ABG vs CWH vs LAD Stock Comparison

Asbury Automotive, Camping World Holdings and Lithia Motors Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$206.79 +17.6% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.71B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
LAD Lithia Motors Inc
$309.55 +0.6% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.72B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.21B
Div. yield
0.77%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Asbury Automotive leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Asbury Automotive 8, Lithia Motors 3, Camping World Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABGCWHLADLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.71B $551.59M $6.72B LAD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.1x -3.5x 8.6x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 31.4x 9.1x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.3% -0.8% +1.6% LAD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% -1.6% 2.1% ABG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 0.0% 6.3% ABG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 10.5x 6.0x ABG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.34% 0.77% CWH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.9% -59.4% -1.4% LAD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr -34.2%/yr -1.3%/yr ABG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 70.1% 41.5% ABG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 32/100 42/100 ABG

Percentile Scorecard

ABGCWHLAD

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

AxisABGCWHLAD
Valuation 88 #14 of 105 71 #31 of 105 55 #48 of 105
Growth 26 #74 of 99 13 #86 of 99 30 #70 of 99
Profitability 57 #43 of 99 29 #71 of 99 37 #63 of 99
Financial Health 24 #86 of 113 7 #105 of 113 21 #90 of 113
Shareholder Returns 94 #5 of 73 40 #44 of 73 69 #23 of 73
Overall 58 32 42
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • CWH ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LAD ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABGCWHLADSPY
1 month +17.6%+6.2%+0.6% -2.3%
3 months -9.3%-20.5%-18.1% -0.7%
6 months +7.0%-28.1%+9.8% +4.8%
Year to date -11.1%-45.1%-6.9% +10.3%
1 year -11.9%-59.4%-1.4% +10.3%
3 years -1.5%-72.1%+16.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year -0.5%-34.7%+5.2% +20.1%
5 years +13.5%-87.6%-6.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.6%-34.2%-1.3% +10.1%
10 years +317.3%-75.3%+284.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +15.4%-13.0%+14.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABGCWHLADSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%70.1%41.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%66.5%40.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.612.110.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.85-0.03 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-90.8%-47.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-63.7%-27.6% -3.5%
52-week high $256.03$14.71$427.48 $779.14
52-week low $161.79$4.20$243.00 $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.

MultipleABGCWHLAD
P/E now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 17.7x -3.5xmedian 17.7x 8.6xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 9.0x 12.8xmedian 9.0x 9.5xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 15.9x 11.0xmedian 15.9x -15.7xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.50median 0.75 0.05median 0.75 -5.73median 0.75

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 monthsABGCWHLAD
Revenue $17.59B $6.27B $38.21B
Gross profit $3.00B $1.80B $5.79B
Operating income $746.30M $143.03M $1.55B
Net income $467.50M -$121.43M $794.40M
Free cash flow $420.70M $50.00M -$426.70M
EPS (diluted) $25.55 $-1.52 $35.84
Cash & equivalents $84.50M $224.07M $374.00M
Total debt $3.37B $2.73B $11.75B
Shares (diluted) 18.30M 64.18M 22.00M
Enterprise value $3.52B -$164.76M $5.24B

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
MetricABGCWHLAD
P/E 8.1x -3.5x 8.6x
P/FCF 8.8x 11.0x -15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 4.8x 2.2x -82.7x
P/S 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
P/B 0.9x 1.4x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.4x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 12.8x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 9.4x 21.4x 11.7x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
EV/FCF 16.6x 61.1x -42.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 12.4x -222.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.50 0.05 -5.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABGCWHLAD
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.3% -0.8% 1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -1.3% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% -5.3% 0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -3.5% 3.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% -28.5% -7.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -26.3% -3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% -551.2% -11.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% -47.2% -8.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.7% -1,065% 0.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -65.8% -1.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 111.5% -127.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.5% 1.7% 33.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.1% 188.5% -906.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.1% 18.3% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABGCWHLAD
Gross margin 17.1% 28.7% 15.1%
EBITDA margin 4.8% 3.8% 5.0%
Operating margin 4.2% 2.3% 4.0%
Pretax margin 3.5% 1.4% 2.8%
Net margin 2.7% -1.6% 2.1%
FCF margin 2.4% 0.8% -1.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.4% 3.9% -0.2%
Return on equity 11.8% -32.5% 12.2%
Return on assets 4.1% -2.4% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 7.6% 0.0% 6.3%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 4.8% 8.5%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.3x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -2.0x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.6% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABGCWHLAD
Debt / assets 29.7% 56.2% 43.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x 6.8x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 10.5x 6.0x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 54.6x -27.5x
Liabilities / assets 64.5% 91.8% 75.3%
Equity / assets 35.5% 8.2% 24.7%
Interest coverage – – 7.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.50 1.58 2.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABGCWHLAD
Dividend yield – 2.3% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 9.2% – 13.3%
Shareholder yield 9.2% 2.3% 14.1%
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.

ConsensusABGCWHLAD
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.97FY2026 $0.17FY2026 $34.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 -10.5%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +223.5% +15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.40BFY2026 $6.35BFY2026 $37.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% -3.2% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABGCWHLAD
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 315 210 445
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% -4.1% +0.2%
Institutions buying 173 118 223
Institutions selling 106 57 160
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.07 1.39

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.

ABGCWHLAD
ABG 1.00 0.45 0.70
CWH 0.45 1.00 0.37
LAD 0.70 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABG, CWH and LAD?

Lithia Motors (LAD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.71B, Camping World Holdings (CWH) $551.59M, Lithia Motors (LAD) $6.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABG, CWH and LAD?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 8.1x, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -3.5x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.7x, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 31.4x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lithia Motors (LAD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -1.3%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -0.8%, Lithia Motors (LAD) +1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) has the highest net margin (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 2.7%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -1.6%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, Asbury Automotive (ABG) leads (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.6%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 0.0%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lithia Motors (LAD) returned the most: Asbury Automotive (ABG) -11.9%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -59.4%, Lithia Motors (LAD) -1.4%. Over five years, Asbury Automotive (ABG) compounded fastest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) +2.6%/yr, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -34.2%/yr, Lithia Motors (LAD) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Camping World Holdings (CWH) has the highest dividend yield: Asbury Automotive (ABG) 0.00%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 2.34%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 0.77%. Asbury Automotive (ABG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asbury Automotive (ABG) has been the steadiest (Asbury Automotive (ABG) 37.3%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 70.1%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABG, CWH and LAD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Asbury Automotive (ABG) leads on 8. 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.