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KAR

OPENLANE, Inc.

KAR

NYSE·Consumer Cyclical·Auto - Dealerships·Mkt cap $2.9B

$27.44

+0.40%

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52-Week Range

$17.08 - $31.16

P/E

21.11

Fwd P/E

19.31

Beta

1.25

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

993.8K

Shares Out

106.3M

Mkt Cap

$2.9B

Price action

Price chart

Up 47.6% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Digital marketplace network effects with multi-sided liquidity across dealers, fleet operators, and financial institutions
  • Integrated ancillary services ecosystem reducing friction and creating switching costs
  • Established relationships with major commercial customers including rental car companies and vehicle manufacturers
  • Proprietary technology platform with mobile-enabled solutions for dealer inventory management
  • Cross-selling opportunities between Marketplace and Finance segments

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Significant premium - growth priced in

Growth

Stable outlook

Digital transformation of used vehicle market accelerating adoption of online auction platforms

Value

Significant premium - growth priced in

Momentum

Weak

-8.9% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 5, 2026

LATEST RECAP

Earnings recap unavailable for this period.

EPS surprise · last 4Q

Q1 26

$0.35

Q4 25

$0.56

Q3 25

$0.26

Q2 25

$0.16

Next: May 5, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+26%

+7%

+9%

+11%

+0%

+15%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$443.8M

$448.4M

$492.0M

$460.1M

$481.7M

$498.4M

$494.3M

$527.9M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

7.1%

Wall Street consensus

Analyst coverage

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

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vs Industry

How KAR stacks vs Auto - Dealerships

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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