Rush Enterprises, Inc. (RUSHA) Key Metrics
RUSHA valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $5.29B
- Enterprise value
- $5.76B
- P/E (TTM)
- 20.5 10-yr median 7.0
- Forward P/E
- 11.1
- PEG ratio
- 3.16
- Price / sales
- 0.7 10-yr median 0.3
- Price / book
- 1.9 10-yr median 0.9
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.4 10-yr median 6.0
- Dividend yield
- 0.97% $0.56 a year
- Beta
- 0.92
RUSHA key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsRUSHA valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
RUSHA returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
RUSHA per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
RUSHA financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
RUSHA efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
RUSHA valuation history
RUSHA returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
RUSHA debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
RUSHA cash returned to shareholders
RUSHA price vs earnings per share
RUSHA key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $2.90B | $2.99B | $2.81B | $1.99B | $1.43B | $1.06B | $772.3M | $617.5M | $934.0M | $571.3M |
| Enterprise value | $4.24B | $4.49B | $4.43B | $3.23B | $2.44B | $1.97B | $2.36B | $2.18B | $2.28B | $1.84B |
| P/E ratio | 11.0 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 14.1 |
| Price / sales | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Price / book | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Price / free cash flow | 5.1 | 16.0 | — | 38.8 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 6.0 | — | — | 1.8 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 3.0 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 1.1 |
| EV / sales | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| EV / free cash flow | 7.4 | 24.1 | — | 62.8 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 18.5 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Earnings yield | 9.1% | 10.2% | 12.4% | 19.6% | 16.9% | 10.9% | 18.3% | 22.5% | 18.4% | 7.1% |
| Free cash flow yield | 19.7% | 6.2% | −2.6% | 2.6% | 17.8% | 59.3% | 16.5% | −3.7% | −6.1% | 56.7% |
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 30.0% | 21.2% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 8.7% | 2.4% | 9.3% | 6.9% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 9.9% | 21.0% | 33.6% | 28.8% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $35.96 | $36.53 | $33.53 | $23.24 | $24.73 | $18.41 | $13.78 | $10.22 | $15.05 | $9.45 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $92.09 | $95.39 | $94.66 | $82.84 | $88.52 | $82.43 | $103.65 | $91.10 | $75.98 | $69.72 |
| Earnings per share | $3.27 | $3.72 | $4.15 | $4.57 | $4.17 | $2.00 | $2.53 | $2.30 | $2.77 | $0.67 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $12.05 | $7.57 | $3.53 | $3.43 | $7.29 | $13.28 | $7.52 | $3.56 | $2.46 | $8.62 |
| Free cash flow per share | $7.10 | $2.28 | −$0.87 | $0.60 | $4.41 | $10.91 | $2.28 | −$0.38 | −$0.92 | $5.36 |
| Cash per share | $2.63 | $2.79 | $2.19 | $2.35 | $2.56 | $5.43 | $3.24 | $2.18 | $2.01 | $1.36 |
| Book value per share | $27.29 | $26.17 | $22.35 | $20.35 | $25.33 | $22.07 | $20.69 | $17.65 | $16.77 | $14.27 |
| Tangible book value per share | $21.82 | $20.80 | $17.17 | $15.35 | $18.69 | $16.74 | $15.19 | $12.20 | $11.14 | $8.49 |
| Dividends per share | $0.72 | $0.68 | $0.60 | $0.52 | $0.71 | $0.39 | $0.33 | $0.15 | $4.51 | $2.00 |
| Capex per share | $4.95 | $5.29 | $4.41 | $2.84 | $2.89 | $2.37 | $5.24 | $3.94 | $3.38 | $3.26 |
| Debt per share | $19.20 | $21.19 | $21.61 | $16.74 | $19.90 | $21.23 | $31.65 | $28.02 | $23.75 | $22.32 |
| Shares outstanding | 80.7M | 81.8M | 83.7M | 85.7M | 57.9M | 57.5M | 56.1M | 60.4M | 62.0M | 60.4M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −1.3% | −2.3% | −2.3% | +48.0% | +0.8% | +2.5% | −7.3% | −2.6% | +2.6% | −2.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 12.1% | 15.2% | 19.2% | 24.4% | 17.7% | 9.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% | 18.1% | 4.8% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 8.4% | 10.0% | 11.9% | 14.3% | 10.2% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 2.2% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 5.8% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 11.3% | 7.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 1.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | 6.6% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 11.5% | 8.8% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 1.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 7.7% | 2.4% | −0.9% | 0.7% | 5.0% | 13.2% | 2.2% | −0.4% | −1.2% | 7.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 3.69 | 2.04 | 0.85 | 0.75 | 1.75 | 6.64 | 2.98 | 1.55 | 0.89 | 12.84 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $1.55B | $1.73B | $1.81B | $1.44B | $1.15B | $1.22B | $1.77B | $1.69B | $1.47B | $1.35B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $212.6M | $228.1M | $183.7M | $201.0M | $148.1M | $312.0M | $181.6M | $131.7M | $124.5M | $82.0M |
| Net debt | $1.34B | $1.51B | $1.63B | $1.23B | $1.00B | $907.9M | $1.59B | $1.56B | $1.35B | $1.27B |
| Debt / equity | 0.70 | 0.81 | 0.97 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.96 | 1.53 | 1.59 | 1.42 | 1.56 |
| Debt / assets | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.52 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.07 | 2.13 | 2.21 | 1.76 | 2.10 | 2.68 | 4.06 | 4.01 | 4.40 | 5.17 |
| Current ratio | 1.40 | 1.45 | 1.35 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.12 |
| Quick ratio | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.49 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.27 |
| Interest coverage | 8.2 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 25.6 | 127.3 | 15.9 | 7.1 | 9.6 | 11.3 | 5.4 |
