CAR
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
CAR trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over CAR overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
CAR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
CAR's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its cash flow is weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CAR PE Valuation
CAR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT's PE is in its cheap range at 39x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings.
CAR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CAR's earnings to grow, but its profitability to weaken. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over CAR on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
CAR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.19 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$22.96 | +$36.26 |
| Q2 2026 | -$18.00 | +$44.68 |
| Q1 2026 | -$18.91 | +$43.46 |
| Q4 2025 | -$25.25 | +$25.98 |
| Q3 2025 | -$59.22 | -668% |
| Q2 2025 | -$62.68 | -405% |
| Q1 2025 | -$62.37 | -300% |
| Q4 2024 | -$51.23 | -222% |
CAR is still losing money, but far less than before: $22.96 per share over the past year, against $62.68 at its worst in mid-2025.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over CAR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CAR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.4B | -2.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $3B | -1.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B | +4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.7B | -1.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.5B | +1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $3B | -0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4B | -4.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7B | -2% |
CAR's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $3.4B last quarter, down 2.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9% | -4.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 36% | +36 points |
| Q1 2026 | -13% | +14 points |
| Q4 2025 | -28% | +77 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | +4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -28% | -22 points |
| Q4 2024 | -105% | -111 points |
CAR's operating margin was 9% last quarter, down 4.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over CAR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over CAR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CAR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | -15% |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.7B | -544% |
| Q1 2026 | $434M | -30% |
| Q4 2025 | $437M | -43% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $837M | -5.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $619M | +5.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $772M | -2.6% |
CAR's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$1.7B over the past year.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over CAR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CAR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +100K shares |
| 3 years | -4.6% | -1.7M shares |
| 5 years | -45% | -29M shares |
| Available history | -52% | -38.8M shares |
CAR has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $7M |
| Q4 2025 | $3M |
| Q3 2025 | $1M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $3M |
| Q4 2024 | $45M |
CAR spent $12M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 76% from the year before.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
CAR Net Leverage
CAR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has more cash than debt.
CAR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.8 | Neutral |
CAR's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (neutral).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
CAR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CAR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
CAR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
CAR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $110.3 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $130.1 | 3.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $147.2 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $134.8 | 6.8% below |
| 200 week MA | $143.6 | 12% below |
CAR has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 12% below its 200-week average.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has the edge over CAR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CAR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.4 | $36.9 | +14% |
| 2021 | $36.9 | $223.9 | +507% |
| 2022 | $223.9 | $161.4 | -28% |
| 2023 | $161.4 | $177.3 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | $177.3 | $81.0 | -54% |
| 2025 | $81.0 | $131.9 | +63% |
| 2026 YTD | $131.9 | $125.7 | -4.7% |
CAR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +507% in 2021 to −54% in 2024. It's down 4.7% so far in 2026.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over CAR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.