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AutoNation, Inc.

AN

NYSEConsumer CyclicalAuto - Dealerships

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$199.49

−$0.60 · -0.30%

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$199.49

$0.00 · 0.00%

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

99

Deep Value

Momentum

43

Neutral

Sentiment

51

Mixed

Risk resilience

72

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

AutoNation, Inc. functions as an automotive retailer throughout the United States, organizing its operations across three primary segments: Domestic, Import, and Premium Luxury. The company offers a comprehensive array of automotive products and services, including both new and used vehicle sales. Its service portfolio extends to automotive repair and maintenance, wholesale parts supply, and collision services. Additionally, AutoNation provides various automotive finance and insurance products, such as vehicle service agreements and other protective offerings, and facilitates vehicle financing for customers through partnerships with third-party sources. By December 31, 2021, the company's footprint included 339 new vehicle franchises spread across 247 stores, predominantly located in major metropolitan areas within the Sunbelt region. Its infrastructure further comprised 57 AutoNation-branded collision centers, 9 AutoNation USA used vehicle stores, 4 AutoNation-branded automotive auction operations, and 3 parts distribution centers. Founded in 1991, AutoNation, Inc. is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Industry
Auto - Dealerships
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Headquarters
US
CEO
Michael Manley
Listed since
May 11, 1990
Employees
24,800

Market position

Day range

Current $199.49

52-week range

Current $199.49

Open
$202.03
Previous close
$200.09
Volume
278K
0.7× average
Average volume
398.38K
Average daily volume
Market cap
6.68B USD
Beta
0.73
Market reference 1
50-day average
$200.76
-0.63% below average
200-day average
$201.16
-0.83% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
17.99B USD
P/E (TTM)
9.06×
P/B (TTM)
2.96×
P/S (TTM)
0.24×
EV / EBITDA
11.38×
Earnings yield
8.25%
Free cash flow yield
-2.51%
Dividend yield
0.00%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
17.83%
Operating margin
4.60%
Net margin
2.82%
Return on equity
27.73%
Return on assets
4.51%
Return on invested capital
7.38%

Financial health

Debt / equity
5.02×
Current ratio
0.84×
Altman Z-score
2.84
Piotroski F-score
4 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends21%14%7%1%Gross margin, FY2021: 19.16%Gross margin, FY2022: 19.51%Gross margin, FY2023: 19.04%Gross margin, FY2024: 17.88%Gross margin, FY2025: 17.91%Operating margin, FY2021: 7.36%Operating margin, FY2022: 7.50%Operating margin, FY2023: 6.13%Operating margin, FY2024: 4.88%Operating margin, FY2025: 4.74%Net margin, FY2021: 5.31%Net margin, FY2022: 5.10%Net margin, FY2023: 3.79%Net margin, FY2024: 2.59%Net margin, FY2025: 2.35%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 19.16%. Gross margin FY2022 19.51%. Gross margin FY2023 19.04%. Gross margin FY2024 17.88%. Gross margin FY2025 17.91%. Operating margin FY2021 7.36%. Operating margin FY2022 7.50%. Operating margin FY2023 6.13%. Operating margin FY2024 4.88%. Operating margin FY2025 4.74%. Net margin FY2021 5.31%. Net margin FY2022 5.10%. Net margin FY2023 3.79%. Net margin FY2024 2.59%. Net margin FY2025 2.35%.

