AN vs ABG vs CWH Stock Comparison

Autonation, Asbury Automotive and Camping World Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AN Autonation, Inc.
$160.14 -4.0% 1M -20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.48B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$173.16 -6.4% 1M -27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.47B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.98B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Asbury Automotive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Asbury Automotive 6, Autonation 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANABGCWHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.48B $3.47B $287.14M AN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.1x 6.8x -3.0x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 6.4x 25.1x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% +4.1% -0.8% ABG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 2.8% -1.6% ABG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 7.8% 0.0% AN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 3.9x 10.5x AN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.0% -27.6% -74.5% AN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr -2.7%/yr -34.7%/yr AN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 34.9% 74.7% ABG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 59/100 35/100 ABG

Percentile Scorecard

ANABGCWH

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

AxisANABGCWH
Valuation 58 #44 of 104 90 #11 of 104 73 #29 of 104
Growth 27 #73 of 99 28 #72 of 99 14 #85 of 99
Profitability 55 #45 of 99 57 #43 of 99 29 #71 of 99
Financial Health 17 #94 of 113 24 #86 of 113 7 #105 of 113
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 73 96 #4 of 73 54 #34 of 73
Overall 51 59 35
  • AN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ABG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • CWH ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANABGCWHSPY
1 month -4.0%-6.4%-20.6% -0.8%
3 months -24.6%-23.6%-30.3% +3.5%
6 months -21.5%-13.4%-38.2% +7.0%
Year to date -22.4%-25.5%-56.1% +12.2%
1 year -20.0%-27.6%-74.5% +13.0%
3 years +22.7%-7.2%-74.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.1%-2.5%-36.4% +23.1%
5 years +33.0%-12.8%-88.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.9%-2.7%-34.7% +11.0%
10 years +242.9%+242.6%-81.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.1%+13.1%-15.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureANABGCWHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%34.9%74.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%37.3%75.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.602.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-0.79-1.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-47.1%-90.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-32.4%-74.6% -1.8%
52-week high $230.09$256.03$16.82 $779.14
52-week low $153.07$161.79$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.

MultipleANABGCWH
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 16.7x 6.2xmedian 16.7x -2.8xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 9.0x 7.5xmedian 9.0x 12.3xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 438.1xmedian 16.5x 6.3xmedian 16.5x 8.8xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.7x 0.8xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.47median 0.72 -0.43median 0.72 0.04median 0.72

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 monthsANABGCWH
Revenue $27.45B $17.98B $6.27B
Gross profit $4.90B $3.08B $1.80B
Operating income $1.32B $782.30M $143.03M
Net income $774.70M $509.50M -$121.43M
Free cash flow $12.10M $496.30M $50.00M
EPS (diluted) $22.92 $27.84 $-1.52
Cash & equivalents $53.30M $30.40M $224.07M
Total debt $4.44B $3.46B $2.73B
Shares (diluted) 33.80M 18.30M 64.18M
Enterprise value $5.20B $3.33B -$582.31M

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
MetricANABGCWH
P/E 6.9x 6.2x -2.8x
P/FCF 438.1x 6.3x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 3.8x 1.8x
P/S 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
P/B 2.3x 0.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 1.7x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 7.5x 12.3x
EV/EBIT 7.3x 8.3x 20.6x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF 800.3x 13.2x 58.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.0x 8.0x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.47 -0.43 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANABGCWH
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% 4.1% -0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 6.5% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% 4.5% -5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 1.8% -3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.1% -18.8% -28.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.3% -12.8% -26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.2% -5.6% -551.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -18.4% -47.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.5% 1.6% -1,065%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.7% -14.5% -65.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 294.9% -15.9% 111.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.8% 24.4% 1.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 102.7% -32.0% 188.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -76.3% 16.7% 18.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANABGCWH
Gross margin 17.8% 17.1% 28.7%
EBITDA margin 5.8% 4.9% 3.8%
Operating margin 4.8% 4.4% 2.3%
Pretax margin 3.8% 3.8% 1.4%
Net margin 2.8% 2.8% -1.6%
FCF margin 0.0% 2.8% 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 4.5% 3.9%
Return on equity 34.5% 13.0% -32.5%
Return on assets 5.1% 4.5% -2.4%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 7.8% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 9.8% 4.8%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.6x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.6x -2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANABGCWH
Debt / assets 28.6% 30.3% 56.2%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.9x 6.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 3.9x 10.5x
Debt / FCF 366.6x 7.0x 54.6x
Liabilities / assets 85.4% 65.6% 91.8%
Equity / assets 14.6% 34.4% 8.2%
Interest coverage 13.7x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.76 2.47 1.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANABGCWH
Dividend yield – – 2.9%
Net buyback yield 19.0% 12.6% –
Shareholder yield 19.0% 12.6% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusANABGCWH
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 6.4xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.82FY2026 $26.97FY2026 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 -10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.6% +12.9% +223.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.30BFY2026 $16.40BFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 -8.9%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +6.7% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANABGCWH
Held by institutions 72.2% 100.0% 96.7%
Institutions holding 509 315 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -2.4% -4.1%
Institutions buying 222 173 118
Institutions selling 196 106 57
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.63 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.

ANABGCWH
AN 1.00 0.80 0.41
ABG 0.80 1.00 0.39
CWH 0.41 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AN, ABG and CWH?

Autonation (AN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autonation (AN) $5.48B, Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.47B, Camping World Holdings (CWH) $287.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, AN, ABG and CWH?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autonation (AN) 7.1x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 6.8x, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -3.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Autonation (AN) 8.1x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 6.4x, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autonation (AN) -0.1%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) +4.1%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) has the highest net margin (Autonation (AN) 2.8%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 2.8%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -1.6%). On return on invested capital, Autonation (AN) leads (Autonation (AN) 14.6%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.8%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autonation (AN) returned the most: Autonation (AN) -20.0%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -27.6%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -74.5%. Over five years, Autonation (AN) compounded fastest (Autonation (AN) +5.9%/yr, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -2.7%/yr, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -34.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asbury Automotive (ABG) has been the steadiest (Autonation (AN) 35.0%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 34.9%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 74.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AN, ABG 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, Asbury Automotive (ABG) leads on 6. 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.