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April 27, 2025

Camping World (CWH) Reports Q1: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings

Recreational vehicle (RV) and boat retailer Camping World (NYSE:CWH) will be reporting results tomorrow after the bell. Here’s what investors should know.

Camping World beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 6.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.20 billion, up 8.6% year on year. It was a stunning quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ gross margin estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Camping World’s revenue to grow 4.7% year on year to $1.43 billion, a reversal from the 8.3% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$0.20 per share.

Camping World (CWH) Reports Q1: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Camping World has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates five times over the last two years.

Looking at Camping World’s peers in the automotive and marine retail segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Lithia delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 7.2%, missing analysts’ expectations by 2.1%, and CarMax reported revenues up 6.7%, in line with consensus estimates. Lithia traded down 1.4% following the results while CarMax was also down 14.7%.

Read our full analysis of Lithia’s results here and CarMax’s results here .

Debates around the economy’s health and the impact of potential tariffs and corporate tax cuts have caused much uncertainty in 2025. While some of the automotive and marine retail stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 3% on average over the last month. Camping World is down 14.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $24.25 (compared to the current share price of $13.88).

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