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CART Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings
Last price:
$36.30
Seasonality move
:
23.45%
Day range:
$34.59 - $39.70
52-week range:
$32.73 - $53.50
Dividend yield:
0%
P/E ratio:
19.94x
P/S ratio:
2.81x
P/B ratio:
2.76x
Volume:
18.5M
Avg. volume:
5.9M
1-year change:
-27.39%
Market cap:
$9.5B
Revenue:
$3.4B
EPS (TTM):
$1.82
| Period Ending | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $1.8B | $2.6B | $3B | $3.4B | |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -- | 24.17% | 39.1% | 19.25% | 11.05% | |
| Cost of Revenues | $603M | $616M | $734M | $782M | $855M | |
| Gross Profit | $874M | $1.2B | $1.8B | $2.3B | $2.5B | |
| Gross Profit Margin | 59.17% | 66.41% | 71.23% | 74.29% | 74.69% | |
| R&D Expenses | $192M | $362M | $513M | $2.3B | $590M | |
| Selling, General & Admin | $436M | $682M | $999M | $1.8B | $1.2B | |
| Other Inc / (Exp) | -- | $12M | -$8M | -- | -$3M | |
| Operating Expenses | $865M | $1.2B | $1.7B | $4.4B | $2B | |
| Operating Income | $9M | -$27M | $116M | -$2.2B | $519M | |
| Net Interest Expenses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| EBT. Incl. Unusual Items | -$70M | -$72M | $71M | -$2.1B | $552M | |
| Earnings of Discontinued Ops. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Income Tax Expense | -- | $1M | -$357M | -$439M | $95M | |
| Net Income to Company | -$70M | -$73M | $428M | -$1.6B | $457M | |
| Minority Interest in Earnings | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Net Income to Common Excl Extra Items | -$70M | -$73M | $428M | -$1.6B | $457M | |
| Basic EPS (Cont. Ops) | -$0.25 | -$0.26 | $0.28 | -$5.82 | $1.69 | |
| Diluted EPS (Cont. Ops) | -$0.25 | -$0.26 | $0.28 | -$5.82 | $1.58 | |
| Weighted Average Basic Share | $276.7M | $276.7M | $276.7M | $279M | $264.6M | |
| Weighted Average Diluted Share | $276.7M | $276.7M | $276.7M | $279M | $289.2M | |
| EBITDA | $29M | -- | $163M | -$2.1B | $586M | |
| EBIT | $9M | -$27M | $116M | -$2.2B | $519M | |
| Revenue (Reported) | $1.5B | $1.8B | $2.6B | $3B | $3.4B | |
| Operating Income (Reported) | $9M | -$27M | $116M | -$2.2B | $519M | |
| Operating Income (Adjusted) | $9M | -$27M | $116M | -$2.2B | $519M | |
| Period Ending | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -- | $668M | $764M | $852M | $939M | |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -- | -- | 14.37% | 11.52% | 10.21% | |
| Cost of Revenues | -- | $187M | $207M | $216M | $253M | |
| Gross Profit | -- | $481M | $557M | $636M | $686M | |
| Gross Profit Margin | -- | 72.01% | 72.91% | 74.65% | 73.06% | |
| R&D Expenses | -- | $125M | $1.8B | $147M | $167M | |
| Selling, General & Admin | -- | $268M | $1B | $290M | $293M | |
| Other Inc / (Exp) | -- | -$5M | -$5M | -- | -- | |
| Operating Expenses | -- | $423M | $3B | $495M | $516M | |
| Operating Income | -- | $58M | -$2.5B | $141M | $170M | |
| Net Interest Expenses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| EBT. Incl. Unusual Items | -- | $33M | -$2.4B | $153M | $181M | |
| Earnings of Discontinued Ops. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Income Tax Expense | -- | -$3M | -$440M | $35M | $37M | |
| Net Income to Company | -- | $36M | -$2B | $118M | $144M | |
| Minority Interest in Earnings | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Net Income to Common Excl Extra Items | -- | $36M | -$2B | $118M | $144M | |
| Basic EPS (Cont. Ops) | -- | -- | -$7.14 | $0.45 | $0.54 | |
| Diluted EPS (Cont. Ops) | -- | -- | -$7.14 | $0.42 | $0.51 | |
| Weighted Average Basic Share | -- | $280.1M | $280.1M | $259.7M | $264.9M | |
