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Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR)

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News headlines Avis Budget Group (CAR) faced significant challenges in Q1 2026, reporting a $283 million net loss despite revenue of $2.53 billion. The company is navigating high leverage issues and market volatility, with analysts expressing concerns over its financial health and operational strategies.

Avis Budget Group (CAR) faced significant challenges in Q1 2026, reporting a $283 million net loss despite revenue of $2.53 billion. The company is navigating high leverage issues and market volatility, with analysts expressing concerns over its financial health and operational strategies.

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  • Previous Close 180.67
  • Open 176.01
  • Bid 174.60 x 100
  • Ask 193.08 x 100
  • Day's Range 172.89 - 186.90
  • 52 Week Range 85.96 - 847.70
  • Volume 865,717
  • Avg. Volume 2,719,033
  • Market Cap (intraday) 6.467B
  • Beta (5Y Monthly) 1.93
  • PE Ratio (TTM) --
  • EPS (TTM) -18.92
  • Earnings Date (est.) Jul 29, 2026
  • Forward Dividend & Yield --
  • Ex-Dividend Date Dec 14, 2023
  • 1y Target Est 120.29

Avis Budget Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides car and truck rentals, car sharing, and ancillary products and services to businesses and consumers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia, and Australasia. The company operates the Avis brand, which offers vehicle rental and other mobility solutions to the commercial and leisure segments of the travel industry and the Zipcar brand, a car sharing network that offers vehicle rental and other mobility solutions comprising budget car rental and budget truck. It also operates various other car rental brands, such as Payless, Apex, Maggiore, Morini Rent, FranceCars, AmicoBlu, Turiscar, and ACL Hire and McNicoll vehicle Hire. The company was formerly known as Cendant Corporation and changed its name to Avis Budget Group, Inc. in September 2006. Avis Budget Group, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.

www.avisbudgetgroup.com

17,000

Full Time Employees

December 31

Fiscal Year Ends

Performance Overview: CAR

Trailing total returns as of 5/1/2026, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is S&P 500 (^GSPC) .

YTD Return

CAR
42.67%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
5.79%

1-Year Return

CAR
96.91%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
29.23%

3-Year Return

CAR
8.74%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
73.76%

5-Year Return

CAR
115.02%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
73.20%

Earnings Trends: CAR

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Earnings Per Share

GAAP
Normalized
GAAP
Normalized
 

Revenue vs. Earnings

Annual
Quarterly
Annual
Quarterly
Q1 FY26
Revenue 2.53B
Earnings -283M

Q2

FY25

Q3

FY25

Q4

FY25

Q1

FY26

0
1B
2B
3B
 

Analyst Insights: CAR

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Analyst Price Targets

85.00 Low
120.29 Average
183.07 Current
165.00
 

Analyst Recommendations

  • Strong Buy
  • Buy
  • Hold
  • Underperform
  • Sell
 

Latest Rating

Date 5/1/2026
Analyst Jefferies
Rating Action Downgrade
Rating Hold
Price Action Raises
Price Target 112 -> 160
 

Statistics: CAR

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Valuation Measures

Annual
As of 4/30/2026
  • Market Cap

    6.38B

  • Enterprise Value

    33.53B

  • Trailing P/E

    --

  • Forward P/E

    --

  • PEG Ratio (5yr expected)

    --

  • Price/Sales (ttm)

    0.54

  • Price/Book (mrq)

    --

  • Enterprise Value/Revenue

    2.83

  • Enterprise Value/EBITDA

    8.78

Financial Highlights

Profitability and Income Statement

  • Profit Margin

    -5.68%

  • Return on Assets (ttm)

    2.90%

  • Return on Equity (ttm)

    --

  • Revenue (ttm)

    11.75B

  • Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)

    -667M

  • Diluted EPS (ttm)

    -18.92

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

  • Total Cash (mrq)

    646M

  • Total Debt/Equity (mrq)

    --

  • Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)

    187M

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Company Insights: CAR

Fair Value

183.07 Current
 

Dividend Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High
 

Hiring Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High
 

Insider Sentiment Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High
 

Research Reports: CAR

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  • Daily – Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers for 05/01/2026

    The Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers is a daily report that identifies the five companies the largest insider purchase transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions as well as the five companies the largest insider sales transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions.

     
  • Lowering target price to $191.00

    AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $191.000000; an Industry Subrating of Low; a Management Subrating of Low; a Safety Subrating of Low; a Financial Strength Subrating of Low; a Growth Subrating of Medium; and a Value Subrating of Medium.

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    Price Target
     
  • Raising target price to $750.00

    AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $750.000000; an Industry Subrating of Low; a Management Subrating of Medium; a Safety Subrating of High; a Financial Strength Subrating of High; a Growth Subrating of Medium; and a Value Subrating of High.

    Rating
    Price Target
     
  • Raising target price to $432.00

    AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $432.000000; an Industry Subrating of Low; a Management Subrating of Medium; a Safety Subrating of Medium; a Financial Strength Subrating of Low; a Growth Subrating of Medium; and a Value Subrating of High.

    Rating
    Price Target
     

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