PAG vs LAD vs CWH Stock Comparison

Penske Automotive, Lithia Motors and Camping World Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LAD Lithia Motors Inc
$290.64 -8.1% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.46B
P/E
9.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.21B
Div. yield
–
Auto Dealerships Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPAGLADCWHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.93B $6.46B $288.73M PAG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 9.1x -3.0x LAD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 8.5x 26.3x LAD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +1.6% -0.8% LAD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% — -1.6% PAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — 0.0% PAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x — 10.5x PAG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.8% -9.7% -73.3% PAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.9%/yr -1.8%/yr -34.5%/yr PAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 41.3% 74.7% PAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 36/100 35/100 PAG

Percentile Scorecard

PAGLADCWH

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

AxisPAGLADCWH
Valuation 46 #57 of 104 63 #39 of 104 73 #29 of 104
Growth 16 #83 of 99 39 #61 of 99 14 #85 of 99
Profitability 50 #50 of 98 30 #69 of 98 29 #70 of 98
Financial Health 24 #85 of 112 29 #80 of 112 7 #104 of 112
Shareholder Returns 56 #32 of 72 17 #60 of 72 49 #37 of 72
Overall 38 36 35
  • PAG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LAD 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

PeriodPAGLADCWHSPY
1 month +1.3%-8.1%-16.9% -0.2%
3 months -3.4%-18.9%-28.9% +3.9%
6 months +31.3%+4.8%-34.4% +8.2%
Year to date +34.0%-12.5%-54.1% +12.9%
1 year +27.8%-9.7%-73.3% +12.3%
3 years +46.6%+22.7%-73.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.6%+7.0%-35.4% +23.3%
5 years +100.5%-8.5%-87.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.9%-1.8%-34.5% +10.9%
10 years +389.9%+240.2%-79.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.2%+13.0%-14.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePAGLADCWHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%41.3%74.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%39.9%75.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.532.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.01-0.23-0.98 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.3%-47.1%-90.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.2%-32.0%-73.4% -1.2%
52-week high $223.90$427.48$16.82 $779.14
52-week low $140.60$243.00$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.

MultiplePAGLADCWH
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 16.7x 9.1xmedian 16.7x -2.9xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x 12.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 16.5x -12.6xmedian 16.5x 9.2xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.76median 0.72 —median 0.72 0.04median 0.72

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 monthsPAGLADCWH
Revenue $32.20B $38.21B $6.27B
Gross profit $5.20B $5.79B $1.80B
Operating income $1.24B $1.55B $143.03M
Net income $908.10M $794.40M -$121.43M
Free cash flow $581.90M – $50.00M
EPS (diluted) $13.78 – $-1.52
Cash & equivalents $69.50M $374.00M $224.07M
Total debt $5.20B – $2.73B
Shares (diluted) 65.73M 22.50M 64.18M
Enterprise value $13.63B $6.46B -$580.72M

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
MetricPAGLADCWH
P/E 15.4x 9.1x -2.9x
P/FCF 23.9x -12.6x 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.6x -78.7x 1.9x
P/S 0.4x 0.2x 0.1x
P/B 2.4x 1.0x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 1.0x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x – 12.4x
EV/EBIT 15.3x – 20.7x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.2x 0.5x
EV/FCF 32.8x – 59.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x -78.7x 12.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.76 – 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAGLADCWH
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 1.6% -0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 8.0% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.5% 0.9% -5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 3.8% -3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.1% -7.2% -28.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.0% -3.5% -26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.5% -11.9% -551.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -8.7% -47.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.9% – -1,065%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% – -65.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.0% -127.5% 111.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.9% 33.0% 1.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.8% – 188.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.0% – 18.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAGLADCWH
Gross margin 16.1% – 28.7%
EBITDA margin 4.4% – 3.8%
Operating margin 3.9% – 2.3%
Pretax margin 3.9% – 1.4%
Net margin 2.8% – -1.6%
FCF margin 1.8% – 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 2.8% -0.2% 3.9%
Return on equity 15.8% 12.2% -32.5%
Return on assets 4.9% 3.0% -2.4%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 10.6% – 4.8%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -0.1x -2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAGLADCWH
Debt / assets 28.1% – 56.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 6.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x – 10.5x
Debt / FCF 8.9x – 54.6x
Liabilities / assets 68.4% 75.3% 91.8%
Equity / assets 31.6% 24.7% 8.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.07 – 1.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAGLADCWH
Dividend yield 2.7% 0.8% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 0.8% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 40.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 62.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 29.8% – –

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.

ConsensusPAGLADCWH
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 8.5xFY2026 26.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.45FY2026 $34.04FY2026 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.6%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 -10.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +15.7% +223.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $34.43BFY2026 $37.52BFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.1% +8.1% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAGLADCWH
Held by institutions 27.8% 100.0% 59.8%
Institutions holding 393 445 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +0.2% -4.1%
Institutions buying 209 223 118
Institutions selling 105 160 57
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.39 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.

PAGLADCWH
PAG 1.00 0.56 0.39
LAD 0.56 1.00 0.36
CWH 0.39 0.36 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAG, LAD and CWH?

Penske Automotive (PAG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Penske Automotive (PAG) $13.93B, Lithia Motors (LAD) $6.46B, Camping World Holdings (CWH) $288.73M.

Which stock is cheaper, PAG, LAD and CWH?

Lithia Motors (LAD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Penske Automotive (PAG) 15.4x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 9.1x, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -3.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lithia Motors (LAD) is cheapest (Penske Automotive (PAG) 17.0x, Lithia Motors (LAD) 8.5x, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 26.3x). 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: Penske Automotive (PAG) +0.6%, Lithia Motors (LAD) +1.6%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Penske Automotive (PAG) has the highest net margin (Penske Automotive (PAG) 2.8%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -1.6%). On return on invested capital, Penske Automotive (PAG) leads (Penske Automotive (PAG) 8.4%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Penske Automotive (PAG) returned the most: Penske Automotive (PAG) +27.8%, Lithia Motors (LAD) -9.7%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -73.3%. Over five years, Penske Automotive (PAG) compounded fastest (Penske Automotive (PAG) +14.9%/yr, Lithia Motors (LAD) -1.8%/yr, Camping World Holdings (CWH) -34.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Penske Automotive (PAG) 0.03%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 0.00%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 0.00%. Lithia Motors (LAD) and Camping World Holdings (CWH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Penske Automotive (PAG) has been the steadiest (Penske Automotive (PAG) 27.6%, Lithia Motors (LAD) 41.3%, Camping World Holdings (CWH) 74.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAG, LAD 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, Penske Automotive (PAG) 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.