Numbers

~$148K EBIT / car

Acquired hosts cite $170K+; FY2024 financials: €1,888M EBIT ÷ 13,752 units = €137K ≈ $148K (operating-profit basis). Net-profit basis is ~$120K. The $170K figure may have referenced gross profit or a different period; the verified FY2024 figures are below the show's framing but still ~30x the typical premium-automaker baseline.

[Acquired episode Ferrari (Apr 2026) + Ferrari NV 2024 Annual Report] · as of 2024-12

• Ben:Ferrari has the highest margins in the entire auto industry.
  [Acquired Ferrari, ch. Intro]
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• Ben:Ford makes 160 times the number of cars that Ferrari does, yet Ferrari has a higher market capitalization. They're worth more than the Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen.
  [Acquired Ferrari, ch. Intro]
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• Backup research (parallel research subagent, 2026-05-26): Ferrari FY2024 official key metrics — 13,752 units shipped, €6,677M revenue, €1,888M EBIT (28.3% operating margin), €1,526M net profit. Computed: €137,290 EBIT/car ≈ $148K at avg 2024 EUR/USD of 1.082, or €110,966 net profit/car ≈ $120K. The Acquired show's $170K+ figure does not match either calculation for FY2024 on the basis of disclosed financials; may reflect a different metric (gross profit per car, contribution margin, or a stronger EUR assumption).
  [Ferrari NV — Key Metrics (FY2024 official)]
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• Ferrari NV 2024 Annual Report (primary filing).
  [Ferrari NV Annual Report 2024]
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14,000

deliberately capped well below demand

[Ferrari 2024 annual report] · as of 2024-12

• Ben:Ferrari ships very, very few cars, around 14,000 per year. That is approximately the number of Toyotas that are sold every 10 hours.
  [Acquired Ferrari, ch. Intro]
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• Ben:Even Porsche ships 22 times the number of cars that Ferrari does.
  [Acquired Ferrari, ch. Intro]
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$500K

configured cars frequently double the base price

[Acquired episode Ferrari] · as of 2026-04

• Ferrari has sold just 330,000 cars across its entire 79-year history at an average price today of $500,000.
  [Acquired Ferrari (episode overview)]
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~330,000

Hermès sells that many Birkins every 2 years

[Acquired episode Ferrari] · as of 2026-04

• Hermès sells that many Birkins and Kellys roughly every 2 years, and Rolex moves that many watches every 3 months.
  [Acquired Ferrari (episode overview)]
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• Ben:Only about 180,000 people globally own a Ferrari. Yet over a billion people know what a Ferrari is.
  [Acquired Ferrari, ch. Intro]
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3 years

the constraint IS the brand

[Acquired episode Ferrari] · as of 2026-04

28.3%

vs ~14.1% for Porsche AG FY2024 (down from ~18% in 2023), ~5% for typical automakers. Acquired hosts cited '~8% for Porsche' — that figure does not match Porsche AG FY2024 actuals per VW Group disclosure; may reflect 2025 guidance or a forward estimate. Ferrari's 28.3% remains roughly 2x Porsche regardless.

[Ferrari NV 2024 Annual Report + VW Group Porsche FY2024 results] · as of 2024-12

• Backup research (parallel research subagent, 2026-05-26): Ferrari FY2024 EBIT €1,888M ÷ revenue €6,677M = 28.3% operating margin (matches official Key Metrics page). Porsche AG FY2024 (per VW Group disclosure): revenue €40.1B, operating profit €5.64B → 14.1% operating return on sales (down from 18.0% in 2023). Ferrari is ~2x Porsche on margin; the show's '~8% Porsche' framing does not match FY2024 actuals.
  [VW Group — Porsche AG records robust results in a challenging environment (FY2024)]
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• Stephen Wilmot's WSJ piece breaks down the wild economics behind Ferrari's domination of the luxury car market — the highest margins in the entire industry.
  [WSJ — The Wild Economics Behind Ferrari's Domination]
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• Multi-decade Ferrari business history study covering the margin compounding from the post-IPO era.
  [Worldly Partners — Multi-Decade Ferrari Study]
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81%

Ferrari's officially-disclosed FY2024 figure. 48% of buyers already owned multiple Ferraris. Allocation is discretionary (not a fixed quota); the 81% is the realized output of the allocation process. The Acquired hosts cite '~80%' — directly supported but rounded down.

[Ferrari NV FY2024 disclosure (via MIT Sloan 2025 case study) + Ferrari Capital Markets Day 2025] · as of 2024-12

• Ben:About 80% of the cars Ferrari does make are earmarked specifically for people who already own a Ferrari.
  [Acquired Ferrari, ch. Intro]
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• Backup research (parallel research subagent, 2026-05-26): Ferrari officially disclosed in FY2024 that 81% of new cars went to existing clients and 48% went to clients who already owned multiple Ferraris. Morgan Stanley further estimates repeat customers drove ~80% of revenues and ~86% of EBITDA (repeats skew to more expensive models). The Acquired '~80%' framing is supported as a multi-year average; the precise 2024 number is 81%.
  [MIT Sloan 2025 Ferrari case study (Pisano/Tushman)]
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• Ferrari Capital Markets Day 2025 (SEC 6-K) reframes: 90,000 active clients, ~32,300 acquired since 2022, 45% of collectors are new since 2022.
  [Ferrari NV — Capital Markets Day 2025 (SEC 6-K)]
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