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Autonation, Inc. Consumer Discretionary Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations Russell 3000
$179.64Close $6.3BMarket cap $153.01 – $229.9852-week range Late-januaryNext report · estimated

Highlights

Cautions

  • Not in an uptrend 2 of 8 trend conditions
  • Lagging the market RS 22 · weaker than 78% of stocks over 12 months
  • Earnings shrinking EPS −14% year on year

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Dec 31, 2025 · filed Oct 30, 2026
Off 12-month high 22%
1wk up 11.5% price change
1mo up 14.1% price change
12-month return down 8% market up 11% · its own down 19%
F-score 5 / 9 Mixed
Altman Z″ 1.73 Moderate risk
P/E 9.7× price / earnings
PEG 14.65 P/E / EPS growth
P/B 2.7× price / book
Earnings yield up 12.4% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 57% of the market · around average
Revenue growth up 3% year on year
EPS growth down 14% latest quarter · -152 pts
Sales growth 0% latest quarter · +0 pts
ROE up 27% return on equity
Free cash margin down 1% -$197.5M FCF
D/E 1.58 long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9×
Interest cover 6.9×EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
  • profitability slipped from last year
  • profits not fully backed by cash
  • took on more long-term debt
  • assets working less efficiently
  • profitable on its assets
  • generating cash from operations
  • short-term liquidity improved
  • no new shares issued
  • gross margin widened

Repair signals

  • Revenue reaccelerating (-1% then +3%)

Trade setup

ATR% 4.2% $7.60 a day · 2×ATR $164.45
RS 22 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 2 / 8 trend template
Relative volume 2.2× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 0.80 50 sessions
Implied move — no scheduled report
Trend template · 2 of 8
  • Price above the 50-day average: passes
  • Within 25% of the 52-week high: passes

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

1 flagged
  • Profit not backed by cash Reported profit of $649.1M came with $111.9M of operating cash flow. Profit that cash does not follow is the classic signature of aggressive accounting.
Last reported Oct 30, 2026
Last shock Sep 17, 2026-10% in one session4.5× volumeon an SEC filing+3% since

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $27.6B +3% on FY2024
$0 $50B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $20.4B FY2021 · $25.8B FY2022 · $27.0B FY2023 · $26.9B FY2024 · $26.8B FY2025 · $27.6B
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $649.1M -6% on FY2024
$0 $2B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $381.6M FY2021 · $1.4B FY2022 · $1.4B FY2023 · $1.0B FY2024 · $692.2M FY2025 · $649.1M
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology -$197.5M
$0 $2B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $1.1B FY2021 · $1.4B FY2022 · $1.3B FY2023 · $313.7M FY2024 · -$13.8M FY2025 · -$197.5M
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Gross 18%
  • Net 2%
  • Free cash -1%
0% 20% FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Gross 17% · Net 2% · Free cash 5% FY2021 · Gross 19% · Net 5% · Free cash 5% FY2022 · Gross 20% · Net 5% · Free cash 5% FY2023 · Gross 19% · Net 4% · Free cash 1% FY2024 · Gross 18% · Net 3% · Free cash -0% FY2025 · Gross 18% · Net 2% · Free cash -1%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology $3.6B net debt
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $5B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Cash $569.6M · Long-term debt $2.1B FY2021 · Cash $60.4M · Long-term debt $2.9B FY2022 · Cash $72.6M · Long-term debt $3.6B FY2023 · Cash $60.8M · Long-term debt $3.1B FY2024 · Cash $59.8M · Long-term debt $2.6B FY2025 · Cash $58.6M · Long-term debt $3.7B
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 35.20m -57.8% since FY2020
83.50m 35.20m FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · 83.50m FY2021 · 62.60m FY2022 · 47.60m FY2023 · 41.60m FY2024 · 39m FY2025 · 35.20m
  FY2020Dec 31, 2020 FY2021Dec 31, 2021 FY2022Dec 31, 2022 FY2023Dec 31, 2023 FY2024Dec 31, 2024 FY2025Dec 31, 2025
Revenue $20.4B $25.8B $27.0B $26.9B $26.8B $27.6B
Gross margin 17% 19% 20% 19% 18% 18%
Operating income $563.2M $1.9B $2.0B $1.7B $1.3B $1.2B
Net income $381.6M $1.4B $1.4B $1.0B $692.2M $649.1M
Net margin 2% 5% 5% 4% 3% 2%
Earnings per share $4.30 $18.31 $24.29 $22.74 $16.92 $17.04
Free cash flow $1.1B $1.4B $1.3B $313.7M -$13.8M -$197.5M
Free cash margin 5% 5% 5% 1% -0% -1%
Cash $569.6M $60.4M $72.6M $60.8M $59.8M $58.6M
Long-term debt $2.1B $2.9B $3.6B $3.1B $2.6B $3.7B
Shareholders' equity $3.2B $2.4B $2.0B $2.2B $2.5B $2.3B
Shares outstanding 83.50m 62.60m 47.60m 41.60m 39m 35.20m

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Oct 30, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2026 30d
Jul 31, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2026 31d
May 1, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2026 31d
Feb 12, 2026 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2025 43d
Oct 23, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2025 23d
Jul 25, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2025 25d
Apr 25, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2025 25d
Feb 14, 2025 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2024 45d
Oct 25, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2024 25d
Aug 1, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2024 32d
Apr 26, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2024 26d
Feb 16, 2024 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2023 47d

Current reports

FiledDisclosed
Oct 30, 2026 Results ↗
Oct 16, 2026 Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗
Sep 15, 2026 Other events ↗
Jul 31, 2026 Results ↗
May 1, 2026 Results ↗
Apr 29, 2026 Director or officer change · Shareholder vote ↗
Feb 6, 2026 Results ↗
Nov 14, 2025 Material agreement · New obligation ↗
Oct 31, 2025 Other events ↗
Oct 23, 2025 Results ↗
Jul 25, 2025 Results ↗
May 21, 2025 Regulation FD · Other events ↗