HZO vs LAD vs GPI Stock Comparison

Marinemax, Lithia Motors and Group 1 Automotive Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HZO Marinemax Inc
$52.57 +0.6% 1M +114.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
291.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
1 win
LAD Lithia Motors Inc
$297.18 +2.8% 1M -7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.54B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.21B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$259.60 +7.8% 1M -35.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.08B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionHZOLADGPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.16B $6.54B $3.08B LAD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 291.4x 8.3x 8.1x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 69.2x 8.7x 6.7x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.4% +1.6% -3.4% LAD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 2.1% 1.7% LAD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 6.3% 9.0% GPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.8x 6.0x 3.3x GPI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +114.0% -7.7% -35.8% HZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr -1.4%/yr +7.6%/yr GPI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.0% 41.4% 43.0% LAD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 43/100 50/100 GPI

Percentile Scorecard

HZOLADGPI

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

AxisHZOLADGPI
Valuation 73 #29 of 104 55 #47 of 104 85 #16 of 104
Growth 56 #44 of 98 29 #70 of 98 21 #78 of 98
Profitability 44 #55 of 97 37 #62 of 97 50 #49 of 97
Financial Health 35 #72 of 110 21 #87 of 110 32 #75 of 110
Shareholder Returns 9 #64 of 70 73 #20 of 70 64 #26 of 70
Overall 43 43 50
  • HZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LAD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GPI ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHZOLADGPISPY
1 month +0.6%+2.8%+7.8% +0.7%
3 months +49.7%-26.6%-12.5% +3.7%
6 months +82.9%+2.4%-27.3% +7.1%
Year to date +117.0%-10.6%-34.0% +12.8%
1 year +114.0%-7.7%-35.8% +11.9%
3 years +93.8%+22.6%+5.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.7%+7.0%+1.7% +22.8%
5 years +1.5%-6.9%+44.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.3%-1.4%+7.6% +10.9%
10 years +172.4%+248.2%+339.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.5%+13.3%+16.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHZOLADGPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.0%41.4%43.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.4%39.9%47.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.540.520.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.97-0.19-0.83 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-47.1%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-30.5%-39.2% -1.2%
52-week high $52.57$427.48$426.91 $779.14
52-week low $21.43$243.00$224.95 $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.

MultipleHZOLADGPI
P/E now vs peer median 291.1xmedian 17.0x 8.3xmedian 17.0x 8.1xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 9.2x 9.4xmedian 9.2x 6.7xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 15.6x -15.1xmedian 15.6x 13.7xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -4.20median 0.77 -5.50median 0.77 -0.66median 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 monthsHZOLADGPI
Revenue $2.20B $38.21B $21.77B
Gross profit $751.28M $5.79B $3.47B
Operating income $66.82M $1.55B $785.70M
Net income $4.76M $794.40M $380.00M
Free cash flow $178.02M -$426.70M $226.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.17 $35.84 $31.93
Cash & equivalents $174.78M $374.00M $881.50M
Total debt $971.02M $11.75B $3.89B
Shares (diluted) 23.16M 22.00M 11.90M
Enterprise value $462.60M $5.04B $1.96B

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
MetricHZOLADGPI
P/E 291.1x 8.3x 8.1x
P/FCF 6.5x -15.1x 13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x -79.4x 6.6x
P/S 0.5x 0.2x 0.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 9.4x 6.7x
EV/EBIT 29.3x 11.5x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.5x 0.3x
EV/FCF 11.0x -41.8x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x -219.5x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.20 -5.50 -0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHZOLADGPI
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.4% 1.6% -3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 8.0% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.1% 0.9% -4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 3.8% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.3% -7.2% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.5% -3.5% -8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 118.3% -11.9% 1.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -67.0% -8.7% -16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 113.8% 0.9% 8.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.2% -1.5% -12.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,972% -127.5% -39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.6% 33.0% 1.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 432.2% -906.4% -54.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.1% 6.8% -2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHZOLADGPI
Gross margin 34.2% 15.1% 15.9%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 5.0% 4.2%
Operating margin 3.0% 4.0% 3.6%
Pretax margin 0.2% 2.8% 2.3%
Net margin 0.2% 2.1% 1.7%
FCF margin 8.1% -1.1% 1.0%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% -0.2% 2.2%
Return on equity 0.5% 12.2% 12.6%
Return on assets 0.2% 3.0% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 6.3% 9.0%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 8.5% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 46.1x -0.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHZOLADGPI
Debt / assets 41.2% 43.8% 36.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.8x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.8x 6.0x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 5.5x -27.5x 17.2x
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 75.3% 71.6%
Equity / assets 40.9% 24.7% 28.4%
Interest coverage 1.1x 7.2x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.07 2.15 3.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHZOLADGPI
Dividend yield – 0.8% 0.8%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 13.9% 11.3%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 14.7% 12.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 6.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 11.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%

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.

ConsensusHZOLADGPI
Forward P/E 69.2xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 6.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.76FY2026 $34.04FY2026 $38.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.6%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +111.8% +15.7% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.24BFY2026 $37.52BFY2026 $20.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +8.1% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHZOLADGPI
Held by institutions 87.6% 100.0% 99.9%
Institutions holding 182 445 386
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +0.2% +3.7%
Institutions buying 97 223 203
Institutions selling 53 160 125
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.39 1.62

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.

HZOLADGPI
HZO 1.00 0.18 0.17
LAD 0.18 1.00 0.67
GPI 0.17 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HZO, LAD and GPI?

Lithia Motors (LAD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marinemax (HZO) $1.16B, Lithia Motors (LAD) $6.54B, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, HZO, LAD and GPI?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marinemax (HZO) 291.4x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.3x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Marinemax (HZO) 69.2x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.7x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 6.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lithia Motors (LAD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marinemax (HZO) -5.4%, Lithia Motors (LAD) +1.6%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lithia Motors (LAD) has the highest net margin (Marinemax (HZO) 0.2%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 2.1%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1.7%). On return on invested capital, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) leads (Marinemax (HZO) 3.4%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 6.3%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marinemax (HZO) returned the most: Marinemax (HZO) +114.0%, Lithia Motors (LAD) -7.7%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -35.8%. Over five years, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) compounded fastest (Marinemax (HZO) +0.3%/yr, Lithia Motors (LAD) -1.4%/yr, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Marinemax (HZO) 0.00%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 0.00%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.01%. Marinemax (HZO) and Lithia Motors (LAD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lithia Motors (LAD) has been the steadiest (Marinemax (HZO) 58.0%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 41.4%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HZO, LAD and GPI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 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.