CarParts.com, Inc. (PRTS) Key Metrics

NASDAQ: PRTSValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

PRTS valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$64.3M
Enterprise value
$76.9M
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
909.1
PEG ratio
3.71
Price / sales
0.1
10-yr median 0.3
Price / book
1.1
10-yr median 2.8
EV / EBITDA
25.0
10-yr median 16.5
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.68

PRTS key metrics, 2016–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

PRTS valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

Price / sales−46.6%
0.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 0.4 (+22.0%)2017: 0.3 (−21.6%)2018: 0.1 (−66.6%)2019: 0.3 (+154.9%)2020: 1.2 (+322.0%)2021: 1.0 (−16.4%)2022: 0.5 (−48.2%)2023: 0.3 (−48.4%)2024: 0.1 (−60.5%)2025: 0.1 (−46.6%)
20162025
Price / book−20.9%
0.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 5.6 (+13.3%)2017: 2.5 (−55.6%)2018: 0.8 (−66.9%)2019: 6.3 (+675.0%)2020: 6.3 (−1.0%)2021: 6.0 (−4.2%)2022: 3.1 (−48.9%)2023: 1.6 (−48.5%)2024: 0.7 (−54.4%)2025: 0.6 (−20.9%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield−120.8 pts
−137.4%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 11.8% (+13.9 pts)2017: 6.7% (−5.1 pts)2018: 1.5% (−5.2 pts)2019: 0.9% (−0.6 pts)2020: −5.5% (−6.4 pts)2021: −3.2% (+2.3 pts)2022: 0.8% (+4.0 pts)2023: 21.3% (+20.4 pts)2024: −16.6% (−37.9 pts)2025: −137.4% (−120.8 pts)
20162025

