OMAB vs XHR vs NVGS Stock Comparison

Central North Airport, Xenia Hotels & Resorts and Navigator Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
$21.72 -5.6% 1M +33.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.44B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.12M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionOMABXHRNVGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.96B $1.88B $1.44B OMAB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x -259.7x 10.0x NVGS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x — 9.4x NVGS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +1.6% +9.6% NVGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -0.7% 24.9% NVGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.9% 14.9% NVGS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.0x 1.3x NVGS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% +61.2% +33.0% XHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr +3.1%/yr +21.2%/yr NVGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 27.4% 31.4% XHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 46/100 76/100 NVGS

Percentile Scorecard

OMABXHRNVGS

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

AxisOMABXHRNVGS
Valuation 28 #98 of 136 72 #42 of 145 75 #35 of 136
Growth – 20 #115 of 143 85 #19 of 121
Profitability – 33 #91 of 136 84 #19 of 112
Financial Health 34 #93 of 140 38 #86 of 138 58 #60 of 140
Shareholder Returns 76 #20 of 80 65 #46 of 131 77 #19 of 80
Overall 46 46 76
  • OMAB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • XHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOMABXHRNVGSSPY
1 month +3.7%+13.0%-5.6% +0.7%
3 months -5.2%+3.2%-1.9% +3.7%
6 months -3.3%+27.4%-0.4% +7.1%
Year to date -5.7%+46.5%+25.4% +12.8%
1 year -0.2%+61.2%+33.0% +11.9%
3 years +70.1%+78.9%+54.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.4%+21.4%+15.7% +22.8%
5 years +111.9%+16.4%+161.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.2%+3.1%+21.2% +10.9%
10 years +118.0%+33.9%+183.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.1%+3.0%+11.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOMABXHRNVGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%27.4%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.0%28.5%34.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.100.540.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.012.241.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-54.2%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-5.0%-13.4% -1.2%
52-week high $134.98$21.82$25.09 $779.14
52-week low $88.75$12.30$16.14 $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.

MultipleOMABXHRNVGS
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 16.5x -264.7xmedian 25.7x 10.1xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 0.9x 1.7xmedian 4.1x 2.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 15.3xmedian 14.3x 4.6xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 11.9x 16.5xmedian 23.5x 11.5xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.84 9.05median 1.86 0.25median 0.84

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 monthsOMABXHRNVGS
Revenue – $1.09B $579.12M
Gross profit – $337.00M $389.30M
Operating income – $73.11M $300.01M
Net income – -$7.69M $148.27M
Free cash flow – $115.51M $122.80M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.08 $2.12
Cash & equivalents $172.32M $112.36M $225.89M
Total debt $746.90M $1.36B $781.93M
Shares (diluted) – 92.25M 68.04M
Enterprise value $4.44B $1.33B $743.05M

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
MetricOMABXHRNVGS
P/E 16.7x -264.7x 10.1x
P/FCF 12.2x 16.5x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.5x 7.3x
P/S 5.6x 1.7x 2.4x
P/B 7.8x 1.6x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -10.0x 1.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 15.3x 4.6x
EV/EBIT – 43.2x 6.6x
EV/Revenue – 2.9x 3.4x
EV/FCF – 27.3x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.4x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 9.05 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOMABXHRNVGS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 1.6% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.0% 12.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -30.4% 24.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -13.2% 32.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – -111.5% 58.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -28.8% 35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – -112.2% 64.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -29.3% 41.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.2% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.3% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 356.7% 136.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 64.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOMABXHRNVGS
Gross margin – 30.8% 67.2%
EBITDA margin – 18.9% 74.6%
Operating margin – 6.7% 51.8%
Pretax margin – -0.6% 46.2%
Net margin – -0.7% 24.9%
FCF margin – 10.6% 21.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.6% 33.4%
Return on equity – -0.7% 22.8%
Return on assets – -0.3% 12.4%
Return on invested capital – 2.9% 14.9%
Return on capital employed – – 14.5%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -23.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOMABXHRNVGS
Debt / assets 43.4% 50.0% 33.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.0x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 11.8x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 63.1% 57.2% 45.2%
Equity / assets 36.9% 42.8% 54.8%
Interest coverage – 0.9x 11.2x
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 1.0x
Altman Z-score – – 1.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOMABXHRNVGS
Dividend yield 5.3% 2.7% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 2.6% 6.8%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 5.3% 8.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -9.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 0.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 32.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -68.0% –

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.

ConsensusOMABXHRNVGS
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 – 9.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.60FY2026 $-0.02FY2026 $2.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.3%FY2026 -103.1%FY2026 +94.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.5% – -27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $933.64MFY2026 $1.08BFY2026 $566.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.6% +10.6% -13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOMABXHRNVGS
Held by institutions 12.3% 95.2% 37.4%
Institutions holding 163 299 174
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% -2.2% +0.6%
Institutions buying 77 161 107
Institutions selling 59 91 41
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.77 2.61

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.

OMABXHRNVGS
OMAB 1.00 0.28 0.12
XHR 0.28 1.00 0.15
NVGS 0.12 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OMAB, XHR and NVGS?

Central North Airport (OMAB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Central North Airport (OMAB) $4.96B, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) $1.88B, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, OMAB, XHR and NVGS?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Central North Airport (OMAB) 16.7x, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) -259.7x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) is cheapest (Central North Airport (OMAB) 15.5x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 9.4x). 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: Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +1.6%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) has the highest net margin (Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) -0.7%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 24.9%). On return on invested capital, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) leads (Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 2.9%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) returned the most: Central North Airport (OMAB) -0.2%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +61.2%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +33.0%. Over five years, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) compounded fastest (Central North Airport (OMAB) +16.2%/yr, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +3.1%/yr, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +21.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Central North Airport (OMAB) 0.00%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 0.00%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 0.00%. Central North Airport (OMAB) and Navigator Holdings (NVGS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) has been the steadiest (Central North Airport (OMAB) 31.4%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 27.4%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.