What is Carvana's operating cash flow?

Carvana (CVNA) reported operating cash flow of $107M in Q1 2026.

How has Carvana's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Carvana's operating cash flow decreased by 53.9% year-over-year, from $232M to $107M.

What is the long-term trend for Carvana's operating cash flow?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Carvana's operating cash flow has grown at a -26.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.59B to $1.04B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Carvana CVNA Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.4B+52.0%

Gross profit$1.3B+36.8%

Operating income$581.0M+47.5%

Net income$250.0M+15.7%

EPS (diluted)$2.11—

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.5B+31.9%

Total debt$5.7B-8.4%

Total equity$3.7B+147%

Total assets$13.8B+55.1%

Cash flow

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CapEx$51.0M+88.9%

Free cash flow$56.0M-72.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$47.42B+9.8%

Enterprise value$50.59B+6.5%

P/E32.9×-75.6×

P/S2.1×-0.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.1%-1.5pp

Operating margin9.2%+0.8pp

Net margin6.4%+3.7pp

FCF margin3.3%-3.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity55.2%+10.8pp

Debt / equity1.5×-2.6×

Current ratio4.1×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Carvana in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Carvana’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Carvana's operating cash flow?: Carvana (CVNA) reported operating cash flow of $107M in Q1 2026.
How has Carvana's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Carvana's operating cash flow decreased by 53.9% year-over-year, from $232M to $107M.
What is the long-term trend for Carvana's operating cash flow?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Carvana's operating cash flow has grown at a -26.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.59B to $1.04B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.