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AUTONATION, INC.

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0000350698
$157.38 +0.20% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $157.38 +33.83% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue21.61Operating income0.89Net income0.43EPS, diluted4.15Fiscal year 2017Revenue21.53 −0.3%Operating income0.84Net income0.43 +1.0%EPS, diluted4.43 +6.7%Fiscal year 2018Revenue21.41 −0.6%Operating income0.78Net income0.40 −8.9%EPS, diluted4.34 −2.0%Fiscal year 2019Revenue21.34 −0.4%Operating income0.82Net income0.45 +13.6%EPS, diluted4.97 +14.5%Fiscal year 2020Revenue20.39 −4.4%Operating income0.56Net income0.38 −15.2%EPS, diluted4.30 −13.5%Fiscal year 2021Revenue25.84 +26.7%Operating income1.90Net income1.37 +259.8%EPS, diluted18.31 +325.8%Fiscal year 2022Revenue26.99 +4.4%Operating income2.02Net income1.38 +0.3%EPS, diluted24.29 +32.7%Fiscal year 2023Revenue26.95 −0.1%Operating income1.65Net income1.02 −25.9%EPS, diluted22.74 −6.4%Fiscal year 2024Revenue26.77 −0.7%Operating income1.31Net income0.69 −32.2%EPS, diluted16.92 −25.6%Fiscal year 2025Revenue27.63 +3.2%Operating income1.24Net income0.65 −6.2%EPS, diluted17.04 +0.7%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 21.61 21.53 21.41 21.34 20.39 25.84 26.99 26.95 26.77 27.63
Growth −0.3% −0.6% −0.4% −4.4% +26.7% +4.4% −0.1% −0.7% +3.2%
Operating income 0.89 0.84 0.78 0.82 0.56 1.90 2.02 1.65 1.31 1.24
Net income 0.43 0.43 0.40 0.45 0.38 1.37 1.38 1.02 0.69 0.65
Growth +1.0% −8.9% +13.6% −15.2% +259.8% +0.3% −25.9% −32.2% −6.2%
EPS, diluted 4.15 4.43 4.34 4.97 4.30 18.31 24.29 22.74 16.92 17.04
Growth +6.7% −2.0% +14.5% −13.5% +325.8% +32.7% −6.4% −25.6% +0.7%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin15.3%Operating margin4.1%Net margin2.0%Free cash flow margin1.3%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin15.6%Operating margin3.9%Net margin2.0%Free cash flow margin1.1%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin15.9%Operating margin3.6%Net margin1.8%Free cash flow margin0.5%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin16.5%Operating margin3.9%Net margin2.1%Free cash flow margin2.3%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin17.5%Operating margin2.8%Net margin1.9%Free cash flow margin5.2%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin19.2%Operating margin7.4%Net margin5.3%Free cash flow margin5.5%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin19.5%Operating margin7.5%Net margin5.1%Free cash flow margin5.0%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin19.0%Operating margin6.1%Net margin3.8%Free cash flow margin1.2%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin17.9%Operating margin4.9%Net margin2.6%Free cash flow margin−0.1%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin17.9%Operating margin4.5%Net margin2.3%Free cash flow margin−0.7%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 15.3% 15.6% 15.9% 16.5% 17.5% 19.2% 19.5% 19.0% 17.9% 17.9%
Operating margin 4.1% 3.9% 3.6% 3.9% 2.8% 7.4% 7.5% 6.1% 4.9% 4.5%
Net margin 2.0% 2.0% 1.8% 2.1% 1.9% 5.3% 5.1% 3.8% 2.6% 2.3%
Free cash flow margin 1.3% 1.1% 0.5% 2.3% 5.2% 5.5% 5.0% 1.2% −0.1% −0.7%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow0.52Capital expenditure−0.24Free cash flow0.27Buybacks−0.50Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow0.54Capital expenditure−0.31Free cash flow0.23 −16.5%Buybacks−0.43Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow0.51Capital expenditure−0.40Free cash flow0.11 −51.4%Buybacks−0.10Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow0.77Capital expenditure−0.27Free cash flow0.50 +353.6%Buybacks−0.04Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow1.21Capital expenditure−0.16Free cash flow1.05 +110.4%Buybacks−0.37Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow1.63Capital expenditure−0.22Free cash flow1.41 +34.3%Buybacks−2.32Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow1.67Capital expenditure−0.33Free cash flow1.34 −5.2%Buybacks−1.70Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow0.72Capital expenditure−0.41Free cash flow0.31 −76.6%Buybacks−0.87Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow0.31Capital expenditure−0.33Free cash flow−0.01 −104.4%Buybacks−0.46Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow0.11Capital expenditure−0.31Free cash flow−0.20Buybacks−0.79
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 0.52 0.54 0.51 0.77 1.21 1.63 1.67 0.72 0.31 0.11
Capital expenditure −0.24 −0.31 −0.40 −0.27 −0.16 −0.22 −0.33 −0.41 −0.33 −0.31
Free cash flow 0.27 0.23 0.11 0.50 1.05 1.41 1.34 0.31 −0.01 −0.20
Growth −16.5% −51.4% +353.6% +110.4% +34.3% −5.2% −76.6% −104.4%
Buybacks −0.50 −0.43 −0.10 −0.04 −0.37 −2.32 −1.70 −0.87 −0.46 −0.79

