Credit Acceptance Corporation
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| 26.4 | 260.0 | 13.8 | – | 11.2 | 15.6 | 9.3 | 23.6 | 18.2 | 8.7 | 20.0 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 24.2 | 23.6 | 11.8 | |
| 9.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | |
| 4.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | |
| 10.1 | – | – | – | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | |
| 8.7 | – | – | – | 8.5 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 7.4 | 17.3 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 18.7 | 12.2 | 17.2 | 31.6 | 32.4 | 12.3 | |
| 16.4 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 13.0 | 6.2 | 13.9 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 6.4 | 10.4 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | |
| 6.1% | 13.6% | 15.1% | 18.0% | 20.9% | 16.4% | 19.2% | 9.2% | 7.7% | 16.2% | 7.2% | 14.0% | 36.0% | 11.2% | 10.5% | 12.3% | 11.5% | 10.3% | 11.8% | 8.9% | 11.3% | 8.8% | 9.1% | 9.4% | 15.7% | 9.6% | 19.1% | 17.3% | 19.4% | 21.0% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 112.3% | 120.2% | 121.9% | 100.2% | 100.1% | 98.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 58.1% | 73.3% | 69.9% | 60.4% | 62.6% | 68.7% | 69.9% | 71.2% | 70.4% | 71.6% | 72.7% | 71.0% | 72.7% | 73.1% | 71.4% | 71.6% | 75.0% | 77.2% | 73.9% | 100.0% | 62.4% | 98.7% | |
| 57.6% | 1.0% | 32.2% | -16.2% | 29.1% | 27.6% | 31.5% | 29.8% | 48.8% | 53.7% | 42.3% | 35.7% | 34.8% | 59.9% | 57.2% | 56.3% | 56.3% | 58.2% | 61.1% | 60.9% | 57.9% | 55.5% | 61.7% | 57.3% | 32.5% | 67.8% | 38.5% | 19.3% | 15.2% | 47.6% | |
| 37.6% | 1.1% | 21.4% | -10.9% | 19.1% | 16.5% | 19.2% | 19.3% | 32.4% | 36.6% | 27.4% | 23.6% | 21.9% | 38.6% | 38.6% | 35.9% | 36.1% | 37.3% | 36.9% | 38.5% | 36.3% | 44.7% | 46.9% | 44.3% | 25.3% | 51.8% | 29.4% | 15.0% | 11.6% | 18.3% | |
| 60.6% | 38.9% | 44.6% | 26.6% | 44.9% | 42.2% | 34.5% | 41.8% | 45.4% | 51.5% | 39.5% | 38.7% | 50.0% | 39.6% | 44.8% | 51.5% | 49.3% | 47.1% | 50.0% | 51.4% | 54.7% | 53.0% | 55.5% | 53.1% | 58.7% | 57.4% | 67.8% | 63.1% | 53.2% | 45.4% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16.9% | 0.6% | 9.0% | -4.8% | 9.0% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 7.9% | 19.1% | 19.5% | 27.9% | 20.7% | 19.9% | 29.4% | 35.9% | 34.8% | 35.3% | 33.7% | 37.9% | 32.3% | 28.4% | 30.6% | 28.8% | 27.9% | 18.3% | 52.5% | 33.0% | 16.3% | 14.2% | 27.8% | |
| 3.9% | 0.1% | 3.3% | -1.9% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 9.7% | 11.7% | 8.1% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 12.4% | 12.7% | 10.7% | 10.3% | 10.4% | 9.6% | 8.8% | 7.9% | 9.4% | 9.2% | 8.8% | 5.6% | 13.6% | 7.8% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.4% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | – | – | – | 74 | 7.4 | 37 | -36 | 39 | 175 | 384 | 199 | 639 | 505 | 682 | 402 | 1,349 | 1,647 | 1,746 | 2,510 | 3,339 | 3,063 | 4,173 | 4,363 | 4,593 | 4,593 | 6,091 | 4,671 | 5,595 | 8,037 | |
| 0.2 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 15.9 | 7.6 | |
| 22.9% | 22.3% | 36.7% | 39.8% | 39.1% | 33.5% | 38.4% | 37.9% | 50.9% | 60.2% | 29.0% | 28.2% | 29.6% | 42.4% | 35.3% | 30.7% | 29.2% | 30.8% | 25.2% | 27.4% | 27.8% | 30.8% | 31.9% | 31.7% | 30.7% | 25.9% | 23.5% | 20.9% | 18.0% | 15.9% | |
| 0.1 | – | – | – | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.6 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.89 | 0.03 | 0.53 | -0.27 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 1.40 | 1.85 | 1.66 | 1.76 | 2.16 | 4.62 | 5.67 | 7.07 | 8.58 | 10.54 | 11.92 | 14.28 | 16.31 | 24.04 | 29.39 | 34.57 | 23.47 | 59.52 | 39.32 | 21.99 | 19.88 | 37.55 | |
| 2.37 | 2.73 | 2.48 | 2.51 | 2.80 | 3.46 | 3.56 | 3.36 | 4.31 | 5.06 | 6.08 | 7.47 | 9.88 | 11.95 | 14.69 | 19.68 | 23.77 | 28.28 | 32.33 | 37.11 | 44.94 | 53.82 | 62.63 | 77.96 | 92.84 | 114.96 | 133.80 | 146.18 | 171.17 | 205.28 | |
| 5.28 | 4.98 | 5.86 | 5.69 | 5.93 | 6.68 | 7.47 | 8.24 | 7.34 | 9.51 | 5.96 | 8.52 | 10.86 | 15.73 | 15.82 | 20.30 | 24.29 | 31.24 | 31.44 | 44.24 | 57.51 | 78.52 | 101.93 | 124.12 | 128.37 | 113.30 | 119.19 | 134.79 | 140.32 | 134.97 | |
| 1.44 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 0.67 | 1.25 | 1.46 | 1.23 | 1.41 | 1.96 | 2.60 | 2.40 | 2.89 | 4.93 | 4.73 | 6.58 | 10.13 | 11.71 | 13.33 | 16.16 | 19.07 | 24.58 | 28.51 | 34.75 | 41.39 | 54.46 | 65.95 | 90.69 | 92.22 | 91.11 | 93.28 | |
Data as of: September 25, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.