CAR vs HTZ vs FLYE Stock Comparison

Avis Budget, Hertz Global Holdings and Fly-E Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAR Avis Budget Group, Inc.
$108.16 +1.3% 1M -22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.71B
Div. yield
–
Car Rental Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
FLYE Fly-E Group, Inc.
$1.83 +28.9% 1M -90.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$16.48M
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Avis Budget leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Avis Budget 5, Hertz Global Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARHTZFLYELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.82B $690.48M $2.99M CAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.0x -2.2x -0.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +3.4% -28.0% HTZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% -3.1% -67.9% HTZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.8% -32.9% -39.5% CAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -4.8x -0.8x HTZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.2% -63.2% -90.2% CAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.0%/yr -42.6%/yr — CAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.7% 102.4% 214.4% HTZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 18/100 38/100 CAR

Percentile Scorecard

CARHTZFLYE

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

AxisCARHTZFLYE
Valuation 96 #2 of 28 19 #23 of 28 33 #34 of 50
Growth 21 #20 of 25 42 #15 of 25 31 #34 of 49
Profitability 50 #13 of 25 8 #23 of 25 22 #36 of 46
Financial Health 62 #12 of 30 3 #29 of 30 66 #18 of 51
Shareholder Returns 17 #16 of 19 – –
Overall 49 18 38
  • CAR ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HTZ ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • FLYE ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCARHTZFLYESPY
1 month +1.3%+15.5%+28.9% +0.7%
3 months -28.8%+17.6%+12.3% +3.7%
6 months -40.1%-69.5%-7.1% +7.1%
Year to date -15.7%-62.3%-72.4% +12.8%
1 year -22.2%-63.2%-90.2% +11.9%
3 years -33.7%-77.5%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -12.8%-39.2%— +22.8%
5 years -37.6%-93.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.0%-42.6%— +10.9%
10 years +233.8%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCARHTZFLYESPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.7%102.4%214.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 132.2%101.7%166.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.761.410.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.62-0.42 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.2%-95.7%-99.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -84.9%-75.2%-91.4% -1.2%
52-week high $713.97$7.81$21.40 $779.14
52-week low $87.69$1.51$1.27 $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.

MultipleCARHTZFLYE
P/E now vs peer median -6.0xmedian 18.4x -2.2xmedian 18.4x -0.3xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.5x 0.1xmedian 1.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 14.6x -5.0xmedian 14.6x -1.2xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 17.0x -0.1xmedian 17.0x -0.3xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 2.4x -1.1xmedian 2.4x 0.2xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.30 0.07median 0.30 —median 1.36

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 monthsCARHTZFLYE
Revenue $11.71B $8.91B $16.48M
Gross profit – $3.29B $2.70M
Operating income – -$5.84B -$8.47M
Net income -$713.00M -$279.00M -$11.19M
Free cash flow $2.66B -$10.19B -$10.49M
EPS (diluted) $-17.82 $-0.67 $-6.85
Cash & equivalents $558.00M $1.30B $60.28K
Total debt $6.02B $18.75B $27.95M
Shares (diluted) 35.70M 418.00M 1.63M
Enterprise value $1.80B -$4.55B -$172.00K

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
MetricCARHTZFLYE
P/E -6.0x -2.2x -0.3x
P/FCF 1.4x -0.1x -0.3x
P/Operating cash flow 1.3x 0.5x -0.3x
P/S 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
P/B -1.1x -1.1x 0.2x
P/Tangible book -1.0x -0.2x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.2x -5.0x -1.2x
EV/EBIT 11.1x -3.1x -1.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF 3.5x -1.8x -0.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.2x 12.7x -1.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 0.07 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARHTZFLYE
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 3.4% -28.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -0.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.3% -71.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 31.9% -40.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -12.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 67.9% 89.1% -57.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.4% -31.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 71.6% 91.9% 67.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.4% -30.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.0% -25.0% 19.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% -14.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% -13.4% 14.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.5% -4.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARHTZFLYE
Gross margin – 36.9% 16.4%
EBITDA margin 18.8% -40.5% -46.7%
Operating margin – -65.6% -51.4%
Pretax margin -4.6% -2.5% -65.0%
Net margin -5.4% -3.1% -67.9%
FCF margin 22.7% -114.4% -63.6%
Operating cash flow margin 24.8% 16.0% -53.1%
Return on equity – – -72.3%
Return on assets -2.1% -1.2% -40.2%
Return on invested capital 31.8% -32.9% -39.5%
Return on capital employed 3.0% – -42.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.1x -5.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARHTZFLYE
Debt / assets 18.6% 78.5% 22.7%
Debt / equity -1.8x -29.9x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -4.8x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 2.3x -1.8x -0.6x
Liabilities / assets 110.5% 102.6% 48.4%
Equity / assets -10.5% -2.6% 51.6%
Interest coverage 0.6x -6.2x –
Current ratio 0.8x – 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.53 – -0.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARHTZFLYE
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.

ConsensusCARHTZFLYE
Forward P/E 33.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.25FY2026 $-0.83FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -19.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +71.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.94BFY2026 $9.57BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -6.1%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +4.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARHTZFLYE
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 304 289 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -16.9% +5.8% –
Institutions buying 150 150 –
Institutions selling 103 88 –
Buyers to sellers 1.46 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.

CARHTZFLYE
CAR 1.00 0.38 0.01
HTZ 0.38 1.00 -0.07
FLYE 0.01 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAR, HTZ and FLYE?

Avis Budget (CAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avis Budget (CAR) $3.82B, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) $690.48M, Fly-E (FLYE) $2.99M.

Which company is growing faster?

Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avis Budget (CAR) +0.4%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) +3.4%, Fly-E (FLYE) -28.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) has the highest net margin (Avis Budget (CAR) -5.4%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) -3.1%, Fly-E (FLYE) -67.9%). On return on invested capital, Avis Budget (CAR) leads (Avis Budget (CAR) 31.8%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) -32.9%, Fly-E (FLYE) -39.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Avis Budget (CAR) returned the most: Avis Budget (CAR) -22.2%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) -63.2%, Fly-E (FLYE) -90.2%. Over five years, Avis Budget (CAR) compounded fastest (Avis Budget (CAR) -9.0%/yr, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) -42.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) has been the steadiest (Avis Budget (CAR) 112.7%, Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) 102.4%, Fly-E (FLYE) 214.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAR, HTZ and FLYE?

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 5. 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.