LVWR vs PII vs MBUU Stock Comparison

LiveWire, Polaris and Malibu Boats Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LVWR LiveWire Group, Inc.
$0.62 -60.5% 1M -88.7% 1Y
Market cap
$118.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$31.29M
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
PII Polaris Inc.
$62.54 +16.4% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
MBUU Malibu Boats, Inc.
$24.71 +7.4% 1M -11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$481.17M
P/E
291.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$914.59M
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Malibu Boats leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Malibu Boats 5, Polaris 3, LiveWire 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLVWRPIIMBUULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $118.49M $3.88B $481.17M PII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.6x -18.9x 291.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.4x 9.3x MBUU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.3% — +13.3% LVWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -234.5% — 0.2% MBUU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -75.5% — 0.3% MBUU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 1.9x LVWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -88.7% -5.4% -11.3% PII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -42.5%/yr -12.7%/yr -19.8%/yr PII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 165.2% 47.4% 47.2% MBUU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 28/100 62/100 MBUU

Percentile Scorecard

LVWRPIIMBUU

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

AxisLVWRPIIMBUU
Valuation 4 #47 of 49 40 #30 of 49 67 #17 of 49
Growth 83 #9 of 49 13 #43 of 49 10 #44 of 49
Profitability 9 #43 of 47 – 63 #18 of 47
Financial Health 40 #32 of 53 14 #46 of 53 71 #16 of 53
Shareholder Returns 14 #26 of 30 48 #16 of 30 97 #2 of 30
Overall 30 28 62
  • LVWR ranked among 55 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • PII ranked among 55 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • MBUU ranked among 55 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLVWRPIIMBUUSPY
1 month -60.5%+16.4%+7.4% -2.3%
3 months -62.7%-11.5%-11.5% -0.7%
6 months -62.9%-0.1%+3.1% +4.8%
Year to date -86.0%-1.1%-12.4% +10.3%
1 year -88.7%-5.4%-11.3% +10.3%
3 years -93.6%-32.5%-47.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year -60.0%-12.3%-19.1% +20.1%
5 years -93.7%-49.2%-66.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year -42.5%-12.7%-19.8% +10.1%
10 years —-18.1%+64.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year —-2.0%+5.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLVWRPIIMBUUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 165.2%47.4%47.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 152.9%48.6%45.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.451.251.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.54-0.11-0.24 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.0%-76.7%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -88.2%-16.5%-28.6% -3.5%
52-week high $5.26$74.93$34.61 $779.14
52-week low $0.62$47.88$21.49 $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.

MultipleLVWRPIIMBUU
P/E now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 21.5x -17.5xmedian 21.5x 288.6xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 8.9x —median 8.9x 12.1xmedian 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 8.7x 13.4xmedian 8.7x 11.1xmedian 8.7x
P/B now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 1.0x 4.2xmedian 1.0x 0.9xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 1.24 0.53median 1.24 -3.88median 1.24

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 monthsLVWRPIIMBUU
Revenue $31.29M – $914.59M
Gross profit -$3.40M – $146.52M
Operating income -$72.24M – $3.10M
Net income -$73.36M -$205.80M $1.71M
Free cash flow -$50.89M $265.50M $42.85M
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $-3.51 $0.09
Cash & equivalents $52.90M $301.70M $74.42M
Total debt $76.82M $1.63B $165.00M
Shares (diluted) 205.04M 58.50M 19.34M
Enterprise value -$101.01M $2.85B $284.27M

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
MetricLVWRPIIMBUU
P/E -1.7x -17.5x 288.6x
P/FCF -2.5x 13.4x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow -2.7x 7.6x 7.1x
P/S 4.1x – 0.5x
P/B 10.7x 4.2x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 16.1x 4.2x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA -2.4x – 12.1x
EV/EBIT -2.1x – 183.2x
EV/Revenue 4.8x – 0.6x
EV/FCF -3.0x 18.4x 13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.2x 10.4x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 0.53 -3.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLVWRPIIMBUU
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.3% – 13.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.9% – -13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 60.0% – 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -61.0% – -25.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.4% – -85.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – -72.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.2% -36.2% -88.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.5% -32.9% -74.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.8% -32.2% -88.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -32.8% -74.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.5% -38.8% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.1% -15.2% -28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.2% -54.3% 49.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.6% -8.5% -30.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLVWRPIIMBUU
Gross margin -10.9% – 16.0%
EBITDA margin -201.0% – 5.1%
Operating margin -230.9% – 0.3%
Pretax margin -233.6% – 0.3%
Net margin -234.5% – 0.2%
FCF margin -162.7% – 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin -152.1% – 7.4%
Return on equity -364.6% -24.3% 0.3%
Return on assets -59.7% -4.0% 0.2%
Return on invested capital -75.5% – 0.3%
Return on capital employed -69.1% – 0.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x -2.3x 39.5x
Stock comp / revenue 12.8% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLVWRPIIMBUU
Debt / assets 65.1% 32.2% 16.6%
Debt / equity 6.4x 1.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 1.9x
Debt / FCF -1.5x 6.1x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 89.9% 83.2% 47.0%
Equity / assets 10.1% 16.8% 53.0%
Interest coverage -25.2x – 0.9x
Current ratio 4.2x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 3.2x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.9x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -4.45 – 2.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLVWRPIIMBUU
Dividend yield – 4.3% –
Net buyback yield -0.9% 0.1% 7.1%
Shareholder yield -0.9% 4.5% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -74.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 57.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% –

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.

ConsensusLVWRPIIMBUU
Forward P/E – 19.4xFY2026 9.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.26FY2026 $3.24FY2026 $2.58FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +69.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +9.3% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $192.71MFY2026 $7.61BFY2026 $1.17BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +650.7%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +28.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +277.5% +4.4% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLVWRPIIMBUU
Held by institutions 2.0% 89.0% 91.4%
Institutions holding 62 478 142
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% -6.9% -32.7%
Institutions buying 32 258 90
Institutions selling 20 144 35
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.79 2.57

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.

LVWRPIIMBUU
LVWR 1.00 0.12 0.09
PII 0.12 1.00 0.60
MBUU 0.09 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LVWR, PII and MBUU?

Polaris (PII) is the largest by market capitalisation: LiveWire (LVWR) $118.49M, Polaris (PII) $3.88B, Malibu Boats (MBUU) $481.17M.

Which company is growing faster?

LiveWire (LVWR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LiveWire (LVWR) +31.3%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) +13.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Malibu Boats (MBUU) has the highest net margin (LiveWire (LVWR) -234.5%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.2%). On return on invested capital, Malibu Boats (MBUU) leads (LiveWire (LVWR) -75.5%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Polaris (PII) returned the most: LiveWire (LVWR) -88.7%, Polaris (PII) -5.4%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) -11.3%. Over five years, Polaris (PII) compounded fastest (LiveWire (LVWR) -42.5%/yr, Polaris (PII) -12.7%/yr, Malibu Boats (MBUU) -19.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: LiveWire (LVWR) 0.00%, Polaris (PII) 0.04%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.00%. LiveWire (LVWR) and Malibu Boats (MBUU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Malibu Boats (MBUU) has been the steadiest (LiveWire (LVWR) 165.2%, Polaris (PII) 47.4%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LVWR, PII and MBUU?

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