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
Cash
Fiscal year 2016Cash0.06Shareholders’ equity2.31Fiscal year 2017Cash0.07Shareholders’ equity2.37Fiscal year 2018Cash0.05Shareholders’ equity2.72Fiscal year 2019Cash0.04Shareholders’ equity3.16Fiscal year 2020Cash0.57Shareholders’ equity3.24Fiscal year 2021Cash0.06Shareholders’ equity2.38Fiscal year 2022Cash0.07Shareholders’ equity2.05Fiscal year 2023Cash0.06Shareholders’ equity2.21Fiscal year 2024Cash0.06Shareholders’ equity2.46Fiscal year 2025Cash0.06Shareholders’ equity2.34
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 0.06 0.07 0.05 0.04 0.57 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.06
Shareholders’ equity 2.31 2.37 2.72 3.16 3.24 2.38 2.05 2.21 2.46 2.34

In billions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Income statement

In billions of USD, except per-share figures; shares in millions. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Revenue and profit
21.61 21.53 21.41 21.34 20.39 25.84 26.99 26.95 26.77 27.63
Growth −0.3% −0.6% −0.4% −4.4% +26.7% +4.4% −0.1% −0.7% +3.2%
18.30 18.18 18.02 17.81 16.82 20.89 21.72 21.82 21.98 22.68
3.31 3.36 3.40 3.52 3.57 4.95 5.27 5.13 4.79 4.95
Growth +1.4% +1.1% +3.7% +1.2% +38.9% +6.3% −2.5% −6.7% +3.4%
2.35 2.44 2.51 2.56 2.42 2.88 3.03 3.25 3.26 3.36
0.89 0.84 0.78 0.82 0.56 1.90 2.02 1.65 1.31 1.24
Growth −5.2% −7.8% +5.9% −31.6% +237.9% +6.4% −18.4% −21.0% −5.0%
0.70 0.64 0.53 0.61 0.55 1.81 1.83 1.35 0.92 0.88
0.27 0.20 0.13 0.16 0.17 0.44 0.46 0.33 0.22 0.24
0.43 0.43 0.40 0.45 0.38 1.37 1.38 1.02 0.69 0.65
Growth +1.0% −8.9% +13.6% −15.2% +259.8% +0.3% −25.9% −32.2% −6.2%
Per share
4.18 4.44 4.36 4.99 4.32 18.50 24.47 22.89 17.09 17.26
4.15 4.43 4.34 4.97 4.30 18.31 24.29 22.74 16.92 17.04
Growth +6.7% −2.0% +14.5% −13.5% +325.8% +32.7% −6.4% −25.6% +0.7%
103.1 97.8 90.9 90.1 88.3 74.2 56.3 44.6 40.5 37.6
103.8 98.2 91.3 90.5 88.7 75.0 56.7 44.9 40.9 38.1
Growth −5.4% −7.0% −0.9% −2.0% −15.4% −24.4% −20.8% −8.9% −6.8%

Five years in brief

Worked out from the figures above, not from a press release
  • Revenue grew 6.3% a year over five years, and earnings per share grew 31.7% a year.
  • The diluted share count fell 57.0% in five years, so buybacks did some of the work per share.
  • Operating margin is up 1.7 points on five years ago, at 4.5%.
  • Profitable in every one of the 10 years on file.