Root Inc (ROOT · NASDAQ)

ROOT · MARKET VIEW

Market view · as of Sep 28, 2026

Revenue (TTM)
$1.57B
+1.6% YoY
Gross margin
39.3%
EPS (latest q)
$1.42
vs $0.72 est · beat
52-wk position
8.5%
-48.8% vs 52w high · -13.9% 1mo

Price (last ~year)

Root Inc (ROOT, NASDAQ) has fallen sharply over the past three months, down 21.0% and trading at $47.40 — 48.8% below its 52-week high and 17.6% below its 200-day SMA, with RSI(14) at 21 signaling oversold conditions. Fundamentals remain solid: the company beat estimates in all four of its last quarters, most recently reporting Q2 EPS of $1.42 versus $0.72 expected, and generated $53.8M in free cash flow on $389.2M of revenue in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, though quarterly revenue has drifted slightly lower and operating income fell sequentially from $36.1M to $25.6M. Valuation is modest at 13.24x earnings and 0.469x sales against a $734.4M market cap, with $509.6M in cash against $310.8M in total debt and a 3.4x debt/EBITDA ratio. Notably, the company issued a new warrant covering up to 1,525,560 Class A shares — roughly 8.5% of fully diluted shares — replacing Carvana's long-term warrants, while growth remains tepid at 1.6% revenue growth year over year against 15.5% earnings growth.

Valuation

Market cap
$734.4M
P/E
13.24
P/B
2.209
P/S
0.469
Beta
2.918
Analyst target
$60.2

Quality & returns

Gross margin
39.3%
Operating margin
8.9%
Profit margin
3.7%
ROE
15.4%
ROA
3.3%

Price movement

Last
$47.40
1-month
-13.9%
3-month
-21.0%
RSI (14)
21
vs SMA200
-17.6%
52-wk position
8.5% -48.8% vs high

Quarterly trajectory

Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)

QuarterRevenueOp incomeNet incomeEBITDA
2026-06-30$389.2M$25.6M$25.4M$32.4M
2026-03-31$393.5M$36.1M$35.9M$44.0M
2025-12-31$397.0M$5.4M$5.3M$13.6M
2025-09-30$387.8M$-5.0M$-5.4M$5.0M

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  • earnings Reported earnings history (Alpha Vantage EARNINGS)
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