Avis Budget Group, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Avis Budget Group, Inc. had a net margin of -7.6% and a current ratio of 0.72. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 1.9% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 3.3% | −12.7% | 13.8% | 23.0% | 13.6% | −15.4% | −7.6% | −5.4% |
| Return on equity | 73.8% | 90.9% | 33.4% | 56.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on assets | 0.9% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.4% | −3.4% | 6.4% | 11.4% | 5.6% | −5.9% | −2.9% | −2.0% |
| Asset turnover | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.27 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.37 |
| Current ratio | 1.03 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 0.96 | 0.87 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.80 | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.81 |
| Debt to equity | >999% | 636.1% | 868.6% | 529.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Effective tax rate | 41.6% | — | 38.2% | −5.2% | — | 24.9% | 24.2% | 14.6% | — | — | — |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.4% | 13.5% | 13.0% | 12.3% | 11.2% | 11.7% | 11.5% | 12.4% | 12.5% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 21.8% | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 6.8% | −72.3% | −20.8% | 0.1% | 10.2% | −28.0% | −11.2% | 1.2% |
| Current ratio | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.77 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.81 |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 10.5% | 11.5% | 12.7% | 13.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 13.5% | 12.8% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $2.5bn of assets due within a year against $3.1bn of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
- More cash than debt $558m of cash against $6.0bn of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $2.9bn of operating cash flow against $6.0bn of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Avis Budget Group's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median 0.8% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 0 / 20
Net margin has been a median 2.5%; its worst year was -19.1%.
- Discipline 20 / 20
The diluted share count fell 49.6% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.2% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (33 before it).
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