CWH vs LAD vs GPI Stock Comparison

Camping World Holdings, Lithia Motors and Group 1 Automotive Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LAD Lithia Motors Inc
$315.38 +4.1% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.84B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.21B
Div. yield
0.75%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc
$273.05 +13.0% 1M -29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.26B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.77B
Div. yield
0.79%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Group 1 Automotive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Group 1 Automotive 6, Lithia Motors 5, Camping World Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWHLADGPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $558.82M $6.84B $3.26B LAD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 8.8x 8.5x GPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 9.3x 7.1x GPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.8% +1.6% -3.4% LAD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.6% 2.1% 1.7% LAD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 6.3% 9.0% GPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.5x 6.0x 3.3x GPI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.31% 0.75% 0.79% CWH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.0% +5.9% -29.7% LAD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.3%/yr -0.8%/yr +6.8%/yr GPI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.2% 41.8% 43.2% LAD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 43/100 52/100 GPI

Percentile Scorecard

CWHLADGPI

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

AxisCWHLADGPI
Valuation 71 #32 of 107 54 #50 of 107 87 #15 of 107
Growth 13 #90 of 103 31 #71 of 103 24 #79 of 103
Profitability 28 #74 of 102 37 #65 of 102 49 #53 of 102
Financial Health 7 #105 of 113 21 #89 of 113 33 #76 of 113
Shareholder Returns 40 #46 of 76 72 #22 of 76 67 #26 of 76
Overall 32 43 52
  • CWH ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LAD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GPI ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWHLADGPISPY
1 month +18.9%+4.1%+13.0% -1.0%
3 months -16.6%-14.3%-1.5% -0.4%
6 months -31.4%+9.0%-20.6% +4.5%
Year to date -44.4%-5.1%-30.6% +12.4%
1 year -55.0%+5.9%-29.7% +13.6%
3 years -71.7%+18.5%-0.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year -34.4%+5.8%-0.2% +20.8%
5 years -86.8%-3.9%+38.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year -33.3%-0.8%+6.8% +10.4%
10 years -75.4%+298.5%+374.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year -13.1%+14.8%+16.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCWHLADGPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.2%41.8%43.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.1%40.2%47.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.140.500.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.770.14-0.69 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.8%-47.1%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.2%-26.2%-36.0% -1.6%
52-week high $14.71$427.48$426.91 $779.14
52-week low $4.20$243.00$224.95 $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.

MultipleCWHLADGPI
P/E now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 18.4x 8.8xmedian 18.4x 8.5xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 9.6x 9.6xmedian 9.6x 6.8xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 16.4x -16.0xmedian 16.4x 14.4xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.83 -5.84median 0.83 -0.69median 0.83

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 monthsCWHLADGPI
Revenue $6.27B $38.21B $21.77B
Gross profit $1.80B $5.79B $3.47B
Operating income $143.03M $1.55B $785.70M
Net income -$121.43M $794.40M $380.00M
Free cash flow $50.00M -$426.70M $226.30M
EPS (diluted) $-1.52 $35.84 $31.93
Cash & equivalents $224.07M $374.00M $881.50M
Total debt $2.73B $11.75B $3.89B
Shares (diluted) 64.18M 22.00M 11.90M
Enterprise value -$157.53M $5.37B $2.14B

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
MetricCWHLADGPI
P/E -3.5x 8.8x 8.5x
P/FCF 11.2x -16.0x 14.4x
P/Operating cash flow 2.3x -84.3x 6.9x
P/S 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
P/B 1.4x 1.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.8x 9.6x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 21.4x 11.8x 8.0x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
EV/FCF 61.3x -42.7x 27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.5x -224.4x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -5.84 -0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWHLADGPI
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.8% 1.6% -3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 8.0% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.3% 0.9% -4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 3.8% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -28.5% -7.2% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.3% -3.5% -8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -551.2% -11.9% 1.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.2% -8.7% -16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,065% 0.9% 8.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.8% -1.5% -12.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 111.5% -127.5% -39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 33.0% 1.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 188.5% -906.4% -54.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 6.8% -2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWHLADGPI
Gross margin 28.7% 15.1% 15.9%
EBITDA margin 3.8% 5.0% 4.2%
Operating margin 2.3% 4.0% 3.6%
Pretax margin 1.4% 2.8% 2.3%
Net margin -1.6% 2.1% 1.7%
FCF margin 0.8% -1.1% 1.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% -0.2% 2.2%
Return on equity -32.5% 12.2% 12.6%
Return on assets -2.4% 3.0% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 6.3% 9.0%
Return on capital employed 4.8% 8.5% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.4x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.0x -0.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWHLADGPI
Debt / assets 56.2% 43.8% 36.0%
Debt / equity 6.8x 1.8x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.5x 6.0x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 54.6x -27.5x 17.2x
Liabilities / assets 91.8% 75.3% 71.6%
Equity / assets 8.2% 24.7% 28.4%
Interest coverage – 7.2x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.58 2.16 3.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWHLADGPI
Dividend yield 2.3% 0.8% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 13.1% 10.7%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 13.8% 11.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 6.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 11.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%

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.

ConsensusCWHLADGPI
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 $34.04FY2026 $38.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.5%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +223.5% +15.7% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.35BFY2026 $37.52BFY2026 $20.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +8.1% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWHLADGPI
Held by institutions 96.7% 100.0% 99.9%
Institutions holding 210 445 387
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% +0.2% +3.7%
Institutions buying 118 223 204
Institutions selling 57 160 125
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.39 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.

CWHLADGPI
CWH 1.00 0.39 0.39
LAD 0.39 1.00 0.67
GPI 0.39 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWH, LAD and GPI?

Lithia Motors (LAD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Camping World Holdings (CWH) $558.82M, Lithia Motors (LAD) $6.84B, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) $3.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, CWH, LAD and GPI?

Group 1 Automotive (GPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Camping World Holdings (CWH) -3.5x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.8x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 8.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) is cheapest (Camping World Holdings (CWH) 31.8x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 9.3x, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 7.1x). 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: Camping World Holdings (CWH) -0.8%, Lithia Motors (LAD) +1.6%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lithia Motors (LAD) has the highest net margin (Camping World Holdings (CWH) -1.6%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 2.1%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 1.7%). On return on invested capital, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) leads (Camping World Holdings (CWH) 0.0%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 6.3%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lithia Motors (LAD) returned the most: Camping World Holdings (CWH) -55.0%, Lithia Motors (LAD) +5.9%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) -29.7%. Over five years, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) compounded fastest (Camping World Holdings (CWH) -33.3%/yr, Lithia Motors (LAD) -0.8%/yr, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) +6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Camping World Holdings (CWH) has the highest dividend yield: Camping World Holdings (CWH) 2.31%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 0.75%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 0.79%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lithia Motors (LAD) has been the steadiest (Camping World Holdings (CWH) 71.2%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 41.8%, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 43.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) 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.