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Rush Enterprises, Inc. (RUSHA)

Consumer Cyclical | Auto & Truck Dealerships | New Braunfels, United States | NasdaqGS
76.27 USD -0.35 (-0.457%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 76.27

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:54 a.m. EDT

Rush Enterprises presents a compelling value case obscured by recent underperformance. The business is fundamentally sound, boasting a fortress-like balance sheet with minimal debt relative to equity and a robust free cash flow machine generating nearly $314 million annually. The stock trades at a discount to its intrinsic value, supported by a forward P/E of roughly 17x and a price-to-book ratio of 2.6x, while maintaining a healthy payout ratio of just 23%. The recent price action shows resilience, with the stock trading above its 200-day moving average despite a lack of explosive growth, as revenue has dipped slightly year-over-year. While the statistical forecasting models offer no directional clarity due to low reliability, the disconnect between the company's strong cash generation and its depressed valuation suggests the market is overly punitive. The options market reflects this tension, with traders hedging against a crash while simultaneously betting on a recovery, but the underlying fundamentals remain a solid buy-and-hold proposition for patient capital.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.126626
AutoARIMA0.126627
MSTL0.127400
AutoTheta0.133028

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 17%
H-stat 15.26
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 13.21
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-11
Debt to Equity Ratio 63.077
Revenue per Share 93.126
Market Cap 8,267,037,696
Trailing P/E 23.04
Forward P/E 16.57
Beta 0.89
Profit Margins 3.67%
Website https://www.rushenterprises.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:54 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 50-60) expiring in late 2026, suggesting a fear of a significant drop to the lower end of the range. Conversely, call activity is concentrated in deep out-of-the-money strikes (65-70) for the same timeframe, indicating a speculative bet on a rebound to the mid-70s rather than a breakout above current levels. Implied volatility is elevated on these wings, reflecting uncertainty about whether the stock will test the lows or rally toward the analyst mean.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.26% 0.91% 1.39% 1.38%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-12 0.190000 0.263889
2026-03-03 0.190000 0.264661
2025-11-12 0.190000 0.385161
2025-08-12 0.190000 0.331068
2025-05-12 0.180000 0.354750
2025-03-03 0.180000 0.315789
2024-11-12 0.180000 0.285805
2024-08-13 0.180000 0.353218
2024-05-08 0.170000 0.376189
2024-02-26 0.170000 0.361395
2023-11-08 0.170000 0.456866
2023-09-06 0.170000 0.425852
2023-05-09 0.140000 0.403381
2023-02-24 0.140000 0.370240
2022-11-09 0.140000 0.437682
2022-08-11 0.140000 0.426050
2022-05-11 0.126667 0.379546
2022-02-25 0.126667 0.374681
2021-11-05 0.126667 0.347477
2021-08-09 0.126667 0.425152
2021-05-07 0.120000 0.362976
2021-02-24 0.120000 0.408905
2020-11-06 0.093333 0.385249
2020-08-06 0.062222 0.291483
2020-05-06 0.057778 0.361615
2020-02-24 0.057778 0.300997
2019-11-07 0.057778 0.289211
2019-08-08 0.057778 0.339427
2019-05-08 0.053333 0.293828
2019-02-22 0.053333 0.282019
2018-11-06 0.053333 0.315373
2018-08-07 0.053333 0.275228
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.56
dividendYield 0.73
exDividendDate 2026-09-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.76
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.009919081
lastDividendValue 0.19
lastDividendDate 2026-05-12
dividendDate 2026-09-24

