Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR) Key Metrics
CAR valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $3.63B
- Enterprise value
- $32.30B
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 10.3
- Forward P/E
- 3.4
- PEG ratio
- 0.17
- Price / sales
- 0.3 10-yr median 0.4
- Price / book
- 7.1 10-yr median 5.4
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.4 10-yr median 5.3
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 2.11
CAR key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCAR valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales+59.7%
0.4
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20162025
EV / EBITDA−25.4%
7.9
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20162025
Free cash flow yield−36.5 pts
−265.2%
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20162025
CAR returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on invested capital−0.9 pts
4.0%
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20162025
Return on assets+2.9 pts
−2.9%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin−47.3 pts
−102.8%
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20162025
Asset turnover+0.8%
0.37
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20162025
CAR per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share−0.3%
$331.02
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20162025
Earnings per share
−$25.26
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20162025
Free cash flow per share
−$340.28
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20162025
Book value per share
−$88.89
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20162025
Dividends per share
$0.00
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20162025
Shares outstanding−0.8%
35.2M
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
CAR financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Net debt+$5.1B
$30.65B
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Net debt / EBITDA−2.64
6.90
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20162025
Current ratio−3.1%
0.72
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20162025
Interest coverage−78.2%
0.9
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20162025
Debt / assets+11.4%
0.97
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20162025
CAR efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding+1 days
34 days
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20162025
Days payables outstanding−1 days
19 days
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20162025
Cash conversion cycle+2 days
15 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue+45.7 pts
131.1%
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20162025
CAR valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
CAR returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CAR debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CAR cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
CAR price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
CAR key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $4.52B | $2.86B | $6.88B | $7.93B | $13.71B | $2.63B | $2.44B | $1.80B | $3.72B | $3.42B |
| Enterprise value | $35.17B | $28.37B | $32.77B | $28.28B | $30.98B | $15.60B | $18.87B | $14.96B | $15.92B | $15.33B |
| P/E ratio | — | — | 4.2 | 2.9 | 10.7 | — | 8.1 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 21.0 |
| Price / sales | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Price / book | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 15.5 |
| Price / free cash flow | — | — | — | 13.8 | — | 0.7 | — | — | 7.3 | 7.1 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| EV / sales | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.9 | 10.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | — | 49.1 | — | 3.9 | — | — | 31.0 | 31.8 |
| Earnings yield | −19.7% | −63.6% | 23.7% | 34.8% | 9.4% | −26.0% | 12.4% | 9.2% | 9.7% | 4.8% |
| Free cash flow yield | −265.2% | −228.7% | −169.1% | 7.3% | −18.9% | 150.2% | −3.7% | −31.3% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 553.3% | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.2% | 2.4% | 19.0% | 42.0% | 10.7% | 557.8% | 2.7% | 12.0% | 5.6% | 11.3% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $128.32 | $80.61 | $177.26 | $163.93 | $207.37 | $37.30 | $32.24 | $22.48 | $43.88 | $36.68 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $331.02 | $332.08 | $309.48 | $247.81 | $140.89 | $76.62 | $121.16 | $113.91 | $104.34 | $92.81 |
| Earnings per share | −$25.26 | −$51.30 | $42.06 | $57.11 | $19.44 | −$9.70 | $3.99 | $2.06 | $4.26 | $1.75 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $93.64 | $99.10 | $98.66 | $97.25 | $52.81 | $9.80 | $34.16 | $32.57 | $31.23 | $28.18 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$340.28 | −$184.34 | −$299.74 | $11.90 | −$39.24 | $56.01 | −$1.20 | −$7.03 | $6.05 | $5.17 |
| Cash per share | $14.74 | $15.13 | $14.41 | $11.82 | $8.12 | $9.83 | $9.10 | $7.74 | $7.29 | $5.25 |
| Book value per share | −$88.89 | −$65.55 | −$8.99 | −$14.52 | −$3.33 | −$2.20 | $8.67 | $5.17 | $6.76 | $2.37 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$137.70 | −$112.65 | −$54.59 | −$50.39 | −$31.04 | −$29.30 | −$16.42 | −$18.76 | −$15.92 | −$17.75 |
| Dividends per share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $9.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $206.37 | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $433.92 | $283.44 | $398.40 | $85.35 | $92.06 | $46.21 | $35.36 | $39.60 | $25.18 | $23.01 |
| Debt per share | $885.48 | $733.55 | $681.78 | $432.21 | $269.36 | $193.74 | $226.18 | $172.07 | $151.18 | $132.92 |