| Weighted Average Diluted Share | -- | $280.1M | $280.1M | $281M | $283.2M | |
| EBITDA | -- | $70M | -$2.4B | $159M | $197M | |
| EBIT | -- | $58M | -$2.5B | $141M | $170M | |
| Revenue (Reported) | -- | $668M | $764M | $852M | $939M | |
| Operating Income (Reported) | -- | $58M | -$2.5B | $141M | $170M | |
| Operating Income (Adjusted) | -- | $58M | -$2.5B | $141M | $170M | |
| Period Ending | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -- | -- | $3B | $3.3B | $3.6B | |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Cost of Revenues | -- | -- | $767M | $830M | $949M | |
| Gross Profit | -- | $1.2B | $2.2B | $2.5B | $2.7B | |
| Gross Profit Margin | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| R&D Expenses | -- | -- | $2.3B | $640M | $627M | |
| Selling, General & Admin | -- | $737M | $1.7B | $1.2B | $1.2B | |
| Other Inc / (Exp) | -- | -$5M | -$3M | -$2M | -- | |
| Operating Expenses | -- | -- | $4.3B | $2.1B | $2.1B | |
| Operating Income | -- | -- | -$2.1B | $408M | $606M | |
| Net Interest Expenses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| EBT. Incl. Unusual Items | -- | -$40M | -$2B | $458M | $613M | |
| Earnings of Discontinued Ops. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Income Tax Expense | -- | -- | -$731M | $14M | $99M | |
| Net Income to Company | -- | -- | -$1.3B | $444M | $514M | |
| Minority Interest in Earnings | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Net Income to Common Excl Extra Items | -- | -- | -$1.3B | $444M | $514M | |
| Basic EPS (Cont. Ops) | -- | -- | -$6.64 | $1.64 | $1.94 | |
| Diluted EPS (Cont. Ops) | -- | -$0.27 | -$6.64 | $1.59 | $1.82 | |
| Weighted Average Basic Share | ||||||
| Weighted Average Diluted Share | ||||||
| EBITDA | -- | -- | -$2B | $469M | $697M | |
| EBIT | -- | -- | -$2.1B | $408M | $606M | |
| Revenue (Reported) | -- | -- | $3B | $3.3B | $3.6B | |
| Operating Income (Reported) | -- | -- | -$2.1B | $408M | $606M | |
| Operating Income (Adjusted) | -- | -- | -$2.1B | $408M | $606M | |
| Period Ending | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | 2026-09-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.8B | $2.2B | $2.5B | $2.8B | -- | |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Cost of Revenues | $550M | $583M | $631M | $725M | -- | |
| Gross Profit | $1.2B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2B | -- | |
| Gross Profit Margin | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| R&D Expenses | $366M | $2.1B | $436M | $473M | -- | |
| Selling, General & Admin | $737M | $1.5B | $889M | $958M | -- | |
| Other Inc / (Exp) | -$5M | -$2M | -$2M | $3M | -- | |
| Operating Expenses | $1.2B | $3.9B | $1.5B | $1.6B | -- | |
| Operating Income | $5M | -$2.2B | $360M | $449M | -- | |
| Net Interest Expenses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| EBT. Incl. Unusual Items | -$40M | -$2.1B | $386M | $447M | -- | |
| Earnings of Discontinued Ops. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Income Tax Expense | -$2M | -$376M | $77M | $81M | -- | |
| Net Income to Company | -$38M | -$1.8B | $309M | $366M | -- | |
| Minority Interest in Earnings | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Net Income to Common Excl Extra Items | -$38M | -$1.8B | $309M | $366M | -- | |
| Basic EPS (Cont. Ops) | -$0.27 | -$7.06 | $1.15 | $1.37 | -- | |
| Diluted EPS (Cont. Ops) | -$0.27 | -$7.06 | $1.10 | $1.30 | -- | |
| Weighted Average Basic Share | $833.4M | $833.4M | $790.9M | $789.9M | -- | |
| Weighted Average Diluted Share | $833.4M | $833.4M | $833M | $841.7M | -- | |
| EBITDA | $38M | -$2.2B | $408M | $521M | -- | |
| EBIT | $5M | -$2.2B | $360M | $449M | -- | |
