OPLN Consumer Cyclical

OPENLANE, Inc.

$38.88-1.82%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 10, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships
Country: United States
Market cap: 4.7B USD
Enterprise value: 4.9B USD
Full-time employees: 4,032

Overall health

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.27 vs a peer median of 0.63)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.27 vs peers 0.63)
About average: valuation

Ranks #738 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (top 50%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Shareholders being diluted. Shares outstanding up 13% from December 2022 to July 2026.
OPENLANE had 13% more shares at July 2026 than at December 2022, mostly from issuing stock (for pay, acquisitions or fundraising). Each existing share now owns a smaller slice of the business.OPENLANE had 13% more shares at July 2026 than at December 2022, mostly from issuing stock. Each existing share now owns a smaller slice of the business.
Profits growing faster than sales. Since 2022: revenue +27%, operating profit +108%.
Since 2022, OPENLANE's revenue grew 27% while operating profit grew 108%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.
Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $1.3B in 2020 to $1.9B in 2025.
OPENLANE's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to 2025, from $1.3B to $1.9B.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 176% of reported profit.
OPENLANE's free cash flow is 176% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

StockQuotient Score

52/ 100

Oct 5 52 → Nov 4 52

Valuation

Is the price right?

42/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▼ Weaker

Share count up 15.9% (existing holders diluted)

Valuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Held back by:

▼ EBITDA yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield4.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.06Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0329

EBITDA yield6.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.49Sector median: 0.0877 · MAD: 0.0461

Free cash flow yield7.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 0.23Sector median: 0.0614 · MAD: 0.0545

Other data (not scored)

Book yield32.9%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5650 · MAD: 0.3500

Growth

Is it growing?

70/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 3.6%

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Revenue growth
▲ 3-yr revenue
▲ EPS growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth15.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.43Sector median: 0.0420 · MAD: 0.2537

3-year revenue growth8.8%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.71Sector median: 0.0425 · MAD: 0.0636

Revenue growth11.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.23Sector median: 0.0373 · MAD: 0.0653

Profitability

Does it earn well?

63/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Operating margin
▲ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin11.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.11Sector median: 0.0638 · MAD: 0.0461

Return on assets4.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.27Sector median: 0.0331 · MAD: 0.0254

Return on invested capital9.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.42Sector median: 0.0733 · MAD: 0.0600

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin45.8%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3025 · MAD: 0.1399

Return on equity12.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0746 · MAD: 0.0674

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Beta
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.27

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.15Sector median: 0.6345 · MAD: 0.2980

Current ratio1.17×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.56Sector median: 1.4800 · MAD: 0.5570

Debt / equity0.34×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.35Sector median: 0.4646 · MAD: 0.3556

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about OPENLANE

Is OPENLANE getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 4, 2026) got weaker in some ways: share count up 15.9%. Its overall score is unchanged at 52/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is OPENLANE valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 42/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. EBITDA yield 6.5% vs a peer median of 8.8% (weaker than 63% of peers).EBITDA yield 6.5% vs peers 8.8% (weaker than 63% of peers).
Is OPENLANE growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 70/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Revenue growth 11.8% vs a peer median of 3.7% (stronger than 78% of peers).Revenue growth 11.8% vs peers 3.7% (stronger than 78% of peers).
How profitable is OPENLANE?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 63/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Operating margin 11.5% vs a peer median of 6.4% (stronger than 73% of peers).Operating margin 11.5% vs peers 6.4% (stronger than 73% of peers).
How risky is OPENLANE?: Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 0.34× vs a peer median of 0.46× (stronger than 61% of peers).Debt / equity 0.34× vs peers 0.46× (stronger than 61% of peers). Beta 1.27 vs a peer median of 0.63 (weaker than 85% of peers).Beta 1.27 vs peers 0.63 (weaker than 85% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 4, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

Got weaker

Share count up 15.9% (existing holders diluted)

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	2.0B USD	2.1B USD	+3.6%
Net income (12 months)	189.7M USD	200.6M USD	+5.7%
Operating margin	10.9%	11.5%	+0.6 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	372.3M USD	353.9M USD	−4.9%
Debt	554.6M USD	534.7M USD	−3.6%
Cash	180.1M USD	189.7M USD	+5.3%
Shares outstanding	105.9M	122.8M	+15.9%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Consumer Cyclical · 182 companies

Valuations in Consumer Cyclical are within their usual range since 2016.

36% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
15% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +0% and earnings +10% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −55% vs the whole market, against a usual −41%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Consumer Cyclical: too few Auto & Truck Dealerships companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Operating margin	8.8%	6.2%	-8.0%	10.2%	10.2%	▼ 0.0 pts
Net margin	4.6%	15.8%	-9.1%	6.1%	9.2%	▲ 3.0 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	0.9%	4.7%	-3.3%	2.4%	3.8%	▲ 1.4 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	4.4%	15.9%	-11.6%	8.2%	14.3%	▲ 6.1 pts
Free cash flow margin	11.7%	-3.7%	10.9%	13.4%	17.4%	▲ 4.0 pts
Current ratio	1.13×	1.14×	1.15×	1.11×	1.16×	▲ 4.1%
Debt to equity	1.25×	0.33×	0.27×	0.17×	0.44×	▲ 158%
Interest coverage	1.01×	2.36×	-5.39×	8.36×	10.86×	▲ 30%

OPLN price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Worth knowing

Shareholders being diluted. Shares outstanding up 13% from December 2022 to July 2026.

OPENLANE had 13% more shares at July 2026 than at December 2022, mostly from issuing stock (for pay, acquisitions or fundraising). Each existing share now owns a smaller slice of the business.OPENLANE had 13% more shares at July 2026 than at December 2022, mostly from issuing stock. Each existing share now owns a smaller slice of the business.

Profits growing faster than sales. Since 2022: revenue +27%, operating profit +108%.

Since 2022, OPENLANE's revenue grew 27% while operating profit grew 108%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.

Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $1.3B in 2020 to $1.9B in 2025.

OPENLANE's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to 2025, from $1.3B to $1.9B.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 176% of reported profit.

OPENLANE's free cash flow is 176% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

Questions investors ask about OPENLANE

Is OPENLANE getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 4, 2026) got weaker in some ways: share count up 15.9%. Its overall score is unchanged at 52/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is OPENLANE valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 42/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. EBITDA yield 6.5% vs a peer median of 8.8% (weaker than 63% of peers).EBITDA yield 6.5% vs peers 8.8% (weaker than 63% of peers).

Is OPENLANE growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 70/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Revenue growth 11.8% vs a peer median of 3.7% (stronger than 78% of peers).Revenue growth 11.8% vs peers 3.7% (stronger than 78% of peers).

How profitable is OPENLANE?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 63/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Operating margin 11.5% vs a peer median of 6.4% (stronger than 73% of peers).Operating margin 11.5% vs peers 6.4% (stronger than 73% of peers).

How risky is OPENLANE?

Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 0.34× vs a peer median of 0.46× (stronger than 61% of peers).Debt / equity 0.34× vs peers 0.46× (stronger than 61% of peers). Beta 1.27 vs a peer median of 0.63 (weaker than 85% of peers).Beta 1.27 vs peers 0.63 (weaker than 85% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

2.0B USD

2.1B USD

+3.6%

Net income (12 months)

189.7M USD

200.6M USD

+5.7%

Operating margin

10.9%

11.5%

+0.6 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

372.3M USD

353.9M USD

−4.9%

Debt

554.6M USD

534.7M USD

−3.6%

Cash

180.1M USD

189.7M USD

+5.3%

Shares outstanding

105.9M

122.8M

+15.9%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Operating margin

8.8%

6.2%

-8.0%

10.2%

▼ 0.0 pts

Net margin

4.6%

15.8%

-9.1%

6.1%

9.2%

▲ 3.0 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

0.9%

4.7%

-3.3%

2.4%

3.8%

▲ 1.4 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

4.4%

15.9%

-11.6%

8.2%

14.3%

▲ 6.1 pts

Free cash flow margin

11.7%

-3.7%

10.9%

13.4%

17.4%

▲ 4.0 pts

Current ratio

1.13×

1.14×

1.15×

1.11×

1.16×

▲ 4.1%

Debt to equity

1.25×

0.33×

0.27×

0.17×

0.44×

▲ 158%

Interest coverage

1.01×

2.36×

-5.39×

8.36×

10.86×

▲ 30%