CWH vs LAD vs KMX Stock Comparison

Camping World Holdings, Lithia Motors and Carmax Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LAD Lithia Motors Inc
$288.81 -4.6% 1M -9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.27B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.21B
Div. yield
0.82%
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
KMX Carmax Inc
$53.99 -4.4% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.66B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.63B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lithia Motors leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lithia Motors 7, Carmax 4, Camping World Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWHLADKMXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $473.09M $6.27B $7.66B KMX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.0x 8.0x 26.2x LAD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.9x 8.5x 17.6x LAD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.8% +1.6% +4.8% KMX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.6% 2.1% 1.1% LAD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 6.3% 1.1% LAD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.5x 6.0x 20.4x LAD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.73% 0.82% — CWH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -72.8% -9.3% +21.5% KMX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.3%/yr -2.0%/yr -17.0%/yr LAD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.7% 41.3% 54.7% LAD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 43/100 48/100 KMX

Percentile Scorecard

CWHLADKMX

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

AxisCWHLADKMX
Valuation 73 #29 of 104 54 #48 of 104 67 #35 of 104
Growth 14 #84 of 98 29 #70 of 98 40 #59 of 98
Profitability 28 #69 of 96 38 #60 of 96 35 #63 of 96
Financial Health 7 #102 of 110 23 #85 of 110 21 #87 of 110
Shareholder Returns 49 #37 of 71 70 #22 of 71 77 #17 of 71
Overall 34 43 48
  • CWH ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LAD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • KMX ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWHLADKMXSPY
1 month -11.2%-4.6%-4.4% +0.9%
3 months -24.4%-32.4%-8.7% +5.9%
6 months -33.9%-0.8%+40.8% +8.5%
Year to date -52.9%-13.1%+39.7% +13.3%
1 year -72.8%-9.3%+21.5% +12.4%
3 years -72.4%+21.9%-10.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -34.9%+6.8%-3.7% +23.5%
5 years -87.7%-9.5%-60.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -34.3%-2.0%-17.0% +11.0%
10 years -79.5%+238.4%+8.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year -14.7%+13.0%+0.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCWHLADKMXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.7%41.3%54.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.9%39.9%65.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.210.531.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.97-0.220.39 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.8%-47.1%-80.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.8%-32.4%-15.9% -0.9%
52-week high $16.82$427.48$64.22 $779.14
52-week low $4.20$243.00$30.88 $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.

MultipleCWHLADKMX
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 16.7x 8.0xmedian 16.7x 26.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.4x 0.2xmedian 0.4x 0.3xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 9.2x 9.3xmedian 9.2x 30.4xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 16.0x -14.7xmedian 16.0x 6.7xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.73 -5.34median 0.73 -2.53median 0.73

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 monthsCWHLADKMX
Revenue $6.27B $38.21B $27.63B
Gross profit $1.80B $5.79B $2.85B
Operating income $143.03M $1.55B $392.76M
Net income -$121.43M $794.40M $292.45M
Free cash flow $50.00M -$426.70M $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $-1.52 $35.84 $2.05
Cash & equivalents $224.07M $374.00M $170.53M
Total debt $2.73B $11.75B $15.71B
Shares (diluted) 64.18M 22.00M 142.45M
Enterprise value -$243.26M $4.79B $7.03B

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
MetricCWHLADKMX
P/E -3.0x 8.0x 26.2x
P/FCF 9.5x -14.7x 6.7x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x -77.2x 4.8x
P/S 0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
P/B 1.2x 0.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x 9.3x 30.4x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 11.4x 59.1x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
EV/FCF 59.6x -41.4x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x -217.3x 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -5.34 -2.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWHLADKMX
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.8% 1.6% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 8.0% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.3% 0.9% -3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 3.8% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -28.5% -7.2% -23.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.3% -3.5% 0.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -551.2% -11.9% -43.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.2% -8.7% -13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,065% 0.9% -41.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.8% -1.5% -10.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 111.5% -127.5% 32.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 33.0% 29.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 188.5% -906.4% 67.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 6.8% 53.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWHLADKMX
Gross margin 28.7% 15.1% 10.3%
EBITDA margin 3.8% 5.0% 2.8%
Operating margin 2.3% 4.0% 1.4%
Pretax margin 1.4% 2.8% 1.6%
Net margin -1.6% 2.1% 1.1%
FCF margin 0.8% -1.1% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% -0.2% 5.8%
Return on equity -32.5% 12.2% 4.7%
Return on assets -2.4% 3.0% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 6.3% 1.1%
Return on capital employed 4.8% 8.5% 1.6%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.0x -0.1x 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.1% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWHLADKMX
Debt / assets 56.2% 43.8% 60.3%
Debt / equity 6.8x 1.8x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.5x 6.0x 20.4x
Debt / FCF 54.6x -27.5x 13.7x
Liabilities / assets 91.8% 75.3% 75.8%
Equity / assets 8.2% 24.7% 24.2%
Interest coverage – 7.2x 3.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.0x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.57 2.14 1.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWHLADKMX
Dividend yield 2.7% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – 14.3% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 15.1% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusCWHLADKMX
Forward P/E 26.9xFY2026 8.5xFY2026 17.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 $34.04FY2026 $3.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.5%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +223.5% +15.7% +21.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.35BFY2026 $37.52BFY2026 $29.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +8.1% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWHLADKMX
Held by institutions 96.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 209 445 557
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% +0.2% -2.9%
Institutions buying 118 223 232
Institutions selling 57 160 251
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.39 0.92

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.

CWHLADKMX
CWH 1.00 0.36 0.39
LAD 0.36 1.00 0.42
KMX 0.39 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWH, LAD and KMX?

Carmax (KMX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Camping World Holdings (CWH) $473.09M, Lithia Motors (LAD) $6.27B, Carmax (KMX) $7.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, CWH, LAD and KMX?

Lithia Motors (LAD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Camping World Holdings (CWH) -3.0x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.0x, Carmax (KMX) 26.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lithia Motors (LAD) is cheapest (Camping World Holdings (CWH) 26.9x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.5x, Carmax (KMX) 17.6x). 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) -0.8%, Lithia Motors (LAD) +1.6%, Carmax (KMX) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lithia Motors (LAD) has the highest net margin (Camping World Holdings (CWH) -1.6%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 2.1%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Lithia Motors (LAD) leads (Camping World Holdings (CWH) 0.0%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 6.3%, Carmax (KMX) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carmax (KMX) returned the most: Camping World Holdings (CWH) -72.8%, Lithia Motors (LAD) -9.3%, Carmax (KMX) +21.5%. Over five years, Lithia Motors (LAD) compounded fastest (Camping World Holdings (CWH) -34.3%/yr, Lithia Motors (LAD) -2.0%/yr, Carmax (KMX) -17.0%/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) 2.73%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 0.82%. Carmax (KMX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lithia Motors (LAD) has been the steadiest (Camping World Holdings (CWH) 74.7%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 41.3%, Carmax (KMX) 54.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lithia Motors (LAD) 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.