SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP Number(s):

1

Name of reporting person

Carvana Group, LLC

2

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)

(b)

3

SEC use only

4

Source of funds (See Instructions)

WC

5

Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

Checkbox not checked

6

Citizenship or place of organization

DELAWARE

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

7	Sole Voting Power 0.00
8	Shared Voting Power 3,708,454.00
9	Sole Dispositive Power 0.00
10	Shared Dispositive Power 3,708,454.00

11

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

3,708,454.00

12

Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

Checkbox not checked

13

Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)

21.2 %

14

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

OO

Comment for Type of Reporting Person:

The aggregate reported securities consist of 780,727 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 14,053,096 shares of Preferred Stock of the Issuer and 2,927,727 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Exercisable Warrants (as defined in Item 5 below) all of which are directly held by Carvana Group, LLC. The percentage of class is based on 13,748,408 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding as of February 18, 2026, as reported in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, plus the 780,727 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and 2,927,727 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of the Exercisable Warrants (the "Warrant Shares"). The amount of securities reported represents 19.3% of the aggregate number of issued and outstanding shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as of February 18, 2026 (inclusive of the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and the Warrant Shares held by Carvana Group, LLC).

SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP Number(s):

1

Name of reporting person

Carvana Co. Sub LLC

2

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)

(b)

3

SEC use only

4

Source of funds (See Instructions)

WC

5

Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

Checkbox not checked

6

Citizenship or place of organization

DELAWARE

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

7	Sole Voting Power 0.00
8	Shared Voting Power 3,708,454.00
9	Sole Dispositive Power 0.00
10	Shared Dispositive Power 3,708,454.00

11

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

3,708,454.00

12

Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

Checkbox not checked

13

Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)

21.2 %

14

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

OO

Comment for Type of Reporting Person:

The aggregate reported securities consist of 780,727 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 14,053,096 shares of Preferred Stock of the Issuer and 2,927,727 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Exercisable Warrants (as defined in Item 5 below) all of which are directly held by Carvana Group, LLC. The percentage of class is based on 13,748,408 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding as of February 18, 2026, as reported in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, plus the 780,727 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and 2,927,727 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of the Exercisable Warrants (the "Warrant Shares"). The amount of securities reported represents 19.3% of the aggregate number of issued and outstanding shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as of February 18, 2026 (inclusive of the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and the Warrant Shares held by Carvana Group, LLC).

SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP Number(s):

1

Name of reporting person

Carvana Co.

2

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)

(b)

3

SEC use only

4

Source of funds (See Instructions)

WC

5

Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

Checkbox not checked

6

Citizenship or place of organization

DELAWARE

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

7	Sole Voting Power 0.00
8	Shared Voting Power 3,708,454.00
9	Sole Dispositive Power 0.00
10	Shared Dispositive Power 3,708,454.00

11

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

3,708,454.00

12

Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

Checkbox not checked

13

Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)

21.2 %

14

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

CO

Comment for Type of Reporting Person:

The aggregate reported securities consist of 780,727 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 14,053,096 shares of Preferred Stock of the Issuer and 2,927,727 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Exercisable Warrants (as defined in Item 5 below) all of which are directly held by Carvana Group, LLC. The percentage of class is based on 13,748,408 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding as of February 18, 2026, as reported in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, plus the 780,727 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and 2,927,727 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of the Exercisable Warrants (the "Warrant Shares"). The amount of securities reported represents 19.3% of the aggregate number of issued and outstanding shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as of February 18, 2026 (inclusive of the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and the Warrant Shares held by Carvana Group, LLC).

SCHEDULE 13D

Item 1.

Security and Issuer

(a)

Title of Class of Securities:

Class A common stock

(b)

Name of Issuer:

Root, Inc.

