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Ticker
KAR

Price
29.02
Stock movement up
+0.72 (2.54%)
Company name
KAR Auction Services Inc
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Consumer Cyclical >
Auto & Truck Dealerships
Market cap
3.08B
Ent value
5.71B
Price/Sales
1.60
Price/Book
1.51
Div yield
2.62%
Div growth
10.81%
Growth years
6
FCF payout
18.20%
Trailing P/E
18.09
Forward P/E
20.32
PEG
-
EPS growth
-6.60%
1 year return (CAGR)
41.15%
3 year return (CAGR)
26.46%
5 year return (CAGR)
8.77%
10 year return (CAGR)
9.08%
Last updated: 2026-02-18

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.76
Dividend yield2.62%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield6.80%
Average yield4.51%
Minimum yield2.41%
Discount to avg yield-72.32%
Upside potential-41.97%
Yield as % of max yield38.49%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield2.62%
Current yield distribution96.03%
Yield at 100% (Min)2.41%
Yield at 90%2.99%
Yield at 80%3.76%
Yield at 50% (Median)4.68%
Yield at 20%5.22%
Yield at 10%5.57%
Yield at 0% (Max)6.80%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth6 years
CCC statusDividend Challenger
Dividend per share0.76
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date19 Mar 2020
EPS (TTM)1.57
EPS (1y forward)1.43
EPS growth (5y)-6.60%
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
KARS&P500
DGR MR43.50%-13.74%
DGR TTM32.63%6.60%
DGR 3 years12.72%7.31%
DGR 5 years10.81%4.69%
DGR 10 years-6.30%
DGR 15 years-8.16%
Time since last change announced2389 days
EPS growth (5y)-6.60%
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM26.04%18.20%
Average--
Forward53.22%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E18.09
Price to OCF10.32
Price to FCF12.64
Price to EBITDA11.77
EV to EBITDA21.81

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales1.60
Price to Book1.51
EV to Sales2.96

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count106.26M
EPS (TTM)1.57
FCF per share (TTM)2.25

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)1.93B
Gross profit (TTM)748.40M
Operating income (TTM)168.40M
Net income (TTM)170.50M
EPS (TTM)1.57
EPS (1y forward)1.43

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)38.73%
Operating margin (TTM)8.72%
Profit margin (TTM)8.82%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash146.40M
Net receivables2.85B
Total current assets3.11B
Goodwill1.24B
Intangible assets253.90M
Property, plant and equipment300.10M
Total assets4.82B
Accounts payable690.70M
Short/Current long term debt1.89B
Total current liabilities2.68B
Total liabilities2.78B
Shareholder's equity2.04B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)298.70M
Capital expenditures (TTM)54.70M
Free cash flow (TTM)244.00M
Dividends paid (TTM)44.40M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity8.36%
Return on Assets3.54%
Return on Invested Capital4.40%
Cash Return on Invested Capital6.30%

STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open28.19
Daily high29.24
Daily low27.99
Daily Volume1.53M
All-time high31.57
1y analyst estimate31.81
Beta1.25
EPS (TTM)1.57
Dividend per share0.76
Ex-div date19 Mar 2020
Next earnings date18 Feb 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
KARS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-8.08%-1.82%
Highest price drop-65.52%-56.47%
Date of highest drop3 Apr 20209 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-19.69%-10.84%
Avg time to new high19 days12 days
Max time to new high1483 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
KAR (KAR Auction Services Inc) company logo
Marketcap
3.08B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
OPENLANE, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital marketplace for used vehicles, which connects sellers and buyers in the United States, Canada, Continental Europe and the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments, Marketplace and Finance. The Marketplace segment offers digital marketplace services for buying and selling used vehicles; and value-added ancillary services, including inbound and outbound transportation logistics, reconditioning, vehicle inspection and certification, titling, administrative, and collateral recovery services. Its digital marketplaces include OPENLANE platform, a mobile app enabled solutions that allows dealers to sell and source inventory. This segment sells its products and services through commercial fleet operators, financial institutions, rental car companies, new and used vehicle dealers, and vehicle manufacturers. The Finance segment offers floorplan financing, a short-term inventory-secured financing to independent vehicle dealers. It serves commercial customers, and franchise and independent dealer customers. The company was formerly known as KAR Auction Services, Inc. and changed its name to OPENLANE, Inc. in May 2023. OPENLANE, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.
Employees
4080
Investor relations
-
SEC filings
CEO
James P. Hallett
Country
USA
City
Carmel
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Challenger
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
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