CWH vs KMX vs ABG Stock Comparison

Camping World Holdings, Carmax and Asbury Automotive Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KMX Carmax Inc
$52.58 -5.0% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.46B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.63B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$207.56 +22.2% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.73B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Asbury Automotive leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Asbury Automotive 7, Carmax 3, Camping World Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWHKMXABGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $526.08M $7.46B $3.73B KMX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x 25.5x 8.1x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.3x 17.0x 7.9x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.5% +4.8% -1.3% KMX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.2% 1.1% 2.7% ABG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -7.1% 1.1% 7.6% ABG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -21.6x 20.4x 3.9x CWH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.46% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.3% +28.8% -11.2% KMX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.1%/yr -19.4%/yr +2.7%/yr ABG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.3% 55.2% 37.9% ABG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 50/100 59/100 ABG

Percentile Scorecard

CWHKMXABG

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

AxisCWHKMXABG
Valuation 51 #54 of 108 69 #34 of 108 88 #14 of 108
Growth 13 #91 of 104 43 #60 of 104 29 #74 of 104
Profitability 19 #84 of 103 35 #67 of 103 60 #42 of 103
Financial Health 9 #104 of 114 22 #89 of 114 24 #87 of 114
Shareholder Returns 42 #45 of 77 79 #17 of 77 95 #5 of 77
Overall 27 50 59
  • CWH ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • KMX ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • ABG ranked among 116 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWHKMXABGSPY
1 month +12.4%-5.0%+22.2% -5.9%
3 months -18.4%-9.5%-4.0% -4.6%
6 months -32.9%+31.7%+3.5% +0.2%
Year to date -47.7%+36.1%-10.7% +7.5%
1 year -59.3%+28.8%-11.2% +8.2%
3 years -73.2%-20.4%+1.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -35.5%-7.3%+0.5% +19.0%
5 years -87.6%-66.0%+14.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -34.1%-19.4%+2.7% +9.4%
10 years -76.9%+4.1%+321.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year -13.6%+0.4%+15.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCWHKMXABGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.3%55.2%37.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.3%66.0%37.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.041.190.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.830.52-0.30 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.8%-80.1%-47.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.4%-18.1%-18.9% -5.9%
52-week high $14.71$64.22$256.03 $779.14
52-week low $4.20$30.88$161.79 $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.

MultipleCWHKMXABG
P/E now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 18.8x 25.5xmedian 18.8x 8.1xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -26.3xmedian 9.0x 30.1xmedian 9.0x 8.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 15.3x 6.5xmedian 15.3x 8.9xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.87 -2.47median 0.87 -0.50median 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 monthsCWHKMXABG
Revenue $6.05B $27.63B $17.59B
Gross profit $1.71B $2.85B $3.00B
Operating income -$209.86M $392.76M $746.30M
Net income -$412.16M $292.45M $467.50M
Free cash flow $123.37M $1.15B $420.70M
EPS (diluted) $-3.98 $2.05 $25.55
Cash & equivalents $263.76M $170.53M $84.50M
Total debt $2.68B $15.71B $3.37B
Shares (diluted) 63.86M 142.45M 18.30M
Enterprise value -$345.36M $6.83B $3.53B

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
MetricCWHKMXABG
P/E -1.3x 25.5x 8.1x
P/FCF 4.3x 6.5x 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow 2.0x 4.7x 4.8x
P/S 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
P/B 6.4x 1.2x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 1.2x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA -26.3x 30.1x 8.4x
EV/EBIT -14.0x 58.6x 9.4x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.8x 0.4x
EV/FCF 23.8x 20.1x 16.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 14.4x 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 -2.47 -0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWHKMXABG
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.5% 4.8% -1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 0.8% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.5% -3.6% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 1.8% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -197.7% -23.0% -23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 0.1% -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -635.3% -43.9% -16.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -150.3% -13.6% -19.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -360.9% -41.0% -10.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -522.7% -10.3% -16.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 482.7% 32.4% -11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 29.1% 41.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 140.3% 67.3% -33.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 364.4% 53.9% 38.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWHKMXABG
Gross margin 28.4% 10.3% 17.1%
EBITDA margin -1.8% 2.8% 4.8%
Operating margin -3.5% 1.4% 4.2%
Pretax margin -6.7% 1.6% 3.5%
Net margin -4.2% 1.1% 2.7%
FCF margin 2.0% 4.1% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 4.3% 5.8% 4.4%
Return on equity -171.4% 4.7% 11.8%
Return on assets -8.9% 1.1% 4.1%
Return on invested capital -7.1% 1.1% 7.6%
Return on capital employed -7.6% 1.6% 9.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.0x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 5.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWHKMXABG
Debt / assets 60.5% 60.3% 29.7%
Debt / equity 32.6x 2.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -21.6x 20.4x 3.9x
Debt / FCF 21.7x 13.7x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 98.1% 75.8% 64.5%
Equity / assets 1.9% 24.2% 35.5%
Interest coverage – 3.3x –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.35 1.71 2.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWHKMXABG
Dividend yield 2.5% – –
Net buyback yield – 3.5% 9.1%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 3.5% 9.1%
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.

ConsensusCWHKMXABG
Forward P/E 46.3xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $3.09FY2026 $26.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -42.1%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 -7.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +281.8% +21.7% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.30BFY2026 $30.12BFY2026 $16.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.4% +0.6% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWHKMXABG
Held by institutions 96.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 210 559 315
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% -2.9% -2.4%
Institutions buying 118 233 173
Institutions selling 57 251 106
Buyers to sellers 2.07 0.93 1.63

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.

CWHKMXABG
CWH 1.00 0.44 0.47
KMX 0.44 1.00 0.45
ABG 0.47 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWH, KMX and ABG?

Carmax (KMX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Camping World Holdings (CWH) $526.08M, Carmax (KMX) $7.46B, Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, CWH, KMX and ABG?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Camping World Holdings (CWH) -1.3x, Carmax (KMX) 25.5x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Camping World Holdings (CWH) 46.3x, Carmax (KMX) 17.0x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carmax (KMX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Camping World Holdings (CWH) -5.5%, Carmax (KMX) +4.8%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) has the highest net margin (Camping World Holdings (CWH) -4.2%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Asbury Automotive (ABG) leads (Camping World Holdings (CWH) -7.1%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carmax (KMX) returned the most: Camping World Holdings (CWH) -59.3%, Carmax (KMX) +28.8%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -11.2%. Over five years, Asbury Automotive (ABG) compounded fastest (Camping World Holdings (CWH) -34.1%/yr, Carmax (KMX) -19.4%/yr, Asbury Automotive (ABG) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Camping World Holdings (CWH) 2.46%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 0.00%. Carmax (KMX) and Asbury Automotive (ABG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asbury Automotive (ABG) has been the steadiest (Camping World Holdings (CWH) 71.3%, Carmax (KMX) 55.2%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 37.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.