ASR vs NVGS vs CAAP Stock Comparison

Southeast Airport, Navigator Holdings and Corporacion America Airports Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASR Southeast Airport Group
$248.93 +3.8% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.57B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.72K
Div. yield
–
Transportation Infrastructure Industrials
3 wins
NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
$21.89 -5.0% 1M +39.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.46B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.12M
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.

QuestionASRNVGSCAAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.57B $1.46B $3.92B ASR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.3x 10.1x 13.4x NVGS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 9.5x 12.5x NVGS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -100.0% +9.6% +16.2% CAAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1,252,383.6% 24.9% 13.5% ASR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.9% 0.1% NVGS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 1.9x NVGS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.3% +39.7% +32.2% NVGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.4%/yr +20.9%/yr +32.4%/yr CAAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 31.4% 38.5% ASR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 75/100 53/100 NVGS

Percentile Scorecard

ASRNVGSCAAP

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

AxisASRNVGSCAAP
Valuation 14 #117 of 136 73 #37 of 136 37 #86 of 136
Growth 4 #117 of 122 84 #20 of 122 88 #16 of 122
Profitability 44 #67 of 119 86 #18 of 119 62 #46 of 119
Financial Health 47 #78 of 147 59 #61 of 147 23 #113 of 147
Shareholder Returns 76 #21 of 84 71 #25 of 84 54 #39 of 84
Overall 37 75 53
  • ASR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CAAP ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASRNVGSCAAPSPY
1 month +3.8%-5.0%+1.9% -1.0%
3 months -7.1%+0.9%-4.3% +2.9%
6 months -21.7%+6.1%-3.4% +6.4%
Year to date -23.0%+26.4%-7.1% +11.4%
1 year -18.3%+39.7%+32.2% +13.1%
3 years +21.2%+52.4%+115.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.6%+15.1%+29.3% +21.5%
5 years +24.3%+158.1%+306.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.4%+20.9%+32.4% +10.9%
10 years +53.7%+188.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.4%+11.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureASRNVGSCAAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%31.4%38.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.1%34.4%31.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.940.411.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.661.260.84 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-39.5%-26.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.7%-12.8%-20.4% -2.5%
52-week high $381.16$25.09$30.35 $779.14
52-week low $230.08$15.67$18.27 $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.

MultipleASRNVGSCAAP
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 16.0x 10.2xmedian 16.0x 13.6xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 232,056xmedian 1.0x 2.5xmedian 1.0x 1.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 4.6xmedian 8.7x 1.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.9xmedian 11.5x 11.6xmedian 11.5x 8.5xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 0.25median 0.82 0.71median 0.82

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 monthsASRNVGSCAAP
Revenue $29.72K $579.12M $2.16B
Gross profit – $389.30M $745.77M
Operating income $770.53M $300.01M $523.99M
Net income $6.98M $148.27M $305.55M
Free cash flow -$496.88M $122.80M $467.72M
EPS (diluted) – $2.12 $1.80
Cash & equivalents $666.29M $225.89M $692.48M
Total debt $3.35B $781.93M $2.64T
Shares (diluted) – 68.04M 162.45M
Enterprise value $3.95B $761.23M $1.31B

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
MetricASRNVGSCAAP
P/E 20.1x 10.2x 13.6x
P/FCF -13.9x 11.6x 8.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.4x 8.4x
P/S 232,056x 2.5x 1.8x
P/B 2.5x 1.1x 2.1x
P/Tangible book -11.7x 1.1x -2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 4.6x 1.9x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 6.6x 1,169x
EV/Revenue 254,946x 3.4x 283.4x
EV/FCF -15.2x 16.2x 1,310x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.2x 1,291x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.25 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASRNVGSCAAP
Revenue growth (1Y) -100.0% 9.6% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -97.2% 8.7% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.9% 22.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.3% 24.4% 20.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 32.0% 10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -99.2% 58.9% 109.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -78.9% 35.6% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 64.7% 159.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 41.1% 19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.1% 38.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -220.2% 136.0% 38.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.9% 64.4% 82.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASRNVGSCAAP
Gross margin – 67.2% 34.5%
EBITDA margin – 74.6% 15,011%
Operating margin 2,592,677% 51.8% 24.2%
Pretax margin 23,486% 46.2% 18.6%
Net margin 1,252,384% 24.9% 13.5%
FCF margin -1,671,892% 21.2% 21.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 33.4% 22.0%
Return on equity 0.3% 22.8% 16.2%
Return on assets 0.1% 12.4% 6.4%
Return on invested capital – 14.9% 0.1%
Return on capital employed 20.1% 14.5% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASRNVGSCAAP
Debt / assets 27.1% 33.7% 12,511%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 314.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 1.9x
Debt / FCF -2.8x 6.4x 1,303x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 45.2% 60.2%
Equity / assets 53.9% 54.8% 39.8%
Interest coverage 0.6x 11.2x 0.0x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.70 1.84 2.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASRNVGSCAAP
Dividend yield 5.6% 1.3% 3.8%
Net buyback yield – 6.8% –
Shareholder yield 5.6% 8.0% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusASRNVGSCAAP
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.92FY2026 $2.30FY2026 $1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +94.9%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.9% -27.8% +14.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.31BFY2026 $566.07MFY2026 $2.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% -13.6% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

ASRNVGSCAAP
ASR 1.00 0.11 0.57
NVGS 0.11 1.00 0.15
CAAP 0.57 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASR, NVGS and CAAP?

Southeast Airport (ASR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southeast Airport (ASR) $7.57B, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.46B, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) $3.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASR, NVGS and CAAP?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southeast Airport (ASR) 20.3x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 10.1x, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 13.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) is cheapest (Southeast Airport (ASR) 11.9x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 9.5x, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 12.5x). 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%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +9.6%, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) +16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southeast Airport (ASR) has the highest net margin (Southeast Airport (ASR) 1,252,383.6%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 24.9%, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) leads (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 14.9%, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 0.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Navigator Holdings (NVGS) returned the most: Southeast Airport (ASR) -18.3%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +39.7%, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) +32.2%. Over five years, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) compounded fastest (Southeast Airport (ASR) +4.4%/yr, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +20.9%/yr, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) +32.4%/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) 27.6%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 31.4%, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 38.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.