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Auto finance

The 4 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $17 bn combined; the largest are Ally Financial (ALLY), Credit Acceptance (CACC) and CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC. (CPSS). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

Clear leader
4 companies value 17 bn revenue 12 bn margin — free cash flow — avg. score 4.4
ALLY holds 66.4% of the group's value, 2.1x the runner-up
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 ALLY Ally Financial
United States · score 6.6
66% 11 bn 8.7 bn 16.8% 4.6 bn 39.9% 3.3% Digital bank with auto financing · Largest independent US auto lender, with a digital bank
2 CACC Credit Acceptance
United States · score 5.3
32% 5.5 bn 2.3 bn 21.5% 1.2 bn 22.0% — Used car financing for borrowers with limited credit · Financing for consumers with poor credit; a very high-return, high-risk model
3 CPSS CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.
United States · score 5.0
1% 0.2 bn 0.5 bn 4.8% 0.3 bn 179.6% — Auto financing for borrowers who don't qualify at banks · Nevada — assets of $4.4bn
4 VRM Vroom, Inc.
United States · score 0.9
0% 0.0 bn — — 0.1 bn 154.8% — Subprime auto lending, former online used-car retailer · Texas — assets of $941m

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