Advance Auto Parts vs Camping World
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I put Advance Auto Parts and Camping World side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Advance Auto Parts is the larger business, with $8.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.4B for Camping World.
- Camping World grew revenue faster (4.4%, against −5.4%).
- Camping World kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (2.8% operating margin, against −0.5%).
- Camping World earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (4.9%, against −1.5%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 8 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
4/8
Gross marginNet marginReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDA
Camping World
CWH
4/8
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginReturn on capital
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | AAP FY25 | CWH FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.9B | — |
| Revenue | $8.6B | $6.4B |
| Free cash flow | −$298M | — |
| Net income | $44.0M | −$89.8M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −5.4% | 4.4% |
| 5-year growth | −3.2% | 3.2% |
| Share count change | 1.2% | — |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 43.4% | 29.5% |
| Operating margin | −0.5% | 2.8% |
| Net margin | 0.5% | −1.4% |
| FCF margin | −3.5% | — |
| Return on capital | −1.5% | 4.9% |
| Return on equity | 2.0% | −32.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $289M | $1.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.3x | 5.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $60.0M | $31.4M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 34.2x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | — |
Ten years
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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.