Htz.O
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. operates as a vehicle rental and fleet management company within the Automobiles industry, generating revenue through the leasing and rental of automobiles to consumers and businesses.
Business. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. operates as a vehicle rental and fleet management company within the Automobiles industry, generating revenue through the leasing and rental of automobiles to consumers and businesses.
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9 analysts · consensus HoldAt a glance
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- Company
- EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
- Macro
- Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
- Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
- Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
- Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
- Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
- Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
- Macro & political
- ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
- ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
- ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR
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Synthesis
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. operates as a vehicle rental and fleet management company within the Automobiles industry, generating revenue through the leasing and rental of automobiles to consumers and businesses.
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. presents a balance sheet characterized by negative total equity of -459 million USD against total liabilities of 22.77 billion USD and total assets of 22.31 billion USD. The company holds 565 million USD in cash and equivalents, generating 1.625 billion USD in operating cash flow. The debt-to-equity ratio is reported as -0.0, reflecting the negative equity position, while the current ratio is not explicitly provided in the valuation snapshot. The market capitalization stands at 554.88 million USD with a share price of 1.78 USD.
Profitability metrics indicate significant distress, with a net income of -747 million USD on revenue of 8.504 billion USD. The return on equity is 1.3878, a figure distorted by the negative equity base, while the return on assets is -0.0286. The EV/EBITDA ratio is -0.032, and EV/Revenue is -0.0, suggesting that enterprise value calculations are impacted by the negative earnings and equity structure. These figures contrast sharply with typical industry medians for profitable automobile manufacturers, highlighting the company's post-bankruptcy restructuring status.
Segment and geographic revenue mix data is absent from the provided input. Consequently, specific concentration risks related to regional exposure or business lines cannot be quantified from the current dataset. The analysis relies on aggregate financial figures rather than disaggregated segment performance.
Growth trajectory analysis is limited by the absence of historical period data in the input. Without 5-year annual or 8-quarter quarterly revenue and net income trends, the direction of revenue growth or margin expansion cannot be determined from the provided structured data. The current snapshot reflects a single normalized period.
Risk assessment indicates low liquidity risk and low dilution risk, with no immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags detected. The key flags section notes the absence of immediate threats, although the negative equity and net loss position inherently suggest elevated financial risk not fully captured by the binary risk labels. The company maintains a basic share count of 311.73 million shares, with no difference between basic and diluted shares, indicating no immediate in-the-money options or warrants contributing to dilution.
Recent observations include analyst estimates with a mean price target of 2.77 USD and a median of 2.33 USD, ranging from a low of 1.00 USD to a high of 5.50 USD. The mean recommendation is 3.33, with six hold ratings and no strong buy or buy ratings. News event observations indicate reconciler enqueue activities for coverage closure, but no specific corporate actions or material news events are detailed in the input.
- Hertz reports negative equity of -459 million USD and a net loss of 747 million USD, indicating significant financial distress.
- Operating cash flow of 1.625 billion USD provides a liquidity buffer against 565 million USD in cash and equivalents.
- Analyst sentiment is neutral with a mean recommendation of 3.33 and a mean price target of 2.77 USD.
- No dilution risk is flagged, with basic and diluted share counts identical at 311.73 million.
- Historical growth data and segment breakdowns are absent, limiting trend analysis.
Bull / Bear case
analysis pipelineIn focus — financials by report
Revenue $2.00B, +10,5% YoY; Operating income +81,4% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $2.00B, +10,5% YoY
- ▍Operating income +81,4% YoY
- ▍Net income +24,8% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −27,9% YoY
- ▍Net margin -16.6%
Revenue $2.03B, −0,6% YoY; Operating income +80,2% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $2.03B, −0,6% YoY
- ▍Operating income +80,2% YoY
- ▍Net income +59,5% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +15,2% YoY
- ▍Net margin -9.6%
Revenue $2.48B, −3,8% YoY; Operating income +132,2% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $2.48B, −3,8% YoY
- ▍Operating income +132,2% YoY
- ▍Net income +113,8% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +52,0% YoY
- ▍Net margin 7.4%
Revenue $2.19B, −7,1% YoY; Operating income +91,1% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $2.19B, −7,1% YoY
- ▍Operating income +91,1% YoY
- ▍Net income +66,0% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +16,6% YoY
- ▍Net margin -13.5%
Revenue $1.81B; Operating income -$258.0M.
- ▍Revenue $1.81B
- ▍Operating income -$258.0M
- ▍Net margin -24.4%
Revenue $2.04B; Operating income -$303.0M.
- ▍Revenue $2.04B
- ▍Operating income -$303.0M
- ▍Net margin -23.5%
Revenue $2.58B; Operating income -$1.37B.
- ▍Revenue $2.58B
- ▍Operating income -$1.37B
- ▍Net margin -51.7%
Revenue $2.35B; Operating income -$236.0M.
