CVNA
Carvana Co
Price:  
257.10 
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Volume:  
2,195,890.00
United States | Specialty Retail
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Carvana WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Carvana Co (CVNA) is 7.2%.

The Cost of Equity of Carvana Co (CVNA) is 7.35%.
The Cost of Debt of Carvana Co (CVNA) is 5.50%.

Range Selected
Cost of equity 6.40% - 8.30% 7.35%
Tax rate 0.20% - 0.60% 0.40%
Cost of debt 4.80% - 6.20% 5.50%
WACC 6.2% - 8.1% 7.2%
WACC

Carvana WACC calculation

Category Low High
Long-term bond rate 3.9% 4.4%
Equity market risk premium 4.6% 5.6%
Adjusted beta 0.55 0.61
Additional risk adjustments 0.0% 0.5%
Cost of equity 6.40% 8.30%
Tax rate 0.20% 0.60%
Debt/Equity ratio 0.1 0.1
Cost of debt 4.80% 6.20%
After-tax WACC 6.2% 8.1%
Selected WACC 7.2%

Carvana's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

The Cost of Equity reflects the return a company needs to deliver to shareholders to justify the risk of investing in its shares. It’s computed using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which blends the risk-free rate, the stock’s beta, and the market risk premium.

This method evaluates the stock’s risk compared to a safe investment and the market’s overall volatility.

Here’s how we figure out the cost of equity for Carvana:

cost_of_equity (7.35%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (0.55) + risk_adjustments (0.25%)

We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.