Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Dealerships
OPENLANE, Inc. OPLN
$35.53 +1.89% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $3.76B
High qualityStrong trendLow risk
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $-0.62, down 183.8% year over year.
- The diluted share count rose 9.4% in a year.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 130 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 26%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 7%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 49%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 23%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 25%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 19%
- Gross marginTop 38%
- Operating marginTop 17%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 40%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 35%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 25%
- Interest coverBottom 41%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 24%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 30%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 32%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 30%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 26%
- 6-month returnTop 28%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 21%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 28%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 20%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 43%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 48%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 42%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 48%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 18%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 2%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 50%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 25%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 8.6% | 10.3% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -234.7% | -183.8% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 38.3% | 41.3% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 11.8% | 15.7% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 15.7% | 16.7% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 10.3% | 8.6% | ↑ | Top 26% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -183.8% | -234.7% | ↑ | Bottom 7% |
| Gross margin | 41.3% | 38.3% | ↑ | Top 38% |
| Operating margin | 15.7% | 11.8% | ↑ | Top 17% |
| Net margin | 9.7% | 8.0% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 16.7% | 15.7% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 14.1% | — | Top 19% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 8.2% | — | Top 23% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 2.01×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -4.1%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.1%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +2.9 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.95×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 2.9×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 16.66%
- Shareholder yield
- 16.66%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +9.4%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +2.3%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +6.1%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +3.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $46.33
- Target vs current price
- +30.4%
- Analysts with a rating
- 18
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 56%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | +14.8% | -2.7% | -9.5% | -13.5% | — |
| May 5, 2026 | +9.4% | +10.3% | +15.6% | +19.3% | +26.4% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | -16.7% | +0.3% | -9.9% | -5.4% | +22.7% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | +16.7% | -1.9% | -5.7% | -1.7% | +11.9% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | +37.5% | +15.4% | +14.4% | +14.5% | +5.0% |
| May 7, 2025 | +29.2% | -0.9% | +15.5% | +22.7% | +25.8% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | +5.0% | -0.2% | +6.5% | +1.2% | +11.0% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | +23.8% | +6.4% | +23.0% | +22.5% | +24.3% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $0.40 | $0.35 | +14.8% | $554.6M |
| May 5, 2026 | $0.35 | $0.32 | +9.4% | $527.9M |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $0.25 | $0.30 | -16.7% | $494.3M |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.35 | $0.30 | +16.7% | $498.4M |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.33 | $0.24 | +37.5% | $481.7M |
| May 7, 2025 | $0.31 | $0.24 | +29.2% | $460.1M |
| Feb 19, 2025 | $0.21 | $0.20 | +5.0% | $492.0M |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $0.26 | $0.21 | +23.8% | $448.4M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 24.6× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.0× | — | — | Top 32% |
| EV / Sales | 2.00× | — | — | Bottom 30% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 9.23% | — | — | Top 30% |
| Earnings yield | -1.75% | — | — | Bottom 24% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 8.3× – 374.6× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +24.2%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -183.8%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -71.0%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 130
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -5.8%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -1.0%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +6.1%
- RSI (14)
- 54.2
- Relative volume
- 1.00×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 29.3%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 29th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.05
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.42
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -17.2%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -22.1%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2021 | Sep 30, 2022 | -46.2% | 433 days | 555 days (Dec 16, 2024) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 | -22.1% | 39 days | Not yet recovered |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | -21.2% | 12 days | 8 days (Nov 9, 2020) |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | -21.2% | 27 days | 24 days (May 13, 2025) |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | -17.3% | 50 days | 17 days (Dec 16, 2025) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $3.76B
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.62
- Revenue (TTM)
- $2.08B
- 52-week range
- $24.32 – $42.90
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.45B | $1.53B | $1.65B | $1.79B | $1.93B |
| Gross profit | $658.1M | $615.9M | $777.5M | $708.7M | $801.1M |
| Operating income | $127.5M | $94.7M | -$5.2M | $182.2M | $322.4M |
| Net income | $66.5M | $241.2M | -$154.1M | $109.9M | $177.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.28 | $1.73 | -$1.82 | $0.45 | -$0.96 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $448.4M | $492.0M | $460.1M | $481.7M | $498.4M | $494.3M | $527.9M | $554.6M |
| Net income | $28.4M | $52.3M | $36.9M | $33.4M | $47.9M | $59.5M | $48.9M | $44.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.12 | $0.29 | $0.18 | $0.15 | $0.25 | -$1.54 | $0.35 | $0.32 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $412.6M | -$466.6M | $228.7M | $276.3M | $391.9M |
| Capital expenditure | -$64.2M | -$60.9M | -$52.0M | -$53.0M | -$55.4M |
| Free cash flow | $348.4M | -$527.5M | $176.7M | $223.3M | $336.5M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | -$149.4M | -$180.8M | -$19.5M | -$28.6M | -$595.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $189.7M
- Total assets
- $5.01B
- Total liabilities
- $3.44B
- Total debt
- $585.5M
- Net debt
- $395.8M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.57B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2020 | $0.19 | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Dec 19, 2019 | $0.19 | Jan 3, 2020 |
| Sep 19, 2019 | $0.19 | Oct 3, 2019 |
| May 31, 2019 | $0.35 | Jun 17, 2019 |
| Mar 21, 2019 | $0.35 | Apr 4, 2019 |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $0.35 | Jan 4, 2019 |
| Sep 19, 2018 | $0.35 | Oct 3, 2018 |
| Jun 20, 2018 | $0.35 | Jul 5, 2018 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 2,590,254
- Days to cover
- 2.84
- Change vs previous report
- -14.6%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jun 28, 2019
- 1,321-for-500