| Revenue (Reported) | $1.8B | $2.2B | $2.5B | $2.8B | -- | |
| Operating Income (Reported) | $5M | -$2.2B | $360M | $449M | -- | |
| Operating Income (Adjusted) | $5M | -$2.2B | $360M | $449M | -- | |
| Period Ending | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and Equivalents | -- | $1.5B | $1.8B | $2.3B | $1.5B | |
| Short Term Investments | -- | $348M | $209M | $49M | $91M | |
| Accounts Receivable, Net | -- | $832M | $842M | $853M | $1B | |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Prepaid Expenses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Other Current Assets | -- | $68M | $109M | $129M | $162M | |
| Total Current Assets | -- | $2.4B | $2.7B | $3.3B | $2.7B | |
| Property Plant And Equipment | -- | $73M | $79M | $166M | $221M | |
| Long-Term Investments | -- | $146M | $47M | $19M | $19M | |
| Goodwill | -- | $263M | $317M | $318M | $317M | |
| Other Intangibles | -- | $68M | $103M | $77M | $52M | |
| Other Long-Term Assets | -- | $34M | $31M | $31M | $57M | |
| Total Assets | -- | $3B | $3.7B | $4.7B | $4.1B | |
| Accounts Payable | -- | $60M | $88M | $72M | $80M | |
| Accrued Expenses | -- | $312M | $369M | $277M | $290M | |
| Current Portion Of Long-Term Debt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Current Portion Of Capital Lease Obligations | -- | $11M | $13M | $13M | $13M | |
| Other Current Liabilities | -- | $24M | $69M | $69M | $88M | |
| Total Current Liabilities | -- | $592M | $795M | $733M | $798M | |
| Long-Term Debt | -- | $43M | $36M | $27M | $13M | |
| Capital Leases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Total Liabilities | -- | $712M | $911M | $800M | $850M | |
| Common Stock | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Other Common Equity Adj | -- | -$1M | -$5M | $3M | -$9M | |
| Common Equity | -- | -$573M | -$64M | $3.7B | $3.1B | |
| Total Preferred Equity | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Minority Interest, Total | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Total Equity | -- | $2.2B | $2.8B | $3.9B | $3.3B | |
| Total Liabilities and Equity | -- | $3B | $3.7B | $4.7B | $4.1B | |
| Cash and Short Terms | -- | $1.5B | $1.8B | $2.3B | $1.5B | |
| Total Debt | -- | $43M | $36M | $27M | $13M | |
| Period Ending | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and Equivalents | -- | -- | $2.1B | $1.4B | $1.9B | |
| Short Term Investments | -- | -- | $56M | $20M | -- | |
| Accounts Receivable, Net | -- | -- | $841M | $949M | $1B | |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Prepaid Expenses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Other Current Assets | -- | -- | $91M | $118M | -- | |
| Total Current Assets | -- | -- | $3.1B | $2.5B | $3B | |
| Property Plant And Equipment | -- | -- | $141M | $215M | $249M | |
| Long-Term Investments | -- | -- | $19M | $19M | $80M | |
| Goodwill | -- | -- | $318M | $318M | -- | |
| Other Intangibles | -- | -- | $82M | $58M | -- | |
| Other Long-Term Assets | -- | -- | $32M | $51M | -- | |
| Total Assets | -- | -- | $4.4B | $3.9B | $4.5B | |
| Accounts Payable | -- | -- | $57M | $69M | $78M | |
| Accrued Expenses | -- | -- | $255M | $283M | -- | |
| Current Portion Of Long-Term Debt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Current Portion Of Capital Lease Obligations | -- | -- | $13M | $12M | -- | |
| Other Current Liabilities | -- | -- | $84M | $84M | -- | |
| Total Current Liabilities | -- | -- | $683M | $820M | $832M | |
| Long-Term Debt | -- | -- | $30M | $16M | $34M | |
| Capital Leases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Total Liabilities | -- | -- | $762M | $870M | $889M | |
