KMX vs AN vs CWH Stock Comparison

Carmax, Autonation and Camping World Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (SAH) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
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
AN Autonation, Inc.
$188.31 +19.1% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.08B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.42B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autonation leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Autonation 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.

QuestionKMXANCWHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.46B $6.08B $526.08M KMX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 8.7x -1.3x AN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 9.6x 46.3x AN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% -1.8% -5.5% KMX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 2.6% -4.2% AN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.1% 14.3% -7.1% AN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 20.4x 2.8x -21.6x CWH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 2.46% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.8% -2.7% -59.3% KMX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.4%/yr +8.8%/yr -34.1%/yr AN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.2% 36.2% 71.3% AN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 52/100 27/100 AN

Percentile Scorecard

KMXANCWH

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

AxisKMXANCWH
Valuation 69 #34 of 108 58 #46 of 108 51 #54 of 108
Growth 43 #60 of 104 26 #77 of 104 13 #91 of 104
Profitability 35 #67 of 103 62 #40 of 103 19 #84 of 103
Financial Health 22 #89 of 114 18 #94 of 114 9 #104 of 114
Shareholder Returns 79 #17 of 77 99 #2 of 77 42 #45 of 77
Overall 50 52 27
  • KMX ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • AN ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • CWH ranked among 116 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKMXANCWHSPY
1 month -5.0%+19.1%+12.4% -5.9%
3 months -9.5%-10.9%-18.4% -4.6%
6 months +31.7%-8.3%-32.9% +0.2%
Year to date +36.1%-8.8%-47.7% +7.5%
1 year +28.8%-2.7%-59.3% +8.2%
3 years -20.4%+37.7%-73.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year -7.3%+11.3%-35.5% +19.0%
5 years -66.0%+52.3%-87.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -19.4%+8.8%-34.1% +9.4%
10 years +4.1%+360.9%-76.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +0.4%+16.5%-13.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureKMXANCWHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.2%36.2%71.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.0%39.4%67.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.322.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.52-0.07-0.83 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.1%-33.5%-90.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.1%-18.2%-65.4% -5.9%
52-week high $64.22$230.09$14.71 $779.14
52-week low $30.88$153.07$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.

MultipleKMXANCWH
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 18.8x 8.7xmedian 18.8x -1.3xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.1xmedian 9.0x 6.8xmedian 9.0x -26.3xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 15.3x 265.6xmedian 15.3x 4.3xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x 2.7xmedian 1.8x 6.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -2.47median 0.87 -1.80median 0.87 0.00median 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 monthsKMXANCWH
Revenue $27.63B $27.42B $6.05B
Gross profit $2.85B $4.86B $1.71B
Operating income $392.76M $1.26B -$209.86M
Net income $292.45M $721.90M -$412.16M
Free cash flow $1.15B $22.90M $123.37M
EPS (diluted) $2.05 $21.36 $-3.98
Cash & equivalents $170.53M $51.20M $263.76M
Total debt $15.71B $4.36B $2.68B
Shares (diluted) 142.45M 33.80M 63.86M
Enterprise value $6.83B $5.85B -$345.36M

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
MetricKMXANCWH
P/E 25.5x 8.7x -1.3x
P/FCF 6.5x 265.6x 4.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 19.6x 2.0x
P/S 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
P/B 1.2x 2.7x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 6.0x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 30.1x 6.8x -26.3x
EV/EBIT 58.6x 8.2x -14.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF 20.1x 453.7x 23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 33.4x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.47 -1.80 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKMXANCWH
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% -1.8% -5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 0.7% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.6% -2.2% -10.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -2.2% -3.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.0% -0.3% -197.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -9.9% -39.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -43.9% 8.9% -635.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -12.9% -150.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -41.0% 22.7% -360.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.3% -4.9% -522.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.4% 179.6% 482.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.1% -32.0% 7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% 112.9% 140.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.9% -66.5% 364.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKMXANCWH
Gross margin 10.3% 17.7% 28.4%
EBITDA margin 2.8% 5.6% -1.8%
Operating margin 1.4% 4.6% -3.5%
Pretax margin 1.6% 3.5% -6.7%
Net margin 1.1% 2.6% -4.2%
FCF margin 4.1% 0.1% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin 5.8% 1.1% 4.3%
Return on equity 4.7% 31.9% -171.4%
Return on assets 1.1% 4.6% -8.9%
Return on invested capital 1.1% 14.3% -7.1%
Return on capital employed 1.6% 13.4% -7.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.8x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.5x 0.4x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKMXANCWH
Debt / assets 60.3% 27.9% 60.5%
Debt / equity 2.5x 1.9x 32.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 20.4x 2.8x -21.6x
Debt / FCF 13.7x 190.4x 21.7x
Liabilities / assets 75.8% 85.5% 98.1%
Equity / assets 24.2% 14.5% 1.9%
Interest coverage 3.3x 12.0x –
Current ratio 2.3x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.71 2.77 1.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKMXANCWH
Dividend yield – – 2.5%
Net buyback yield 3.5% 16.3% –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 16.3% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusKMXANCWH
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 46.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.09FY2026 $19.57FY2026 $0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026 -42.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.7% +15.9% +281.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.12BFY2026 $28.28BFY2026 $6.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% -6.5% -4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKMXANCWH
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.2% 96.7%
Institutions holding 559 511 210
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +0.5% -4.1%
Institutions buying 233 221 118
Institutions selling 251 197 57
Buyers to sellers 0.93 1.12 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.

KMXANCWH
KMX 1.00 0.45 0.44
AN 0.45 1.00 0.44
CWH 0.44 0.44 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KMX, AN and CWH?

Carmax (KMX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carmax (KMX) $7.46B, Autonation (AN) $6.08B, Camping World Holdings (CWH) $526.08M.

Which stock is cheaper, KMX, AN and CWH?

Autonation (AN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carmax (KMX) 25.5x, Autonation (AN) 8.7x, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -1.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autonation (AN) is cheapest (Carmax (KMX) 17.0x, Autonation (AN) 9.6x, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 46.3x). 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: Carmax (KMX) +4.8%, Autonation (AN) -1.8%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autonation (AN) has the highest net margin (Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, Autonation (AN) 2.6%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -4.2%). On return on invested capital, Autonation (AN) leads (Carmax (KMX) 1.1%, Autonation (AN) 14.3%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carmax (KMX) returned the most: Carmax (KMX) +28.8%, Autonation (AN) -2.7%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -59.3%. Over five years, Autonation (AN) compounded fastest (Carmax (KMX) -19.4%/yr, Autonation (AN) +8.8%/yr, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -34.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autonation (AN) has been the steadiest (Carmax (KMX) 55.2%, Autonation (AN) 36.2%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 71.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KMX, AN 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, Autonation (AN) 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.