Camping World vs Sonic Automotive
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The short version
- Sonic Automotive is the larger business, with $15.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.4B for Camping World, about 2.4 times as much.
- Sonic Automotive grew revenue faster (6.5%, against 4.4%).
- Sonic Automotive earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (12.2%, against 4.9%).
| Latest fiscal year | CWH · FY25 | SAH · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | — | $2.0B |
| Revenue | $6.4B | $15.2B |
| Free cash flow | — | $418M |
| Net income | −$89.8M | $119M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.4% | 6.5% |
| 5-year growth | 3.2% | 9.2% |
| Share count change | — | −0.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 29.5% | 15.7% |
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| Net margin | −1.4% | 0.8% |
| FCF margin | — | 2.8% |
| Return on capital | 4.9% | 12.2% |
| Return on equity | −32.4% | 11.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.4B | $2.0B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.1x | 3.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $31.4M | $131M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 9.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6 |
Revenue
FY16
CWH $3.5B
SAH $9.7B
FY17
CWH $4.3B
SAH $9.9B
FY18
CWH $4.8B
SAH $10.0B
FY19
CWH $4.9B
SAH $10.5B
FY20
CWH $5.4B
SAH $9.8B
FY21
CWH $6.9B
SAH $12.4B
FY22
CWH $7.0B
SAH $14.0B
FY23
CWH $6.2B
SAH $14.4B
FY24
CWH $6.1B
SAH $14.2B
FY25
CWH $6.4B
SAH $15.2B
CWH
SAH
Operating margin
FY16
CWH 7.9%
SAH 2.4%
FY17
CWH 8.3%
SAH 2.1%
FY18
CWH 4.2%
SAH 1.8%
FY19
CWH 0.2%
SAH 2.9%
FY20
CWH 8.7%
SAH 0.4%
FY21
CWH 11.6%
SAH 4.3%
FY22
CWH 8.2%
SAH 2.2%
FY23
CWH 4.3%
SAH 3.0%
FY24
CWH 2.4%
SAH 3.2%
FY25
CWH 2.8%
SAH 2.4%
CWH
SAH
Free cash flow
FY16
CWH $159M
SAH $10.1M
FY17
CWH −$97.1M
SAH −$71.4M
FY18
CWH −$118M
SAH −$19.9M
FY19
CWH $164M
SAH $45.2M
FY20
CWH $663M
SAH $154M
FY21
CWH −$93.8M
SAH $8.1M
FY22
CWH −$20.8M
SAH $179M
FY23
CWH —
SAH −$219M
FY24
CWH —
SAH −$78.1M
FY25
CWH —
SAH $418M
CWH
SAH
Return on capital
FY16
CWH —
SAH 9.0%
FY17
CWH 36.9%
SAH 10.8%
FY18
CWH 14.7%
SAH 6.9%
FY19
CWH 0.7%
SAH 13.0%
FY20
CWH 43.7%
SAH 1.7%
FY21
CWH 57.1%
SAH 20.7%
FY22
CWH 26.3%
SAH 6.1%
FY23
CWH 14.7%
SAH 11.4%
FY24
CWH 6.2%
SAH 13.5%
FY25
CWH 4.9%
SAH 12.2%
CWH
SAH
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.