PRTS valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

PRTS returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

PRTS debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

PRTS cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

PRTS price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

PRTS key metrics

2016–2025
CarParts.com, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$30.6M$61.6M$178.8M$338.9M$575.5M$524.5M$78.6M$31.8M$99.9M$127.4M
Enterprise value$59.4M$66.5M$165.9M$366.8M$603.7M$520.3M$92.2M$38.9M$106.8M$131.1M
P/E ratio————————4.2174.3
Price / sales0.10.10.30.51.01.20.30.10.30.4
Price / book0.60.71.63.16.06.36.30.82.55.6
Price / free cash flow——4.7121.8——109.664.614.88.4
Price / operating cash flow—6.03.622.1——11.45.18.65.9
EV / sales0.10.10.20.61.01.20.30.10.40.4
EV / EBITDA——16.524.7533.362.9—16.49.411.7
EV / free cash flow——4.4131.8——128.579.115.88.7
Earnings yield−164.9%−65.9%−4.6%−0.3%−1.8%−0.3%−40.1%−15.4%24.0%0.6%
Free cash flow yield−137.4%−16.6%21.3%0.8%−3.2%−5.5%0.9%1.5%6.7%11.8%
Dividend yield——0.8%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.1%0.5%0.2%0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)—0.8%3.2%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.1%1.9%6.0%1.1%
Share price at fiscal year-end$5.00$10.80$31.60$62.60$112.00$123.90$22.00$9.10$25.20$35.20
Per share
Revenue per share$89.47$103.26$119.45$122.21$113.36$104.86$78.57$82.84$76.54$83.84
Earnings per share−$8.24−$7.12−$1.45−$0.18−$2.01−$0.36−$8.83−$1.40$6.06$0.20
Operating cash flow per share−$5.57$1.81$8.84$2.84−$1.36−$4.50$1.93$1.77$2.94$5.96
Free cash flow per share−$6.87−$1.79$6.72$0.51−$3.61−$6.81$0.20$0.14$1.70$4.17
Cash per share$4.22$6.38$9.01$3.47$3.53$8.46$0.64$0.58$0.72$1.84
Book value per share$8.74$14.94$19.95$20.33$18.60$19.72$3.47$11.11$10.18$6.31
Tangible book value per share$8.74$14.94$19.95$20.33$18.60$19.72$3.47$10.98$10.02$6.04
Dividends per share——$0.25$0.00$0.70$0.01$0.02$0.05$0.05$0.02
Capex per share$1.30$3.61$2.12$2.32$2.25$2.31$1.72$1.63$1.24$1.79
Debt per share$8.93$7.25$6.74$8.62$9.03$7.46$4.44$2.62$2.46$2.85
Shares outstanding6.1M5.7M5.7M5.4M5.1M4.2M3.6M3.5M4.0M3.6M
Change in shares outstanding+7.3%+0.8%+4.5%+5.4%+21.4%+18.5%+2.2%−11.8%+9.5%+6.7%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−72.8%−41.0%−7.4%−0.9%−11.5%−3.2%−123.2%−12.3%76.0%3.4%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−41.4%−33.8%−6.6%0.4%−7.1%0.4%−18.1%−8.5%12.6%1.0%
Return on assets (ROA)−25.5%−17.3%−3.3%−0.4%−4.9%−1.1%−33.9%−4.9%26.3%0.9%
Return on tangible assets−27.3%−19.3%−3.2%−0.4%−4.4%−0.8%−35.9%−5.0%24.0%0.9%
Free cash flow margin−7.7%−1.7%5.6%0.4%−3.2%−6.5%0.3%0.2%2.2%5.0%
Income quality (OCF / net income)————————0.4829.51
Financial health
Total debt$54.6M$41.3M$38.1M$46.7M$46.4M$31.6M$15.8M$9.2M$9.8M$10.3M
Cash & short-term investments$25.8M$36.4M$51.0M$18.8M$18.1M$35.8M$2.3M$2.0M$2.9M$6.7M
Net debt$28.8M$4.9M−$12.8M$27.9M$28.2M−$4.2M$13.6M$7.1M$6.9M$3.6M
Debt / equity1.020.490.340.420.490.381.280.240.240.45
Debt / assets0.300.200.150.200.200.170.180.090.100.13
Net debt / EBITDA——−1.281.8824.95−0.51—3.010.600.33
Current ratio1.661.541.711.911.741.941.041.221.281.36
Quick ratio0.490.540.570.360.310.700.160.190.170.27
Interest coverage-26.6-34.9-7.10.5-8.20.2-4.3-3.12.80.3
Working capital$53.8M$48.4M$80.4M$79.8M$71.8M$67.4M$2.4M$10.5M$13.6M$16.9M
Invested capital$82.3M$90.1M$100.0M$138.0M$123.8M$79.3M$25.9M$45.9M$47.3M$26.5M
Tangible asset value$53.5M$85.2M$112.8M$110.1M$95.6M$83.5M$12.4M$38.4M$39.7M$22.4M
Net current asset value$3.7M$13.5M$48.3M$39.5M$28.8M$35.9M−$13.2M−$358,000$2.2M$4.8M
Graham number————————$37.26$5.35
Graham net-net per share−$8.61−$6.88−$4.26−$6.79−$9.43−$4.32−$12.61−$8.44−$7.19−$6.69
Capital allocation
Dividends paid——$1.4M$0$3.6M$33,000$80,000$161,000$209,000$61,000
Share buybacks (net)—$470,000$4.3M$0$524,000$0$0$430,000$5.8M$1.4M
Dividend payout ratio————————0.9%8.3%
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow——15.1%0.0%——11.2%120.1%89.5%9.6%
Capex / revenue1.5%3.5%1.8%1.9%2.0%2.2%2.2%2.0%1.6%2.1%
Capex / operating cash flow—199.0%24.0%81.9%——89.6%92.0%42.1%30.0%
Capex / depreciation0.391.080.720.921.161.260.970.950.730.81
Stock-based compensation / revenue1.5%2.0%1.7%1.7%2.7%1.8%1.3%1.2%0.9%1.0%
R&D / revenue——————1.9%1.4%1.6%1.9%
SG&A / revenue—37.1%32.9%32.7%33.7%33.2%17.1%20.1%18.8%20.2%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding4.44.23.73.23.63.74.23.93.53.9
Days of inventory on hand87.1102.0108.3116.5108.189.794.989.989.888.2
Days payables outstanding49.464.355.453.053.456.872.960.759.551.2
Cash conversion cycle (days)42.141.956.766.758.336.626.133.233.741.0
Receivables turnover83.2287.4898.14115.86102.7998.7887.7693.42105.7893.38
Payables turnover7.395.676.596.896.846.435.016.026.137.14
Inventory turnover4.193.583.373.133.384.073.854.064.074.14
Asset turnover2.772.512.722.792.763.233.022.913.323.66
Average receivables$6.6M$6.7M$6.9M$5.7M$5.7M$4.5M$3.2M$3.1M$2.9M$3.3M
Average payables$52.6M$69.1M$67.7M$62.5M$56.3M$44.9M$39.2M$35.0M$34.8M$29.6M
Average inventory$92.8M$109.6M$132.5M$137.4M$114.1M$70.9M$51.1M$51.9M$52.6M$51.1M
Intangibles / total assets0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.6%1.2%

Computed from PRTS's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 5, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

PRTS valuation and financial ratios

CarParts.com earned a return on equity of −72.8% and a return on invested capital of −41.4% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $54.6 million of debt and $25.8 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $28.8 million. The share count rose 69.0% from 3.6M to 6.1M over 9 years.

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PRTS key metrics FAQ

What is CarParts.com's return on equity?

CarParts.com's return on equity (ROE) was −72.8% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$50.4 million on average shareholders' equity of $69.3 million.

What is CarParts.com's ROIC?

CarParts.com's return on invested capital was −41.4% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does CarParts.com have?

CarParts.com had total debt of $54.6 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02.

What is CarParts.com's free cash flow yield?

CarParts.com generated -$42.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −137.4% on its market value at year-end ($30.6 million).

What is CarParts.com's current ratio?

CarParts.com's current ratio was 1.66 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.66 times current liabilities.

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