MBUU vs MCFT vs THO Stock Comparison

Malibu Boats, MasterCraft Boat Holdings and Thor Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MBUU Malibu Boats, Inc.
$22.28 -7.5% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$430.11M
P/E
260.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$914.59M
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
THO Thor Industries Inc
$70.43 -2.3% 1M -35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.61B
Div. yield
2.98%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Thor Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Thor Industries 6, MasterCraft Boat Holdings 3, Malibu Boats 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMBUUMCFTTHOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $430.11M $342.57M $3.64B THO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 260.2x -206.1x 20.8x THO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 10.2x 20.2x MBUU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.3% +22.8% +0.3% MCFT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% -0.5% 1.8% THO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.3% — 4.3% THO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 0.8x THO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 2.98% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.1% -11.4% -35.4% MCFT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.2%/yr -5.5%/yr -7.5%/yr MCFT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.9% 40.0% 39.2% THO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 52/100 62/100 MBUU

Percentile Scorecard

MBUUMCFTTHO

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

AxisMBUUMCFTTHO
Valuation 76 #13 of 50 49 #26 of 50 78 #12 of 50
Growth 9 #44 of 48 17 #40 of 48 15 #41 of 48
Profitability 67 #16 of 46 60 #19 of 46 71 #14 of 46
Financial Health 78 #12 of 52 82 #10 of 52 86 #8 of 52
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 30 52 #15 of 30 62 #12 of 30
Overall 64 52 62
  • MBUU ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • MCFT ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • THO 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

PeriodMBUUMCFTTHOSPY
1 month -7.5%-3.1%-2.3% -0.2%
3 months -21.7%-20.4%-11.2% +3.9%
6 months -12.8%-14.7%-10.0% +8.2%
Year to date -21.0%+5.6%-31.4% +12.9%
1 year -34.1%-11.4%-35.4% +12.3%
3 years -50.5%-1.3%-17.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.9%-0.4%-6.1% +23.3%
5 years -67.7%-24.5%-32.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -20.2%-5.5%-7.5% +10.9%
10 years +55.3%+77.9%-10.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.5%+5.9%-1.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMBUUMCFTTHOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.9%40.0%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.4%39.4%41.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.470.990.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.29-0.90 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.1%-57.6%-50.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.6%-27.1%-41.5% -1.2%
52-week high $34.61$27.38$120.34 $779.14
52-week low $21.49$17.21$63.86 $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.

MultipleMBUUMCFTTHO
P/E now vs peer median 260.2xmedian 19.4x -206.1xmedian 19.4x 20.8xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.0xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 8.3x 23.8xmedian 8.3x 7.0xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 9.4x 15.3xmedian 9.4x 21.5xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -3.50median 1.40 7.77median 1.40 -0.97median 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 monthsMBUUMCFTTHO
Revenue $914.59M $348.90M $9.61B
Gross profit $146.52M $79.78M $1.21B
Operating income $3.10M -$1.11M $309.23M
Net income $1.71M -$1.66M $179.04M
Free cash flow $42.85M $22.38M $168.84M
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $-0.10 $3.38
Cash & equivalents $74.42M $43.87M $481.99M
Total debt $165.00M – $928.80M
Shares (diluted) 19.34M 17.16M 52.56M
Enterprise value $237.19M $65.57M $2.03B

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
MetricMBUUMCFTTHO
P/E 260.2x -206.1x 20.8x
P/FCF 10.0x 15.3x 21.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 11.2x 11.3x
P/S 0.5x 1.0x 0.4x
P/B 0.8x 0.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 23.8x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 168.0x -268.1x 13.2x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.9x 0.4x
EV/FCF 12.2x 13.3x 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 9.8x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.50 7.77 -0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMBUUMCFTTHO
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.3% 22.8% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -19.2% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 40.3% -9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -25.3% -22.2% -8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -85.8% -109.9% -26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -72.2% -26.2% -24.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -88.8% -123.6% -30.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.9% -26.5% -21.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -88.7% -122.7% -30.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.3% -26.5% -21.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.5% -20.2% -44.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -39.3% -31.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 49.9% -22.9% -62.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.9% -41.5% -39.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMBUUMCFTTHO
Gross margin 16.0% 22.9% 12.6%
EBITDA margin 5.1% 3.6% 6.0%
Operating margin 0.3% -0.3% 3.2%
Pretax margin 0.3% 0.4% 2.5%
Net margin 0.2% -0.5% 1.8%
FCF margin 4.7% 6.4% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% 8.7% 3.3%
Return on equity 0.3% -0.6% 4.1%
Return on assets 0.2% -0.4% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 0.3% – 4.3%
Return on capital employed 0.4% -0.4% 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 39.5x -18.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMBUUMCFTTHO
Debt / assets 16.6% – 13.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 3.9x – 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 23.8% 38.7%
Equity / assets 53.0% 76.2% 61.3%
Interest coverage 0.9x -5.2x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.28 2.91 3.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMBUUMCFTTHO
Dividend yield – – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 7.9% 0.7% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 0.7% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 59.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 63.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.0%

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.

ConsensusMBUUMCFTTHO
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2027 10.2xFY2027 20.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.58FY2027 $1.96FY2027 $3.49FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +69.7%FY2027 +11.4%FY2027 +3.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +16.8% +34.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.17BFY2027 $662.23MFY2027 $9.03BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +28.4%FY2027 +89.8%FY2027 -6.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% -6.5% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMBUUMCFTTHO
Held by institutions 91.4% 72.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 142 152 409
Change in shares held, QoQ -32.7% +14.6% +2.4%
Institutions buying 90 108 179
Institutions selling 35 27 153
Buyers to sellers 2.57 4.00 1.17

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.

MBUUMCFTTHO
MBUU 1.00 0.66 0.53
MCFT 0.66 1.00 0.50
THO 0.53 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MBUU, MCFT and THO?

Thor Industries (THO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Malibu Boats (MBUU) $430.11M, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) $342.57M, Thor Industries (THO) $3.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, MBUU, MCFT and THO?

Thor Industries (THO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Malibu Boats (MBUU) 260.2x, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) -206.1x, Thor Industries (THO) 20.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Malibu Boats (MBUU) is cheapest (Malibu Boats (MBUU) 8.6x, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) 10.2x, Thor Industries (THO) 20.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

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%, Thor Industries (THO) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thor Industries (THO) has the highest net margin (Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.2%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) -0.5%, Thor Industries (THO) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Thor Industries (THO) leads (Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.3%, Thor Industries (THO) 4.3%).

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%, Thor Industries (THO) -35.4%. Over five years, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) compounded fastest (Malibu Boats (MBUU) -20.2%/yr, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) -5.5%/yr, Thor Industries (THO) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) 0.00%, Thor Industries (THO) 2.98%. Malibu Boats (MBUU) and MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thor Industries (THO) has been the steadiest (Malibu Boats (MBUU) 48.9%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) 40.0%, Thor Industries (THO) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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