Stock

Thor Industries

THO

Auto - Recreational Vehicles · Consumer Cyclical

Also trades as: 0LF8.L GBP 0.70 (+0.06%)

Price

$70.10

-0.61 (-0.86%)

Market Cap

$3.62B

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Oct 24, 2026 · filings through Jul 31, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

4/30

Growth

Weak

4/20

Cash Flow

Strong

7/10

Stability

Strong

8/10

Valuation

Mixed

3/10

Ownership

Not counted

n/a

Dividends

Not counted

n/a

26 of 80 counted points = Winston Score 33. Pillars marked n/a do not apply to this company and are left out of the total.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−4.9% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 55.3M (2022) → 52.6M (2026)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Thor Industries makes recreational vehicles (RVs) — the large motorhomes and towable trailers that families use for road trips and camping. Its brands include Airstream, Keystone, and Jayco, and it sells to everyday consumers through a network of independent RV dealerships across North America and Europe. Thor is the largest RV manufacturer in the world by volume.

The company makes money by selling RVs to dealers, who then resell them to end customers. Thor operates mainly in the United States but also has a meaningful European presence through its Erwin Hymer Group subsidiary. Its scale and broad brand portfolio give it a cost and distribution advantage over smaller rivals, though its thin margins — around 13% gross and 3% operating — leave little room for error. The biggest risk is that RV demand is highly sensitive to consumer confidence, interest rates, and fuel prices, all of which have pressured industry-wide shipment volumes in recent years.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-8.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

Reported EPS Growth

-67.1% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

31 Jul 2025: $2.37

31 Jul 2026: $0.7799999999999998

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS decreased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

↓ Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$546M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Thor Industries's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

14.8%

Thin — 14.8% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

2.2%

Thin — 2.2% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

3.8%

Weak — 3.8% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+0.3%

Nearly flat sales (+0.3% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-30.3%

Earnings shrinking (-30.3% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

181%

Turns 181% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

1.8%

Thin free cash flow (1.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.20

Conservative — low debt load (0.20)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

5.35x

Adequate interest coverage (5.4x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

20.7x

Growth-priced — P/E 20.7

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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