| Common Stock | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Other Common Equity Adj | -- | -- | -$2M | -- | -- | |
| Common Equity | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Total Preferred Equity | -- | -- | $175M | -- | -- | |
| Minority Interest, Total | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Total Equity | -- | -- | $3.7B | $3.1B | $3.7B | |
| Total Liabilities and Equity | -- | -- | $4.4B | $3.9B | $4.5B | |
| Cash and Short Terms | -- | -- | $2.1B | $1.4B | $1.9B | |
| Total Debt | -- | -- | $30M | $16M | $34M | |
| Period Ending | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income to Stockholders | -$70M | -$73M | $428M | -$1.6B | $457M | |
| Depreciation & Amoritzation | $20M | $27M | $47M | $57M | $67M | |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $64M | $22M | $33M | $2.8B | $300M | |
| Change in Accounts Receivable | -$405M | -$318M | -$21M | -$33M | -$185M | |
| Change in Inventories | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Cash From Operations | -$91M | -$204M | $277M | $586M | $687M | |
| Capital Expenditures | $7M | $22M | $26M | $56M | $64M | |
| Cash Acquisitions | -- | $54M | $93M | -- | -- | |
| Cash From Investing | $301M | -$330M | $117M | $135M | -$107M | |
| Dividends Paid (Ex Special Dividend) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Special Dividend Paid | ||||||
| Long-Term Debt Issued | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Long-Term Debt Repaid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Repurchase of Common Stock | -- | -- | -- | $36M | $1.4B | |
| Other Financing Activities | -- | -- | -$3M | -$576M | -$91M | |
| Cash From Financing | $671M | $464M | $46M | -$30M | -$1.4B | |
| Beginning Cash (CF) | $354M | $1.1B | $1.6B | $2.3B | $1.4B | |
| Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustment | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Additions / Reductions | $882M | -$71M | $434M | $694M | -$844M | |
| Ending Cash (CF) | $1.2B | $1.1B | $2B | $3B | $575M | |
| Levered Free Cash Flow | -$98M | -$226M | $251M | $530M | $623M | |
| Period Ending | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income to Stockholders | -- | $36M | -$2B | $118M | $144M | |
| Depreciation & Amoritzation | -- | $12M | $15M | $18M | $27M | |
| Stock-Based Compensation | -- | $10M | $2.6B | $69M | $81M | |
| Change in Accounts Receivable | -- | -- | -$86M | -$63M | -$4M | |
| Change in Inventories | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Cash From Operations | -- | $129M | $111M | $185M | $287M | |
| Capital Expenditures | -- | $8M | $16M | $14M | $15M | |
| Cash Acquisitions | -- | $93M | -- | -- | -- | |
| Cash From Investing | -- | $2M | $57M | -$26M | -$7M | |
| Dividends Paid (Ex Special Dividend) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Special Dividend Paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Long-Term Debt Issued | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Long-Term Debt Repaid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Repurchase of Common Stock | -- | -- | -- | $357M | $62M | |
| Other Financing Activities | -- | -- | -$572M | $54M | -- | |
| Cash From Financing | -- | -$58M | $7M | -$301M | -$70M | |
| Beginning Cash (CF) | -- | -- | $2.1B | $1.4B | $1.8B | |
| Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustment | -- | -$7M | -$3M | $2M | -$1M | |
| Additions / Reductions | -- | $66M | $172M | -$140M | $209M | |
| Ending Cash (CF) | -- | -- | $2.3B | $1.3B | $2B | |
| Levered Free Cash Flow | -- | $121M | $95M | $171M | $272M | |
| Period Ending | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income to Stockholders | -- | -- | -$1.3B | $444M | $514M | |
