HZO vs CVNA vs AN Stock Comparison

Marinemax, Carvana and Autonation Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HZO Marinemax Inc
$52.70 +0.5% 1M +124.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
292.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
1 win
CVNA Carvana Co.
$77.56 +21.7% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$51.43B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
AN Autonation, Inc.
$183.47 +13.5% 1M -5.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.20B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.42B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autonation leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Autonation 6, Carvana 4, Marinemax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHZOCVNAANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.16B $51.43B $6.20B CVNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 292.1x 30.1x 8.6x AN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 69.3x 49.7x 9.3x AN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.4% +50.3% -1.8% CVNA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 6.2% 2.6% CVNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 0.0% 14.3% AN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.8x 0.8x 2.8x CVNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +124.0% +25.2% -5.6% HZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr +5.4%/yr +8.2%/yr AN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.5% 61.7% 36.1% AN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 50/100 52/100 AN

Percentile Scorecard

HZOCVNAAN

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

AxisHZOCVNAAN
Valuation 74 #29 of 107 8 #99 of 107 58 #46 of 107
Growth 59 #43 of 103 100 #1 of 103 27 #76 of 103
Profitability 44 #58 of 102 65 #36 of 102 59 #42 of 102
Financial Health 36 #73 of 113 67 #38 of 113 18 #93 of 113
Shareholder Returns 9 #69 of 76 12 #67 of 76 99 #2 of 76
Overall 44 50 52
  • HZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • CVNA ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AN ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHZOCVNAANSPY
1 month +0.5%+21.7%+13.5% -1.0%
3 months +46.3%+11.6%-15.0% -0.4%
6 months +68.7%-0.4%-10.4% +4.5%
Year to date +117.5%-8.1%-11.1% +12.4%
1 year +124.0%+25.2%-5.6% +13.6%
3 years +74.7%+1,100.6%+31.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +20.5%+129.1%+9.4% +20.8%
5 years -4.6%+30.2%+48.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year -0.9%+5.4%+8.2% +10.4%
10 years +237.8%—+349.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +12.9%—+16.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHZOCVNAANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.5%61.7%36.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%63.5%39.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.432.120.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.160.41-0.15 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-98.8%-33.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-18.9%-20.3% -1.6%
52-week high $52.72$95.69$230.09 $779.14
52-week low $21.43$56.26$153.07 $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.

MultipleHZOCVNAAN
P/E now vs peer median 291.8xmedian 18.4x 32.8xmedian 18.4x 8.5xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 3.1xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 9.6x 32.6xmedian 9.6x 6.7xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 16.4x 76.8xmedian 16.4x 258.8xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x 15.1xmedian 1.8x 2.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -4.21median 0.83 0.26median 0.83 -1.75median 0.83

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 monthsHZOCVNAAN
Revenue $2.20B $27.45B $27.42B
Gross profit $751.28M $5.23B $4.86B
Operating income $66.82M $2.40B $1.26B
Net income $4.76M $2.35B $721.90M
Free cash flow $178.02M $1.11B $22.90M
EPS (diluted) $0.17 $2.31 $21.36
Cash & equivalents $174.78M $3.05B $51.20M
Total debt $971.02M $5.23B $4.36B
Shares (diluted) 23.16M 739.91M 33.80M
Enterprise value $465.36M $41.02B $5.97B

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
MetricHZOCVNAAN
P/E 291.8x 32.8x 8.5x
P/FCF 6.5x 76.8x 258.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 64.3x 19.1x
P/S 0.5x 3.1x 0.2x
P/B 1.2x 15.1x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 15.3x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 32.6x 6.7x
EV/EBIT 29.3x 36.5x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.2x 0.4x
EV/FCF 11.0x 78.8x 446.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 65.9x 32.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.21 0.26 -1.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHZOCVNAAN
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.4% 50.3% -1.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 34.9% 0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.1% 33.9% -2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 51.1% -2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.3% 39.7% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.5% 91.2% -9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 118.3% 113.2% 8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -67.0% 61.9% -12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 113.8% 168.1% 22.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.2% 127.7% -4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,972% 99.7% 179.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.6% 63.7% -32.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 432.2% 103.8% 112.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.1% 86.0% -66.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHZOCVNAAN
Gross margin 34.2% 19.0% 17.7%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 9.8% 5.6%
Operating margin 3.0% 8.7% 4.6%
Pretax margin 0.2% -0.9% 3.5%
Net margin 0.2% 6.2% 2.6%
FCF margin 8.1% 4.1% 0.1%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 4.8% 1.1%
Return on equity 0.5% 43.6% 31.9%
Return on assets 0.2% 15.8% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 0.0% 14.3%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 18.8% 13.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.8x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 46.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHZOCVNAAN
Debt / assets 41.2% 34.4% 27.9%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.9x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.8x 0.8x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 4.7x 190.4x
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 62.8% 85.5%
Equity / assets 40.9% 37.2% 14.5%
Interest coverage 1.1x 6.1x 12.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 4.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.6x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.08 8.29 2.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHZOCVNAAN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% 0.0% 16.8%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 0.0% 16.8%
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.

ConsensusHZOCVNAAN
Forward P/E 69.3xFY2026 49.7xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.76FY2026 $1.56FY2026 $19.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.6%FY2026 -7.7%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +111.8% +36.5% +15.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.24BFY2026 $27.22BFY2026 $28.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +34.0%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +25.3% -6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHZOCVNAAN
Held by institutions 87.6% 67.3% 72.2%
Institutions holding 182 823 511
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -1.7% +0.5%
Institutions buying 97 482 222
Institutions selling 53 269 197
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.79 1.13

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.

HZOCVNAAN
HZO 1.00 0.21 0.19
CVNA 0.21 1.00 0.37
AN 0.19 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HZO, CVNA and AN?

Carvana (CVNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marinemax (HZO) $1.16B, Carvana (CVNA) $51.43B, Autonation (AN) $6.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, HZO, CVNA and AN?

Autonation (AN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marinemax (HZO) 292.1x, Carvana (CVNA) 30.1x, Autonation (AN) 8.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autonation (AN) is cheapest (Marinemax (HZO) 69.3x, Carvana (CVNA) 49.7x, Autonation (AN) 9.3x). 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: Marinemax (HZO) -5.4%, Carvana (CVNA) +50.3%, Autonation (AN) -1.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carvana (CVNA) has the highest net margin (Marinemax (HZO) 0.2%, Carvana (CVNA) 6.2%, Autonation (AN) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, Autonation (AN) leads (Marinemax (HZO) 3.4%, Carvana (CVNA) 0.0%, Autonation (AN) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marinemax (HZO) returned the most: Marinemax (HZO) +124.0%, Carvana (CVNA) +25.2%, Autonation (AN) -5.6%. Over five years, Autonation (AN) compounded fastest (Marinemax (HZO) -0.9%/yr, Carvana (CVNA) +5.4%/yr, Autonation (AN) +8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autonation (AN) has been the steadiest (Marinemax (HZO) 57.5%, Carvana (CVNA) 61.7%, Autonation (AN) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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