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CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP (CACC)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP

Credit Acceptance Corporation provides financing solutions that enable automobile dealers to sell vehicles to consumers regardless of their credit history. The company offers two main programs: the Portfolio Program, where it advances money to dealers and services the underlying consumer loans, and the Purchase Program, where it buys consumer loans from dealers. Credit Acceptance serves a nationwide network of automobile dealers and primarily finances consumers with impaired or limited credit histories.

Snapshot

Revenue
$2.32B
Revenue growth (YoY)
7.2%
Net income
$423.9M
Diluted EPS
$36.38
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
18.3%
FCF margin
45.4%
ROE
27.8%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
13.3×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$6.16B
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Credit Acceptance

  • Revenue grew 7.2% to $2.3B in FY2025, slower than the 13.7% the year before.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $587M, up 0.6% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $1.1B in FY2025, 45.4% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 71.0% to $424M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Credit Acceptance’s fundamentals sit among the 425 Financials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Net margin18.3%
56th percentile of 377
FCF margin45.4%
86th percentile of 272
Revenue growth (YoY)+7.2%
39th percentile of 420
ROE27.8%
92nd percentile of 375
P/E13.3×
52nd percentile of 318
Short interest8.13d
89th percentile of 420

Credit Acceptance’s return on equity of 27.8% ranks in the 92nd percentile of the 375 Financials companies reporting it. Credit Acceptance’s FCF margin of 45.4% ranks in the 86th percentile of the 272 Financials companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 104 insider sales totaling $28.6M. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 3 of the superinvestors we track (plus 6 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
3
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
2
0 new, 2 added
Reduced / exited
7
7 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$105.4M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$43.8M68.8KAdded
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$38.1M59.8KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$11.6M18.3KAdded
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$3.4M5.3KReduced
Ruane Cunniff (Sequoia)Q2 2026$3.4M5.3KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$1.7M2.7KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$1.4M2.2KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$1.4M2.2KReduced
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$611,270960Reduced

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
104
$28.6M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-07-16
filed 2026-07-20
Watson Jill Foss10% ownerSell977$640.15$625K
2026-07-16
filed 2026-07-20
Watson Jill Foss10% ownerSell457$641.31$293K
2026-07-16
filed 2026-07-20
Watson Jill Foss10% ownerSell2$642.08$1K
2026-07-02
filed 2026-07-07
Watson Jill Foss10% ownerSell1.5K$649.38$976K
2026-07-02
filed 2026-07-07
Watson Jill Foss10% ownerSell1.2K$650.66$783K
2026-07-02
filed 2026-07-07
Watson Jill Foss10% ownerSell1.1K$648.32$733K
2026-07-02
filed 2026-07-07
Watson Jill Foss10% ownerSell1.0K$651.80$676K
2026-07-02
filed 2026-07-07
Watson Jill Foss10% ownerSell869$654.76$569K
2026-07-02
filed 2026-07-07
Watson Jill Foss10% ownerSell813$664.11$540K
2026-07-02
filed 2026-07-07
Watson Jill Foss10% ownerSell819$653.79$535K
2026-07-02
filed 2026-07-07
Watson Jill Foss10% ownerSell689$653.08$450K
2026-07-02
filed 2026-07-07
Watson Jill Foss10% ownerSell562$651.94$366K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
944.5K
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-9.3%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
8.13
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
116.2K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-14944.5K-9.3%8.13
2026-07-311.0M-13.8%7.88
2026-07-151.2M-0.5%8.19
2026-06-301.2M+19.7%4.83
2026-06-151.0M+14.9%6.38
2026-05-29884.0K-12.3%6.79
2026-05-151.0M+9.1%5.99
2026-04-30924.3K-7.9%6.89

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$2.32B$2.16B$1.90B$1.83B$1.86B
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income$423.9M$247.9M$286.1M$535.8M$958.3M
Diluted EPS$36.38$19.88$21.99$39.32$59.52

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$22.8M$343.7M$13.2M$7.7M$23.3M
Current assets
Total assets$8.63B$8.85B$7.61B$6.90B$7.05B
Current liabilities
Long-term debt
Total liabilities$7.11B$7.11B$5.86B$5.28B$5.23B
Total equity$1.52B$1.75B$1.75B$1.62B$1.82B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$1.05B$1.14B$1.20B$1.24B$1.07B
Capital expenditure$1.6M$1.8M$4.0M$3.1M$7.6M
Free cash flow$1.05B$1.14B$1.20B$1.24B$1.06B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$587.4M0.6%$135.9M$12.66
Q1 FY2026$580.0M1.6%$135.8M$12.40
Q4 FY2025$579.9M2.5%$122.0M$10.99
Q3 FY2025$582.4M5.8%$108.2M$9.43
Q2 FY2025$583.8M8.5%$87.4M$7.42
Q1 FY2025$571.1M12.4%$106.3M$8.66
Q4 FY2024$565.9M15.1%$151.9M$12.25
Q3 FY2024$550.3M15.0%$78.8M$6.35

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorFinancials
SIC industryPersonal Credit Institutions
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2017
SEC CIK885550

Selected SEC filings

10-Q2026-08-04
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8-K2026-08-25
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8-K2026-08-04
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8-K2026-07-24
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8-K2026-07-22
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.