| Depreciation & Amoritzation | -- | -- | $58M | $61M | $91M | |
| Stock-Based Compensation | -- | -- | $2.6B | $356M | $339M | |
| Change in Accounts Receivable | -- | -- | -$160M | -$128M | -$108M | |
| Change in Inventories | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Cash From Operations | -- | -- | $402M | $767M | $941M | |
| Capital Expenditures | -- | $23M | $41M | $70M | $61M | |
| Cash Acquisitions | -- | -- | -- | -- | $105M | |
| Cash From Investing | -- | -- | $193M | -$37M | -$244M | |
| Dividends Paid (Ex Special Dividend) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Special Dividend Paid | ||||||
| Long-Term Debt Issued | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Long-Term Debt Repaid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Repurchase of Common Stock | -- | -- | -- | $1.4B | $277M | |
| Other Financing Activities | -- | -- | -- | -$38M | -- | |
| Cash From Financing | -- | -- | $17M | -$1.4B | -$302M | |
| Beginning Cash (CF) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustment | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Additions / Reductions | -- | -- | $613M | -$663M | $392M | |
| Ending Cash (CF) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Levered Free Cash Flow | -- | -- | $361M | $697M | $880M | |
| Period Ending | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | 2026-09-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income to Stockholders | -$38M | -$1.8B | $309M | $366M | -- | |
| Depreciation & Amoritzation | $33M | $44M | $48M | $72M | -- | |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $23M | $2.6B | $214M | $253M | -- | |
| Change in Accounts Receivable | $122M | -$17M | -$112M | -$35M | -- | |
| Change in Inventories | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Cash From Operations | $228M | $353M | $534M | $788M | -- | |
| Capital Expenditures | $23M | $38M | $52M | $49M | -- | |
| Cash Acquisitions | $93M | -- | -- | $105M | -- | |
| Cash From Investing | $70M | $146M | -$26M | -$163M | -- | |
| Dividends Paid (Ex Special Dividend) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Special Dividend Paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Long-Term Debt Issued | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Long-Term Debt Repaid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Repurchase of Common Stock | -- | -- | $1.4B | $272M | -- | |
| Other Financing Activities | -- | -$573M | -$35M | $29M | -- | |
| Cash From Financing | $35M | $6M | -$1.4B | -$245M | -- | |
| Beginning Cash (CF) | -- | $5.7B | $4.6B | $5.1B | -- | |
| Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustment | -$7M | -- | -$4M | $4M | -- | |
| Additions / Reductions | $326M | $505M | -$852M | $384M | -- | |
| Ending Cash (CF) | -- | $6.2B | $3.8B | $5.5B | -- | |
| Levered Free Cash Flow | $205M | $315M | $482M | $739M | -- | |
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Financial Ratios
CART
Sector
P/E ratio
19.94x
17.67x
PEG ratio
1.36x
0.12x
P/B ratio
2.76x
1.51x
Price / LTM sales
2.81x
0.52x
Growth Metrics
CART
Sector
Revenue growth
10.21%
2.79%
Earnings growth
21.1%
2.03%
Revenue (5-year growth)
--
3.4%
Earnings forecast
$0.95
$0.25
Profitability
CART
Sector
Profitability FY 2024
$2.5B
$250.7M
Return on invested capital
15.13%
4.33%
Return on assets
12.05%
3.03%
Return on equity
15.26%
7.77%
Earnings Date
Last Earnings Date
Feb
12
Next Earnings Date
Apr
30
Estimated Next Earnings Date
May
14
Balance Sheet
CART
Sector
Total cash
$1.9B
$85.8M
Short term investments
$91M
$31.1M
Total assets
$4.1B
$1.1B
Long term debt
$34M
$5.9M
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