ABG vs HTZ vs NXB Stock Comparison

Asbury Automotive, Hertz Global Holdings and NextBoat Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$208.98 +21.4% 1M -9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.75B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
NXB NextBoat Inc.
$1.50 -23.9% 1M
Market cap
$37.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$150.19M
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Asbury Automotive leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Asbury Automotive 8, NextBoat 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABGHTZNXBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.75B $804.37M $37.63M ABG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.2x -2.6x -4.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x — 30.0x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.3% +3.4% +31.5% NXB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% -3.1% -5.4% ABG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 4.0% — ABG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 5.9x -9.7x NXB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.3% -66.4% — ABG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr -42.0%/yr — ABG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.9% 97.8% 82.4% ABG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 31/100 14/100 ABG

Percentile Scorecard

ABGHTZNXB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABGHTZNXB
Valuation 89 #13 of 107 50 #15 of 29 6 #101 of 107
Growth 28 #74 of 103 44 #15 of 26 28 #75 of 103
Profitability 58 #43 of 102 24 #20 of 26 10 #92 of 102
Financial Health 24 #86 of 113 7 #28 of 30 13 #99 of 113
Shareholder Returns 95 #5 of 76 – –
Overall 59 31 14
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HTZ ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • NXB ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABGHTZNXBSPY
1 month +21.4%+26.3%-23.9% -1.0%
3 months -4.8%+44.9%-28.6% -0.4%
6 months +5.7%-65.1%-41.6% +4.5%
Year to date -10.1%-56.0%-28.2% +12.4%
1 year -9.3%-66.4%— +13.6%
3 years -0.5%-75.8%— +76.4%
3 years, per year -0.2%-37.7%— +20.8%
5 years +14.8%-93.4%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +2.8%-42.0%— +10.4%
10 years +323.9%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year +15.5%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureABGHTZNXBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.9%97.8%82.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%101.7%77.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.641.691.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.68— 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-95.6%-60.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-71.1%-60.5% -1.6%
52-week high $256.03$7.81$3.80 $779.14
52-week low $161.79$1.51$1.49 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABGHTZNXB
P/E now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 18.4x -2.6xmedian 23.3x -4.6xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 1.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 9.6x 6.2xmedian 15.4x -17.4xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 16.4x -0.1xmedian 17.8x -1.7xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.8x -1.3xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.50median 0.83 0.09median 0.36 —median 0.83

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABGHTZNXB
Revenue $17.59B $8.91B $150.19M
Gross profit $3.00B $3.29B $18.83M
Operating income $746.30M $719.00M -$5.37M
Net income $467.50M -$279.00M -$8.25M
Free cash flow $420.70M -$10.19B -$22.09M
EPS (diluted) $25.55 $-0.67 $-0.32
Cash & equivalents $84.50M $1.30B $7.74M
Total debt $3.37B $18.75B $54.83M
Shares (diluted) 18.30M 418.00M 24.79M
Enterprise value $3.56B -$4.43B $9.66M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABGHTZNXB
P/E 8.2x -2.6x -4.6x
P/FCF 8.9x -0.1x -1.7x
P/Operating cash flow 4.9x 0.6x -2.0x
P/S 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
P/B 0.9x -1.3x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.9x -0.2x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 6.2x -17.4x
EV/EBIT 9.4x 25.4x -15.8x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 2.0x 0.6x
EV/FCF 16.7x -1.8x -3.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 12.8x -4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.50 0.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABGHTZNXB
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.3% 3.4% 31.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -0.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 7.3% 54.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -5.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% 138.5% -262.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -10.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% 89.1% -834.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% -31.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -10.7% 91.9% -678.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -30.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% -25.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.5% -14.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.1% -13.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.1% -4.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABGHTZNXB
Gross margin 17.1% 36.9% 12.5%
EBITDA margin 4.8% 33.1% -3.2%
Operating margin 4.2% 8.1% -3.6%
Pretax margin 3.5% -2.5% -5.4%
Net margin 2.7% -3.1% -5.4%
FCF margin 2.4% -114.4% -14.7%
Operating cash flow margin 4.4% 16.0% -12.4%
Return on equity 11.8% – -72.3%
Return on assets 4.1% -1.2% -9.9%
Return on invested capital 7.6% 4.0% –
Return on capital employed 9.2% – -38.4%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.4x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -5.1x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.8% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABGHTZNXB
Debt / assets 29.7% 78.5% 54.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x -29.9x 4.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 5.9x -9.7x
Debt / FCF 8.0x -1.8x -2.5x
Liabilities / assets 64.5% 102.6% 88.0%
Equity / assets 35.5% -2.6% 12.0%
Interest coverage – 0.8x -1.9x
Current ratio 0.9x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.51 – 1.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABGHTZNXB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.1% – –
Shareholder yield 9.1% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABGHTZNXB
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 – 30.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.97FY2026 $-0.83FY2026 $0.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% – -380.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.40BFY2026 $9.57BFY2026 $161.27MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +34.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +4.0% +44.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABGHTZNXB
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 315 289 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +5.8% –
Institutions buying 173 150 –
Institutions selling 106 88 –
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.70 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABGHTZNXB
ABG 1.00 0.19 0.07
HTZ 0.19 1.00 0.08
NXB 0.07 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABG, HTZ and NXB?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.75B, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) $804.37M, NextBoat (NXB) $37.63M.

Which company is growing faster?

NextBoat (NXB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -1.3%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) +3.4%, NextBoat (NXB) +31.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) has the highest net margin (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 2.7%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) -3.1%, NextBoat (NXB) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Asbury Automotive (ABG) leads (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.6%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) 4.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Asbury Automotive (ABG) returned the most: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -9.3%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) -66.4%. Over five years, Asbury Automotive (ABG) compounded fastest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) +2.8%/yr, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) -42.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asbury Automotive (ABG) has been the steadiest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 37.9%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) 97.8%, NextBoat (NXB) 82.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABG, HTZ and NXB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Asbury Automotive (ABG) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.