AN vs MNRO vs HTZ Stock Comparison

Autonation, Monro and Hertz Global Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AN Autonation, Inc.
$169.28 +7.9% 1M -13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.95B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
MNRO Monro, Inc.
$12.30 -10.6% 1M -18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$360.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionANMNROHTZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.95B $360.09M $610.22M AN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.7x — -2.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.5x 102.5x — AN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% — +3.4% HTZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% — -3.1% AN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% — -32.9% AN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — -4.8x HTZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.8% -18.4% -63.2% AN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.9%/yr -27.6%/yr -42.6%/yr AN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.2% 61.6% 102.4% AN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 — 18/100 AN

Percentile Scorecard

ANMNROHTZ

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

AxisANMNROHTZ
Valuation 57 #45 of 104 – 19 #23 of 28
Growth 27 #72 of 98 – 42 #15 of 25
Profitability 59 #40 of 97 – 8 #23 of 25
Financial Health 18 #90 of 110 36 #71 of 110 3 #29 of 30
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 70 96 #4 of 70 –
Overall 52 – 18
  • AN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • MNRO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HTZ ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANMNROHTZSPY
1 month +7.9%-10.6%+15.5% +0.7%
3 months -21.1%-8.5%+17.6% +3.7%
6 months -20.3%-30.0%-69.5% +7.1%
Year to date -18.0%-38.6%-62.3% +12.8%
1 year -13.8%-18.4%-63.2% +11.9%
3 years +31.0%-50.6%-77.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.4%-21.0%-39.2% +22.8%
5 years +39.8%-80.1%-93.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.9%-27.6%-42.6% +10.9%
10 years +283.4%-77.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.4%-14.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureANMNROHTZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.2%61.6%102.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%69.1%101.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.521.981.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-0.30-0.62 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-82.5%-95.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-48.3%-75.2% -1.2%
52-week high $230.09$23.81$7.81 $779.14
52-week low $153.07$11.27$1.51 $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.

MultipleANMNROHTZ
P/E now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 17.0x —median 17.0x -2.2xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x 0.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 9.2x —median 9.2x -5.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 463.1xmedian 15.6x —median 15.6x -0.1xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 0.6xmedian 1.7x -1.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 0.77 —median 0.77 0.07median 0.30

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 monthsANMNROHTZ
Revenue $27.45B – $8.91B
Gross profit $4.90B – $3.29B
Operating income $1.32B – -$5.84B
Net income $774.70M – -$279.00M
Free cash flow $12.10M – -$10.19B
EPS (diluted) $22.92 – $-0.67
Cash & equivalents $53.30M $14.63M $1.30B
Total debt $4.44B $96.77M $18.75B
Shares (diluted) 33.80M 31.40M 418.00M
Enterprise value $5.67B $322.28M -$4.63B

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
MetricANMNROHTZ
P/E 7.3x – -2.2x
P/FCF 463.1x – -0.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.1x – 0.5x
P/S 0.2x – 0.1x
P/B 2.5x 0.6x -1.1x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 0.6x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x – -5.0x
EV/EBIT 7.6x – -3.1x
EV/Revenue 0.4x – 2.0x
EV/FCF 825.3x – -1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.0x – 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 – 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANMNROHTZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% – 3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – -0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% – 7.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.1% – -5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.1% – 31.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.3% – -12.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.2% – 89.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% – -31.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.5% – 91.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.7% – -30.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 294.9% – -25.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.8% – -14.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 102.7% – -13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -76.3% – -4.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANMNROHTZ
Gross margin 17.8% – 36.9%
EBITDA margin 5.8% – -40.5%
Operating margin 4.8% – -65.6%
Pretax margin 3.8% – -2.5%
Net margin 2.8% – -3.1%
FCF margin 0.0% – -114.4%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% – 16.0%
Return on equity 34.5% – –
Return on assets 5.1% – -1.2%
Return on invested capital 14.6% – -32.9%
Return on capital employed 14.9% – –
Asset turnover 1.8x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – -5.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANMNROHTZ
Debt / assets 28.6% 6.2% 78.5%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.2x -29.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – -4.8x
Debt / FCF 366.6x – -1.8x
Liabilities / assets 85.4% 62.3% 102.6%
Equity / assets 14.6% 37.7% -2.6%
Interest coverage 13.7x – -6.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.5x –
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 2.78 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANMNROHTZ
Dividend yield – 9.1% –
Net buyback yield 18.0% – –
Shareholder yield 18.0% 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.

ConsensusANMNROHTZ
Forward P/E 8.5xFY2026 102.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $19.82FY2026 $0.12FY2026 $-0.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 -71.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +15.6% +275.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.30BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $9.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% -2.6% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANMNROHTZ
Held by institutions 72.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 510 182 289
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -7.2% +5.8%
Institutions buying 222 96 150
Institutions selling 197 65 88
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.48 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.

ANMNROHTZ
AN 1.00 0.22 0.19
MNRO 0.22 1.00 0.19
HTZ 0.19 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AN, MNRO and HTZ?

Autonation (AN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autonation (AN) $5.95B, Monro (MNRO) $360.09M, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) $610.22M.

Which company is growing faster?

Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autonation (AN) -0.1%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autonation (AN) has the highest net margin (Autonation (AN) 2.8%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) -3.1%). On return on invested capital, Autonation (AN) leads (Autonation (AN) 14.6%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) -32.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autonation (AN) returned the most: Autonation (AN) -13.8%, Monro (MNRO) -18.4%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) -63.2%. Over five years, Autonation (AN) compounded fastest (Autonation (AN) +6.9%/yr, Monro (MNRO) -27.6%/yr, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) -42.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autonation (AN) has been the steadiest (Autonation (AN) 35.2%, Monro (MNRO) 61.6%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) 102.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AN, MNRO and HTZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autonation (AN) 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.