Rush Enterprises, Inc. (RUSHA) — Fundamental Analysis & Key Financial Ratios

Kaplio overview: Rush Enterprises, Inc.

Market cap $5B · 52 weeks $31 – $55 (21 % below the high) · P/E 13.9× · 2027 expected P/E 14.7× · Dividend 1.2 % · 3 years rising · Next earnings February 16, 2027 · expected EPS $0.67 · Closing price, Oct 29 · accounts published Oct 27.

• Valuation: P/E 13.9× (expensive).
• Business: 5-year ROIC 9.3 % (weak).
• Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 2.1× (solid).
• Earnings: 8 of 8 (on track).

What would it be worth at its usual multiples?

At the decade median (7.1×) $22 (-49 %); at its sector median (17.9×) $56 (+29 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.

What matters in consumer cyclicals: 2 of 7 pass

• 5y avg operating margin 6.2 %, fails.
• 5y avg ROIC 9.3 %, fails.
• EV/Sales vs history 0.6×, fails.
• Inventory turnover 3.9×, borderline.
• Current Ratio 1.44, borderline.
• Net debt / EBITDA 2.1×, passes.
• Altman Z-Score 3.5, passes.
• P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 13.9×, info.

Against its peers (reference peers) — Rush Enterprises, Inc.: P/E 13.9×; EV/EBITDA 10.7×; ROIC 7.2 %; $5.1B. AutoNation, Inc. (P/E 7.8×; EV/EBITDA 10.3×; ROIC 6.7 %; $5.6B), OPENLANE, Inc. (P/E 114×; EV/EBITDA 12.3×; ROIC 14.1 %; $4.6B), Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (P/E 10.8×; EV/EBITDA 6.7×; ROIC 7.6 %; $3.1B).

Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?

P/E at each close: today 13.9× · median 7.1× · minimum 3.3× · maximum 17.5× · cheap below 5.7× · expensive above 9.5×. It has been cheaper than today 90% of the time over its last ten years.

Dividend

solid · Yield 1.2 % ($0.74 per share in 2025) · Years raising it 3 · paying since 2018 · 5-year growth +13 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 4.2× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $11.90 a year ($0.99 a month).