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Hertz Global Holdings, Inc (HTZWW) stock analysis

HTZWWNasdaqServices-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers)Fiscal year ends December 31Also trades as HTZ
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026Score 9/3095% below fair value
$0.91+0.05 (+5.74%)

Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $684.39MP/E –Yield –

StockData Score

Prices as of Oct 30, 2026How the score works

Value3Growth1Performance1Health4Dividend0

Mixed9 of 30 checks passed

Hertz Global passes 9 of the 30 checks behind our score; 17 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.

Valuation
3/6
Growth
1/6
Past performance
1/6
Financial health
4/6
Dividend
0/6

What stands out

  • Margin of safety over 20%

    The price is 94.9% below fair value, more than the 20% cushion we look for.

  • Trading below fair value

    The share price of $1.92 is below our fair value estimate of $37.38.

  • No debt

    Hertz Global has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.

  • Interest well covered

    No meaningful interest expense to cover.

What to watch

  • Revenue growing under 10% a year

    Revenue grew -0.7% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

  • Elevated bankruptcy risk

    The Altman Z-score is 0.18; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

  • Net margin below its 5-year average

    Net margin was -3.1% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -1.0%.

  • No dividend

    Hertz Global has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.

Valuation3/6

  • P/E against its history

    Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

  • P/E against the industry

    Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.

  • EV/EBITDA against its history

    Needs positive EBITDA and price history.

  • P/S below the industry

    Hertz Global's price-to-sales of 0.08 is below the Consumer discretionary median of 0.91 (book value is negative, so we use sales).

  • Trading below fair value

    The share price of $1.92 is below our fair value estimate of $37.38.

  • Margin of safety over 20%

    The price is 94.9% below fair value, more than the 20% cushion we look for.

Growth1/6

  • Revenue growing under 10% a year

    Revenue grew -0.7% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

  • EPS growth over 3 years

    Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.

  • Earnings acceleration

    Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.

  • Growing faster than the industry

    Revenue grew 3.4% over the last twelve months; the Consumer discretionary median is 1.7%.

  • Company guidance

    No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.

  • Gross margin trend

    This company does not report gross profit.

Past performance1/6

  • Return on equity

    Needs positive equity and five years of results.

  • Return on invested capital

    Needs operating income and invested capital.

  • Return on equity against the industry

    Needs positive equity.

  • Earnings over 5 years

    Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.

  • Net margin below its 5-year average

    Net margin was -3.1% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -1.0%.

  • Net margin above the industry

    Hertz Global's net margin of -3.1% is above the Consumer discretionary median of -4.3%.

Financial health4/6

  • No debt

    Hertz Global has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.

  • Debt not rising

    With no debt today, leverage cannot have risen.

  • Debt covered by cash flow

    There is no debt to cover.

  • Interest well covered

    No meaningful interest expense to cover.

  • Short-term liquidity

    The balance sheet is not split into current and non-current items.

  • Elevated bankruptcy risk

    The Altman Z-score is 0.18; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Dividend0/6

  • No dividend

    Hertz Global has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.

  • Yield against Treasuries

    No dividend.

  • Yield against the market

    No dividend.

  • Dividend stability

    No dividend.

  • Earnings cover

    No dividend.

  • Cash-flow cover

    No dividend.

Scores of similar companies

Fair value

How we estimate it

Our estimate per share

$37.38

The share price is 95% below this estimate.

20%+ below
Near fair value
20%+ above
$1.92Price$37.38Fair value
MethodMultiple usedOwn 5Y medianIndustry medianValue per shareWeight
P/S0.6×0.2×0.9×$14.4940%
Earnings power11.2% cost of equity––$52.6460%
Fair value$37.38100%

Valuation over time

Using the earnings and balance sheet published at each date, not today's.

  • P/E at month end
  • Consumer discretionary median 18.5

An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.

Market risk

From the past year of daily prices.

Liquidity

Low risk

Average value traded per day
$36.65M
Value traded per 1% price move
$10.47M

Downside

High risk

Typical loss in a bad month
62.5%
Volatility (annualized)
99%
Sharpe ratio, 1 year
-0.68
Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
1.25

Typical bad-month loss, week by week

25%: high

Margins

Share of revenue, fiscal years 2013 to 2025

Net margin

-8.8%+23.8 pts over 5 years