NVGS vs OMAB vs RLJ Stock Comparison

Navigator Holdings, Central North Airport and RLJ Lodging Trust Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
$21.47 -6.3% 1M +32.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.45B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.12M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
8 wins
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust
$12.51 +13.1% 1M +81.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.90B
P/E
766.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.38B
Div. yield
0.05%
Hotel REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Navigator Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Navigator Holdings 8, RLJ Lodging Trust 2, Central North Airport 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVGSOMABRLJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.45B $4.94B $1.90B OMAB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x 16.0x 766.7x NVGS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 14.9x 417.0x NVGS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% — +1.1% NVGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.9% — 0.2% NVGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% — 3.0% NVGS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — 5.2x NVGS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.6% -4.2% +81.6% RLJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.0%/yr +15.2%/yr -2.8%/yr NVGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 31.1% 28.1% RLJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 46/100 57/100 NVGS

Percentile Scorecard

NVGSOMABRLJ

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

AxisNVGSOMABRLJ
Valuation 74 #36 of 136 30 #96 of 136 92 #12 of 145
Growth 84 #20 of 122 – 21 #113 of 142
Profitability 85 #18 of 116 – 49 #69 of 135
Financial Health 58 #61 of 143 35 #94 of 143 40 #82 of 136
Shareholder Returns 76 #20 of 81 75 #21 of 81 81 #26 of 131
Overall 75 46 57
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • OMAB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RLJ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVGSOMABRLJSPY
1 month -6.3%-3.6%+13.1% +0.9%
3 months -2.1%-7.6%+1.1% +5.9%
6 months -0.4%-7.4%+51.3% +8.5%
Year to date +24.0%-9.7%+67.9% +13.3%
1 year +32.6%-4.2%+81.6% +12.4%
3 years +51.8%+73.1%+37.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +14.9%+20.1%+11.1% +23.5%
5 years +158.7%+103.0%-13.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +21.0%+15.2%-2.8% +11.0%
10 years +180.7%+108.9%-36.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.9%+7.6%-4.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNVGSOMABRLJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%31.1%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.1%28.0%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.391.120.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.04-0.142.90 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-42.1%-60.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-27.2%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $25.09$134.98$12.51 $779.14
52-week low $16.14$88.75$6.80 $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.

MultipleNVGSOMABRLJ
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 16.1x 16.0xmedian 16.1x 758.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.9x 5.3xmedian 0.9x 1.4xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x 10.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 11.6x 11.7xmedian 11.6x 11.0xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 7.5xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.80 —median 0.80 -12.02median 1.91

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 monthsNVGSOMABRLJ
Revenue $579.12M – $1.38B
Gross profit $389.30M – –
Operating income $300.01M – –
Net income $148.27M – $27.66M
Free cash flow $122.80M – $173.52M
EPS (diluted) $2.12 – $0.02
Cash & equivalents $225.89M $172.32M $937.60M
Total debt $781.93M $746.90M $2.70B
Shares (diluted) 68.04M – 150.93M
Enterprise value $758.54M $4.42B -$179.63M

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
MetricNVGSOMABRLJ
P/E 10.0x 16.0x 758.2x
P/FCF 11.4x 11.7x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x – 7.1x
P/S 2.4x 5.3x 1.4x
P/B 1.1x 7.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x -9.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x – 10.8x
EV/EBIT 6.5x – 25.9x
EV/Revenue 3.4x – 2.7x
EV/FCF 15.9x – 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x – 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 – -12.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVGSOMABRLJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% – 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% – 2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 58.9% – -52.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.6% – -28.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.7% – -92.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.1% – -63.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.1% – -0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – -1.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 136.0% – 41.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.4% – 29.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVGSOMABRLJ
Gross margin 67.2% – –
EBITDA margin 74.6% – 24.4%
Operating margin 51.8% – –
Pretax margin 46.2% – 2.1%
Net margin 24.9% – 0.2%
FCF margin 21.2% – 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 33.4% – 19.3%
Return on equity 22.8% – 1.3%
Return on assets 12.4% – 0.6%
Return on invested capital 14.9% – 3.0%
Return on capital employed 14.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 9.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVGSOMABRLJ
Debt / assets 33.7% 43.4% 51.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.2x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – 5.2x
Debt / FCF 6.4x – 15.5x
Liabilities / assets 45.2% 63.1% 58.6%
Equity / assets 54.8% 36.9% 41.4%
Interest coverage 11.2x – 1.3x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.7x –
Altman Z-score 1.82 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVGSOMABRLJ
Dividend yield 1.3% 5.5% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 6.9% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 5.5% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 330.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 52.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 43.8%

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.

ConsensusNVGSOMABRLJ
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 417.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.30FY2026 $6.60FY2026 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +94.9%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +200.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.8% +28.5% +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $566.07MFY2026 $933.64MFY2026 $1.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.6% +19.6% +15.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVGSOMABRLJ
Held by institutions 37.4% 12.3% 93.3%
Institutions holding 174 163 223
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +5.4% +8.6%
Institutions buying 107 77 118
Institutions selling 41 59 75
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.31 1.57

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.

NVGSOMABRLJ
NVGS 1.00 0.11 0.11
OMAB 0.11 1.00 0.27
RLJ 0.11 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVGS, OMAB and RLJ?

Central North Airport (OMAB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.45B, Central North Airport (OMAB) $4.94B, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) $1.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVGS, OMAB and RLJ?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 10.1x, Central North Airport (OMAB) 16.0x, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 766.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) is cheapest (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 9.3x, Central North Airport (OMAB) 14.9x, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 417.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +9.6%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) +1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) has the highest net margin (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 24.9%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 0.2%). On return on invested capital, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) leads (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 14.9%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) returned the most: Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +32.6%, Central North Airport (OMAB) -4.2%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) +81.6%. Over five years, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) compounded fastest (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +21.0%/yr, Central North Airport (OMAB) +15.2%/yr, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) -2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 0.00%, Central North Airport (OMAB) 0.00%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 0.05%. Navigator Holdings (NVGS) and Central North Airport (OMAB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) has been the steadiest (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 31.4%, Central North Airport (OMAB) 31.1%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVGS, OMAB and RLJ?

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