ADSE vs BLNK vs CAR Stock Comparison

Ads-Tec Energy Public, Blink Charging and Avis Budget Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLNK Blink Charging Co.
$0.38 -33.3% 1M -78.8% 1Y
Market cap
$54.39M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$96.55M
Div. yield
–
EV Charging Industrials
2 wins
CAR Avis Budget Group, Inc.
$101.34 -4.1% 1M -33.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.59B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.71B
Div. yield
–
Car Rental Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Avis Budget leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Avis Budget 4, Ads-Tec Energy Public 3, Blink Charging 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSEBLNKCARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $524.46M $54.39M $3.59B CAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -1.1x -5.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 31.2x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -5.9% +0.4% CAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -52.5% -5.4% CAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -100.0% 31.8% CAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 2.5x BLNK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.4% -78.8% -33.9% ADSE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr -57.6%/yr -9.6%/yr ADSE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.1% 82.9% 112.8% ADSE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 53/100 48/100 BLNK

Percentile Scorecard

ADSEBLNKCAR

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

AxisADSEBLNKCAR
Valuation – 32 #42 of 61 96 #2 of 29
Growth – 88 #8 of 58 24 #20 of 26
Profitability – 41 #33 of 55 52 #13 of 26
Financial Health 6 #67 of 71 51 #35 of 71 53 #15 of 31
Shareholder Returns – – 16 #17 of 20
Overall – 53 48
  • ADSE ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • BLNK ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CAR ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADSEBLNKCARSPY
1 month -11.7%-33.3%-4.1% -1.0%
3 months -19.2%-26.9%-36.5% +2.9%
6 months -19.3%-51.9%-50.3% +6.4%
Year to date -23.5%-43.3%-21.0% +11.4%
1 year -5.4%-78.8%-33.9% +13.1%
3 years +44.8%-84.5%-41.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +13.1%-46.3%-16.2% +21.5%
5 years -2.6%-98.6%-39.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.5%-57.6%-9.6% +10.9%
10 years —-98.0%+222.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-32.4%+12.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureADSEBLNKCARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.1%82.9%112.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%81.7%131.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.143.080.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12-0.95-0.30 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-99.2%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.7%-80.3%-85.8% -2.5%
52-week high $12.88$1.93$713.97 $779.14
52-week low $9.34$0.38$87.69 $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.

MultipleADSEBLNKCAR
P/E now vs peer median —median 24.1x -1.1xmedian 24.1x -5.6xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.2x 0.6xmedian 2.2x 0.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x -0.5xmedian 17.4x 4.1xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 27.4x -4.3xmedian 27.4x 1.3xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 66.1xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x -1.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.76 -0.02median 0.76 0.17median 0.37

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 monthsADSEBLNKCAR
Revenue – $96.55M $11.71B
Gross profit – $28.68M –
Operating income – -$51.16M –
Net income – -$48.32M -$713.00M
Free cash flow – -$12.82M $2.66B
EPS (diluted) – $-0.35 $-17.82
Cash & equivalents $5.24M $34.00M $558.00M
Total debt $49.29M $1.17M $6.02B
Shares (diluted) 56.39M 144.26M 35.70M
Enterprise value $442.16M -$80.29M $1.42B

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
MetricADSEBLNKCAR
P/E – -1.1x -5.6x
P/FCF – -4.3x 1.3x
P/Operating cash flow – -9.6x 1.2x
P/S – 0.6x 0.3x
P/B 66.1x 1.1x -1.1x
P/Tangible book 66.1x 1.3x -0.9x
EV/EBITDA – -0.5x 4.1x
EV/EBIT – -0.4x 10.8x
EV/Revenue – 0.2x 0.8x
EV/FCF – -1.6x 3.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – -3.7x 3.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.02 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSEBLNKCAR
Revenue growth (1Y) – -5.9% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.8% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 76.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 25.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 77.5% 67.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 27.2% -32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 83.3% 71.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 44.2% -32.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 88.8% -17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 63.4% -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 76.6% -19.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 53.2% -11.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSEBLNKCAR
Gross margin – 29.7% –
EBITDA margin – -43.6% 18.8%
Operating margin – -53.0% –
Pretax margin – -49.8% -4.6%
Net margin – -52.5% -5.4%
FCF margin – -13.3% 22.7%
Operating cash flow margin – -5.9% 24.8%
Return on equity – -99.5% –
Return on assets – -39.7% -2.1%
Return on invested capital – -100.0% 31.8%
Return on capital employed – -76.4% 3.0%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.1x -4.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSEBLNKCAR
Debt / assets 52.9% 0.2% 18.6%
Debt / equity 5.6x 0.0x -1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 60.9% 110.5%
Equity / assets 9.5% 39.1% -10.5%
Interest coverage – – 0.6x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – -9.66 0.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSEBLNKCAR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.3%
Shareholder yield – – 0.3%
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.

ConsensusADSEBLNKCAR
Forward P/E – – 31.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.58FY2026 $-0.21FY2026 $3.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -19.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +71.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $207.53MFY2026 $90.27MFY2026 $10.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +555.7%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026 -6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +20.4% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSEBLNKCAR
Held by institutions 60.4% 12.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 16 113 304
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% -26.4% -16.9%
Institutions buying 5 37 150
Institutions selling 2 27 103
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.37 1.46

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.

ADSEBLNKCAR
ADSE 1.00 0.02 0.05
BLNK 0.02 1.00 0.11
CAR 0.05 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSE, BLNK and CAR?

Avis Budget (CAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) $524.46M, Blink Charging (BLNK) $54.39M, Avis Budget (CAR) $3.59B.

Which company is growing faster?

Avis Budget (CAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blink Charging (BLNK) -5.9%, Avis Budget (CAR) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Avis Budget (CAR) has the highest net margin (Blink Charging (BLNK) -52.5%, Avis Budget (CAR) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Avis Budget (CAR) leads (Blink Charging (BLNK) -100.0%, Avis Budget (CAR) 31.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) returned the most: Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) -5.4%, Blink Charging (BLNK) -78.8%, Avis Budget (CAR) -33.9%. Over five years, Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) compounded fastest (Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) -0.5%/yr, Blink Charging (BLNK) -57.6%/yr, Avis Budget (CAR) -9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) has been the steadiest (Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) 46.1%, Blink Charging (BLNK) 82.9%, Avis Budget (CAR) 112.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSE, BLNK and CAR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Avis Budget (CAR) leads on 4. 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.