RUSHB Stock Analysis: Rush Enterprises | NASDAQ
Auto & Truck Dealerships | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 6.704m USD | 12M Return: 51.3% | US7818463082 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 6.97M
EPS Trend: -96.9%
Rev. Trend: -86.9%
Qual. Beats: 0
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Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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Rush Enterprises, Inc. is the largest integrated commercial vehicle dealership network in North America, operating Rush Truck Centers across the United States and Canada. The company sells new and used commercial vehicles from a broad portfolio of manufacturers, including Peterbilt, International, Hino, Ford, Isuzu, IC Bus, Blue Bird, Blue Arc, and Battle Motors. Beyond vehicle sales, Rush generates recurring income from aftermarket parts, service and repair, financing, leasing and rental, and a range of ancillary offerings such as property and casualty insurance, telematics, body and paint repair, upfitting, and CNG fuel system installation. Its customer base spans regional and national fleets, government entities, corporations, and independent owner-operators. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in New Braunfels, Texas.
The commercial vehicle dealership sector is characterized by long-tenured franchise relationships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), particularly Peterbilt, which is exclusively distributed by Rush in its territory. Unlike consumer auto retail, this industry benefits from high service intensity, as fleets depend on parts availability and repair turnaround to maximize vehicle uptime, making the aftermarket and collision segments key contributors to dealer profitability.
- Class 8 truck demand weakens on freight downturn
- Aftermarket parts and service boost recurring margins
- EV truck adoption threatens Peterbilt market share
| Net Income: 265.2m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -5.84 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 9.86% < 20% (prev 8.81%; Δ 1.05% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.15 > 3% & CFO 701.0m > Net Income 265.2m |
| Net Debt (1.46b) to EBITDA (628.4m): 2.33 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.45 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (80.2m) vs 12m ago -0.34% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 18.98% > 18% (prev 18.75%; Δ 0.23% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 154.4% > 50% (prev 163.0%; Δ -8.64% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 11.80 > 6 (EBIT TTM 370.3m / Interest Expense TTM 31.4m) |
| A: 0.15 (Total Current Assets 2.29b - Total Current Liabilities 1.58b) / Total Assets 4.66b |
| B: 0.43 (Retained Earnings 2.01b / Total Assets 4.66b) |
| C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 370.3m / Avg Total Assets 4.69b) |
| D: 1.01 (Book Value of Equity 2.33b / Total Liabilities 2.31b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.00 = AA |
| DSRI: 1.03 (Receivables 304.7m/314.4m, Revenue 7.24b/7.69b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 18.75% / 18.98%) |
| AQI: 1.07 (AQ_t 0.12 / AQ_t-1 0.11) |
| SGI: 0.94 (Revenue 7.24b / 7.69b) |
| TATA: -0.09 (NI 265.2m - CFO 701.0m) / TA 4.66b) |
| Beneish M = -3.02 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of October 15, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 56.62 with a total of 118,950 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.44%, over one month by +7.64%, over three months by +13.27% and over the past year by +51.28%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 51.40 (which is 9.2% or 2.4 ATR below the current price).
Rush Enterprises has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Trailing = 25.9864
P/E Forward = 11.5741
P/S = 0.9264
P/B = 2.7448
P/EG = 2.7435
Revenue TTM = 7.24b USD
EBIT TTM = 370.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 628.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 281.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.01b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.73b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 241.4m
Net Debt = 1.46b USD (calculated: Debt 1.73b - CCE 264.9m)
Enterprise Value = 8.17b USD (6.70b + Debt 1.73b - CCE 264.9m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 11.80 (Ebit TTM 370.3m / Interest Expense TTM 31.4m)
EV/FCF = 65.08x (Enterprise Value 8.17b / FCF TTM 125.5m)
FCF Yield = 1.54% (FCF TTM 125.5m / Enterprise Value 8.17b)
FCF Margin = 1.73% (FCF TTM 125.5m / Revenue TTM 7.24b)
Net Margin = 3.67% (Net Income TTM 265.2m / Revenue TTM 7.24b)
Gross Margin = 18.98% ((Revenue TTM 7.24b - Cost of Revenue TTM 5.86b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 19.04% (prev 19.30%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.75 (Enterprise Value 8.17b / Total Assets 4.66b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.82% (Interest Expense 31.4m / Debt 1.73b)
Taxrate = 20.93% (70.7m / 337.9m)
NOPAT = 292.8m (EBIT 370.3m * (1 - 20.93%))
Current Ratio = 1.45 (Total Current Assets 2.29b / Total Current Liabilities 1.58b)
Debt / Equity = 0.74 (Debt 1.73b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.33b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.33 (Net Debt 1.46b / EBITDA 628.4m)
Debt / FCF = 11.65 (Net Debt 1.46b / FCF TTM 125.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.25b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 5.66% (Net Income 265.2m / Total Assets 4.66b)
RoE = 11.76% (Net Income TTM 265.2m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.25b)
RoCE = 14.60% (EBIT 370.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.25b + L.T.Debt 281.0m))
RoIC = 7.65% (NOPAT 292.8m / Invested Capital 3.83b)
WACC = 6.35% (E(6.70b)/V(8.43b) * Re(7.62%) + D(1.73b)/V(8.43b) * Rd(1.82%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 7.62% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -65.43 | Cagr: -0.68%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈236.2m ; Y1≈207.2m ; Y5≈167.4m
[DCF] Fair Price = 48.97 (EV 2.69b - Net Debt 1.46b = Equity 1.23b / Shares 25.0m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -96.88 | EPS CAGR: -9.56% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -86.93 | Revenue CAGR: -3.02% | SUE: 0.13 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | GrowthEPS=+0.0% | GrowthRev=+4.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | GrowthEPS=+0.0% | GrowthRev=+10.8%