P/E ratio for OPENLANE Corporate (KAR)

P/E ratio history for OPENLANE Corporate from 2009 to 2023

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
Copart CPRT	43.8	-467.98%	🇺🇸 USA
America's Car-Mart CRMT	24.4	-305.40%	🇺🇸 USA
Lithia Motors LAD	9.85	-182.82%	🇺🇸 USA
CarMax KMX	27.2	-328.62%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.