AAP vs AN vs CWH Stock Comparison

Advance Auto Parts, Autonation and Camping World Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AAP Advance Auto Parts Inc
$48.15 +16.8% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
38.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.02B
Div. yield
2.08%
Auto Parts Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win
AN Autonation, Inc.
$188.31 +19.1% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.08B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.42B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Autonation leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Autonation 9, Camping World Holdings 2, Advance Auto Parts 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAPANCWHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.91B $6.08B $526.08M AN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.8x 8.7x -1.3x AN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 9.6x 46.3x AN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.0% -1.8% -5.5% AN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 2.6% -4.2% AN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% 14.3% -7.1% AN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.8x -21.6x CWH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.08% 0.00% 2.46% CWH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.0% -2.7% -59.3% AAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.9%/yr +8.8%/yr -34.1%/yr AN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.9% 36.2% 71.3% AN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 52/100 27/100 AN

Percentile Scorecard

AAPANCWH

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAAPANCWH
Valuation 51 #53 of 108 58 #46 of 108 51 #54 of 108
Growth 54 #48 of 104 26 #77 of 104 13 #91 of 104
Profitability 31 #71 of 103 62 #40 of 103 19 #84 of 103
Financial Health 39 #70 of 114 18 #94 of 114 9 #104 of 114
Shareholder Returns 28 #56 of 77 99 #2 of 77 42 #45 of 77
Overall 41 52 27
  • AAP ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • AN ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • CWH ranked among 116 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAAPANCWHSPY
1 month +16.8%+19.1%+12.4% -5.9%
3 months -16.9%-10.9%-18.4% -4.6%
6 months -15.9%-8.3%-32.9% +0.2%
Year to date +22.5%-8.8%-47.7% +7.5%
1 year -1.0%-2.7%-59.3% +8.2%
3 years -15.0%+37.7%-73.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year -5.3%+11.3%-35.5% +19.0%
5 years -79.0%+52.3%-87.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -26.9%+8.8%-34.1% +9.4%
10 years -64.6%+360.9%-76.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year -9.9%+16.5%-13.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAAPANCWHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.9%36.2%71.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.1%39.4%67.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.170.322.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-0.07-0.83 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-33.5%-90.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-18.2%-65.4% -5.9%
52-week high $63.05$230.09$14.71 $779.14
52-week low $38.68$153.07$4.20 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAAPANCWH
P/E now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 18.8x 8.7xmedian 18.8x -1.3xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 9.0x 6.8xmedian 9.0x -26.3xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.2xmedian 15.3x 265.6xmedian 15.3x 4.3xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.8x 2.7xmedian 1.8x 6.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.96median 0.87 -1.80median 0.87 0.00median 0.87

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAAPANCWH
Revenue $8.02B $27.42B $6.05B
Gross profit $3.57B $4.86B $1.71B
Operating income $214.00M $1.26B -$209.86M
Net income $75.00M $721.90M -$412.16M
Free cash flow -$111.00M $22.90M $123.37M
EPS (diluted) $1.23 $21.36 $-3.98
Cash & equivalents $3.09B $51.20M $263.76M
Total debt $3.39B $4.36B $2.68B
Shares (diluted) 60.90M 33.80M 63.86M
Enterprise value -$9.59B $5.85B -$345.36M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAAPANCWH
P/E 38.8x 8.7x -1.3x
P/FCF -26.2x 265.6x 4.3x
P/Operating cash flow 17.2x 19.6x 2.0x
P/S 0.4x 0.2x 0.1x
P/B 1.3x 2.7x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 6.0x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 6.8x -26.3x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 8.2x -14.0x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF -28.9x 453.7x 23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 33.4x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.96 -1.80 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAPANCWH
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.0% -1.8% -5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 0.7% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.1% -2.2% -10.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -2.2% -3.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 123.6% -0.3% -197.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.1% -9.9% -39.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 119.9% 8.9% -635.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.3% -12.9% -150.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 119.6% 22.7% -360.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.8% -4.9% -522.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 225.2% 179.6% 482.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.7% -32.0% 7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.8% 112.9% 140.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -66.1% -66.5% 364.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAPANCWH
Gross margin 44.5% 17.7% 28.4%
EBITDA margin 4.7% 5.6% -1.8%
Operating margin 2.7% 4.6% -3.5%
Pretax margin 1.5% 3.5% -6.7%
Net margin 0.9% 2.6% -4.2%
FCF margin -1.4% 0.1% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin 2.1% 1.1% 4.3%
Return on equity 3.3% 31.9% -171.4%
Return on assets 0.6% 4.6% -8.9%
Return on invested capital 3.2% 14.3% -7.1%
Return on capital employed 2.9% 13.4% -7.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.8x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 0.4x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAPANCWH
Debt / assets 28.4% 27.9% 60.5%
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.9x 32.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.8x -21.6x
Debt / FCF -30.5x 190.4x 21.7x
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 85.5% 98.1%
Equity / assets 19.0% 14.5% 1.9%
Interest coverage – 12.0x –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.69 2.77 1.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAPANCWH
Dividend yield 2.1% – 2.5%
Net buyback yield – 16.3% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 16.3% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAAPANCWH
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 46.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.05FY2026 $19.57FY2026 $0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026 -42.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.3% +15.9% +281.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.71BFY2026 $28.28BFY2026 $6.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% -6.5% -4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAPANCWH
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.2% 96.7%
Institutions holding 374 511 210
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.5% -4.1%
Institutions buying 199 221 118
Institutions selling 110 197 57
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.12 2.07

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AAPANCWH
AAP 1.00 0.30 0.41
AN 0.30 1.00 0.44
CWH 0.41 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAP, AN and CWH?

Autonation (AN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) $2.91B, Autonation (AN) $6.08B, Camping World Holdings (CWH) $526.08M.

Which stock is cheaper, AAP, AN and CWH?

Autonation (AN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 38.8x, Autonation (AN) 8.7x, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -1.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autonation (AN) is cheapest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 15.8x, Autonation (AN) 9.6x, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 46.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autonation (AN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -7.0%, Autonation (AN) -1.8%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autonation (AN) has the highest net margin (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 0.9%, Autonation (AN) 2.6%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -4.2%). On return on invested capital, Autonation (AN) leads (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 3.2%, Autonation (AN) 14.3%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advance Auto Parts (AAP) returned the most: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -1.0%, Autonation (AN) -2.7%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -59.3%. Over five years, Autonation (AN) compounded fastest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -26.9%/yr, Autonation (AN) +8.8%/yr, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -34.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Camping World Holdings (CWH) has the highest dividend yield: Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 2.08%, Autonation (AN) 0.00%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 2.46%. Autonation (AN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autonation (AN) has been the steadiest (Advance Auto Parts (AAP) 58.9%, Autonation (AN) 36.2%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 71.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAP, AN and CWH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autonation (AN) leads on 9. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.