Camping World vs Sonic Automotive
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put Camping World and Sonic Automotive side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 8 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Camping World
CWH
2/8
Gross marginOperating margin
Sonic Automotive
SAH
6/8
Revenue growth5-year growthNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| 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 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
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.