Income trends

Revenue

27.63B USD+3.24%

Operating income

1.31B USD+0.34%

Net income

649.1M USD-6.23%
Income trends across reported periods30.33B USD19.54B USD8.74B USD−2.05B USDRevenue, FY2021: 25.84B USDRevenue, FY2022: 26.99B USDRevenue, FY2023: 26.95B USDRevenue, FY2024: 26.77B USDRevenue, FY2025: 27.63B USDOperating income, FY2021: 1.9B USDOperating income, FY2022: 2.02B USDOperating income, FY2023: 1.65B USDOperating income, FY2024: 1.31B USDOperating income, FY2025: 1.31B USDNet income, FY2021: 1.37B USDNet income, FY2022: 1.38B USDNet income, FY2023: 1.02B USDNet income, FY2024: 692.2M USDNet income, FY2025: 649.1M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 25.84B USD. Revenue FY2022 26.99B USD. Revenue FY2023 26.95B USD. Revenue FY2024 26.77B USD. Revenue FY2025 27.63B USD. Operating income FY2021 1.9B USD. Operating income FY2022 2.02B USD. Operating income FY2023 1.65B USD. Operating income FY2024 1.31B USD. Operating income FY2025 1.31B USD. Net income FY2021 1.37B USD. Net income FY2022 1.38B USD. Net income FY2023 1.02B USD. Net income FY2024 692.2M USD. Net income FY2025 649.1M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue27.63B USD26.77B USD26.95B USD26.99B USD25.84B USD
Cost of goods sold22.68B USD21.98B USD21.82B USD21.72B USD20.89B USD
Gross profit4.95B USD4.79B USD5.13B USD5.27B USD4.95B USD
Selling, general, and administrative3.36B USD3.26B USD3.25B USD3.03B USD2.88B USD
Operating expenses3.64B USD3.48B USD3.48B USD3.24B USD3.05B USD
Interest income206M USD88M USD———
Interest expense445.1M USD438.4M USD326.1M USD176.3M USD118.7M USD
Depreciation and amortization251.4M USD240.7M USD220.5M USD200.3M USD193.3M USD
Operating income1.31B USD1.31B USD1.65B USD2.02B USD1.9B USD
Net income649.1M USD692.2M USD1.02B USD1.38B USD1.37B USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
82%
9 beats, 2 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+3.86%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
5.56
Estimate 5.48 · Beat by 1.46%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates5.965.324.674.03Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 11, 2025: actual 4.97, estimate 4.26, surprise +16.67%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 25, 2025: actual 4.68, estimate 4.42, surprise +5.88%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Jul 25, 2025: actual 5.46, estimate 4.7, surprise +16.17%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 23, 2025: actual 5.01, estimate 4.85, surprise +3.30%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 6, 2026: actual 5.08, estimate 4.85, surprise +4.74%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 1, 2026: actual 4.69, estimate 4.51, surprise +3.99%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 31, 2026: actual 5.56, estimate 5.48, surprise +1.46%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 22, 2026: actual —, estimate 5.73, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates7.52B7.07B6.62B6.17BQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25MissQ1 '26MissQ2 '26MissQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 11, 2025: actual 7.21B USD, estimate 6.46B USD, surprise +11.68%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 25, 2025: actual 6.69B USD, estimate 6.65B USD, surprise +0.68%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Jul 25, 2025: actual 6.97B USD, estimate 6.68B USD, surprise +4.48%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 23, 2025: actual 7.04B USD, estimate 7.23B USD, surprise -2.73%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 6, 2026: actual 6.93B USD, estimate 7.2B USD, surprise -3.76%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 1, 2026: actual 6.55B USD, estimate 6.65B USD, surprise -1.40%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Jul 31, 2026: actual 6.93B USD, estimate 7B USD, surprise -1.04%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Oct 22, 2026: actual —, estimate 7.11B USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$243

21.81% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $260Average $243Low $202

Rating distribution

34 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy2059%
Hold1132%
Sell39%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

12 institutions
Argus ResearchmaintainBuy

AN news

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Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$0.687

2000 complete year+174.8% since 1995

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jul 3, 2000

$0.687

Special

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 27, 1995

$0.50

Special

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ETFs holding AN

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
215.03M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$378.24+0.44%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF logoiShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETFIJH
Market value
178.09M
Weight
0.14%
AUM
125.92B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$76.77+0.52%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB
Market value
155.12M
Weight
0.08%
AUM
183.4B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR
Market value
98.58M
Weight
0.14%
AUM
68.3B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$249.18+0.68%
Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
61.41M
Weight
0.06%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$245.53+0.82%
Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF logoDimensional - US Targeted Value ETFDFAT
Market value
45.83M
Weight
0.31%
AUM
14.66B USD
Expense ratio
0.28%
Price / 1D
$71.67+0.67%
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust logoState Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TrustMDY
Market value
36.77M
Weight
0.14%
AUM
26.72B USD
Expense ratio
0.23%
Price / 1D
$699.6+0.48%
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF logoiShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETFIJJ
Market value
26.14M
Weight
0.29%
AUM
8.92B USD
Expense ratio
0.18%
Price / 1D
$149.03+0.69%

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