PAG vs KMX vs HZO Stock Comparison

Penske Automotive, Carmax and Marinemax Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KMX Carmax Inc
$56.15 -5.2% 1M +32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.97B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.63B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
HZO Marinemax Inc
$52.57 +0.6% 1M +114.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
291.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Penske Automotive leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Penske Automotive 8, Carmax 2, Marinemax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAGKMXHZOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.94B $7.97B $1.16B PAG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.5x 27.3x 291.1x PAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 18.3x 69.2x PAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +4.8% -5.4% KMX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 1.1% 0.2% PAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.0% 1.1% 3.4% PAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 20.4x 6.8x PAG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.66% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.1% +32.2% +114.0% HZO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.9%/yr -16.3%/yr +0.3%/yr PAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 54.7% 58.0% PAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 48/100 43/100 KMX

Percentile Scorecard

PAGKMXHZO

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

AxisPAGKMXHZO
Valuation 46 #57 of 104 68 #34 of 104 73 #29 of 104
Growth 14 #84 of 98 40 #59 of 98 56 #44 of 98
Profitability 49 #50 of 97 33 #65 of 97 44 #55 of 97
Financial Health 25 #83 of 110 22 #86 of 110 35 #72 of 110
Shareholder Returns 51 #35 of 70 77 #17 of 70 9 #64 of 70
Overall 37 48 43
  • PAG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • KMX ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HZO ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAGKMXHZOSPY
1 month +5.3%-5.2%+0.6% +0.7%
3 months -3.8%-4.3%+49.7% +3.7%
6 months +23.8%+42.8%+82.9% +7.1%
Year to date +34.1%+45.3%+117.0% +12.8%
1 year +32.1%+32.2%+114.0% +11.9%
3 years +48.6%-7.5%+93.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.1%-2.5%+24.7% +22.8%
5 years +100.2%-59.0%+1.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.9%-16.3%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years +381.1%+12.8%+172.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.0%+1.2%+10.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePAGKMXHZOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%54.7%58.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.4%65.2%38.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.561.231.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.170.591.97 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.3%-80.1%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.2%-12.6%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $223.90$64.22$52.57 $779.14
52-week low $140.60$30.88$21.43 $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.

MultiplePAGKMXHZO
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 17.0x 27.3xmedian 17.0x 291.1xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 9.2x 30.8xmedian 9.2x 16.6xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 15.6x 7.0xmedian 15.6x 6.5xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.11median 0.77 -2.64median 0.77 -4.20median 0.77

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 monthsPAGKMXHZO
Revenue $32.56B $27.63B $2.20B
Gross profit $5.22B $2.85B $751.28M
Operating income $1.20B $392.76M $66.82M
Net income $904.00M $292.45M $4.76M
Free cash flow $497.90M $1.15B $178.02M
EPS (diluted) $13.73 $2.05 $0.17
Cash & equivalents $68.30M $170.53M $174.78M
Total debt $4.97B $15.71B $971.02M
Shares (diluted) 65.70M 142.45M 23.16M
Enterprise value $13.67B $7.34B $473.65M

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
MetricPAGKMXHZO
P/E 15.5x 27.3x 291.1x
P/FCF 28.0x 7.0x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 5.0x 5.3x
P/S 0.4x 0.3x 0.5x
P/B 2.3x 1.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 1.3x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 30.8x 16.6x
EV/EBIT 15.6x 59.9x 29.3x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.9x 0.9x
EV/FCF 37.8x 20.5x 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.5x 14.7x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.11 -2.64 -4.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAGKMXHZO
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 4.8% -5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 0.8% -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.2% -3.6% -0.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 1.8% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.5% -23.0% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 0.1% -32.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.7% -43.9% 118.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% -13.6% -67.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.2% -41.0% 113.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.3% -10.3% -69.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.5% 32.4% 1,972%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 29.1% 42.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -40.6% 67.3% 432.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 53.9% 37.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAGKMXHZO
Gross margin 16.0% 10.3% 34.2%
EBITDA margin 4.3% 2.8% 5.4%
Operating margin 3.7% 1.4% 3.0%
Pretax margin 3.8% 1.6% 0.2%
Net margin 2.8% 1.1% 0.2%
FCF margin 1.5% 4.1% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% 5.8% 10.0%
Return on equity 15.3% 4.7% 0.5%
Return on assets 4.9% 1.1% 0.2%
Return on invested capital 8.0% 1.1% 3.4%
Return on capital employed 10.1% 1.6% 4.4%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 5.5x 46.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAGKMXHZO
Debt / assets 27.0% 60.3% 41.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x 2.5x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 20.4x 6.8x
Debt / FCF 10.0x 13.7x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 75.8% 59.1%
Equity / assets 32.4% 24.2% 40.9%
Interest coverage – 3.3x 1.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.11 1.72 2.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAGKMXHZO
Dividend yield 2.7% – –
Net buyback yield 0.5% 3.3% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 3.3% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 74.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 28.3% – –

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.

ConsensusPAGKMXHZO
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 18.3xFY2026 69.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.45FY2026 $3.06FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.6%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +21.2% +111.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $34.43BFY2026 $29.97BFY2026 $2.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.1% +0.4% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAGKMXHZO
Held by institutions 27.8% 100.0% 87.6%
Institutions holding 394 558 182
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% -2.9% -0.6%
Institutions buying 210 233 97
Institutions selling 105 251 53
Buyers to sellers 2.00 0.93 1.83

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.

PAGKMXHZO
PAG 1.00 0.37 0.23
KMX 0.37 1.00 0.21
HZO 0.23 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAG, KMX and HZO?

Penske Automotive (PAG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Penske Automotive (PAG) $13.94B, Carmax (KMX) $7.97B, Marinemax (HZO) $1.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAG, KMX and HZO?

Penske Automotive (PAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Penske Automotive (PAG) 15.5x, Carmax (KMX) 27.3x, Marinemax (HZO) 291.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Penske Automotive (PAG) is cheapest (Penske Automotive (PAG) 17.1x, Carmax (KMX) 18.3x, Marinemax (HZO) 69.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carmax (KMX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Penske Automotive (PAG) +1.4%, Carmax (KMX) +4.8%, Marinemax (HZO) -5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Penske Automotive (PAG) has the highest net margin (Penske Automotive (PAG) 2.8%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, Marinemax (HZO) 0.2%). On return on invested capital, Penske Automotive (PAG) leads (Penske Automotive (PAG) 8.0%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, Marinemax (HZO) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marinemax (HZO) returned the most: Penske Automotive (PAG) +32.1%, Carmax (KMX) +32.2%, Marinemax (HZO) +114.0%. Over five years, Penske Automotive (PAG) compounded fastest (Penske Automotive (PAG) +14.9%/yr, Carmax (KMX) -16.3%/yr, Marinemax (HZO) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Penske Automotive (PAG) 2.66%. Carmax (KMX) and Marinemax (HZO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Penske Automotive (PAG) has been the steadiest (Penske Automotive (PAG) 27.5%, Carmax (KMX) 54.7%, Marinemax (HZO) 58.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAG, KMX and HZO?

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