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AutoNation, Inc. AN R3K

Consumer Cyclical · Auto & Truck Dealerships · United States
https://www.autonation.com
Company Profile ↓
$209.30
-0.94% 1Y
Mkt Cap$6.92B
P/E9.70
P/B3.07
52W High$229.98
52W Low$178.59
Book Value$68.19
EPS (TTM)$21.58

Company Overview

AutoNation, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Domestic, Import, Premium Luxury, and AutoNation Finance. It offers a range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicles; and parts and services, such as automotive repair and maintenance, and wholesale parts and collision services. The company also provides automotive finance and insurance products comprising vehicle services and other protection products; and indirect financing, as well as arranges finance for vehicle purchases through third-party finance sources. It owns and operates new vehicle franchises from stores located in metropolitan markets in the Sunbelt region, as well as AutoNation-branded collision centers, AutoNation USA used vehicle stores, AutoNation-branded automotive auction operations, and parts distribution centers. The company was formerly known as Republic Industries, Inc. and changed its name to AutoNation, Inc. in 1999. AutoNation, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Why Investors Should Care

Strong Return on Equity

Generates a return on equity of 32.8%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.

Consistent Profit Growth

Net profit has compounded at 11.2% per year over the last five years.

Reasonable Valuation

Trades at a P/E of 9.7, below the sector median of 19.0.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $27.63B (+3.2% YoY); net profit $649.10M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -0.6%, earnings +138.5%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 4.4%, profit CAGR 11.2%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:4.42%
1 Year:-0.60%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:11.21%
1 Year:138.50%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-0.94%
6 Months:+8.12%
3 Months:+12.63%
1 Month:+0.03%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bullish
52-Week Range 60% of range
$178.59 $229.98
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMAAbove
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • Golden Cross7d ago
  • RSI (14)57.21 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M+0.03%
3M+12.63%
6M+8.12%
1Y-0.94%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 9.70 is below the sector median of 18.98 — relatively cheaper than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

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PROS

  • Strong return on equity of 32.8%.
  • Profit CAGR of 11.2% over 5 years.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

No notable concerns flagged.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
9.70
Industry PE
18.98
Forward P/E
8.45
PEG Ratio
0.58
Book Value
$68.19
Price to Book
3.07
P/S
0.25
EV/EBITDA
12.01
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
4.42%
Profit 5Y
11.21%
Revenue (YoY)
-0.60%
Earnings (YoY)
138.50%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
14.01%
ROE
32.77%
ROA
5.44%
Profit Margin
2.82%
Op Margin
4.45%
Gross Margin
17.83%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$5.39
EPS (TTM)
$21.58

