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AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC (CAR) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - Nasdaq - NASDAQ:CAR - US0537741052 - Common Stock

125.63 USD
+1.06 (+0.85%)
Last: 1/16/2026, 8:00:02 PM
125.63 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 1/16/2026, 8:00:02 PM
Fundamental Rating

3

Overall CAR gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated CAR against 42 industry peers in the Ground Transportation industry. CAR has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. CAR is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CAR was profitable.
  • In the past year CAR had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: CAR reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • In the past 5 years CAR always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
CAR Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCAR Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -5B -10B

1.2 Ratios

  • CAR has a Return On Assets of -6.46%. This is in the lower half of the industry: CAR underperforms 73.81% of its industry peers.
  • CAR has a Return On Invested Capital (4.05%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for CAR is in line with the industry average of 6.93%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.46%
ROE N/A
ROIC 4.05%
ROA(3y)3.13%
ROA(5y)2.24%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)7.81%
ROIC(5y)N/A
CAR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCAR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200 -200 400 -400

1.3 Margins

  • CAR's Operating Margin of 11.90% is amongst the best of the industry. CAR outperforms 80.95% of its industry peers.
  • CAR's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • The Gross Margin of CAR (61.86%) is better than 73.81% of its industry peers.
  • CAR's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 11.9%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 61.86%
OM growth 3Y-18.05%
OM growth 5Y6.28%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.6%
GM growth 5Y4.35%
CAR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCAR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CAR has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
  • CAR has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, CAR has less shares outstanding
  • The debt/assets ratio for CAR is higher compared to a year ago.
CAR Yearly Shares OutstandingCAR Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M
CAR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCAR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10B 20B 30B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.62, we must say that CAR is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • CAR has a worse Altman-Z score (0.62) than 80.95% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.62
ROIC/WACC0.63
WACC6.44%
CAR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCAR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10B -10B 20B

2.3 Liquidity

  • CAR has a Current Ratio of 0.71. This is a bad value and indicates that CAR is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CAR has a Current ratio of 0.71. This is amonst the worse of the industry: CAR underperforms 85.71% of its industry peers.
  • CAR has a Quick Ratio of 0.71. This is a bad value and indicates that CAR is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.71, CAR is doing worse than 80.95% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.71
Quick Ratio 0.71
CAR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCAR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 96.26% over the past year.
  • Measured over the past years, CAR shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 37.82% on average per year.
  • Looking at the last year, CAR shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -1.22% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, CAR shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 5.15% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)96.26%
EPS 3Y-7.52%
EPS 5Y37.82%
EPS Q2Q%52.03%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.22%
Revenue growth 3Y8.18%
Revenue growth 5Y5.15%
Sales Q2Q%1.12%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -17.83% on average over the next years. This is quite bad
  • Based on estimates for the next years, CAR will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 1.11% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-63.2%
EPS Next 2Y-34.05%
EPS Next 3Y-17.83%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-0.44%
Revenue Next 2Y0.64%
Revenue Next 3Y1.11%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
CAR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCAR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B
CAR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCAR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 20 40

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 5.85, the valuation of CAR can be described as very cheap.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CAR is valued cheaper than 97.62% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CAR's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 27.38.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 15.70, the valuation of CAR can be described as correct.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, CAR is valued cheaply inside the industry as 90.48% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CAR to the average of the S&P500 Index (24.29), we can say CAR is valued slightly cheaper.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 5.85
Fwd PE 15.7
CAR Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCAR Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CAR indicates a rather cheap valuation: CAR is cheaper than 92.86% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 6.68
CAR Per share dataCAR EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 200 -200

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A cheap valuation may be justified as CAR's earnings are expected to decrease with -17.83% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.15
EPS Next 2Y-34.05%
EPS Next 3Y-17.83%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • CAR does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC

NASDAQ:CAR (1/16/2026, 8:00:02 PM)

After market: 125.63 0 (0%)

125.63

+1.06 (+0.85%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupTransportation
GICS IndustryGround Transportation
Earnings (Last)10-27
Earnings (Next)02-18
Inst Owners130.22%
Inst Owner Change0.58%
Ins Owners2.42%
Ins Owner Change0.19%
Market Cap4.42B
Revenue(TTM)11.70B
Net Income(TTM)-2.10B
Analysts70
Price Target145.71 (15.98%)
Short Float %24.06%
Short Ratio10.44
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly Dividend0
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-34.43%
Min EPS beat(2)-94.65%
Max EPS beat(2)25.78%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)563.11%
Min EPS beat(4)-94.65%
Max EPS beat(4)2277.21%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)275.06%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)202.86%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)169.95%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.42%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.07%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.77%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.81%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.03%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.77%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.92%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.93%
Revenue beat(16)8
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.75%
PT rev (1m)5.24%
PT rev (3m)-2.15%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-184.49%
EPS NY rev (1m)-7.52%
EPS NY rev (3m)-14.95%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.36%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.03%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.4%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 5.85
Fwd PE 15.7
P/S 0.38
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 1.22
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 6.68
EPS(TTM)21.49
EY17.11%
EPS(NY)8
Fwd EY6.37%
FCF(TTM)-280.26
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)103.15
OCFY82.11%
SpS332.33
BVpS-68.15
TBVpS-117.04
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.15
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.46%
ROE N/A
ROCE 4.74%
ROIC 4.05%
ROICexc 4.13%
ROICexgc 4.39%
OM 11.9%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 61.86%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)3.13%
ROA(5y)2.24%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)7.81%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)7.98%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)8.58%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)9.14%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y-19.84%
ROICexgc growth 5Y5.77%
ROICexc growth 3Y-19.02%
ROICexc growth 5Y6.44%
OM growth 3Y-18.05%
OM growth 5Y6.28%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.6%
GM growth 5Y4.35%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.36
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 5.79
Cap/Depr 453.34%
Cap/Sales 115.37%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 83.11%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.71
Quick Ratio 0.71
Altman-Z 0.62
F-Score4
WACC6.44%
ROIC/WACC0.63
Cap/Depr(3y)511.74%
Cap/Depr(5y)496.46%
Cap/Sales(3y)101.2%
Cap/Sales(5y)102.89%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)96.26%
EPS 3Y-7.52%
EPS 5Y37.82%
EPS Q2Q%52.03%
EPS Next Y-63.2%
EPS Next 2Y-34.05%
EPS Next 3Y-17.83%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.22%
Revenue growth 3Y8.18%
Revenue growth 5Y5.15%
Sales Q2Q%1.12%
Revenue Next Year-0.44%
Revenue Next 2Y0.64%
Revenue Next 3Y1.11%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-23.01%
EBIT growth 3Y-11.35%
EBIT growth 5Y11.75%
EBIT Next Year35.08%
EBIT Next 3Y20.73%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y14.81%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-6.42%
OCF growth 3Y0.26%
OCF growth 5Y6.35%

AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC / CAR FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for CAR stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to CAR.


What is the valuation status for CAR stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC (CAR). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of CAR stock?

AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC (CAR) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


What are the PE and PB ratios of AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC (CAR) stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC (CAR) is 5.85 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is -1.84.


What is the expected EPS growth for AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC (CAR) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC (CAR) is expected to decline by -63.2% in the next year.