Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\
RUSHA Nasdaq Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- RUSH ENTERPRISES INC \TX\
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 25, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001437749-26-005424
0001012019
Revenue and margins
Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ had $7.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 4.7% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 14.1% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $462M in fiscal 2025, 6.2% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ returned $253M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 55% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.3%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $148M | $201M | $184M | $228M | $213M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $451M | $398M | $548M | $539M | $397M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.6x | 0.3x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.3x |
| Debt / equity | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.1x |
| Interest coverage | 127.3x | 25.6x | 9.5x | 6.5x | 8.2x |
| Current ratio | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.4x |
| Quick ratio | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.4x |
| Total assets | $3.1B | $3.8B | $4.4B | $4.6B | $4.4B |
| Total liabilities | $1.7B | $2.1B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $2.2B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.2B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $303M | $197M | $364M | $311M | $185M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β18.5% | 0.7% | β2.5% | β8.5% | β20.3% | β5.9% | 2.8% | 1.3% | β7.0% | β13.2% |
| Altman Z'' | 1.83 | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.38 | 2.76 | 3.35 | 3.70 | 3.54 | 3.84 | 3.92 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $4.2B | $4.7B | $5.5B | $5.8B | $4.7B | $5.1B | $7.1B | $7.9B | $7.8B | $7.4B |
| Net interest income | β$14.3M | β$12.3M | β$19.7M | β$28.8M | β$9.0M | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross profit | $718M | $830M | $978M | $1.0B | $875M | $1.1B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Operating income | $80.7M | $149M | $203M | $216M | $155M | $309M | $506M | $512M | $468M | $394M |
| Interest expense | $14.9M | $13.2M | $21.1M | $30.5M | $9.7M | $2.4M | $19.8M | $53.7M | $72.0M | $48.2M |
| Pretax income | $66.4M | $136M | $183M | $190M | $152M | $314M | $509M | $462M | $398M | $346M |
| Income tax | $25.9M | β$35.7M | $44.1M | $47.9M | $36.8M | $72.3M | $117M | $114M | $92.8M | $79.8M |
| Net income | $40.6M | $172M | $139M | $142M | $115M | $241M | $391M | $347M | $304M | $264M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.00 | $4.20 | $2.30 | $2.51 | $2.04 | $2.78 | $4.57 | $4.15 | $3.72 | $3.27 |
| Diluted shares | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $521M | $153M | $215M | $421M | $763M | $422M | $294M | $296M | $620M | $862M |
| Capital expenditure | $197M | $210M | $238M | $293M | $136M | $167M | $243M | $369M | $433M | $400M |
| Free cash flow | $324M | β$57.2M | β$22.9M | $128M | $627M | $255M | $51.3M | β$73.2M | $187M | $462M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $158M | $158M | $185M | $175M | $177M | $169M | $199M | $221M | $236M | $253M |
| Stock-based compensation | $12.9M | $15.6M | $18.1M | $19.0M | $19.4M | $22.2M | $25.3M | $30.4M | $30.4M | $31.7M |
| Share buybacks | $43.5M | $33.8M | $121M | $58.2M | $24.9M | $33.6M | $93.7M | $212M | $15.7M | $195M |
| Dividends paid | β | $0.0M | $9.3M | $18.3M | $22.5M | $41.1M | $44.6M | $50.6M | $55.5M | $58.3M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $43.5M | $33.8M | $130M | $76.5M | $47.3M | $74.7M | $138M | $262M | $71.3M | $253M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $82.0M | $125M | $132M | $182M | $312M | $148M | $201M | $184M | $228M | $213M |
| Total debt | $603M | $612M | $601M | $628M | $530M | $335M | $275M | $414M | $408M | $275M |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | $92.4M | $117M | $117M | $123M | $134M | $131M | $123M |
| Current assets | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.9B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.1B |
| Current liabilities | $993M | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.5B |
| Inventory | $840M | $1.0B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $858M | $1.0B | $1.4B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.5B |
| Property and equipment, net | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Goodwill | $290M | $291M | $291M | $292M | $292M | $370M | $416M | $421M | $427M | $442M |
| Total assets | $2.6B | $2.9B | $3.2B | $3.4B | $3.0B | $3.1B | $3.8B | $4.4B | $4.6B | $4.4B |
| Total liabilities | $1.7B | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $2.1B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $2.2B |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $863M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.2B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 17.0% | 17.6% | 17.8% | 17.7% | 18.5% | 21.3% | 20.9% | 20.1% | 19.6% | 19.6% |
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 6.5% | 6.0% | 5.3% |
| EBITDA margin | 5.7% | 6.5% | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.0% | 9.3% | 9.9% | 9.3% | 9.0% | 8.7% |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| FCF margin | 7.7% | β1.2% | β0.4% | 2.2% | 13.2% | 5.0% | 0.7% | β0.9% | 2.4% | 6.2% |
| Net interest share of revenue | β0.3% | β0.3% | β0.4% | β0.5% | β0.2% | β | β | β | β | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 3.8% | 9.7% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 7.9% | 14.4% | 21.4% | 18.4% | 15.5% | 13.4% |
| Return on capital employed | 5.0% | 8.7% | 11.9% | 11.4% | 7.9% | 14.6% | 21.2% | 19.0% | 15.8% | 13.4% |
| Return on equity | 4.7% | 18.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% | 9.5% | 17.7% | 24.4% | 19.2% | 15.2% | 12.1% |
| Return on assets | 1.6% | 6.3% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 7.9% | 11.3% | 8.5% | 6.8% | 5.8% |
| Return on tangible equity | 7.1% | 23.0% | 17.9% | 16.3% | 11.8% | 22.0% | 29.5% | 23.9% | 17.7% | 15.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 11.8% | 16.8% | 5.5% | β18.5% | 8.2% | 38.5% | 11.6% | β1.5% | β4.7% |
| Net income growth | β | 324.2% | β19.2% | 1.8% | β18.9% | 110.1% | 62.1% | β11.3% | β12.4% | β13.3% |
| EPS growth | β | 320.0% | β45.2% | 9.1% | β18.7% | 36.3% | 64.4% | β9.2% | β10.4% | β12.1% |
| FCF growth | β | β117.6% | β | β | 390.5% | β59.3% | β79.9% | β242.5% | β | 147.7% |
| Share count change | β | 0.9% | 47.5% | β6.8% | β0.2% | 54.4% | β1.3% | β2.3% | β2.3% | β1.3% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.2x | 1.6x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.0x | 0.6x | 0.3x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.3x |
| Debt / equity | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.1x |
| Interest coverage | 5.4x | 11.3x | 9.6x | 7.1x | 15.9x | 127.3x | 25.6x | 9.5x | 6.5x | 8.2x |
| Current ratio | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.1x | 1.1x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.4x |
| Quick ratio | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.5x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.4x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Payouts / FCF | 13.4% | β | β | 59.9% | 7.6% | 29.3% | 269.3% | β | 38.2% | 54.8% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Accruals ratio | β18.5% | 0.7% | β2.5% | β8.5% | β20.3% | β5.9% | 2.8% | 1.3% | β7.0% | β13.2% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001012019). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.