EXPEDIA GROUP, INC. vs GATX Corporation, two Travel Services stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where EXPE and GATX diverge most: on debt / equity, EXPE reads 2.43 and GATX reads 0.00; on p/b, EXPE reads 19.56 and GATX reads 1.78. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What EXPE's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What GATX's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | EXPE | GATX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $294.81 | $178.99 |
| Market cap | $35.9B | $6.4B |
| Sector | Travel Services | Travel Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +22.8% | — |
| P/E | 26.0 | 17.7 |
| P/B | 19.56 | 1.78 |
| P/S | 2.37 | 3.12 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.3 | 9.8 |
| Revenue growth | +10.3% | +22.5% |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | — |
| Net margin | 9.8% | 17.9% |
| Return on equity | 81.0% | 10.3% |
| Return on assets | 5.6% | 2.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.5% | — |
| FCF yield | 11.4% | 13.1% |
| Dividend yield | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| Debt / equity | 2.43 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.73 | — |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.45 | 0.67 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 9 / 9 |
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