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
5.02
Quick Ratio
0.15
Current Ratio
0.78
Debt
$11.33B
Total Assets
$15.48B
Current Assets
$4.65B
Working Capital
$-892.90M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
1.52%
Chg in Prom Hold
0.00%
FII / Inst Holding
101.28%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.14%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$6.92B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
EBITDA
$1.52B
Free Cash Flow
$356.12M
Operating Cash Flow
$293.30M
Shares Outstanding
33.06M
Gross Margin
17.83%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 AN AutoNation, Inc. R3K 209.30 9.70 $6.92B 0.00% 14.01% 32.77% 4.42% 11.21%
2 AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 256.97 20.66 $2.77T 0.00% 13.33% 30.56% 24.04% 32.72%
3 TSLA Tesla, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI 368.16 347.32 $1.45T 0.00% 4.10% 4.67% 52.40% 39.39%
4 HD The Home Depot, Inc. SPXR3K 313.70 21.97 $312.98B 3.08% 28.75% 104.30% 4.06% 6.35%
5 BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited AITECH 112.66 25.43 $280.03B 0.93% 4.16% 6.36% 5.62% 12.49%
6 TM Toyota Motor Corporation 191.45 8.46 $226.71B 3.23% 5.24% 12.40% 10.91% 16.22%
7 MCD McDonald's Corporation SPXR3K 255.81 20.80 $181.02B 2.99% 22.47% - 0.92% 7.33%
8 TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. SPXR3K 128.92 23.87 $142.42B 1.52% 21.26% 62.17% 6.84% 8.48%
9 BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. NDXSPXR3K 180.30 20.03 $139.71B 0.87% 70.23% -96.88% 16.93% 22.07%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Mar 2014Jun 2014Sep 2014Mar 2015Jun 2015Sep 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue 4.36B4.79B4.91B4.94B5.22B5.35B5.12B5.44B5.57B5.14B5.28B5.43B5.26B5.39B5.35B4.98B5.34B5.46B4.67B4.53B5.40B5.90B6.98B6.38B6.75B6.87B6.67B6.40B6.89B6.89B6.49B6.48B6.59B-6.69B6.97B7.04B6.93B6.55B-
Cost of Revenue ----------------------------------5.47B5.70B5.80B5.71B5.34B-
Gross Profit 707.40M744.90M752.90M799.90M819.10M830.30M825.90M841.80M836.40M819.80M826.10M845.90M842.30M851.80M855.30M849.20M890.80M887.40M813.20M795.00M971.50M1.03B1.33B1.27B1.31B1.36B1.31B1.29B1.34B1.29B1.20B1.16B1.18B-1.22B1.28B1.24B1.21B1.21B-
Operating Expenses ----------------------------------902.90M942.00M889.50M904.20M925.70M-
Operating Income 189.10M197.80M207.40M214.90M222.10M235.70M207.40M226.50M219.00M206.70M196.20M211.20M185.80M191.20M203.60M190.80M203.50M193.50M-219.30M201.40M271.70M336.90M530.20M503.30M519.00M558.10M522.50M443.30M439.20M419.50M340.30M275.00M350.70M-317.00M333.40M348.90M310.60M285.40M-
EBITDA ----------------------------------398.50M311.60M465.60M405.30M452.90M-
Interest Expense ----------------------------------102.70M109.30M113.80M119.30M114.20M-
Pretax Income ----------------------------------234.00M138.40M287.60M224.50M275.70M-
Tax Provision ----------------------------------58.50M52.00M72.50M52.40M70.30M-
Net Income 95.10M100.40M106.50M111.50M115.10M118.50M95.90M112.00M107.30M98.10M87.70M97.50M93.70M97.60M112.00M92.00M100.80M99.50M-232.30M279.80M182.60M239.40M384.80M361.70M362.10M376.30M352.60M288.70M272.50M243.70M190.10M130.20M185.80M-175.50M86.40M215.10M172.10M205.40M-
Diluted EPS 0.780.830.900.971.001.040.891.081.050.970.861.001.011.071.231.011.121.10-2.583.182.052.854.835.125.786.486.316.076.025.544.493.204.61--2.265.654.705.855.39

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 13.24B10.67B12.46B13.83B15.67B17.52B19.11B20.86B21.61B21.53B21.41B21.34B20.39B25.84B26.98B26.95B26.77B27.63B
Gross Profit 2.23B1.91B2.13B2.30B2.49B2.76B2.99B3.26B3.31B3.36B3.40B3.52B3.57B4.95B5.27B5.13B4.79B4.95B
Operating Income -1.28B408.00M496.60M572.00M645.30M740.30M820.80M873.10M889.50M843.40M777.90M823.60M563.20M1.90B2.02B1.65B1.31B1.24B
Net Income -1.24B198.00M226.60M281.40M316.40M374.90M418.70M442.60M430.50M434.60M396.00M450.00M381.60M1.37B1.38B1.02B692.20M649.10M
Diluted EPS -6.991.121.431.912.523.043.523.894.154.434.344.974.3018.3124.2922.7416.9217.04

