THO vs MBUU vs MCFT Stock Comparison

Thor Industries, Malibu Boats and MasterCraft Boat Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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THO Thor Industries Inc
$70.43 -2.3% 1M -35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.71B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.61B
Div. yield
0.03%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
MBUU Malibu Boats, Inc.
$22.28 -7.5% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$425.48M
P/E
257.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$914.59M
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
2 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.

QuestionTHOMBUUMCFTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.71B $425.48M $345.49M THO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 257.4x -207.9x THO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 8.6x 10.2x MBUU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +13.3% +22.8% MCFT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.8% 0.2% -0.5% THO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% 0.3% — THO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.9x — THO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.4% -34.1% -11.4% MCFT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.5%/yr -20.2%/yr -5.5%/yr MCFT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.2% 48.9% 40.0% THO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 64/100 52/100 MBUU

Percentile Scorecard

THOMBUUMCFT

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureTHOMBUUMCFTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.2%48.9%40.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.2%49.4%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.951.470.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-0.70-0.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.5%-72.1%-57.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.5%-35.6%-27.1% -1.2%
52-week high $120.34$34.61$27.38 $779.14
52-week low $63.86$21.49$17.21 $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.

MultipleTHOMBUUMCFT
P/E now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 19.4x 260.2xmedian 19.4x -206.1xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 8.3x 11.1xmedian 8.3x 23.8xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 9.4x 10.0xmedian 9.4x 15.3xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.97median 1.40 -3.50median 1.40 7.77median 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 monthsTHOMBUUMCFT
Revenue $9.61B $914.59M $348.90M
Gross profit $1.21B $146.52M $79.78M
Operating income $309.23M $3.10M -$1.11M
Net income $179.04M $1.71M -$1.66M
Free cash flow $168.84M $42.85M $22.38M
EPS (diluted) $3.38 $0.09 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $481.99M $74.42M $43.87M
Total debt $928.80M $165.00M –
Shares (diluted) 52.56M 19.34M 17.16M
Enterprise value $2.10B $228.58M $68.29M

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTHOMBUUMCFT
Dividend yield 3.0% – –
Net buyback yield 3.2% 7.9% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 7.9% 0.7%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

THOMBUUMCFT
THO 1.00 0.53 0.49
MBUU 0.53 1.00 0.66
MCFT 0.49 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, THO, MBUU and MCFT?

Thor Industries (THO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thor Industries (THO) $3.71B, Malibu Boats (MBUU) $425.48M, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) $345.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, THO, MBUU and MCFT?

Thor Industries (THO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thor Industries (THO) 20.9x, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 257.4x, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) -207.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Malibu Boats (MBUU) is cheapest (Thor Industries (THO) 20.2x, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 8.6x, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) 10.2x). 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: Thor Industries (THO) +0.3%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) +13.3%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) +22.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) returned the most: Thor Industries (THO) -35.4%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) -34.1%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) -11.4%. Over five years, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) compounded fastest (Thor Industries (THO) -7.5%/yr, Malibu Boats (MBUU) -20.2%/yr, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) -5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Thor Industries (THO) 0.03%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.00%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) 0.00%. 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 (Thor Industries (THO) 39.2%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 48.9%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) 40.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.