| Working capital | $599.0M | $739.6M | $587.0M | $439.1M | $320.9M | $330.9M | $205.2M | $194.6M | $202.9M | $118.3M |
| Invested capital | $3.54B | $3.65B | $3.50B | $2.98B | $2.47B | $2.18B | $2.75B | $2.63B | $2.39B | $2.13B |
| Tangible asset value | $1.78B | $1.72B | $1.46B | $1.33B | $1.08B | $961.9M | $851.5M | $737.6M | $691.3M | $513.3M |
| Net current asset value | −$113.6M | −$65.9M | −$213.5M | −$190.3M | −$328.8M | −$359.6M | −$535.3M | −$446.5M | −$474.7M | −$628.8M |
| Graham number | $44.79 | $46.79 | $45.65 | $45.72 | $48.74 | $31.51 | $34.29 | $30.23 | $32.36 | $14.68 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$12.48 | −$13.05 | −$14.27 | −$11.65 | −$15.70 | −$14.74 | −$22.58 | −$19.52 | −$17.41 | −$18.42 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $58.3M | $55.5M | $50.6M | $44.6M | $41.1M | $22.5M | $18.3M | $9.3M | $279.9M | $121.2M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $194.9M | $15.7M | $211.8M | $93.7M | $33.6M | $24.9M | $58.2M | $120.6M | $33.8M | $43.5M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 22.1% | 18.3% | 14.6% | 11.4% | 17.0% | 19.6% | 12.9% | 6.7% | 162.6% | 298.6% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 44.2% | 38.2% | — | 269.3% | 29.3% | 7.6% | 59.9% | — | — | 50.8% |
| Capex / revenue | 5.4% | 5.5% | 4.7% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 5.1% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.7% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 41.1% | 69.9% | 124.7% | 82.6% | 39.6% | 17.9% | 69.7% | 110.6% | 137.4% | 37.8% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.58 | 1.83 | 1.67 | 1.22 | 0.99 | 0.77 | 1.67 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.25 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 13.4% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 13.1% | 14.3% | 14.0% | 13.0% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 13.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 15.8 | 14.4 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 14.5 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 100.3 | 104.4 | 93.1 | 79.6 | 85.0 | 103.3 | 101.7 | 95.7 | 88.0 | 99.2 |
| Days payables outstanding | 14.3 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 11.4 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 101.8 | 107.0 | 93.9 | 77.9 | 84.6 | 105.4 | 103.9 | 98.6 | 91.4 | 102.3 |
| Receivables turnover | 23.08 | 25.41 | 35.20 | 46.56 | 35.76 | 26.59 | 30.01 | 29.39 | 27.94 | 25.24 |
| Payables turnover | 25.46 | 30.89 | 37.93 | 38.19 | 34.62 | 31.59 | 36.64 | 38.48 | 37.75 | 32.06 |
| Inventory turnover | 3.64 | 3.50 | 3.92 | 4.58 | 4.29 | 3.53 | 3.59 | 3.82 | 4.15 | 3.68 |
| Asset turnover | 1.64 | 1.74 | 1.94 | 2.05 | 1.68 | 1.48 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.72 | 1.55 |
| Average receivables | $322.1M | $307.1M | $225.1M | $152.5M | $143.3M | $178.1M | $193.6M | $187.3M | $168.7M | $167.0M |
| Average payables | $237.4M | $203.1M | $166.9M | $147.0M | $116.5M | $122.2M | $130.6M | $117.7M | $102.9M | $109.0M |
| Average inventory | $1.66B | $1.79B | $1.62B | $1.22B | $939.2M | $1.09B | $1.33B | $1.19B | $936.8M | $950.8M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 10.0% | 9.5% | 9.9% | 11.2% | 12.3% | 10.3% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 12.1% | 13.4% |
Computed from RUSHA's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 25, 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.
RUSHA valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Rush Enterprises traded at 11.0 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 7.0. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 20.5 and the forward P/E is 11.1. Rush Enterprises earned a return on equity of 12.1% and a return on invested capital of 8.4% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $1.6 billion of debt and $212.6 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $1.3 billion. It returned $253.2 million to shareholders: $58.3 million in dividends and $194.9 million in share buybacks, 44% of free cash flow. The share count rose 33.5% from 60.4M to 80.7M over 9 years.
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RUSHA key metrics FAQ
What is Rush Enterprises's P/E ratio?
Rush Enterprises's trailing P/E ratio is 20.5 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 11.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 11.0, compared with a 10-year median of 7.0.
What is Rush Enterprises's EV/EBITDA?
Rush Enterprises's enterprise value was 6.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $4.2 billion, EBITDA $646.9 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 8.4.
What is Rush Enterprises's return on equity?
Rush Enterprises's return on equity (ROE) was 12.1% in fiscal 2025: net income of $263.8 million on average shareholders' equity of $2.2 billion.
What is Rush Enterprises's ROIC?
Rush Enterprises's return on invested capital was 8.4% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Rush Enterprises have?
Rush Enterprises had total debt of $1.6 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70 and $1.3 billion of net debt (2.07 times EBITDA).
What is Rush Enterprises's dividend yield?
Rush Enterprises's forward dividend yield is 0.97%. Rush Enterprises paid $58.3 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.72 per share), a payout ratio of 22.1%.
Does Rush Enterprises buy back its shares?
Yes. Rush Enterprises spent $194.9 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −1.3% over the year, to 80.7M..
What is Rush Enterprises's free cash flow yield?
Rush Enterprises generated $573.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 19.7% on its market value at year-end ($2.9 billion).
What is Rush Enterprises's current ratio?
Rush Enterprises's current ratio was 1.40 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.40 times current liabilities.