Avis Budget Group vs Lyft
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The short version
- Avis Budget Group is the larger business, with $11.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.3B for Lyft, about 1.8 times as much.
- Lyft grew revenue faster (9.2%, against β1.2%).
| Latest fiscal year | CAR Β· FY25 | LYFT Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.6B | $6.5B |
| Revenue | $11.7B | $6.3B |
| Free cash flow | β | β |
| Net income | β$889M | $2.8B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | β1.2% | 9.2% |
| 5-year growth | 16.6% | 21.7% |
| Share count change | β0.9% | 1.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | 41.5% |
| Operating margin | β | β3.0% |
| Net margin | β7.6% | 45.0% |
| FCF margin | β | β |
| Return on capital | β | β12.3% |
| Return on equity | β | 140.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $5.5B | β$709M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $7.0M | $500M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | 2.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 4 |
Revenue
FY16
CAR $8.7B
LYFT β
FY17
CAR $8.8B
LYFT $1.1B
FY18
CAR $9.1B
LYFT $2.2B
FY19
CAR $9.2B
LYFT $3.6B
FY20
CAR $5.4B
LYFT $2.4B
FY21
CAR $9.3B
LYFT $3.2B
FY22
CAR $12.0B
LYFT $4.1B
FY23
CAR $12.0B
LYFT $4.4B
FY24
CAR $11.8B
LYFT $5.8B
FY25
CAR $11.7B
LYFT $6.3B
CAR
LYFT
Operating margin
FY16
CAR β
LYFT β
FY17
CAR β
LYFT β66.8%
FY18
CAR β
LYFT β45.3%
FY19
CAR β
LYFT β74.7%
FY20
CAR β
LYFT β76.5%
FY21
CAR β
LYFT β35.4%
FY22
CAR β
LYFT β35.6%
FY23
CAR β
LYFT β10.8%
FY24
CAR β
LYFT β2.1%
FY25
CAR β
LYFT β3.0%
CAR
LYFT
Free cash flow
FY16
CAR β
LYFT β
FY17
CAR β
LYFT β
FY18
CAR β
LYFT β
FY19
CAR β
LYFT β
FY20
CAR β
LYFT β
FY21
CAR β
LYFT β
FY22
CAR β
LYFT β
FY23
CAR β
LYFT β
FY24
CAR β
LYFT β
FY25
CAR β
LYFT β
CAR
LYFT
Return on capital
FY16
CAR 8.4%
LYFT β
FY17
CAR 11.7%
LYFT β
FY18
CAR 8.1%
LYFT β
FY19
CAR 13.8%
LYFT β
FY20
CAR β16.9%
LYFT β
FY21
CAR 43.5%
LYFT β
FY22
CAR 88.1%
LYFT β
FY23
CAR 51.8%
LYFT β
FY24
CAR β55.9%
LYFT β
FY25
CAR β
LYFT β12.3%
CAR
LYFT
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.