- ▍Revenue $2.35B
- ▍Operating income -$236.0M
- ▍Net margin -36.8%
Revenue $8.50B, −6,0% YoY; Operating income +104,5% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $8.50B, −6,0% YoY
- ▍Operating income +104,5% YoY
- ▍Net income +73,9% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +6,5% YoY
- ▍Net margin -8.8%
Revenue $9.05B, −3,4% YoY; Operating income −348,4% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $9.05B, −3,4% YoY
- ▍Operating income −348,4% YoY
- ▍Net income −564,6% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −43,8% YoY
- ▍Net margin -31.6%
Revenue $9.37B, +7,9% YoY; Operating income −67,0% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $9.37B, +7,9% YoY
- ▍Operating income −67,0% YoY
- ▍Net income −70,1% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +15,8% YoY
- ▍Net margin 6.6%
Revenue $8.69B, +18,4% YoY; Operating income +141,1% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $8.69B, +18,4% YoY
- ▍Operating income +141,1% YoY
- ▍Net income +462,6% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −18,8% YoY
- ▍Net margin 23.7%
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Predictor forecast
| Metric | Our forecast | Guidance | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | —no estimate | —no estimate | -0,90 |
| Revenue | —no estimate | —no estimate | 9,1B USD |
| Operating income | —no estimate | —no estimate | 619,4M USD |
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Themes
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Risk factors
- No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.
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- Cash Conversion Ratiooperating_cash_flow / net_income
- Market Priceinput from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
- Ev To Revenueenterprise_value / revenue
- Net Cashcash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
- Return On Equitynet_income / total_equity
- Market Capmarket_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
- HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC. Market data — financials · 2026-07-29
- reconciler_enqueue (reconciler) on HTZ.O · 2026-07-29
- Hertz Global Holdings Inc Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-07-29
- HTZ.O HA canonical relationships · 2026-07-29
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,08 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$78M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$20M
- Funds · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$12M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$11M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,00 %$72M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$7M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$22M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$67M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$27M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$15M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$6M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Leadership
- Colleen R. BatchelerExecutive Vice President
- Greg MayExecutive Vice President
- Mike MooreExecutive Vice President
Insider activity
- EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · Common StockOther 166 545 @ $1,93$321K · 2026-07-22
- Director · Common StockOther 5 519 @ $2,27$13K · 2026-06-30
- Director · Common StockOther 5 519 @ $2,27$13K · 2026-06-30
- EVP, Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 149 961 @ $4,83$724K · 2026-06-17
- EVP, Chief Operating Officer · Common StockOther 140 822 @ $5,13$722K · 2026-06-14
- Director · Common StockOther 31 877 · 2026-05-28
- Director · Common StockOther 31 877 · 2026-05-28
- Director · Common StockOther 31 877 · 2026-05-28
- Director · Common StockOther 31 877 · 2026-05-28
- EVP, Chief Operating Officer · Common StockSold 40 919 @ $6,07$248K · 2026-05-11
- Director, CEO · Common StockOther 250 577 @ $5,18$1,3M · 2026-04-01
- Director · Common StockOther 2 712 @ $4,61$13K · 2026-03-31
- Director · Common StockOther 2 712 @ $4,61$13K · 2026-03-31
- EVP, Chief Admin. Officer · Common StockOther 18 375 @ $4,34$80K · 2026-03-03
- EVP, CLO & Corp Secretary · Common StockOther 2 646 @ $4,34$11K · 2026-03-03
- EVP, Chief Operating Officer · Common StockOther 11 273 @ $4,34$49K · 2026-03-03
- EVP, CHRO · Common StockOther 1 626 @ $4,34$7K · 2026-03-03
- SVP, Chief Accounting Officer · Common StockOther 1 547 @ $4,34$7K · 2026-03-03
- EVP, Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 28 190 @ $4,34$122K · 2026-03-03
- EVP, CHRO · Common StockOther 115 474 · 2026-03-02
- Director, CEO · Common StockOther 923 788 · 2026-03-02
- SVP, Chief Accounting Officer · Common StockOther 57 737 · 2026-03-02
- EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · Common StockOther 288 684 · 2026-03-02
- EVP, Chief Operating Officer · Common StockOther 173 211 · 2026-03-02
- EVP, Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 288 684 · 2026-03-02
Short positioning
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Intel & risk
Evidence & claims
From filings & derived data- Shares outstanding (annual): 311.73MUnknown
- Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 565MUnknown
- Revenue (annual): USD 8.5BUnknown
- Total assets (annual): USD 22.31BUnknown
- Operating cash flow (annual): USD 1.62BUnknown
- Total liabilities (annual): USD 22.77BUnknown
- EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -2Unknown
- Net income (annual): USD -747MUnknown
- EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -2Unknown
- Pre-tax income (annual): USD -830MUnknown
- Shareholders' equity (annual): USD -459MUnknown
- Net income (annual): USD -2.86BUnknown
- Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 592MUnknown
- Pre-tax income (annual): USD -3.24BUnknown
- EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -9Unknown
- Total assets (annual): USD 21.8BUnknown
- EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -9Unknown
- Operating cash flow (annual): USD 2.22BUnknown
- Shares outstanding (annual): 306.69MUnknown
- Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 153MUnknown
- Revenue (annual): USD 9.05BUnknown
- Total liabilities (annual): USD 21.65BUnknown