HTZ vs CAR vs BLNK Stock Comparison

Hertz Global Holdings, Avis Budget and Blink Charging Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAR Avis Budget Group, Inc.
$119.81 +11.0% 1M -13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.71B
Div. yield
–
Car Rental Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
BLNK Blink Charging Co.
$0.45 -18.2% 1M -69.6% 1Y
Market cap
$64.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$96.55M
Div. yield
–
EV Charging Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Avis Budget leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Avis Budget 4, Blink Charging 3, Hertz Global Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHTZCARBLNKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $804.37M $4.23B $64.70M CAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.6x -6.6x -1.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.4% +0.4% -5.9% HTZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% -5.4% -52.5% HTZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.0% 31.8% -100.0% CAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.9x 2.5x 0.8x BLNK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -66.4% -13.2% -69.6% CAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -42.0%/yr -16.6%/yr -57.3%/yr CAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 97.8% 113.0% 82.2% BLNK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 50/100 56/100 BLNK

Percentile Scorecard

HTZCARBLNK

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

AxisHTZCARBLNK
Valuation 50 #15 of 29 96 #2 of 29 39 #39 of 63
Growth 44 #15 of 26 20 #21 of 26 90 #7 of 60
Profitability 24 #20 of 26 48 #14 of 26 43 #33 of 57
Financial Health 7 #28 of 30 62 #12 of 30 54 #34 of 72
Shareholder Returns – 22 #15 of 19 –
Overall 31 50 56
  • HTZ ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • CAR ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • BLNK ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHTZCARBLNKSPY
1 month +26.3%+11.0%-18.2% -1.0%
3 months +44.9%-13.6%-18.2% -0.4%
6 months -65.1%-27.0%-47.7% +4.5%
Year to date -56.0%-6.6%-32.8% +12.4%
1 year -66.4%-13.2%-69.6% +13.6%
3 years -75.8%-40.1%-83.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year -37.7%-15.7%-45.1% +20.8%
5 years -93.4%-59.7%-98.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year -42.0%-16.6%-57.3% +10.4%
10 years —+217.5%-96.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+12.3%-29.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHTZCARBLNKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 97.8%113.0%82.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 101.7%132.1%81.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.690.843.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.12-0.85 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.6%-86.2%-99.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.1%-83.2%-72.6% -1.6%
52-week high $7.81$713.97$1.64 $779.14
52-week low $1.51$87.69$0.38 $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.

MultipleHTZCARBLNK
P/E now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 23.3x -6.6xmedian 23.3x -1.3xmedian 26.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.5x 0.4xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 15.4x 4.4xmedian 15.4x -0.7xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 17.8x 1.6xmedian 17.8x -5.0xmedian 29.9x
P/B now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 2.5x -1.2xmedian 2.5x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.36 0.21median 0.36 -0.03median 0.71

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 monthsHTZCARBLNK
Revenue $8.91B $11.71B $96.55M
Gross profit $3.29B – $28.68M
Operating income $719.00M – -$51.16M
Net income -$279.00M -$713.00M -$48.32M
Free cash flow -$10.19B $2.66B -$12.82M
EPS (diluted) $-0.67 $-17.82 $-0.35
Cash & equivalents $1.30B $558.00M $34.00M
Total debt $18.75B $6.02B $265.00K
Shares (diluted) 418.00M 35.70M 144.26M
Enterprise value -$4.43B $2.21B -$69.97M

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
MetricHTZCARBLNK
P/E -2.6x -6.6x -1.3x
P/FCF -0.1x 1.6x -5.0x
P/Operating cash flow 0.6x 1.5x -11.4x
P/S 0.1x 0.4x 0.7x
P/B -1.3x -1.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -0.2x -1.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 4.4x -0.7x
EV/EBIT 25.4x 11.6x -0.6x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 0.8x 0.3x
EV/FCF -1.8x 3.6x -2.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 3.3x -5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 0.21 -0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHTZCARBLNK
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.4% 0.4% -5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% -0.8% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.3% – 12.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.5% – 0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 138.5% – 76.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.2% – 25.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.1% 67.9% 77.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.5% -32.4% 27.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 91.9% 71.6% 83.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.1% -32.4% 44.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -25.0% -17.0% 88.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -11.0% 63.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% -19.6% 76.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -11.5% 53.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHTZCARBLNK
Gross margin 36.9% – 29.7%
EBITDA margin 33.1% 18.8% -43.6%
Operating margin 8.1% – -53.0%
Pretax margin -2.5% -4.6% -49.8%
Net margin -3.1% -5.4% -52.5%
FCF margin -114.4% 22.7% -13.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 24.8% -5.9%
Return on equity – – -99.5%
Return on assets -1.2% -2.1% -39.7%
Return on invested capital 4.0% 31.8% -100.0%
Return on capital employed – 3.0% -76.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.1x -4.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.1% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHTZCARBLNK
Debt / assets 78.5% 18.6% 0.2%
Debt / equity -29.9x -1.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.9x 2.5x 0.8x
Debt / FCF -1.8x 2.3x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 102.6% 110.5% 60.9%
Equity / assets -2.6% -10.5% 39.1%
Interest coverage 0.8x 0.6x –
Current ratio – 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 0.54 -9.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHTZCARBLNK
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.

ConsensusHTZCARBLNK
Forward P/E – 36.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.83FY2026 $3.25FY2026 $-0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -19.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +71.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.57BFY2026 $10.94BFY2026 $90.27MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 -6.1%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +4.7% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHTZCARBLNK
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 12.1%
Institutions holding 289 305 114
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% -16.9% -26.4%
Institutions buying 150 150 38
Institutions selling 88 103 27
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.46 1.41

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.

HTZCARBLNK
HTZ 1.00 0.39 0.19
CAR 0.39 1.00 0.11
BLNK 0.19 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HTZ, CAR and BLNK?

Avis Budget (CAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) $804.37M, Avis Budget (CAR) $4.23B, Blink Charging (BLNK) $64.70M.

Which company is growing faster?

Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) +3.4%, Avis Budget (CAR) +0.4%, Blink Charging (BLNK) -5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) has the highest net margin (Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) -3.1%, Avis Budget (CAR) -5.4%, Blink Charging (BLNK) -52.5%). On return on invested capital, Avis Budget (CAR) leads (Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) 4.0%, Avis Budget (CAR) 31.8%, Blink Charging (BLNK) -100.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Avis Budget (CAR) returned the most: Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) -66.4%, Avis Budget (CAR) -13.2%, Blink Charging (BLNK) -69.6%. Over five years, Avis Budget (CAR) compounded fastest (Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) -42.0%/yr, Avis Budget (CAR) -16.6%/yr, Blink Charging (BLNK) -57.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Blink Charging (BLNK) has been the steadiest (Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) 97.8%, Avis Budget (CAR) 113.0%, Blink Charging (BLNK) 82.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.