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --5.41B5.97B6.20B7.20B7.91B8.39B9.55B10.06B10.27B10.67B10.54B9.89B-10.06B11.98B13.00B14.39B
Current Assets ---------------3.14B4.31B4.70B4.65B
Cash & Equivalents 33.20M110.10M173.50M95.10M86.60M69.70M69.20M75.40M74.10M64.80M69.20M48.60M42.00M569.60M-72.60M60.80M59.80M58.60M
Inventory ---------------2.05B3.03B3.36B3.40B
Receivables ---------------156.60M173.20M168.50M172.60M
Total Liabilities ---------------8.01B9.77B10.54B12.05B
Current Liabilities --1.86B2.40B2.46B3.20B3.75B3.88B5.17B5.83B5.64B5.66B5.10B4.17B-3.41B5.58B6.31B5.54B
Long Term Debt --1.10B1.34B-----------3.90B3.38B3.41B5.59B
Total Debt ---------------6.38B8.03B8.65B10.18B
Total Equity --2.30B2.08B1.89B1.69B2.06B2.07B2.35B2.31B2.37B2.72B3.16B3.24B-2.05B2.21B2.46B2.34B
Shares Outstanding ---------------63.56M63.56M63.56M63.56M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 684.20M369.30M251.80M376.40M316.60M484.10M485.10M507.20M516.00M540.10M511.00M769.20M1.21B1.63B1.67B724.00M314.70M111.90M
Investing Cash Flow -75.10M14.00M-200.20M-206.20M-297.80M-257.80M-376.00M-509.40M-493.00M-227.00M-295.30M-115.80M-73.70M-460.30M-479.30M-569.90M12.30M-687.00M
Financing Cash Flow -532.20M-319.90M-130.00M-178.70M-35.70M-226.80M-102.90M900.00K-35.60M-307.40M-237.40M-660.30M-606.70M-1.68B-1.15B-172.50M-300.60M557.50M
Capital Expenditure -89.80M-75.00M-150.40M-149.10M-160.60M-160.80M-209.20M-247.60M-244.50M-313.40M-400.80M-269.30M-156.00M-215.70M-329.00M-410.30M-328.50M-309.40M
Free Cash Flow 594.40M294.30M101.40M227.30M156.00M323.30M275.90M259.60M271.50M226.70M110.20M499.90M1.05B1.41B1.34B313.70M-13.80M-197.50M
Share Buybacks 58.80M136.10M524.40M579.80M575.60M67.30M487.70M237.30M497.00M434.90M100.00M44.70M367.20M2.32B1.70B874.40M460.00M791.60M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % 16.8%17.9%17.1%16.7%15.9%15.8%15.6%15.6%15.3%15.6%15.9%16.5%17.5%19.2%19.5%19.0%17.9%17.9%
Operating Margin % -9.7%3.8%4.0%4.1%4.1%4.2%4.3%4.2%4.1%3.9%3.6%3.9%2.8%7.4%7.5%6.1%4.9%4.5%
Net Margin % -9.4%1.9%1.8%2.0%2.0%2.1%2.2%2.1%2.0%2.0%1.8%2.1%1.9%5.3%5.1%3.8%2.6%2.3%
ROE % -8.6%10.9%14.9%18.7%18.2%20.2%18.8%18.6%18.3%14.6%14.2%11.8%-67.3%46.2%28.2%27.7%
ROCE % -11.5%13.9%15.3%16.1%17.8%18.2%19.9%21.0%18.2%15.5%15.1%9.8%-30.4%25.8%19.5%14.0%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
1.52%
Institutions
101.28%
Public Float
102.85%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 7.14% 2.36M $397.37M
2 Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC 4.61% 1.52M $256.49M
3 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 4.56% 1.51M $253.59M
4 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 4.27% 1.41M $237.54M
5 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 4.12% 1.36M $229.35M
6 AQR Capital Management, LLC 3.51% 1.16M $195.55M
7 Invesco Ltd. 3.01% 994.64K $167.39M
8 State Street Corporation 2.63% 868.81K $146.21M
9 Alyeska Investment Group, L.p. 2.18% 722.13K $121.53M
10 Morgan Stanley 1.57% 518.47K $87.25M

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AN — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of AutoNation, Inc. (AN)?

As of 2026-09-19 21:16 PDT, AutoNation, Inc. (AN) trades at $209.30 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $178.59 to $229.98.

What is the market capitalisation of AN?

AutoNation, Inc. (AN) has a market capitalisation of $6.92B on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of AN?

AN trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.70. The industry average P/E is 18.98. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.07.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of AN?

AN has a return on equity (ROE) of 32.77%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 14.01%.

Is AN a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of AutoNation, Inc. (AN), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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