Avis Budget Group
CAR Nasdaq Passenger Ground Transportation Financials FY2016–FY2025
Avis Budget Group's revenue fell 1.2% to $11.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its net margin was −7.6%, up from −15.4% a year earlier. It paid out $7 million in dividends and buybacks. The diluted share count fell 0.8%.
About these figures. Avis Budget's equity is negative, so its invested capital is small next to its US$31 billion of assets (mostly rental vehicles) and return on capital for 2025 isn't meaningful.
What Avis Budget Group does
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- Legal name
- AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
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- Accession · CIK
- 0000723612-26-000012
0000723612
Revenue and margins
Avis Budget Group had $11.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 1.2% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was — in fiscal 2025, — of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Avis Budget Group returned $7.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count fell 0.9%.
Value Avis Budget Group yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
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Adds net cash of −$5.5B and divides by 35.2M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Avis Budget Group can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $534M | $570M | $555M | $534M | $519M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $4.0B | $4.7B | $4.8B | $5.4B | $6.0B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.6x | 1.0x | 1.8x | — | — |
| Interest coverage | 8.8x | 15.5x | 7.5x | −6.3x | −1.2x |
| Current ratio | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.7x |
| Quick ratio | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.7x |
| Total assets | $22.6B | $25.9B | $32.6B | $29.0B | $31.3B |
| Total liabilities | $22.8B | $26.6B | $32.9B | $31.4B | $34.4B |
| Shareholders' equity | −$220M | −$703M | −$349M | −$2.3B | −$3.1B |
| Net debt (− = net cash) | $3.5B | $4.1B | $4.2B | $4.8B | $5.5B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$40.1M
1 insider
Sold, 12 months
$1.8B
5 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Ravi SimhambhatlaEVP, CDIO - see remarks | Sold | 4,702 | $138.79 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Edward P LinnenEVP, Chief HR Officer | Sold | 9,483 | $182.32 | $1.7M | Form 4 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Ravi SimhambhatlaEVP, CDIO - see remarks | Sold | 3,469 | $184.09 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Matthew Halbower10% owner | Sold | 1,848,899 | $275.54 | $509M | Form 4 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Pentwater Capital Management LP10% owner | Sold | 843,201 | $264.60 | $223M | Form 4 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Matthew Halbower10% owner | Sold | 3,347 | $438.74 | $1.5M | Form 4 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Pentwater Capital Management LP10% owner | Sold | 1,643,653 | $619.35 | $1.0B | Form 4 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Lynn KromingaDirector | Sold | 1,950 | $91.54 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Pentwater Capital Management LP10% owner | Bought | 425,000 | $94.26 | $40.1M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Cash from operations is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Return on assets rose | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Current ratio rose | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Share count didn't rise | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| F-score | 6 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 5 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | −7.5% | −17.3% | −13.9% |
| Altman Z'' | 0.73 | −0.53 | −0.25 |
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10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $8.7B | $8.8B | $9.1B | $9.2B | $5.4B | $9.3B | $12.0B | $12.0B | $11.8B | $11.7B |
| Interest expense | $203M | $188M | $188M | $178M | $231M | $218M | $250M | $296M | $358M | $422M |
| Pretax income | $279M | $211M | $267M | $287M | −$956M | $1.7B | $3.6B | $1.9B | −$2.6B | −$929M |
| Income tax | $116M | −$150M | $102M | −$15.0M | −$272M | $425M | $880M | $279M | −$810M | $66.0M |
| Net income | $163M | $361M | $165M | $302M | −$684M | $1.3B | $2.8B | $1.6B | −$1.8B | −$889M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.75 | $4.25 | $2.06 | $3.98 | −$9.71 | $19.44 | $57.16 | $42.08 | −$51.23 | −$25.25 |
| Diluted shares | 0.09B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.05B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $2.6B | $2.6B | $2.6B | $2.6B | $691M | $3.5B | $4.7B | $3.8B | $3.5B | $3.3B |
| Depreciation and amortization | $253M | $259M | $256M | $263M | $283M | $272M | $225M | $216M | $237M | $231M |
| Stock-based compensation | $27.0M | $13.0M | $24.0M | $22.0M | $9.0M | $30.0M | $25.0M | $30.0M | $19.0M | $19.0M |
| Acquisitions | $55.0M | $21.0M | $91.0M | $77.0M | $69.0M | $46.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $398M | $210M | $216M | $67.0M | $119M | $1.5B | $3.3B | $951M | $70.0M | $7.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $355M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $398M | $210M | $216M | $67.0M | $119M | $1.5B | $3.3B | $1.3B | $70.0M | $7.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $490M | $611M | $615M | $686M | $692M | $534M | $570M | $555M | $534M | $519M |
| Total debt | $3.5B | $3.6B | $3.6B | $3.4B | $4.2B | $4.0B | $4.7B | $4.8B | $5.4B | $6.0B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.1B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $2.1B |
| Current liabilities | $1.8B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $2.2B | $2.1B | $2.4B | $2.6B | $2.7B | $2.7B | $2.9B |
| Inventory | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | $685M | $704M | $736M | $792M | $657M | $537M | $594M | $719M | $697M | $748M |
| Total assets | $17.6B | $17.7B | $19.1B | $23.1B | $17.5B | $22.6B | $25.9B | $32.6B | $29.0B | $31.3B |
| Total liabilities | $17.4B | $17.1B | $18.7B | $22.5B | $17.7B | $22.8B | $26.6B | $32.9B | $31.4B | $34.4B |
| Shareholders' equity | $221M | $573M | $414M | $656M | −$155M | −$220M | −$703M | −$349M | −$2.3B | −$3.1B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| EBITDA margin | 8.5% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 7.9% | −8.2% | 23.6% | 34.3% | 20.2% | −17.2% | −2.4% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 3.3% | −12.7% | 13.8% | 23.0% | 13.6% | −15.5% | −7.6% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 8.4% | 11.7% | 8.1% | 13.8% | −16.9% | 43.5% | 88.1% | 51.8% | −55.9% | — |
| Return on capital employed | 3.0% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.4% | −4.0% | 10.8% | 17.9% | 8.3% | −8.1% | −1.9% |
| Return on assets | 0.9% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.4% | −3.4% | 6.4% | 11.4% | 5.6% | −5.9% | −3.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | — | 2.2% | 3.1% | 0.5% | −41.1% | 72.4% | 28.8% | 0.1% | −1.8% | −1.2% |
| Net income growth | −47.9% | 121.5% | −54.3% | 83.0% | −326.5% | — | 115.1% | −41.0% | −211.6% | — |
| EPS growth | −41.3% | 142.9% | −51.5% | 93.2% | −344.0% | — | 194.0% | −26.4% | −221.7% | — |
| Share count change | −11.1% | −9.1% | −5.5% | −5.5% | −6.9% | −6.2% | −26.8% | −19.8% | −8.5% | −0.9% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.1x | 4.5x | 4.1x | 3.8x | — | 1.6x | 1.0x | 1.8x | — | — |
| Interest coverage | 2.4x | 2.1x | 2.4x | 2.6x | −3.1x | 8.8x | 15.5x | 7.5x | −6.3x | −1.2x |
| Current ratio | 1.0x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.0x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.7x |
| Quick ratio | 1.0x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.0x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.7x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | −0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | −0.5 | −0.3 |
| Accruals ratio | −14.0% | −12.9% | −13.3% | −10.8% | −6.8% | −11.0% | −8.0% | −7.5% | −17.3% | −13.9% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000723612). Data updated October 16, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.