CVNA vs ABG vs HZO Stock Comparison

Carvana, Asbury Automotive and Marinemax Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVNA Carvana Co.
$68.29 +7.3% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$75.28B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$199.22 +14.7% 1M -16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.58B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
HZO Marinemax Inc
$52.57 +0.6% 1M +114.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
291.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Carvana leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Carvana 6, Asbury Automotive 3, Marinemax 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVNAABGHZOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $75.28B $3.58B $1.16B CVNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.9x 7.8x 291.1x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.8x 7.4x 69.2x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.3% -1.3% -5.4% CVNA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% — 0.2% CVNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 3.4% HZO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — 6.8x CVNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.5% -16.1% +114.0% HZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr +0.4%/yr +0.3%/yr CVNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.6% 37.0% 58.0% ABG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 — 43/100 CVNA

Percentile Scorecard

CVNAABGHZO

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

AxisCVNAABGHZO
Valuation 9 #95 of 104 92 #9 of 104 73 #29 of 104
Growth 100 #1 of 98 16 #83 of 98 56 #44 of 98
Profitability 66 #34 of 97 – 44 #55 of 97
Financial Health 67 #37 of 110 – 35 #72 of 110
Shareholder Returns 12 #62 of 70 – 9 #64 of 70
Overall 51 – 43
  • CVNA ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVNAABGHZOSPY
1 month +7.3%+14.7%+0.6% +0.7%
3 months +11.2%-14.6%+49.7% +3.7%
6 months -13.7%-2.2%+82.9% +7.1%
Year to date -19.1%-14.3%+117.0% +12.8%
1 year -3.5%-16.1%+114.0% +11.9%
3 years +1,141.6%+7.1%+93.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +131.7%+2.3%+24.7% +22.8%
5 years +12.6%+1.8%+1.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.4%+0.4%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years —+290.6%+172.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+14.6%+10.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVNAABGHZOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.6%37.0%58.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.0%37.1%38.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.270.621.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.06-0.431.97 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-47.1%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-22.2%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $95.69$256.03$52.57 $779.14
52-week low $56.26$161.79$21.43 $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.

MultipleCVNAABGHZO
P/E now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 17.0x 7.8xmedian 17.0x 291.1xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 9.2x —median 9.2x 16.6xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 67.6xmedian 15.6x 6.3xmedian 15.6x 6.5xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 0.77 -0.48median 0.77 -4.20median 0.77

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 monthsCVNAABGHZO
Revenue $27.45B $17.59B $2.20B
Gross profit $5.23B $3.00B $751.28M
Operating income $2.40B $746.30M $66.82M
Net income $2.35B – $4.76M
Free cash flow $1.11B – $178.02M
EPS (diluted) $2.31 $25.55 $0.17
Cash & equivalents $3.05B $84.50M $174.78M
Total debt $5.23B – $971.02M
Shares (diluted) 739.91M 18.30M 23.16M
Enterprise value $66.17B $3.58B $473.65M

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
MetricCVNAABGHZO
P/E 28.9x 7.8x 291.1x
P/FCF 67.6x 6.3x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 56.6x – 5.3x
P/S 2.7x 0.2x 0.5x
P/B 13.3x 0.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 13.4x 0.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 28.8x – 16.6x
EV/EBIT 32.3x – 29.3x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 0.2x 0.9x
EV/FCF 69.6x – 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 58.2x – 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 -0.48 -4.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVNAABGHZO
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.3% -1.3% -5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 6.2% -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 33.9% -0.8% -0.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 2.1% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.7% -23.4% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 91.2% -13.0% -32.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.2% – 118.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 61.9% – -67.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 168.1% -10.7% 113.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 127.7% -16.2% -69.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 99.7% – 1,972%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.7% – 42.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% – 432.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.0% – 37.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVNAABGHZO
Gross margin 19.0% – 34.2%
EBITDA margin 9.8% – 5.4%
Operating margin 8.7% – 3.0%
Pretax margin -0.9% – 0.2%
Net margin 6.2% – 0.2%
FCF margin 4.1% – 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% – 10.0%
Return on equity 43.6% – 0.5%
Return on assets 15.8% – 0.2%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 3.4%
Return on capital employed 18.8% – 4.4%
Asset turnover 1.8x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x – 46.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVNAABGHZO
Debt / assets 34.4% – 41.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – 6.8x
Debt / FCF 4.7x – 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 62.8% – 59.1%
Equity / assets 37.2% – 40.9%
Interest coverage 6.1x – 1.1x
Current ratio 4.1x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.4x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.65 – 2.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVNAABGHZO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusCVNAABGHZO
Forward P/E 43.8xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 69.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.56FY2026 $26.97FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.7%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.5% +12.9% +111.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.22BFY2026 $16.40BFY2026 $2.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.0%FY2026 -8.9%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.3% +6.7% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVNAABGHZO
Held by institutions 67.3% 100.0% 87.6%
Institutions holding 820 315 182
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% -2.4% -0.6%
Institutions buying 480 173 97
Institutions selling 268 106 53
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.63 1.83

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.

CVNAABGHZO
CVNA 1.00 0.35 0.22
ABG 0.35 1.00 0.20
HZO 0.22 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVNA, ABG and HZO?

Carvana (CVNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carvana (CVNA) $75.28B, Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.58B, Marinemax (HZO) $1.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVNA, ABG and HZO?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carvana (CVNA) 28.9x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.8x, Marinemax (HZO) 291.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Carvana (CVNA) 43.8x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.4x, Marinemax (HZO) 69.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carvana (CVNA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carvana (CVNA) +50.3%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -1.3%, Marinemax (HZO) -5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carvana (CVNA) has the highest net margin (Carvana (CVNA) 6.2%, Marinemax (HZO) 0.2%). On return on invested capital, Marinemax (HZO) leads (Carvana (CVNA) 0.0%, Marinemax (HZO) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marinemax (HZO) returned the most: Carvana (CVNA) -3.5%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -16.1%, Marinemax (HZO) +114.0%. Over five years, Carvana (CVNA) compounded fastest (Carvana (CVNA) +2.4%/yr, Asbury Automotive (ABG) +0.4%/yr, Marinemax (HZO) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asbury Automotive (ABG) has been the steadiest (Carvana (CVNA) 63.6%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 37.0%, Marinemax (HZO) 58.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVNA, ABG and HZO?

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