HZO vs PAG vs LAD Stock Comparison

Marinemax, Penske Automotive and Lithia Motors 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
291.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
LAD Lithia Motors Inc
$297.18 +2.8% 1M -7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.45B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.21B
Div. yield
0.80%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Penske Automotive leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Penske Automotive 7, Lithia Motors 3, Marinemax 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHZOPAGLADLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.16B $13.94B $6.45B PAG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 291.1x 15.5x 8.3x LAD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 69.2x 17.1x 8.7x LAD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.4% +1.4% +1.6% LAD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 2.8% 2.1% PAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 8.0% 6.3% PAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.8x 3.5x 6.0x PAG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.66% 0.80% PAG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +114.0% +32.1% -7.7% HZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr +14.9%/yr -1.4%/yr PAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.0% 27.5% 41.4% PAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 37/100 43/100 HZO

Percentile Scorecard

HZOPAGLAD

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

AxisHZOPAGLAD
Valuation 73 #29 of 104 46 #57 of 104 55 #47 of 104
Growth 56 #44 of 98 14 #84 of 98 29 #70 of 98
Profitability 44 #55 of 97 49 #50 of 97 37 #62 of 97
Financial Health 35 #72 of 110 25 #83 of 110 21 #87 of 110
Shareholder Returns 9 #64 of 70 51 #35 of 70 73 #20 of 70
Overall 43 37 43
  • HZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • PAG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LAD ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHZOPAGLADSPY
1 month +0.6%+5.3%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months +49.7%-3.8%-26.6% +3.7%
6 months +82.9%+23.8%+2.4% +7.1%
Year to date +117.0%+34.1%-10.6% +12.8%
1 year +114.0%+32.1%-7.7% +11.9%
3 years +93.8%+48.6%+22.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.7%+14.1%+7.0% +22.8%
5 years +1.5%+100.2%-6.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.3%+14.9%-1.4% +10.9%
10 years +172.4%+381.1%+248.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.5%+17.0%+13.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHZOPAGLADSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.0%27.5%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.4%22.4%39.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.540.560.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.971.17-0.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-25.3%-47.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.2%-30.5% -1.2%
52-week high $52.57$223.90$427.48 $779.14
52-week low $21.43$140.60$243.00 $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.

MultipleHZOPAGLAD
P/E now vs peer median 291.1xmedian 17.0x 15.5xmedian 17.0x 8.3xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 9.2x 13.6xmedian 9.2x 9.4xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 15.6x 28.0xmedian 15.6x -15.1xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -4.20median 0.77 -2.11median 0.77 -5.50median 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 monthsHZOPAGLAD
Revenue $2.20B $32.56B $38.21B
Gross profit $751.28M $5.22B $5.79B
Operating income $66.82M $1.20B $1.55B
Net income $4.76M $904.00M $794.40M
Free cash flow $178.02M $497.90M -$426.70M
EPS (diluted) $0.17 $13.73 $35.84
Cash & equivalents $174.78M $68.30M $374.00M
Total debt $971.02M $4.97B $11.75B
Shares (diluted) 23.16M 65.70M 22.00M
Enterprise value $473.65M $13.67B $4.97B

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
MetricHZOPAGLAD
P/E 291.1x 15.5x 8.3x
P/FCF 6.5x 28.0x -15.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 17.4x -79.4x
P/S 0.5x 0.4x 0.2x
P/B 1.2x 2.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.0x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 13.6x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 29.3x 15.6x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.6x 0.5x
EV/FCF 11.0x 37.8x -41.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 23.5x -219.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.20 -2.11 -5.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHZOPAGLAD
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.4% 1.4% 1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 3.6% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.1% -1.2% 0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 2.0% 3.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.3% -13.5% -7.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.5% -5.4% -3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 118.3% -9.7% -11.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -67.0% -8.1% -8.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 113.8% -9.2% 0.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.2% -7.3% -1.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,972% -31.5% -127.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.6% -14.3% 33.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 432.2% -40.6% -906.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.1% -18.3% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHZOPAGLAD
Gross margin 34.2% 16.0% 15.1%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 4.3% 5.0%
Operating margin 3.0% 3.7% 4.0%
Pretax margin 0.2% 3.8% 2.8%
Net margin 0.2% 2.8% 2.1%
FCF margin 8.1% 1.5% -1.1%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 2.5% -0.2%
Return on equity 0.5% 15.3% 12.2%
Return on assets 0.2% 4.9% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 8.0% 6.3%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 10.1% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.8x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 46.1x 0.9x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHZOPAGLAD
Debt / assets 41.2% 27.0% 43.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.8x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.8x 3.5x 6.0x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 10.0x -27.5x
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 67.6% 75.3%
Equity / assets 40.9% 32.4% 24.7%
Interest coverage 1.1x – 7.2x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.07 3.11 2.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHZOPAGLAD
Dividend yield – 2.7% 0.8%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 0.5% 13.9%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 3.1% 14.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 74.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 28.3% –

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.

ConsensusHZOPAGLAD
Forward P/E 69.2xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.76FY2026 $12.45FY2026 $34.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.6%FY2026 -6.6%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +111.8% +18.0% +15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.24BFY2026 $34.43BFY2026 $37.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% -9.1% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHZOPAGLAD
Held by institutions 87.6% 27.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 182 394 445
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +4.0% +0.2%
Institutions buying 97 210 223
Institutions selling 53 105 160
Buyers to sellers 1.83 2.00 1.39

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.

HZOPAGLAD
HZO 1.00 0.23 0.18
PAG 0.23 1.00 0.56
LAD 0.18 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HZO, PAG and LAD?

Penske Automotive (PAG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marinemax (HZO) $1.16B, Penske Automotive (PAG) $13.94B, Lithia Motors (LAD) $6.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, HZO, PAG and LAD?

Lithia Motors (LAD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marinemax (HZO) 291.1x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 15.5x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lithia Motors (LAD) is cheapest (Marinemax (HZO) 69.2x, Penske Automotive (PAG) 17.1x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.7x). 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%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +1.4%, Lithia Motors (LAD) +1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Penske Automotive (PAG) has the highest net margin (Marinemax (HZO) 0.2%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 2.8%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, Penske Automotive (PAG) leads (Marinemax (HZO) 3.4%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 8.0%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marinemax (HZO) returned the most: Marinemax (HZO) +114.0%, Penske Automotive (PAG) +32.1%, Lithia Motors (LAD) -7.7%. Over five years, Penske Automotive (PAG) compounded fastest (Marinemax (HZO) +0.3%/yr, Penske Automotive (PAG) +14.9%/yr, Lithia Motors (LAD) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Penske Automotive (PAG) has the highest dividend yield: Penske Automotive (PAG) 2.66%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 0.80%. Marinemax (HZO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Penske Automotive (PAG) has been the steadiest (Marinemax (HZO) 58.0%, Penske Automotive (PAG) 27.5%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Penske Automotive (PAG) leads on 7. 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.