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German online platform that buys and sells used cars, wholesale to dealers and directly to consumers across Europe.
German online platform that buys and sells used cars, wholesale to dealers and directly to consumers across Europe.
Buys cars itself, from private sellers through its car-buying sites and from dealers, and resells them to dealers across Europe, earning the gap between buying and selling prices plus fees for transport and services, so unit volume matters more than price level. Autohero, selling used cars directly to consumers online, is a newer and smaller line.
In one line: A German Carvana/Copart hybrid for used-car trading.
Moat: narrow (scale, data, network effects). Largest European used-car wholesale platform with pricing-data scale, but low-margin trading business facing marketplace competition.
Headquarters: Berlin, Germany · Founded: 2012
Size AUTO1 (AG1.DE) is a Germany Information Technology company (Internet Software/Services) with a market value of $4.34B, the 78th largest of 205 Germany companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €17.45 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 14.1%, against +5.9% for the median peer and +2.6% for the Germany market (cap-weighted) — 6th lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 20.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +7.9%); the operating margin is 1.4% (peer median 24.7%).
Valuation It trades at 29.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 35.1× (9th cheapest of 19).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 5.4 points below its cost of capital (10.6% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 24 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €9.35B | €8.17B | €6.27B | €5.46B | €6.53B |
| Revenue growth | — | +30% | +15% | -16% | — |
| Gross profit | €650M | €557M | €375M | €204M | €148M |
| EBITDA | €191M | €155M | €86.5M | -€68.0M | -€189M |
| Net income | €100M | €77.9M | €20.9M | -€116M | -€246M |
| Free cash flow | -€109M | -€485M | -€236M | -€78.7M | -€439M |
| Capital expenditure | €15.5M | €25.6M | €20.2M | €23.2M | €47.0M |
| Total debt | €1.64B | €1.70B | €1.17B | €811M | €702M |
The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.
| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO1 AG1.DE | $4.34B | -14% | +21% | 1% | 29.2× | n/a |
| Carvana CVNA | $81.2B | -6% | +50% | 9% | 35.9× | 43.6% |
| Aramis ARAMI.PA | $327M | +22% | -2% | 1% | 185.8× | 4.9% |
| CarMax KMX | $7.31B | +28% | +4% | 2% | 15.5× | 17.6% |
| OPENLANE OPLN | $4.22B | -9% | +13% | 17% | 20.7× | 11.1% |
| ACV Auctions ACVA | n/a | +44% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | AG1.DE | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +9.1% | +9.6% | 11th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -14.1% | +5.9% | 6th lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -43.8% | -26.3% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +20.8% | +7.9% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 24.7% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 29.2× | 35.1× | 9th cheapest of 19 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -5.4 pp | -0.1 pp | 6th lowest of 16 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.9× | 0.8× | most indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO1 AG1.DE | Germany | $4.34B | -14% | +21% | 1% | 29.2× | n/a | n/a |
| PB Fintech POLICYBZR.NS | India | $4.74B | -43% | +37% | 7% | 41.0× | n/a | n/a |
| SMG Swiss Marketplace SMG.SW | Switzerland | $3.77B | +7% | +13% | 35% | 23.9× | 5.8% | +12.4% |
| Vend Marketplaces VEND.OL | Norway | $5.11B | -4% | -14% | 29% | 35.2× | 10.7% | -13.2% |
| Braze BRZE | United States | $5.20B | +111% | +27% | -13% | 57.1× | 27.9% | +37.5% |
| Seek SEK.AX | Australia | $3.59B | +8% | +17% | 24% | 25.8× | 17.7% | +11.1% |
| Rightmove RMV.L | United Kingdom | $5.38B | +35% | +7% | 66% | 18.1× | 11.6% | +15.6% |
| Crisil CRISIL.NS | India | $3.40B | +6% | +24% | 26% | 35.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Autotrader AUTO.L | United Kingdom | $5.68B | +12% | +4% | 62% | 14.3× | -0.7% | +18.9% |
| Mobility Global MBGL | United States | $5.79B | n/a | +8% | 51% | 13.2× | -6.0% | +8.5% |
| People PPLI | United States | $3.16B | -4% | -29% | 2% | 38.9× | 36.5% | -2.8% |
| CAR CAR.AX | Australia | $6.85B | -3% | +6% | 38% | 28.5× | 21.8% | +24.0% |
| Scout24 G24.DE | Germany | $6.99B | +19% | +16% | 49% | 22.3× | 10.3% | +12.9% |
| People.cn 603000.SS | China | $2.69B | -15% | 0% | 12% | 77.2× | 28.6% | -0.4% |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life Amc ABSLAMC.NS | India | $2.68B | -19% | +4% | 60% | 23.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Youdao, Inc. Sponsored ADR DAO | United States | $2.50B | +59% | +10% | 4% | 59.4× | 33.6% | +17.6% |
| Shanghai Great Wisdom 601519.SS | China | $2.49B | -18% | +6% | -8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Winning Health Technology 300253.SZ | China | $2.31B | -19% | +6% | -20% | 351.5× | 18.9% | -1.4% |
| Info Edge India NAUKRI.NS | India | $8.18B | +21% | +13% | 34% | 59.6× | 51.8% | +23.8% |
| Mango Excellent Media 300413.SZ | China | $9.77B | +79% | +10% | -3% | 143.0× | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| XinhuaNet 603888.SS | China | $1.89B | -7% | -1% | 8% | n/a | 22.6% | +9.3% |