Forensic Analysis · General / Diversified · as of Jun 27, 2026
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC (HTZ)
A forensic read on HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.
D · Weak — demands caution
Forensic grade
Clean
Earnings quality
2
Forensic signals
-204.3%
ROE
$947M
Market cap
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC earns a D (Weak — demands caution) forensic quality grade. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.
What the filings flag
2%Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 2% and rising from -31% — well below its ~9% cost of capital, so reinvested dollars may be destroying value, not building it.
stoppedShareholder returns — halted. Capital returns have STOPPED — $315M of buybacks + dividends in FY2023, but ~$0 in FY2025. A halt usually means the company is conserving cash; understand why before reading it as neutral.
Key fundamentals
Net Margin-8.8%
Free Cash Flow$1.53B
Latest Revenue$8.50B
Revenue Growth YoY-6.0%
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Data from SEC EDGAR public filings · metrics as of Jun 27, 2026. Forensic signals flag probability, not certainty.