MBUU vs MCFT vs PII Stock Comparison

Malibu Boats, MasterCraft Boat Holdings and Polaris Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MBUU Malibu Boats, Inc.
$22.28 -7.5% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$420.65M
P/E
254.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$914.59M
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
PII Polaris Inc.
$58.02 +9.5% 1M -18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.05%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

MasterCraft Boat Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (MasterCraft Boat Holdings 4, Malibu Boats 3, Polaris 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMBUUMCFTPIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $420.65M $341.88M $3.30B PII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 254.5x -205.7x -16.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 10.2x 17.9x MBUU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.3% +22.8% — MCFT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% -0.5% — MBUU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.1% -11.4% -18.5% MCFT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.2%/yr -5.5%/yr -12.8%/yr MCFT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.9% 40.0% 47.2% MCFT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 52/100 31/100 MBUU

Percentile Scorecard

MBUUMCFTPII

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

AxisMBUUMCFTPII
Valuation 76 #13 of 50 49 #26 of 50 43 #29 of 50
Growth 9 #44 of 48 17 #40 of 48 13 #42 of 48
Profitability 67 #16 of 46 60 #19 of 46 –
Financial Health 78 #12 of 52 82 #10 of 52 14 #45 of 52
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 30 52 #15 of 30 55 #14 of 30
Overall 64 52 31
  • MBUU ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • MCFT ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • PII ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMBUUMCFTPIISPY
1 month -7.5%-3.1%+9.5% -0.2%
3 months -21.7%-20.4%-19.0% +3.9%
6 months -12.8%-14.7%-12.7% +8.2%
Year to date -21.0%+5.6%-8.3% +12.9%
1 year -34.1%-11.4%-18.5% +12.3%
3 years -50.5%-1.3%-32.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.9%-0.4%-12.1% +23.3%
5 years -67.7%-24.5%-49.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -20.2%-5.5%-12.8% +10.9%
10 years +55.3%+77.9%-22.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.5%+5.9%-2.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMBUUMCFTPIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.9%40.0%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.4%39.4%48.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.470.991.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.29-0.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.1%-57.6%-76.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.6%-27.1%-22.6% -1.2%
52-week high $34.61$27.38$74.93 $779.14
52-week low $21.49$17.21$47.88 $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.

MultipleMBUUMCFTPII
P/E now vs peer median 260.2xmedian 19.4x -206.1xmedian 19.4x -16.3xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.0xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 8.3x 23.8xmedian 8.3x —median 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 9.4x 15.3xmedian 9.4x 12.4xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x 3.9xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -3.50median 1.40 7.77median 1.40 0.50median 1.40

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 monthsMBUUMCFTPII
Revenue $914.59M $348.90M –
Gross profit $146.52M $79.78M –
Operating income $3.10M -$1.11M –
Net income $1.71M -$1.66M -$205.80M
Free cash flow $42.85M $22.38M $265.50M
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $-0.10 $-3.51
Cash & equivalents $74.42M $43.87M $301.70M
Total debt $165.00M – $1.63B
Shares (diluted) 19.34M 17.16M 58.50M
Enterprise value $223.75M $64.69M $2.27B

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
MetricMBUUMCFTPII
P/E 260.2x -206.1x -16.3x
P/FCF 10.0x 15.3x 12.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 11.2x 7.0x
P/S 0.5x 1.0x –
P/B 0.8x 0.9x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.1x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 23.8x –
EV/EBIT 168.0x -268.1x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.9x –
EV/FCF 12.2x 13.3x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 9.8x 9.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.50 7.77 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMBUUMCFTPII
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.3% 22.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -19.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 40.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -25.3% -22.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -85.8% -109.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -72.2% -26.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -88.8% -123.6% -36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.9% -26.5% -32.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -88.7% -122.7% -32.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.3% -26.5% -32.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.5% -20.2% -38.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -39.3% -15.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 49.9% -22.9% -54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.9% -41.5% -8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMBUUMCFTPII
Gross margin 16.0% 22.9% –
EBITDA margin 5.1% 3.6% –
Operating margin 0.3% -0.3% –
Pretax margin 0.3% 0.4% –
Net margin 0.2% -0.5% –
FCF margin 4.7% 6.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% 8.7% –
Return on equity 0.3% -0.6% -24.3%
Return on assets 0.2% -0.4% -4.0%
Return on invested capital 0.3% – –
Return on capital employed 0.4% -0.4% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 39.5x -18.4x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMBUUMCFTPII
Debt / assets 16.6% – 32.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – –
Debt / FCF 3.9x – 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 23.8% 83.2%
Equity / assets 53.0% 76.2% 16.8%
Interest coverage 0.9x -5.2x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.28 2.91 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMBUUMCFTPII
Dividend yield – – 4.7%
Net buyback yield 7.9% 0.7% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 0.7% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusMBUUMCFTPII
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2027 10.2xFY2027 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.58FY2027 $1.96FY2027 $3.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +69.7%FY2027 +11.4%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +16.8% +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.17BFY2027 $662.23MFY2027 $7.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.4%FY2027 +89.8%FY2027 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% -6.5% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMBUUMCFTPII
Held by institutions 91.4% 72.9% 89.0%
Institutions holding 142 152 477
Change in shares held, QoQ -32.7% +14.6% -6.9%
Institutions buying 90 108 257
Institutions selling 35 27 144
Buyers to sellers 2.57 4.00 1.78

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.

MBUUMCFTPII
MBUU 1.00 0.66 0.57
MCFT 0.66 1.00 0.53
PII 0.57 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MBUU, MCFT and PII?

Polaris (PII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Malibu Boats (MBUU) $420.65M, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) $341.88M, Polaris (PII) $3.30B.

Which company is growing faster?

MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Malibu Boats (MBUU) +13.3%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) +22.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Malibu Boats (MBUU) has the highest net margin (Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.2%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) -0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) returned the most: Malibu Boats (MBUU) -34.1%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) -11.4%, Polaris (PII) -18.5%. Over five years, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) compounded fastest (Malibu Boats (MBUU) -20.2%/yr, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) -5.5%/yr, Polaris (PII) -12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.00%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) 0.00%, Polaris (PII) 0.05%. Malibu Boats (MBUU) and MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) has been the steadiest (Malibu Boats (MBUU) 48.9%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) 40.0%, Polaris (PII) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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