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.3376397
Address1 555 IH 35 South
All Time High 83.61
All Time Low 1.887407
Ask 98.39
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 371,620
Average Daily Volume3 Month 516,233
Average Volume 516,233
Average Volume10Days 371,620
Beta 0.89
Bid 76.43
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 8
Book Value 30.0
City New Braunfels
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 76.27
Current Ratio 1.452
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 77.15
Day Low 75.84
Debt To Equity 63.077
Display Name Rush Enterprises
Dividend Date 1,790,208,000
Dividend Rate 0.56
Dividend Yield 0.73
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,333,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,333,600
Earnings Growth 0.011
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.004
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,268,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,217,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,217,600
Ebitda 629,289,024
Ebitda Margins 0.08696
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.419
Enterprise To Revenue 0.993
Enterprise Value 7,185,764,352
Eps Current Year 3.72489
Eps Forward 4.60162
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.31
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,912,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 76.686
Fifty Day Average Change -0.41600037
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.005424724
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 33.76397
Fifty Two Week High 83.61
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.340004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08778859
Fifty Two Week Low 45.67
Fifty Two Week Low Change 30.599998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.6700241
Fifty Two Week Range 45.67 - 83.61
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,065,533,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.38
Float Shares 68,501,299
Forward Eps 4.60162
Forward P E 16.574596
Free Cashflow 313,673,632
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 7,858
Fullday Change -0.350006
Fullday Change Percent -0.456808
Fullday Price 76.27
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.19850999
Gross Profits 1,436,553,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01353
Held Percent Institutions 1.08403
Implied Shares Outstanding 108,391,744
Industry Auto & Truck Dealerships
Industry Disp Auto & Truck Dealerships
Industry Key auto-truck-dealerships
Ir Website http://investor.rushenterprises.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,778,544,000
Last Dividend Value 0.19
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,693,267,200
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Rush Enterprises, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retailer of commercial vehicles and related services in the United States and Canada. The company operates a network of commercial vehicle dealerships under the Rush Truck Centers name. Its Rush Truck Centers primarily sell commercial vehicles manufactured by Peterbilt, International, Hino, Ford, Isuzu, IC Bus, Blue Bird, Blue Arc and Battle Motors. The company also engages in the retail sale of new and used commercial vehicles, and aftermarket parts, as well as provision of service and repair, financing, and leasing and rental services; and offers property and casualty insurance, including collision and liability insurance on commercial vehicles, cargo insurance, and credit life insurance products. In addition, it provides equipment installation and repair, parts installation, and paint and body repair services; new vehicle pre-delivery inspection, truck modification, and natural gas fuel system installation services, body, chassis upfitting, and component installation services; parts and collision repair; CNG fuel systems; and vehicle telematics products, as well as sells new and used trailers, and tires for commercial vehicles. The company serves regional and national fleets, local and state governments, corporations, and owner-operators. Rush Enterprises, Inc. was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in New Braunfels, Texas.
Long Name Rush Enterprises, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 8,267,037,696
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_365852
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 265,232,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 8,313,981,191
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 77.08
Operating Cashflow 674,332,032
Operating Margins 0.05113
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.2289
Peg Ratio 3.42
Phone 830 302 5200
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 76.27
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 76.62
Price Eps Current Year 20.47577
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.5423331
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.1424048
Profit Margins 0.03665
Quick Ratio 0.356
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.5
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.350006
Regular Market Change Percent -0.456808
Regular Market Day High 77.15
Regular Market Day Low 75.84
Regular Market Day Range 75.84 - 77.15
Regular Market Open 77.08
Regular Market Previous Close 76.62
Regular Market Price 76.27
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 317,696
Return On Assets 0.04948
Return On Equity 0.11795
Revenue Growth -0.016
Revenue Per Share 93.126
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 91,714,400
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0417
Shares Short 4,517,323
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 4,797,319
Short Name Rush Enterprises, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0664
Short Ratio 9.02
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol RUSHA
Target High Price 95.0
Target Low Price 83.0
Target Mean Price 89.5
Target Median Price 90.0
Total Cash 257,836,992
Total Cash Per Share 3.313
Total Debt 1,485,149,952
Total Revenue 7,236,521,984
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.76
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.009919081
Trailing Eps 3.31
Trailing P E 23.042295
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 67.50885
Two Hundred Day Average Change 8.761147
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.12977774
Type Disp Equity
Volume 317,696
Website https://www.rushenterprises.com
Zip 78,130