MBUU vs THO vs NIU Stock Comparison

Malibu Boats, Thor Industries and Niu Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MBUU Malibu Boats, Inc.
$23.50 +0.7% 1M -27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$458.30M
P/E
277.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$914.59M
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
THO Thor Industries Inc
$73.57 +4.8% 1M -29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.88B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.61B
Div. yield
0.03%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
NIU Niu Technologies
$1.88 -2.1% 1M -55.2% 1Y
Market cap
$144.94M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$678.78M
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Thor Industries leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Thor Industries 8, Malibu Boats 2, Niu Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMBUUTHONIULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $458.30M $3.88B $144.94M THO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 277.3x 21.8x -4.9x THO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 21.1x — MBUU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.3% +0.3% +63.4% NIU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 1.8% -4.4% THO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.3% 4.3% -19.6% THO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.8x — THO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.8% -29.0% -55.2% MBUU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.8%/yr -6.3%/yr -41.0%/yr THO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.1% 39.0% 59.5% THO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 63/100 42/100 THO

Percentile Scorecard

MBUUTHONIU

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

AxisMBUUTHONIU
Valuation 69 #16 of 50 78 #12 of 50 47 #27 of 50
Growth 8 #45 of 49 15 #42 of 49 50 #25 of 49
Profitability 62 #18 of 46 67 #16 of 46 36 #30 of 46
Financial Health 74 #14 of 51 84 #9 of 51 34 #34 of 51
Shareholder Returns 96 #2 of 29 71 #9 of 29 –
Overall 62 63 42
  • MBUU ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • THO ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • NIU 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

PeriodMBUUTHONIUSPY
1 month +0.7%+4.8%-2.1% +0.7%
3 months -16.1%-3.0%-27.4% +3.7%
6 months -8.2%-6.9%-39.4% +7.1%
Year to date -16.7%-28.3%-38.0% +12.8%
1 year -27.8%-29.0%-55.2% +11.9%
3 years -47.9%-14.0%-7.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -19.6%-4.9%-2.5% +22.8%
5 years -66.7%-27.8%-92.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -19.8%-6.3%-41.0% +10.9%
10 years +61.3%-7.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.9%-0.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMBUUTHONIUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.1%39.0%59.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.6%40.7%71.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.450.941.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-0.74-0.93 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.1%-50.5%-94.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.1%-38.9%-55.2% -1.2%
52-week high $34.61$120.34$4.20 $779.14
52-week low $21.49$63.86$1.85 $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.

MultipleMBUUTHONIU
P/E now vs peer median 274.4xmedian 21.7x 21.7xmedian 21.7x -5.0xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 8.7x 7.3xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 9.4x 22.5xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.0x 0.9xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -3.69median 1.36 -1.02median 1.36 0.18median 1.36

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 monthsMBUUTHONIU
Revenue $914.59M $9.61B $678.78M
Gross profit $146.52M $1.21B $123.64M
Operating income $3.10M $309.23M -$35.73M
Net income $1.71M $179.04M -$30.56M
Free cash flow $42.85M $168.84M –
R&D – – $26.77M
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $3.38 $-0.37
Cash & equivalents $74.42M $481.99M $163.70M
Total debt $165.00M $928.80M $227.75M
Shares (diluted) 19.34M 52.56M 79.86M
Enterprise value $261.40M $2.27B -$545.94M

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
MetricMBUUTHONIU
P/E 274.4x 21.7x -5.0x
P/FCF 10.6x 22.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 11.8x –
P/S 0.5x 0.4x 0.2x
P/B 0.9x 0.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 7.3x –
EV/EBIT 175.6x 13.7x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.4x 0.0x
EV/FCF 12.7x 25.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 13.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.69 -1.02 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMBUUTHONIU
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.3% 0.3% 63.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -4.8% 16.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% -9.5% 72.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -25.3% -8.8% 9.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -85.8% -26.0% -116.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -72.2% -24.8% -25.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -88.8% -30.1% -43.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.9% -21.9% -47.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -88.7% -30.2% -44.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.3% -21.4% -27.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.5% -44.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -31.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 49.9% -62.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.9% -39.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMBUUTHONIU
Gross margin 16.0% 12.6% 18.2%
EBITDA margin 5.1% 6.0% –
Operating margin 0.3% 3.2% -5.3%
Pretax margin 0.3% 2.5% -4.7%
Net margin 0.2% 1.8% -4.4%
FCF margin 4.7% 1.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% 3.3% –
Return on equity 0.3% 4.1% -27.2%
Return on assets 0.2% 2.5% -6.3%
Return on invested capital 0.3% 4.3% -19.6%
Return on capital employed 0.4% 5.6% -42.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 39.5x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMBUUTHONIU
Debt / assets 16.6% 13.4% 12.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 3.9x 5.5x –
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 38.7% 79.4%
Equity / assets 53.0% 61.3% 20.6%
Interest coverage 0.9x – -40.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.31 3.48 0.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMBUUTHONIU
Dividend yield – 2.9% –
Net buyback yield 7.5% 3.0% –
Shareholder yield 7.5% 5.9% –
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.

ConsensusMBUUTHONIU
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2027 21.1xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.58FY2027 $3.49FY2027 $-0.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +69.7%FY2027 +3.3%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +34.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.17BFY2027 $9.03BFY2027 $758.50MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.4%FY2027 -6.1%FY2027 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% +17.7% +20.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMBUUTHONIU
Held by institutions 91.4% 100.0% 7.2%
Institutions holding 142 410 50
Change in shares held, QoQ -32.7% +2.4% -17.0%
Institutions buying 90 179 21
Institutions selling 35 154 17
Buyers to sellers 2.57 1.16 1.24

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.

MBUUTHONIU
MBUU 1.00 0.55 0.15
THO 0.55 1.00 0.13
NIU 0.15 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MBUU, THO and NIU?

Thor Industries (THO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Malibu Boats (MBUU) $458.30M, Thor Industries (THO) $3.88B, Niu Technologies (NIU) $144.94M.

Which stock is cheaper, MBUU, THO and NIU?

Thor Industries (THO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Malibu Boats (MBUU) 277.3x, Thor Industries (THO) 21.8x, Niu Technologies (NIU) -4.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Malibu Boats (MBUU) is cheapest (Malibu Boats (MBUU) 9.1x, Thor Industries (THO) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Niu Technologies (NIU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Malibu Boats (MBUU) +13.3%, Thor Industries (THO) +0.3%, Niu Technologies (NIU) +63.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thor Industries (THO) has the highest net margin (Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.2%, Thor Industries (THO) 1.8%, Niu Technologies (NIU) -4.4%). On return on invested capital, Thor Industries (THO) leads (Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.3%, Thor Industries (THO) 4.3%, Niu Technologies (NIU) -19.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Malibu Boats (MBUU) returned the most: Malibu Boats (MBUU) -27.8%, Thor Industries (THO) -29.0%, Niu Technologies (NIU) -55.2%. Over five years, Thor Industries (THO) compounded fastest (Malibu Boats (MBUU) -19.8%/yr, Thor Industries (THO) -6.3%/yr, Niu Technologies (NIU) -41.0%/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%, Thor Industries (THO) 0.03%, Niu Technologies (NIU) 0.00%. Malibu Boats (MBUU) and Niu Technologies (NIU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thor Industries (THO) has been the steadiest (Malibu Boats (MBUU) 49.1%, Thor Industries (THO) 39.0%, Niu Technologies (NIU) 59.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.