AHT PEER ANALYSIS

Ashtead Group PLC — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

AHTAshtead Group PLC

🇬🇧 UK · LSE · Industrials · Rental & Leasing Services

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Rental & Leasing Services

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

AHTIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	AHT	ESCAR	HTZ	ALTG	PLTUR	BORLS	Ind. Median
P/E	21.40	—	—	—	9.70●	—	19.89
P/B	3.91	3.50	-0.85	-7.13●	0.61	-4.30	2.34
EV/EBITDA	—	217.60	7.51	14.36	2.59●	10.82	10.99
P/S	2.73	5.80	0.08●	0.11	0.65	0.68	1.54

Financial Health
Metric	AHT	ESCAR	HTZ	ALTG	PLTUR	BORLS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.02	3.63●	0.75	1.37	1.82	0.47	1.19
Debt/Equity	—	42.5%	-2,605.9%	-4,147.0%●	23.6%	-938.1%	106.7%
NetDebt/EBITDA	—	-20.73●	7.26	12.22	0.52	7.39	5.32

Profitability
Metric	AHT	ESCAR	HTZ	ALTG	PLTUR	BORLS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	12.7%●	-23.8%	-7.3%	-4.3%	6.7%	-50.9%	0.9%
ROE	18.2%●	-14.6%	—	—	7.3%	—	9.0%
ROA	6.3%●	-9.1%	-2.8%	-5.6%	4.6%	-30.6%	0.3%
EBITDA Margin	34.2%●	2.4%	30.5%	5.2%	31.4%	19.8%	29.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	AHT	ESCAR	HTZ	ALTG	PLTUR	BORLS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	0.4%	2.5%	-1.0%	-1.9%	30.7%●	-24.1%	2.8%
NI Growth	-8.6%●	—	—	—	-32.4%	—	-17.4%
Div. Yield	2.1%	0.8%	0.0%	2.5%	3.6%●	0.0%	0.9%
Payout	27.7%	-19.9%	0.0%	-6.3%	34.6%	0.0%	13.5%

Valuation
Metric	AHT	IAG	EXPN	REL	HLMA	RTO	Ind. Median
P/E	21.40	5.68●	21.90	20.72	40.93	80.09	19.89
P/B	3.91	—	5.84	18.09	7.03	3.69●	2.34
EV/EBITDA	—	—	12.23●	13.56	24.37	18.50	10.99
P/S	2.73	0.65●	3.86	4.46	5.90	2.94	1.54

Financial Health
Metric	AHT	IAG	EXPN	REL	HLMA	RTO	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.02	—	0.85	0.49	2.14●	1.16	1.19
Debt/Equity	—	—	100.4%	310.0%	42.1%●	111.5%	106.7%
NetDebt/EBITDA	—	—	1.69	1.95	1.17●	2.93	5.32

Profitability
Metric	AHT	IAG	EXPN	REL	HLMA	RTO	Ind. Median
Net Margin	12.7%	11.4%	17.6%	21.5%●	14.4%	3.7%	0.9%
ROE	18.2%	78.8%●	27.9%	70.6%	18.3%	4.5%	9.0%
ROA	6.3%	—	10.9%	13.8%●	10.7%	1.8%	0.3%
EBITDA Margin	34.2%	23.9%	36.6%	38.4%●	25.4%	18.9%	29.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	AHT	IAG	EXPN	REL	HLMA	RTO	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	0.4%	30.4%●	8.2%	1.7%	14.9%	-5.7%	2.8%
NI Growth	-8.6%	67.1%●	23.0%	6.8%	25.6%	-38.7%	-17.4%
Div. Yield	2.1%	1.7%	2.6%	2.9%●	0.6%	2.8%	0.9%
Payout	27.7%	9.7%	40.0%	57.2%	24.1%	92.1%	13.5%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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