customer concentration
The company does not disclose any single customer that accounts for a significant portion of its total revenue in its 2025 Annual Report.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Cloud service providers — The company relies on third-party cloud infrastructure providers to host its digital marketplace and data services.Source
Sources
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
28
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
44
Weak
Financial Strength
27
Business Quality / Moat
75
Management
40
Growth Quality
44
Risk / Durability
21
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Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
32
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
43/100
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
No strong positive signal is being highlighted from the currently available summary data.
- •Debt service risk
- •M&A headline · Sep 17, 2026
- •M&A headline · Sep 10, 2026
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for ACVA
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can ACVA maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is ACVA's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Does ACVA's balance between cash and debt leave enough flexibility if business conditions weaken?
- •What specifically needs to improve for ACVA to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify ACVA's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
28
Opportunity Score
32
Market Cap
$1.78B
P/E Ratio
-28.7
EPS
$-0.36
52-Week High
$10.50
52-Week Low
$4.07
Beta
1.83
Analyst Target
$10.50
Shares Outstanding
170.6M
Total Revenue
$801.3M
Total Debt
$205.0M
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$2.29
Momentum & Volatility Signals
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Building upward momentum
Low movement
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Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for ACVA
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Debt service risk
Interest coverage is low (~-6.4x). Earnings may be strained to cover interest expense.
M&A headline · Sep 17, 2026
Copart Announces Commencement of Tender Offer to Acquire ACV — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Business WireM&A headline · Sep 10, 2026
Copart Stock Jumps on Mixed Q4, Acquisition of ACV Auctions — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
BenzingaCommunity Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on ACVA.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Proprietary technology and data moat.
- +Integrated transaction journey services.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Auto - Dealerships industry.
- −Dependence on marketing cost recovery and campaign success.
- −Marketplace growth and adoption risks.
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Score Changes
5 historical score records availablePrevious Score
29
Sep 8, 2026
Change
-1.0
points
Current Score
28
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
ACVA decreased 1 points because Revenue declined by 2.1 points, Asset declined by 7.3 points.
Negative Contributors
- − Revenue declined by 2.1 points
- − Asset declined by 7.3 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
27
Projected Change
-0.6 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 0.6 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$10.50
Model Intrinsic Value
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Difference
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Margin of Safety
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Intrinsic value is not currently available for this stock, so valuation can't be calculated.
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $801.3M | $759.6M | $637.2M | $481.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $300.6M | $288.1M | $248.2M | $244.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $500.8M | $471.5M | $388.9M | $236.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $16.6M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $233.0M | $235.0M | $217.4M | $165.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $557.6M | $533.2M | $473.1M | $326.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | -$3.4M | -$11.5M | -$38.0M | -$53.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | -$56.8M | -$61.7M | -$84.1M | -$89.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $11.5M | $9.6M | $4.2M | $1.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | -$61.1M | -$64.8M | -$79.0M | -$74.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $2.1M | $1.3M | $688K | $526K | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | -$63.1M | -$66.1M | -$79.7M | -$75.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $-0.36 | $-0.39 | $-0.48 | $-0.47 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 171M | 171M | 165M | 160M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 171M | 171M | 165M | 160M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$213.9M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
-$0.05
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+9.9%
Cash Change
-6.2%
Margin Change
-0.1 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Cash position declined
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth. Pressure indicators included cash levels, debt levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 10.4%. EPS increased 25.0%. Cash declined 6.2%. Total debt increased 9.9%. Net income margin declined by 0.1 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
Smart Money
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Dividend History
Dividend data is not available yet. Missing data does not mean this company pays no dividend.
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