ASR vs CAAP vs NVGS Stock Comparison

Southeast Airport, Corporacion America Airports and Navigator Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASR Southeast Airport Group
$265.65 +11.4% 1M -12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.82B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.72K
Div. yield
–
Transportation Infrastructure Industrials
3 wins
NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
$20.35 -14.3% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.37B
P/E
7.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$580.98M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Navigator Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Navigator Holdings 6, Southeast Airport 3, Corporacion America Airports 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASRCAAPNVGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.82B $4.02B $1.37B ASR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 13.7x 7.3x NVGS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 12.9x 8.8x NVGS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -100.0% +16.2% +7.3% CAAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1,252,383.6% 13.5% 32.4% ASR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.1% 17.5% NVGS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x 0.5x NVGS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.2% +15.0% +24.2% NVGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.0%/yr +34.2%/yr +19.3%/yr CAAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 35.7% 32.1% ASR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 52/100 69/100 NVGS

Percentile Scorecard

ASRCAAPNVGS

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

AxisASRCAAPNVGS
Valuation 11 #122 of 137 35 #90 of 137 74 #37 of 137
Growth 2 #125 of 127 83 #22 of 127 73 #35 of 127
Profitability 41 #74 of 125 61 #50 of 125 87 #17 of 125
Financial Health 45 #81 of 147 24 #112 of 147 58 #62 of 147
Shareholder Returns 78 #20 of 88 56 #39 of 88 52 #43 of 88
Overall 35 52 69
  • ASR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CAAP ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASRCAAPNVGSSPY
1 month +11.4%-1.8%-14.3% -1.0%
3 months -2.7%-3.5%-0.9% -0.4%
6 months -14.5%-3.6%-10.2% +4.5%
Year to date -17.9%-3.5%+17.5% +12.4%
1 year -12.2%+15.0%+24.2% +13.6%
3 years +16.8%+121.6%+42.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +5.3%+30.4%+12.4% +20.8%
5 years +27.4%+335.4%+141.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +5.0%+34.2%+19.3% +10.4%
10 years +75.4%—+194.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +5.8%—+11.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureASRCAAPNVGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%35.7%32.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.2%31.9%35.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.941.440.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.440.420.75 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-26.6%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-17.4%-18.9% -1.6%
52-week high $381.16$30.35$25.09 $779.14
52-week low $230.08$21.80$16.38 $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.

MultipleASRCAAPNVGS
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 14.5x 14.1xmedian 14.5x 7.3xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 247,643xmedian 1.0x 1.9xmedian 1.0x 2.3xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.2x 1.9xmedian 8.2x 3.4xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.8xmedian 12.9x 8.9xmedian 12.9x 50.8xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.64 0.73median 0.64 0.18median 0.64

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 monthsASRCAAPNVGS
Revenue $29.72K $2.16B $580.98M
Gross profit – $745.77M $397.65M
Operating income $770.53M $523.99M $335.04M
Net income $6.98M $305.55M $192.15M
Free cash flow -$496.88M $467.72M $26.16M
EPS (diluted) – $1.80 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $666.29M $692.48M $221.08M
Total debt $1.39B $609.38B $448.73M
Shares (diluted) – 162.45M 68.04M
Enterprise value $4.20B $1.40B $619.63M

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
MetricASRCAAPNVGS
P/E 21.4x 14.1x 7.3x
P/FCF -14.8x 8.9x 50.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.7x 6.8x
P/S 247,643x 1.9x 2.3x
P/B 2.7x 2.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -12.5x -2.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 1.9x 3.4x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 1,170x 4.6x
EV/Revenue 270,532x 283.5x 2.7x
EV/FCF -16.2x 1,310x 59.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1,291x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.73 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASRCAAPNVGS
Revenue growth (1Y) -100.0% 16.2% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -97.2% 10.9% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 22.1% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.3% 20.9% 28.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 10.2% 27.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -99.2% 109.3% 75.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -78.9% 14.0% 35.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 103.6% 82.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.2% 40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 38.8% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -220.2% 38.3% -86.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.9% 82.6% -44.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASRCAAPNVGS
Gross margin – 34.5% 68.4%
EBITDA margin – 15,011% 79.9%
Operating margin 2,592,677% 24.2% 57.7%
Pretax margin 23,486% 18.6% 56.3%
Net margin 1,252,384% 13.5% 32.4%
FCF margin -1,671,892% 21.6% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.0% 33.6%
Return on equity 0.3% 16.2% 26.2%
Return on assets 0.1% 6.4% 15.0%
Return on invested capital – 0.1% 17.5%
Return on capital employed 20.1% 12.9% 16.7%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASRCAAPNVGS
Debt / assets 27.1% 12,511% 20.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 314.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x 0.5x
Debt / FCF -2.8x 1,303x 17.2x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 60.2% 40.4%
Equity / assets 53.9% 39.8% 59.6%
Interest coverage 0.6x 0.0x 13.5x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.81 2.05 2.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASRCAAPNVGS
Dividend yield 5.2% 3.6% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – – 2.8%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 3.6% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusASRCAAPNVGS
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.38FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $2.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 +94.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +14.9% -27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.30BFY2026 $2.18BFY2026 $566.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.3% +7.7% -13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASRCAAPNVGS
Held by institutions 10.8% 15.3% 37.4%
Institutions holding 151 108 174
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.3% +2.6% +0.6%
Institutions buying 75 59 107
Institutions selling 52 35 41
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.69 2.61

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.

ASRCAAPNVGS
ASR 1.00 0.58 0.09
CAAP 0.58 1.00 0.16
NVGS 0.09 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASR, CAAP and NVGS?

Southeast Airport (ASR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southeast Airport (ASR) $7.82B, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) $4.02B, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASR, CAAP and NVGS?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southeast Airport (ASR) 21.0x, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 13.7x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 7.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) is cheapest (Southeast Airport (ASR) 13.0x, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 12.9x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 8.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southeast Airport (ASR) -100.0%, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) +16.2%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southeast Airport (ASR) has the highest net margin (Southeast Airport (ASR) 1,252,383.6%, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 13.5%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 32.4%). On return on invested capital, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) leads (Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 0.1%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 17.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Navigator Holdings (NVGS) returned the most: Southeast Airport (ASR) -12.2%, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) +15.0%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +24.2%. Over five years, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) compounded fastest (Southeast Airport (ASR) +5.0%/yr, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) +34.2%/yr, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +19.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southeast Airport (ASR) has been the steadiest (Southeast Airport (ASR) 27.9%, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 35.7%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASR, CAAP and NVGS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) leads on 6. 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.