Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -22.8x · EV/EBITDA 14.0x · ROE -5.0%. (2019–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $93M | $206M | $926M | $705M | $854M | $809M | — | — |
| Enterprise Value | $152M | $265M | $984M | $758M | $908M | $810M | — | — |
| P/E Ratio → | -22.75 | — | — | — | — | 205.38 | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 0.19 | 0.42 | 2.10 | 1.94 | 3.03 | 3.25 | — | — |
| P/B Ratio | 1.02 | 2.27 | 13.99 | 10.37 | 23.23 | 14.63 | — | — |
| P/FCF | 17.39 | 38.64 | 82.32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/OCF | 16.24 | 36.07 | 78.23 | — | — | — | — | — |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 0.54 | 2.23 | 2.08 | 3.22 | 3.25 | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.03 | 24.51 | — | — | — | 56.19 | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | 39.07 | 121.31 | — | — | — | 78.19 | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | 49.69 | 87.41 | — | — | — | — | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 10.4% | 10.4% | 11.6% | 11.5% | 17.7% | 14.9% | 11.5% | — |
| Operating Margin | 0.8% | 0.8% | -13.2% | -4.3% | -4.5% | 4.2% | 3.3% | — |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.8% | -0.8% | -15.5% | -7.4% | -2.4% | -9.5% | -5.4% | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -5.0% | -5.0% | -102.3% | -51.4% | -14.5% | -42.8% | -46.8% | — |
| ROA | -1.6% | -1.6% | -29.2% | -13.0% | -5.3% | -40.5% | -44.4% | -45.4% |
| ROIC | 2.1% | 2.1% | -35.7% | -10.9% | -12.9% | 14.0% | 21.5% | — |
| ROCE | 4.0% | 4.0% | -61.8% | -22.8% | -26.5% | 17.8% | 26.9% | — |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.93 | 0.93 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 2.04 | 0.01 | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | 7.76 | 7.76 | — | — | — | 0.04 | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 0.65 | 0.87 | 0.79 | 1.46 | 0.01 | -0.01 | — |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 5.45 | 5.45 | — | — | — | 0.03 | -0.08 | -0.44 |
| Debt / FCF | — | 11.05 | 5.09 | — | — | — | -0.08 | — |
| Interest Coverage | 0.52 | 0.52 | -12.60 | -2.38 | -1.92 | — | 3.73 | — |
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.41 | 0.94 | 0.17 | 10.16 | 0.89 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.41 | 0.94 | 0.17 | 10.16 | 0.89 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 0.31 | 0.17 | 8.62 | 0.89 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 1.93 | 1.79 | 1.63 | 1.47 | 4.23 | 4.09 | — |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 49.31 | 65.07 | 56.24 | 110.66 | 125.41 | — | — |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5% | — | — |
| FCF Yield | 5.7% | 2.6% | 1.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 17.0% | 7.6% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 17.0% | 7.6% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $102M | $96M | $85M | $83M | $82M | $225M | $7M |
Liquidity and margin volatility
According to current market data, SunCar trades at a P/S ratio of 0.16, which suggests that investors are heavily discounting the company's future earnings potential due to its persistent inability to achieve consistent profitability compared to more established peers in the Chinese automotive services sector.
The negative TTM P/E ratio highlights the company's current lack of bottom-line earnings, while the forward P/E of 7.18 implies that the market is pricing in a significant turnaround that remains speculative. This valuation gap relative to peers like Autohome suggests that the market views SDA as a high-risk option on NEV insurance penetration rather than a stable, cash-generative business.
As reported in recent financial statements, SunCar's gross margin has fluctuated wildly between -55.4% and 54.4% over the last ten quarters, indicating that the company lacks the pricing power or cost predictability necessary to sustain a reliable net margin in the competitive Chinese auto-service market.
The thin operating margin of 0.79% suggests that administrative and customer acquisition costs consume nearly all gross profit, leaving the firm with virtually no buffer for operational errors. Investors should monitor whether the company can shift its revenue mix toward higher-margin SaaS offerings, as the current reliance on low-margin insurance intermediation appears to be structurally insufficient for long-term profitability.
Based on historical data, SunCar's ROIC has oscillated between -31.1% and 1.5% over the past ten quarters, reflecting a fundamental struggle to generate meaningful returns on invested capital while the company continues to navigate a high-variable-cost business model in a volatile regulatory environment.
The inconsistent ROIC trends suggest that the company is failing to compound value, as capital deployment is frequently offset by operational losses. This lack of efficiency warrants further investigation into whether the current asset base is being utilized effectively or if the company is over-investing in infrastructure that does not yet support its B2B2C service model.
According to recent quarterly filings, SunCar's DSO has remained elevated, often exceeding 70 days, which indicates that the company faces significant challenges in collecting payments from its institutional partners, thereby creating a persistent drag on its overall working capital efficiency and cash conversion cycle.
The reliance on large state-owned enterprises for revenue often leads to extended payment cycles, which appears to be a structural bottleneck for the company's liquidity. Without a significant improvement in the speed of cash collection, the firm remains vulnerable to cash flow disruptions that could necessitate further external financing.
Data from the last ten quarters reveals that analysts frequently misapply traditional dealership P/E multiples to SunCar, which obscures the company's true nature as a fintech-adjacent aggregator that does not carry the same inventory-heavy risks or capital-intensive requirements as a standard automotive retailer.
By focusing on P/E ratios, investors overlook the potential value of the company's proprietary data and its embeddedness within banking ecosystems, which are more accurately assessed through SaaS-like metrics. A more appropriate approach would involve evaluating the company's customer acquisition cost relative to the lifetime value of its institutional insurance partnerships, rather than relying on standard retail valuation benchmarks.
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SunCar Technology Group Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -22.8x. This places it at the 50th percentile of its historical range.
SunCar Technology Group Inc.'s current EV/EBITDA is 14.0x. This enterprise value multiple compares the company's total value (equity + debt - cash) to its EBITDA. The historical average is 40.4x.
SunCar Technology Group Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is -5.0%. The historical average is -43.8%.
Based on historical data, SunCar Technology Group Inc. is trading at a P/E of -22.8x. This is at the 50th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
SunCar Technology Group Inc. has 10.4% gross margin and 0.8% operating margin.
SunCar Technology Group Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 7.8x, indicating high leverage. A ratio above 4x may signal elevated financial risk.