Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
CarParts.com, Inc. PRTS
$8.63 +2.62% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $69.9M
Expensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Nov 9, 2026
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Three things to know
- The diluted share count rose 35.6% in a year.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 31 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 4 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +36.4%).
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)Bottom 8%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 14%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 11%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 6%
- Gross marginBottom 38%
- Operating marginBottom 10%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 10%
- Interest coverBottom 6%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 6%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 8%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 3%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 1%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 35%
- 6-month returnTop 38%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 24%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 38%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 20%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 24%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 28%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 34%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 1%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 5%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 6%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -6.6% | -10.7% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 33.2% | 29.0% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | -9.2% | -4.6% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | -3.5% | -1.3% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -10.7% | -6.6% | ↓ | Bottom 8% |
| Gross margin | 29.0% | 33.2% | ↓ | Bottom 38% |
| Operating margin | -4.6% | -9.2% | ↑ | Bottom 10% |
| Net margin | -5.4% | -9.3% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -1.3% | -3.5% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -17.1% | — | Bottom 6% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -6.1% | — | Bottom 14% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -13.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.6%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +45.3 pp
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -23.7×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -26.29%
- Shareholder yield
- -26.29%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +35.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +10.3%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jul 4, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 4
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +36.4%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.4%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $3.00
- Target vs current price
- -65.2%
- Analysts with a rating
- 10
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 60%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | +49.4% | +2.1% | +11.8% | +40.6% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | +73.9% | -6.4% | -27.0% | -29.8% | -39.7% |
| Mar 5, 2026 | +15.0% | -6.4% | -6.6% | -0.4% | -32.8% |
| Nov 10, 2025 | +7.3% | +1.8% | -13.6% | -30.0% | -20.8% |
| Aug 12, 2025 | -48.4% | +3.3% | -14.6% | +6.1% | -29.2% |
| May 13, 2025 | -116.0% | +10.8% | +3.0% | +13.5% | +1.9% |
| Mar 25, 2025 | -1321.1% | -6.4% | -8.3% | -23.4% | -25.9% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | -54.5% | -2.2% | +22.4% | +40.8% | +72.4% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | -$0.43 | -$0.85 | +49.4% | $135.6M |
| May 7, 2026 | -$0.30 | -$1.15 | +73.9% | $132.0M |
| Mar 5, 2026 | -$1.70 | -$2.00 | +15.0% | $120.4M |
| Nov 10, 2025 | -$1.90 | -$2.05 | +7.3% | $127.8M |
| Aug 12, 2025 | -$2.30 | -$1.55 | -48.4% | $151.9M |
| May 13, 2025 | -$2.70 | -$1.25 | -116.0% | $147.4M |
| Mar 25, 2025 | -$2.70 | -$0.19 | -1321.1% | $133.5M |
| Oct 29, 2024 | -$1.70 | -$1.10 | -54.5% | $144.8M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Sales | 0.16× | — | — | Top 1% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -9.91% | — | — | Bottom 8% |
| Earnings yield | -50.17% | — | — | Bottom 6% |
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
- 40
- Days above the 200-day average
- 31
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +19.7%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +6.4%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +18.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +27.1%
- RSI (14)
- 56.9
- Relative volume
- 0.19×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 82.8%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 81th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.42
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.08
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -13.7%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -90.6%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2021 | Dec 15, 2025 | -98.2% | 1218 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 5, 2020 | Nov 10, 2020 | -30.0% | 3 days | 10 days (Nov 24, 2020) |
| Dec 3, 2020 | Dec 18, 2020 | -28.5% | 11 days | 24 days (Jan 26, 2021) |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | -22.1% | 3 days | 6 days (Feb 8, 2021) |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Oct 2, 2020 | -12.8% | 4 days | 6 days (Oct 12, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $69.9M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$4.33
- Revenue (TTM)
- $515.8M
- 52-week range
- $3.72 – $10.98
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $582.4M | $661.6M | $675.7M | $588.8M | $547.5M |
| Gross profit | $197.3M | $230.9M | $229.4M | $196.7M | $158.7M |
| Operating income | -$9.1M | $651,000 | -$9.9M | -$40.6M | -$45.2M |
| Net income | -$10.3M | -$951,000 | -$8.2M | -$40.6M | -$50.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$2.00 | -$0.18 | -$1.50 | -$7.10 | -$8.20 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $144.8M | $133.5M | $147.4M | $151.9M | $127.8M | $120.4M | $132.0M | $135.6M |
| Net income | -$10.0M | -$15.4M | -$15.3M | -$12.7M | -$10.9M | -$11.6M | -$1.9M | -$3.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$1.70 | -$2.90 | -$2.70 | -$2.30 | -$1.90 | -$1.70 | -$0.30 | -$0.43 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$7.0M | $15.4M | $50.0M | $10.3M | -$34.1M |
| Capital expenditure | -$11.6M | -$12.6M | -$12.0M | -$20.6M | -$8.0M |
| Free cash flow | -$18.6M | $2.8M | $38.0M | -$10.2M | -$42.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | -$524,000 | $2.1M | -$4.3M | -$470,000 | $10.5M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $38.2M
- Total assets
- $184.0M
- Total liabilities
- $127.2M
- Total debt
- $51.1M
- Net debt
- $13.0M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $56.8M
As of Jul 4, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 453,296
- Days to cover
- 3.40
- Change vs previous report
- +10.9%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- May 26, 2026
- 1-for-10