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Camping World vs Sonic Automotive

Camping World CWH · Sonic Automotive SAH · Automotive Retail

Sonic Automotive reported revenue of $15.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.4 times Camping World's $6.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Camping World's revenue grew 4.4% in its latest year, and Sonic Automotive's grew 6.5%. Camping World had an operating margin of 2.8%, against 2.4% at Sonic Automotive.

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Camping WorldSonic Automotive
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$6.4B$15.2B
Revenue growth4.4%6.5%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years3.2%9.2%
Gross margin29.5%15.7%
Operating margin2.8%2.4%
Net margin−1.4%0.8%
Free cash flow—$418M
Free cash flow margin—2.8%
Return on capital4.9%12.2%
Net debt to EBITDA5.0x3.7x
Dividends and buybacks$31M$131M
Change in diluted share count—−0.9%
Last close$4.27$61.26
P/E at the last close—9.8×
Insider trades, last 12 months—bought $6.0 million, sold $9.6 million
Piotroski F-score—6 of 9
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
Camping WorldSonic Automotive
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
Camping WorldSonic Automotive
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Camping World and Sonic Automotive pages.