| Shares outstanding | 35.2M | 35.5M | 38.8M | 48.4M | 66.1M | 70.5M | 75.7M | 80.1M | 84.8M | 93.3M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.8% | −8.5% | −19.8% | −26.8% | −6.2% | −6.9% | −5.5% | −5.5% | −9.1% | −11.1% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56.4% | 33.4% | 90.9% | 49.4% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 4.0% | 4.9% | 8.9% | 13.6% | 10.5% | −1.6% | 5.0% | 3.6% | 6.7% | 4.2% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −2.9% | −5.7% | 5.5% | 11.4% | 6.4% | −3.3% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 0.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | −2.9% | −6.4% | 5.2% | 11.4% | 6.2% | −4.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 1.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | −102.8% | −55.5% | −96.9% | 4.8% | −27.9% | 73.1% | −1.0% | −6.2% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | — | 2.35 | 1.70 | 2.72 | — | 8.56 | 15.81 | 7.34 | 16.13 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $31.17B | $26.04B | $26.45B | $20.92B | $17.80B | $13.66B | $17.12B | $13.78B | $12.82B | $12.40B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $519.0M | $537.0M | $559.0M | $572.0M | $537.0M | $693.0M | $689.0M | $620.0M | $618.0M | $490.0M |
| Net debt | $30.65B | $25.50B | $25.89B | $20.35B | $17.27B | $12.97B | $16.43B | $13.16B | $12.20B | $11.91B |
| Debt / equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.10 | 33.29 | 22.37 | 56.11 |
| Debt / assets | 0.97 | 0.87 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.70 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.90 | 9.54 | 4.03 | 2.85 | 3.65 | 5.96 | 4.15 | 4.40 | 4.23 | 4.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 1.03 |
| Quick ratio | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 0.91 |
| Interest coverage | 0.9 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 13.1 | 9.6 | -0.5 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Working capital | −$796.0M | −$686.0M | −$520.0M | −$688.0M | −$561.0M | −$258.0M | −$80.0M | $458.0M | $421.0M | $50.0M |
| Invested capital | $27.52B | $23.18B | $25.55B | $19.64B | $17.05B | $12.81B | $17.09B | $13.58B | $12.78B | $12.13B |
| Tangible asset value | −$4.76B | −$3.99B | −$2.11B | −$2.44B | −$2.04B | −$2.07B | −$1.24B | −$1.50B | −$1.35B | −$1.66B |
| Net current asset value | −$33.14B | −$30.24B | −$31.62B | −$24.74B | −$20.96B | −$15.90B | −$21.13B | −$16.65B | −$15.20B | −$15.75B |
| Graham number | — | — | — | — | — | — | $27.89 | $15.48 | $25.44 | $9.65 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$962.33 | −$872.23 | −$834.64 | −$520.97 | −$323.90 | −$231.55 | −$286.05 | −$215.08 | −$185.52 | −$174.18 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $355.0M | $0 | $0 | $14.55B | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $7.0M | $70.0M | $951.0M | $3.33B | $1.46B | $119.0M | $67.0M | $216.0M | $210.0M | $387.0M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | 21.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | — | 578.0% | — | 371.4% | — | — | 40.9% | 80.3% |
| Capex / revenue | 131.1% | 85.4% | 128.7% | 34.4% | 65.3% | 60.3% | 29.2% | 34.8% | 24.1% | 24.8% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 463.4% | 286.0% | 403.8% | 87.8% | 174.3% | 471.5% | 103.5% | 121.6% | 80.6% | 81.7% |
| Capex / depreciation | 3.85 | 2.51 | 4.48 | 1.47 | 2.45 | 1.27 | 0.85 | 1.42 | 0.97 | 1.01 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 12.4% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 11.2% | 12.3% | 14.0% | 14.8% | 14.6% | 13.9% | 15.2% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 33.7 | 32.8 | 31.1 | 29.9 | 35.4 | 63.4 | 44.2 | 44.6 | 42.4 | 37.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | — | 11.5 | 11.3 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.4 |
| Days payables outstanding | 18.7 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 24.7 | 29.3 | 19.8 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 14.9 | 13.3 | 9.5 | 19.4 | 22.0 | 49.1 | 36.9 | 36.9 | 34.4 | 29.5 |
| Receivables turnover | 10.84 | 11.14 | 11.75 | 12.21 | 10.31 | 5.75 | 8.27 | 8.18 | 8.60 | 9.69 |
| Payables turnover | 19.51 | 18.76 | 16.96 | 16.55 | 14.79 | 12.45 | 18.46 | 18.86 | 19.01 | 18.59 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | 31.62 | 32.37 | 24.33 | 29.11 | 31.51 | 32.71 | 31.98 |
| Asset turnover | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.26 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.49 |
| Average receivables | $1.07B | $1.06B | $1.02B | $982.5M | $903.5M | $939.0M | $1.11B | $1.12B | $1.03B | $894.0M |
| Average payables | $451.5M | $468.5M | $476.5M | $436.5M | $400.5M | $386.0M | $374.5M | $365.0M | $351.0M | $347.5M |
| Average inventory | — | — | — | $228.5M | $183.0M | $197.5M | $237.5M | $218.5M | $204.0M | $202.0M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 5.3% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 10.9% | 7.9% | 10.0% | 10.8% | 10.6% |
Computed from CAR's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 19, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
CAR valuation and financial ratios
Avis Budget earned a return on invested capital of 4.0% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $31.2 billion of debt and $519.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $30.6 billion. It returned $7.0 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $7.0 million in share buybacks. The share count fell 62.3% from 93.3M to 35.2M over 9 years.
See the CAR income statement, the CAR chart for price history, or the CAR stock overview for the latest quote and news.
CAR key metrics FAQ
What is Avis Budget's EV/EBITDA?
Avis Budget's enterprise value was 7.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $35.2 billion, EBITDA $4.4 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 8.4.
What is Avis Budget's ROIC?
Avis Budget's return on invested capital was 4.0% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Avis Budget have?
Avis Budget had total debt of $31.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 and $30.6 billion of net debt (6.90 times EBITDA).
Does Avis Budget pay a dividend?
Avis Budget did not pay a dividend in fiscal 2025.
Does Avis Budget buy back its shares?
Yes. Avis Budget spent $7.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −0.8% over the year, to 35.2M..
What is Avis Budget's free cash flow yield?
Avis Budget generated -$12.0 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −265.2% on its market value at year-end ($4.5 billion).
What is Avis Budget's current ratio?
Avis Budget's current ratio was 0.72 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.72 times current liabilities.