Hertz Global Holdings, Inc key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc had a net margin of -8.8%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | −0.9% | 3.0% | −5.6% | 3.7% | −2.4% | −0.6% | −32.6% | 5.0% | 23.7% | 6.6% | −31.6% | −8.8% | −3.1% |
| Return on equity | −3.3% | 12.2% | −31.7% | 27.2% | −18.8% | −4.1% | −187.8% | 24.1% | 73.2% | 21.5% | −176.4% | — | — |
| Return on assets | — | 1.2% | −2.3% | 1.7% | −1.0% | −0.2% | −8.3% | 2.0% | 9.7% | 2.6% | −12.3% | −3.4% | −1.2% |
| Effective tax rate | — | 12.9% | — | — | — | — | — | 46.6% | 15.9% | — | — | — | — |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.7% | 9.7% | 12.3% | 9.4% | 11.0% | 10.3% | 9.1% | 11.3% | 11.1% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities The company doesn't report a short-term split. Not assessable.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
- More cash than debt $631m of cash against $19.1bn 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 $1.4bn of operating cash flow against $19.1bn of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.
Moat
Moderate moat
How hard Hertz Global Holdings'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 -1.9% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Net margin has been a median -5.7%; its worst year was -29.6%.
- Cash conversion 20 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 23.9% of revenue.
- Discipline 10 / 20
The diluted share count rose 150.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.4% 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 (50 before it).
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