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ACV Auctions Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, ACV Auctions Inc. had return on equity of -15.2%, an operating margin of -8.3%, debt equal to 44.2% of equity and a current ratio of 1.60. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Operating margin−74.2%−19.5%−21.4%−25.2%−18.6%−13.2%−8.3%−7.1%
Net margin−72.3%−19.7%−21.8%−24.2%−15.6%−12.5%−8.7%−7.9%
Free-cash-flow margin−71.0%3.3%23.1%−18.6%−4.2%9.6%9.1%3.6%
Return on equity——−37.6%−19.6%−16.0%−17.8%−15.2%−15.4%
Return on assets—−10.1%−11.3%−10.8%−8.2%−8.4%−6.4%−5.8%
Asset turnover—0.520.520.440.520.670.730.74
Current ratio—2.132.032.172.121.561.601.52
Debt to equity——0.1%15.5%25.2%28.0%44.2%52.6%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)—n/mn/mn/mn/mn/mn/mn/m
SG&A as % of revenue58.4%31.1%33.8%34.1%34.6%34.1%30.9%29.1%
Capital spending as % of revenue3.2%1.7%0.7%0.8%0.5%0.7%1.2%1.2%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

2 of 3 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $1.1bn
Short-term assets $670mLonger-term assets $409m
What it owes, and who funded it · $1.1bn
Short-term liabilities $442mLonger-term liabilities $248mShareholders' equity $390m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $670m of assets due within a year against $442m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $670m short-term assets against $248m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$57m against $11m of interest.

From ACV Auctions Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

19 /100

Weak moat

How hard ACV Auctions's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 6 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 0 / 20

    Net income has been a median -6.8% of total assets over 6 years.

  • Durability 10 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median -14.4%; its worst year was -25.4%.

  • Cash conversion 10 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 5 of 6 years, at a median 3.9% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: High. In this industry, the core product is information work that AI systems increasingly perform. The score above includes a 15-point deduction for that exposure (34 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from ACV Auctions Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to ACV Auctions Inc.