CVNA vs LAD vs HZO Stock Comparison

Carvana, Lithia Motors and Marinemax Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVNA Carvana Co.
$59.06 -2.4% 1M -18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$49.76B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
LAD Lithia Motors Inc
$288.81 -4.6% 1M -9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.45B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.21B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
HZO Marinemax Inc
$52.50 +0.2% 1M +91.6% 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 5 of the 12 questions below (Carvana 5, Lithia Motors 4, Marinemax 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVNALADHZOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.76B $6.45B $1.16B CVNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.2x 8.2x 291.1x LAD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.9x 8.5x 69.1x LAD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.3% +1.6% -5.4% CVNA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 2.1% 0.2% CVNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 6.3% 3.4% LAD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 6.0x 6.8x CVNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.5% -9.3% +91.6% HZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr -2.0%/yr +0.3%/yr HZO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.0% 41.3% 59.1% LAD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 43/100 43/100 CVNA

Percentile Scorecard

CVNALADHZO

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

AxisCVNALADHZO
Valuation 9 #95 of 104 54 #48 of 104 72 #30 of 104
Growth 100 #1 of 98 29 #70 of 98 57 #43 of 98
Profitability 64 #35 of 96 38 #60 of 96 45 #53 of 96
Financial Health 66 #38 of 110 23 #85 of 110 32 #75 of 110
Shareholder Returns 16 #60 of 71 70 #22 of 71 11 #63 of 71
Overall 51 43 43
  • CVNA ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LAD 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

PeriodCVNALADHZOSPY
1 month -2.4%-4.6%+0.2% +0.9%
3 months -11.0%-32.4%+54.5% +5.9%
6 months -25.5%-0.8%+83.6% +8.5%
Year to date -30.0%-13.1%+116.7% +13.3%
1 year -18.5%-9.3%+91.6% +12.4%
3 years +932.5%+21.9%+90.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +117.9%+6.8%+24.1% +23.5%
5 years -2.6%-9.5%+1.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.5%-2.0%+0.3% +11.0%
10 years —+238.4%+172.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+13.0%+10.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCVNALADHZOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.0%41.3%59.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.8%39.9%41.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.310.531.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-0.221.55 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-47.1%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.3%-32.4%-0.1% -0.9%
52-week high $95.69$427.48$52.56 $779.14
52-week low $56.26$243.00$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.

MultipleCVNALADHZO
P/E now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 16.7x 8.0xmedian 16.7x 290.7xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.4x 0.2xmedian 0.4x 0.5xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 9.2x 9.3xmedian 9.2x 16.6xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 58.5xmedian 16.0x -14.7xmedian 16.0x 6.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.73 -5.34median 0.73 -4.20median 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 monthsCVNALADHZO
Revenue $27.45B $38.21B $2.20B
Gross profit $5.23B $5.79B $751.28M
Operating income $2.40B $1.55B $66.82M
Net income $2.35B $794.40M $4.76M
Free cash flow $1.11B -$426.70M $178.02M
EPS (diluted) $2.31 $35.84 $0.17
Cash & equivalents $3.05B $374.00M $174.78M
Total debt $5.23B $11.75B $971.02M
Shares (diluted) 739.91M 22.00M 23.16M
Enterprise value $39.34B $4.95B $461.27M

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
MetricCVNALADHZO
P/E 25.0x 8.0x 290.7x
P/FCF 58.5x -14.7x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 49.0x -77.2x 5.3x
P/S 2.4x 0.2x 0.5x
P/B 11.5x 0.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 11.6x 1.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 25.0x 9.3x 16.6x
EV/EBIT 28.0x 11.4x 29.3x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF 60.5x -41.4x 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 50.6x -217.3x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 -5.34 -4.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVNALADHZO
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.3% 1.6% -5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 8.0% -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 33.9% 0.9% -0.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 3.8% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.7% -7.2% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 91.2% -3.5% -32.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.2% -11.9% 118.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 61.9% -8.7% -67.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 168.1% 0.9% 113.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 127.7% -1.5% -69.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 99.7% -127.5% 1,972%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.7% 33.0% 42.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% -906.4% 432.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.0% 6.8% 37.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVNALADHZO
Gross margin 19.0% 15.1% 34.2%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 5.0% 5.4%
Operating margin 8.7% 4.0% 3.0%
Pretax margin -0.9% 2.8% 0.2%
Net margin 6.2% 2.1% 0.2%
FCF margin 4.1% -1.1% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% -0.2% 10.0%
Return on equity 43.6% 12.2% 0.5%
Return on assets 15.8% 3.0% 0.2%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 6.3% 3.4%
Return on capital employed 18.8% 8.5% 4.4%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x -0.1x 46.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVNALADHZO
Debt / assets 34.4% 43.8% 41.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 6.0x 6.8x
Debt / FCF 4.7x -27.5x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 62.8% 75.3% 59.1%
Equity / assets 37.2% 24.7% 40.9%
Interest coverage 6.1x 7.2x 1.1x
Current ratio 4.1x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.01 2.14 2.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVNALADHZO
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 14.3% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 15.1% -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.

ConsensusCVNALADHZO
Forward P/E 37.9xFY2026 8.5xFY2026 69.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.56FY2026 $34.04FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.7%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.5% +15.7% +111.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.22BFY2026 $37.52BFY2026 $2.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.0%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.3% +8.1% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVNALADHZO
Held by institutions 67.3% 100.0% 87.6%
Institutions holding 819 445 182
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% +0.2% -0.6%
Institutions buying 480 223 97
Institutions selling 267 160 53
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.39 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.

CVNALADHZO
CVNA 1.00 0.33 0.22
LAD 0.33 1.00 0.18
HZO 0.22 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVNA, LAD and HZO?

Carvana (CVNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carvana (CVNA) $49.76B, Lithia Motors (LAD) $6.45B, Marinemax (HZO) $1.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVNA, LAD and HZO?

Lithia Motors (LAD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carvana (CVNA) 29.2x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.2x, Marinemax (HZO) 291.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lithia Motors (LAD) is cheapest (Carvana (CVNA) 37.9x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.5x, Marinemax (HZO) 69.1x). 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%, Lithia Motors (LAD) +1.6%, Marinemax (HZO) -5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carvana (CVNA) has the highest net margin (Carvana (CVNA) 6.2%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 2.1%, Marinemax (HZO) 0.2%). On return on invested capital, Lithia Motors (LAD) leads (Carvana (CVNA) 0.0%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 6.3%, Marinemax (HZO) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marinemax (HZO) returned the most: Carvana (CVNA) -18.5%, Lithia Motors (LAD) -9.3%, Marinemax (HZO) +91.6%. Over five years, Marinemax (HZO) compounded fastest (Carvana (CVNA) -0.5%/yr, Lithia Motors (LAD) -2.0%/yr, Marinemax (HZO) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lithia Motors (LAD) has been the steadiest (Carvana (CVNA) 62.0%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 41.3%, Marinemax (HZO) 59.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVNA, LAD 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 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.