AMAZON COM INC vs CARVANA CO., two Retail stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AMZN and CVNA diverge most: on fcf yield, AMZN reads -0.1% and CVNA reads 1.1%; on debt / equity, AMZN reads 0.28 and CVNA reads 1.10. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AMZN's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What CVNA's price implies is an extreme bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AMZN | CVNA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $232.10 | $60.47 |
| Market cap | $2.52T | $67.8B |
| Sector | Retail | Retail |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 27.8 | — |
| P/B | 5.71 | 14.64 |
| P/S | 3.40 | 3.01 |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.3 | 34.1 |
| Revenue growth | +14.2% | +51.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 19.8% |
| Operating margin | 13.1% | 9.0% |
| Net margin | 8.9% | 6.4% |
| Return on equity | 15.0% | 31.1% |
| Return on assets | 7.2% | 10.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.9% | 16.8% |
| FCF yield | -0.1% | 1.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.28 | 1.10 |
| Current ratio | 1.18 | 4.09 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.38 | 6.72 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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