ACVA NYSE Services-Business Services, Nec Financials FY2019βFY2025
ACV Auctions Inc. had $760M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 19.2% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +29.5% a year on average.
Hi! I read ACV Auctions Inc.βs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
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Are sales growing?
+19.2%
Yes. Sales grew 19.2% last year.
Does it make a profit?
β8.7%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
9.1%
Partly. 9.1% of sales ends up as free cash.
How healthy are the accounts?
5 / 7
Mixed. It passes 5 of 7 health tests.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
In plain words: Every quarter, companies publish how much they sold and earned. These are the days ACV Auctions Inc. did it, and the next one. Share prices often move a lot on those days.
Next results
November 4, 2026
Wednesday Β· in 10 days
Estimated from the same quarter last year. It will be replaced by the announced date once there is one.
See who else reports that week β| Date | Results for | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Q2 '26 | Time not announced | 8-K β |
| May 6, 2026 | Q1 '26 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Q4 '25 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Q3 '25 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Q2 '25 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| May 7, 2025 | Q1 '25 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Q4 '24 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Q3 '24 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
From SEC filings: the results press release (8-K) or, without one, the quarterly or annual report.
KIRA Β· ACV Auctions Inc. had $760M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 19.2% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +29.5% a year on average. Its operating margin was β8.3%, up 4.9Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about β8 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· ACV Auctions Inc. lost $66.1M in fiscal 2025.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was $69.1M in fiscal 2025, 9.1% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
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.
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably ACV Auctions Inc. can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $566M | $281M | $411M | $270M | $271M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.5M | $75.5M | β | β | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.2x | β | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β98.2x | β108.5x | β57.3x | β19.8x | β6.6x |
| Current ratio | 2.0x | 2.2x | 2.1x | 1.6x | 1.6x |
| Quick ratio | 2.0x | 2.2x | 2.1x | 1.6x | 1.6x |
| Total assets | $983M | $915M | $923M | $984M | $1.1B |
| Total liabilities | $427M | $429M | $466M | $544M | $656M |
| Shareholders' equity | $556M | $486M | $457M | $440M | $430M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$565M | β$205M | β | β | β |
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· ACV Auctions Inc. passes 5 of 7 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | β / 4 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 5 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β12.7% | β23.6% | β2.8% | β6.2% | β15.2% | β14.0% |
| Altman Z'' | β | 0.20 | 2.93 | 2.09 | 1.53 | 0.02 | 0.12 |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||
| Revenue | $107M | $208M | $358M | $422M | $481M | $637M | $760M |
| Operating income | β$79.3M | β$40.6M | β$76.8M | β$106M | β$89.7M | β$84.1M | β$63.2M |
| Interest expense | $0.0M | $0.6M | $0.8M | $1.0M | $1.6M | $4.2M | $9.6M |
| Pretax income | β$77.2M | β$40.5M | β$77.5M | β$102M | β$74.7M | β$79.0M | β$64.8M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.5M | $0.7M | $0.1M | $0.5M | $0.7M | $1.3M |
| Net income | β$77.2M | β$41.0M | β$78.2M | β$102M | β$75.3M | β$79.7M | β$66.1M |
| Net income to common | β$77.2M | β$41.0M | β | β | β | β | β |
| Diluted EPS | β$4.20 | β$1.90 | β$0.62 | β$0.65 | β$0.47 | β$0.48 | β$0.39 |
| Diluted shares | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.13B | 0.16B | 0.16B | 0.16B | 0.17B |
| Cash flow | |||||||
| Cash from operations | β$72.5M | $10.4M | $85.3M | β$75.2M | β$17.9M | $65.4M | $78.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $3.4M | $3.5M | $2.6M | $3.2M | $2.3M | $4.5M | $9.1M |
| Free cash flow | β$75.8M | $6.9M | $82.7M | β$78.4M | β$20.2M | $60.9M | $69.1M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.8M | $7.2M | $8.8M | $11.4M | $19.3M | $36.8M | $43.7M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.0M | $5.7M | $23.2M | $39.3M | $49.6M | $68.0M | $56.9M |
| Acquisitions | $14.8M | $5.5M | $64.5M | $18.9M | $29.6M | $156M | $0.0M |
| Balance sheet | |||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $182M | $234M | $566M | $281M | $411M | $270M | $271M |
| Total debt | β | $4.8M | $0.5M | $75.5M | β | β | β |
| Current assets | β | $354M | $857M | $755M | $707M | $593M | $674M |
| Current liabilities | β | $167M | $423M | $348M | $334M | $381M | $421M |
| Property and equipment, net | β | $4.9M | $4.9M | $5.7M | $4.9M | $7.6M | $12.9M |
| Goodwill | $16.1M | $21.8M | $78.8M | $91.8M | $103M | $180M | $184M |
| Intangible assets | β | $11.5M | $18.1M | $19.3M | $34.2M | $90.8M | $81.0M |
| Total assets | β | $405M | $983M | $915M | $923M | $984M | $1.1B |
| Total liabilities | β | $178M | $427M | $429M | $466M | $544M | $656M |
| Preferred stock | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | β$106M | β$140M | $556M | $486M | $457M | $440M | $430M |
| Margins | |||||||
| Operating margin | β74.2% | β19.5% | β21.4% | β25.2% | β18.6% | β13.2% | β8.3% |
| EBITDA margin | β72.5% | β16.0% | β19.0% | β22.5% | β14.6% | β7.4% | β2.6% |
| Net margin | β72.3% | β19.7% | β21.8% | β24.2% | β15.6% | β12.5% | β8.7% |
| FCF margin | β71.0% | 3.3% | 23.1% | β18.6% | β4.2% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| Returns | |||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β | β29.9% | β | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | β | β17.1% | β13.7% | β18.7% | β15.2% | β13.9% | β9.5% |
| Return on equity | β | β | β37.6% | β19.6% | β16.0% | β17.8% | β15.2% |
| Return on assets | β | β10.1% | β11.3% | β10.8% | β8.2% | β8.4% | β6.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | β | β17.0% | β27.3% | β23.6% | β47.2% | β40.1% |
| Growth | |||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 95.0% | 72.0% | 17.6% | 14.2% | 32.4% | 19.2% |
| FCF growth | β | β | 1,105.0% | β194.8% | β | β | 13.6% |
| Share count change | β | 17.6% | 480.3% | 25.3% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| Financial health | |||||||
| Debt / equity | β | β | 0.0x | 0.2x | β | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β | β64.2x | β98.2x | β108.5x | β57.3x | β19.8x | β6.6x |
| Current ratio | β | 2.1x | 2.0x | 2.2x | 2.1x | 1.6x | 1.6x |
| Quick ratio | β | 2.1x | 2.0x | 2.2x | 2.1x | 1.6x | 1.6x |
| Capital allocation | |||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.2% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.9% | 2.7% | 6.5% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 7.5% |
| Quality scores | |||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β | 0.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β12.7% | β23.6% | β2.8% | β6.2% | β15.2% | β14.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001637873). 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.