(c)

Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

80 E. Rich St., Suite 500, Columbus, OHIO , 43215.

Item 1 Comment:

This Amendment ("Amendment No. 12") amends the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on October 12, 2021 (the "Original Schedule 13D"), as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed with the SEC on August 24, 2022; Amendment No. 2, filed with the SEC on September 6, 2022; Amendment No. 3, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2023; Amendment No. 4, filed with the SEC on September 1, 2023; Amendment No. 5, filed with the SEC on November 15, 2023; Amendment No. 6, filed with the SEC on May 7, 2024; Amendment No. 7, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2024; Amendment No. 8, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2025; Amendment No. 9, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2025; Amendment No. 10, filed with the SEC on August 8, 2025; and Amendment No. 11, filed with the SEC on September 2, 2025 (the Original Schedule 13D, together with all amendments, the "Schedule 13D"), with respect to the Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. Except as set forth herein, the Schedule 13D is unmodified and remains in full force and effect. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 12 have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. The information set forth in response to each separate Item below shall be deemed to be a response to all Items where such information is relevant.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(a)

Item 5(a) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: The information set forth in Rows 11 and 13 of the cover pages hereto is incorporated herein by reference. The reported securities consist of 780,727 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 14,053,096 shares of Preferred Stock of the Issuer and 2,927,727 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Exercisable Warrants (as defined in Item 5 below), all of which are directly held by Carvana Group, LLC. As the sole manager of Carvana Group, LLC, Carvana Co. Sub LLC may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the reported securities directly held by Carvana Group, LLC, and as the sole member of Carvana Co. Sub LLC, Carvana Co. may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the reported securities directly held by Carvana Group, LLC. Each holder of Preferred Stock will have the right, at its option, to convert its Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, into a number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Class A Common Stock determined in accordance with the then-effective Conversion Rate. The "Conversion Rate" is equal to the Liquidation Preference divided by the Conversion Price. The Conversion Price is subject to customary adjustments, including in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or similar events. Carvana Group, LLC holds five tranches of warrants of the Issuer (the "Warrants"), which expire September 1, 2027, and have exercise prices of $180.00 to $540.00, as adjusted pursuant to the one-for-eighteen reverse stock split effected by the Issuer on August 12, 2022. Tranche 1 of the Warrants, representing the right to purchase 1,435,820 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $180.00, became exercisable on September 1, 2025, upon both achievement of certain insurance sales metrics through the integrated automobile insurance solution for Carvana Group, LLC's online car buying platform (the "Integrated Platform") and the expiration of certain short-term warrants held by Carvana Group, LLC (the "Tranche 1 Warrants"). Tranche 2 of the Warrants, representing the right to purchase 1,491,907 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $225.00 became exercisable on February 28, 2026, also upon achivement of certain insurance sales metrics through the Integrated Platform (the "Tranche 2 Warrants" and together with the Tranche 1 Warrants, the "Exercisable Warrants"). The remaining three tranches of Warrants are also subject to certain conditions to exercise, including relating to the achievement of additional defined milestones tied to insurance sales through the Integrated Platform. As a result of their beneficial ownership of the Preferred Stock and the Exercisable Warrants, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 3,708,454 shares of Class A Common Stock, which represents approximately 21.2% of the outstanding shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock, as calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act, although on a fully-diluted and as-converted basis, such aggregate amount represents approximately 19.3% of the total Common Stock of the Issuer. Such aggregate amount of shares of Class A Common Stock includes 780,727 shares that would be received upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and 2,927,727 shares that would be received upon the exercise of the Exercisable Warrants.

(b)

Item 5(b) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: The information set forth in Items 7-10 of the cover pages hereto is incorporated by reference herein.

(c)

Item 5(c ) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: The Reporting Person has no other material changes to the information previously reported or transactions within the prior 60 days to disclose. Neither the filing of this Amendment No. 12 nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any of the Reporting Persons that such person is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of the Issuer's Common Stock referred to herein for purposes of the Act, or for any other purpose.

(d)

Not applicable.

(e)

Not applicable.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Carvana Group, LLC

Signature:	/s/ Paul Breaux
Name/Title:	By: Carvana Co. Sub LLC, Its: Sole Manager, By: Carvana Co., Its Sole Member, Paul Breaux, Title: VP, General Counsel, Secretary
Date:	03/03/2026

Carvana Co. Sub LLC

Signature:	/s/ Paul Breaux
Name/Title:	By: Carvana Co., Its Sole Member, Paul Breaux, Title: VP, General Counsel, Secretary
Date:	03/03/2026

Carvana Co.

Signature:	/s/ Paul Breaux
Name/Title:	Paul Breaux, Title: VP, General Counsel, Secretary
Date:	03/03/2026

Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13D/A filed by Root Inc.