LAD vs ABG vs CWH Stock Comparison

Lithia Motors, Asbury Automotive and Camping World Holdings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LAD Lithia Motors Inc
$298.91 -2.9% 1M -3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.90B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.21B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
ABG Asbury Automotive Group Inc
$197.76 +12.5% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.83B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.59B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Asbury Automotive leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Asbury Automotive 8, Lithia Motors 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLADABGCWHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.90B $3.83B $341.58M LAD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 8.2x -3.5x ABG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x 7.3x 28.5x ABG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.6% -1.3% -0.8% LAD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% 2.7% -1.6% ABG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% 7.6% 0.0% ABG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 3.9x 10.5x ABG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.0% -15.8% -62.5% LAD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +1.4%/yr -35.3%/yr ABG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 37.5% 70.6% ABG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 59/100 32/100 ABG

Percentile Scorecard

LADABGCWH

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

AxisLADABGCWH
Valuation 54 #50 of 107 89 #13 of 107 71 #32 of 107
Growth 32 #70 of 103 28 #74 of 103 13 #90 of 103
Profitability 38 #64 of 102 58 #43 of 102 28 #74 of 102
Financial Health 21 #89 of 113 24 #86 of 113 7 #105 of 113
Shareholder Returns 72 #22 of 76 95 #5 of 76 43 #44 of 76
Overall 43 59 32
  • LAD 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

PeriodLADABGCWHSPY
1 month -2.9%+12.5%-3.8% -2.0%
3 months -19.5%-10.9%-26.1% -2.2%
6 months +4.3%-0.4%-34.4% +4.2%
Year to date -10.1%-15.0%-50.3% +10.6%
1 year -3.0%-15.8%-62.5% +10.4%
3 years +12.3%-5.8%-74.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +3.9%-2.0%-36.8% +20.2%
5 years -9.3%+7.2%-88.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year -1.9%+1.4%-35.3% +10.1%
10 years +278.2%+304.8%-77.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +14.2%+15.0%-13.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLADABGCWHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%37.5%70.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%37.5%67.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.602.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.07-0.42-0.88 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-47.1%-90.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-22.8%-67.1% -3.2%
52-week high $427.48$256.03$14.71 $779.14
52-week low $243.00$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.

MultipleLADABGCWH
P/E now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 17.7x 7.7xmedian 17.7x -3.2xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.1x 8.1xmedian 9.1x 12.5xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.2xmedian 15.7x 8.4xmedian 15.7x 10.0xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -5.53median 0.83 -0.48median 0.83 0.05median 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 monthsLADABGCWH
Revenue $38.21B $17.59B $6.27B
Gross profit $5.79B $3.00B $1.80B
Operating income $1.55B $746.30M $143.03M
Net income $794.40M $467.50M -$121.43M
Free cash flow -$426.70M $420.70M $50.00M
EPS (diluted) $35.84 $25.55 $-1.52
Cash & equivalents $374.00M $84.50M $224.07M
Total debt $11.75B $3.37B $2.73B
Shares (diluted) 22.00M 18.30M 64.18M
Enterprise value $5.40B $3.64B -$527.87M

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
MetricLADABGCWH
P/E 8.3x 7.7x -3.2x
P/FCF -15.2x 8.4x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow -79.9x 4.6x 2.0x
P/S 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
P/B 1.0x 0.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.8x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 8.1x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 11.6x 9.2x 21.0x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF -41.9x 16.2x 60.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -220.0x 8.9x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.53 -0.48 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLADABGCWH
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.6% -1.3% -0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 6.2% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.9% -0.8% -5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 2.1% -3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.2% -23.4% -28.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -13.0% -26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.9% -16.6% -551.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.7% -19.6% -47.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.9% -10.7% -1,065%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -16.2% -65.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -127.5% -11.3% 111.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.0% 41.5% 1.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -906.4% -33.1% 188.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 38.1% 18.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLADABGCWH
Gross margin 15.1% 17.1% 28.7%
EBITDA margin 5.0% 4.8% 3.8%
Operating margin 4.0% 4.2% 2.3%
Pretax margin 2.8% 3.5% 1.4%
Net margin 2.1% 2.7% -1.6%
FCF margin -1.1% 2.4% 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin -0.2% 4.4% 3.9%
Return on equity 12.2% 11.8% -32.5%
Return on assets 3.0% 4.1% -2.4%
Return on invested capital 6.3% 7.6% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 8.5% 9.2% 4.8%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.5x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.6x -2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLADABGCWH
Debt / assets 43.8% 29.7% 56.2%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.8x 6.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 3.9x 10.5x
Debt / FCF -27.5x 8.0x 54.6x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 64.5% 91.8%
Equity / assets 24.7% 35.5% 8.2%
Interest coverage 7.2x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.15 2.49 1.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLADABGCWH
Dividend yield 0.8% – 2.6%
Net buyback yield 13.8% 9.6% –
Shareholder yield 14.6% 9.6% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusLADABGCWH
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $34.04FY2026 $26.97FY2026 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 -10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.7% +12.9% +223.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $37.52BFY2026 $16.40BFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 -8.9%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +6.7% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLADABGCWH
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 96.7%
Institutions holding 445 315 210
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -2.4% -4.1%
Institutions buying 223 173 118
Institutions selling 160 106 57
Buyers to sellers 1.39 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.

LADABGCWH
LAD 1.00 0.71 0.37
ABG 0.71 1.00 0.46
CWH 0.37 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LAD, ABG and CWH?

Lithia Motors (LAD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lithia Motors (LAD) $6.90B, Asbury Automotive (ABG) $3.83B, Camping World Holdings (CWH) $341.58M.

Which stock is cheaper, LAD, ABG and CWH?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.8x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 8.2x, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -3.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Asbury Automotive (ABG) is cheapest (Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.8x, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.3x, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 28.5x). 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: Lithia Motors (LAD) +1.6%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -1.3%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asbury Automotive (ABG) has the highest net margin (Lithia Motors (LAD) 2.1%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 2.7%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -1.6%). On return on invested capital, Asbury Automotive (ABG) leads (Lithia Motors (LAD) 6.3%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 7.6%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lithia Motors (LAD) returned the most: Lithia Motors (LAD) -3.0%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) -15.8%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -62.5%. Over five years, Asbury Automotive (ABG) compounded fastest (Lithia Motors (LAD) -1.9%/yr, Asbury Automotive (ABG) +1.4%/yr, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -35.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asbury Automotive (ABG) has been the steadiest (Lithia Motors (LAD) 41.5%, Asbury Automotive (ABG) 37.5%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 70.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LAD, 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 8. 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.