CAR vs BLNK vs VMAR Stock Comparison

Avis Budget, Blink Charging and Vision Marine Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
6 wins
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

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Avis Budget leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Avis Budget 6, Blink Charging 2, Vision Marine Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARBLNKVMARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.59B $54.39M $14.30 CAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.6x -1.1x 0.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% -5.9% -28.5% CAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% -52.5% -54.8% CAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.8% -100.0% -138.5% CAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.8x -0.5x VMAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.9% -78.8% -98.8% CAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.6%/yr -57.6%/yr -92.6%/yr CAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.8% 82.9% 303.2% BLNK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 53/100 22/100 BLNK

Percentile Scorecard

CARBLNKVMAR

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

AxisCARBLNKVMAR
Valuation 96 #2 of 29 32 #42 of 61 26 #77 of 104
Growth 24 #20 of 26 88 #8 of 58 47 #53 of 99
Profitability 52 #13 of 26 41 #33 of 55 4 #95 of 99
Financial Health 53 #15 of 31 51 #35 of 71 9 #103 of 113
Shareholder Returns 16 #17 of 20 – –
Overall 48 53 22
  • CAR ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • BLNK ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • VMAR ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCARBLNKVMARSPY
1 month -4.1%-33.3%+4.3% -1.0%
3 months -36.5%-26.9%+965.8% +2.9%
6 months -50.3%-51.9%-38.7% +6.4%
Year to date -21.0%-43.3%-90.3% +11.4%
1 year -33.9%-78.8%-98.8% +13.1%
3 years -41.2%-84.5%-100.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -16.2%-46.3%-98.1% +21.5%
5 years -39.7%-98.6%-100.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -9.6%-57.6%-92.6% +10.9%
10 years +222.9%-98.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.4%-32.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCARBLNKVMARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.8%82.9%303.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 131.6%81.7%208.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.763.080.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-0.95-0.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.2%-99.2%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -85.8%-80.3%-98.8% -2.5%
52-week high $713.97$1.93$644.00 $779.14
52-week low $87.69$0.38$0.53 $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.

MultipleCARBLNKVMAR
P/E now vs peer median -5.6xmedian 18.8x -1.1xmedian 24.1x 0.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.5x 0.6xmedian 2.2x 0.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 15.0x -0.5xmedian 17.4x -0.6xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 16.0x -4.3xmedian 27.4x 0.0xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 0.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.37 -0.02median 0.76 0.00median 0.73

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 monthsCARBLNKVMAR
Revenue $11.71B $96.55M $46.56M
Gross profit – $28.68M $12.39M
Operating income – -$51.16M -$33.14M
Net income -$713.00M -$48.32M -$22.98M
Free cash flow $2.66B -$12.82M -$2.81M
R&D – – $628.47K
EPS (diluted) $-17.82 $-0.35 $-12,754,691.00
Cash & equivalents $558.00M $34.00M $814.21K
Total debt $6.02B $1.17M $132.55M
Shares (diluted) 35.70M 144.26M 2.00
Enterprise value $1.42B -$80.29M -$15.03M

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
MetricCARBLNKVMAR
P/E -5.6x -1.1x 0.0x
P/FCF 1.3x -4.3x 0.0x
P/Operating cash flow 1.2x -9.6x 0.0x
P/S 0.3x 0.6x 0.0x
P/B -1.1x 1.1x 0.0x
P/Tangible book -0.9x 1.3x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.1x -0.5x -0.6x
EV/EBIT 10.8x -0.4x -0.3x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.2x 0.2x
EV/FCF 3.4x -1.6x -4.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.1x -3.7x -4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 -0.02 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARBLNKVMAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% -5.9% -28.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 0.8% 115.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.9% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% 101.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 76.3% -230.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 25.7% -38.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 67.9% 77.5% -118.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.4% 27.2% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 71.6% 83.3% -142.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.4% 44.2% -16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.0% 88.8% 64.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 63.4% 34.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% 76.6% 65.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 53.2% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARBLNKVMAR
Gross margin – 29.7% 26.6%
EBITDA margin 18.8% -43.6% -45.1%
Operating margin – -53.0% -71.2%
Pretax margin -4.6% -49.8% -54.8%
Net margin -5.4% -52.5% -54.8%
FCF margin 22.7% -13.3% -6.0%
Operating cash flow margin 24.8% -5.9% -5.9%
Return on equity – -99.5% -328.8%
Return on assets -2.1% -39.7% -49.1%
Return on invested capital 31.8% -100.0% -138.5%
Return on capital employed 3.0% -76.4% -127.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 3.1% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARBLNKVMAR
Debt / assets 18.6% 0.2% 27.6%
Debt / equity -1.8x 0.0x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.8x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 0.0x -4.4x
Liabilities / assets 110.5% 60.9% 86.7%
Equity / assets -10.5% 39.1% 13.3%
Interest coverage 0.6x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.52 -9.66 -3.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARBLNKVMAR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.3% – -261,398%
Shareholder yield 0.3% – -261,398%
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.

ConsensusCARBLNKVMAR
Forward P/E 31.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.25FY2026 $-0.21FY2026 $-18,055.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +71.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.94BFY2026 $90.27MFY2026 $11.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.1%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026 -19.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +20.4% +1,832.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARBLNKVMAR
Held by institutions 100.0% 12.1% –
Institutions holding 304 113 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -16.9% -26.4% –
Institutions buying 150 37 –
Institutions selling 103 27 –
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.37 –

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.

CARBLNKVMAR
CAR 1.00 0.11 0.04
BLNK 0.11 1.00 0.07
VMAR 0.04 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAR, BLNK and VMAR?

Avis Budget (CAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avis Budget (CAR) $3.59B, Blink Charging (BLNK) $54.39M, Vision Marine Technologies (VMAR) $14.30.

Which company is growing faster?

Avis Budget (CAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avis Budget (CAR) +0.4%, Blink Charging (BLNK) -5.9%, Vision Marine Technologies (VMAR) -28.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Avis Budget (CAR) has the highest net margin (Avis Budget (CAR) -5.4%, Blink Charging (BLNK) -52.5%, Vision Marine Technologies (VMAR) -54.8%). On return on invested capital, Avis Budget (CAR) leads (Avis Budget (CAR) 31.8%, Blink Charging (BLNK) -100.0%, Vision Marine Technologies (VMAR) -138.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Avis Budget (CAR) returned the most: Avis Budget (CAR) -33.9%, Blink Charging (BLNK) -78.8%, Vision Marine Technologies (VMAR) -98.8%. Over five years, Avis Budget (CAR) compounded fastest (Avis Budget (CAR) -9.6%/yr, Blink Charging (BLNK) -57.6%/yr, Vision Marine Technologies (VMAR) -92.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Blink Charging (BLNK) has been the steadiest (Avis Budget (CAR) 112.8%, Blink Charging (BLNK) 82.9%, Vision Marine Technologies (VMAR) 303.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.