AutoNation, Inc.

AN Consumer Cyclical Auto & Truck Dealerships

AutoNation, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $27.6 billion, up 3.24% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue was flat, EPS grew 138.5%, free cash flow grew 45.2% and total debt rose 43.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for three consecutive years.

161.73 1.93 +1.21%
Market cap
$5.3B
P/E
7.5×
Fwd P/E
8.7×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
3.10
Beneish M
−2.37
Dividend safety
n/a
Dec '16 Dec '17 Dec '18 Dec '19 Dec '20 Dec '21 Dec '22 Dec '23 Dec '24 Dec '25
P/E ratio
11.85 11.74 8.24 9.78 15.93 6.26 4.41 6.65 10.03 12.10
Piotroski F-Score
5 6 7 8 6 7 7 4 4 5
P/S ratio
0.24 0.24 0.15 0.21 0.30 0.34 0.22 0.25 0.26 0.28
Altman Z-Score
3.13 3.04 2.83 3.05 3.38 5.08 4.28 3.53 3.21 3.10
P/FCF ratio
18.26 20.58 24.51 8.09 5.77 5.98 4.51 21.42 0.00 0.00
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers)
1.20 1.23 1.36 1.69 2.23 3.32 2.63 1.73 1.44 1.73
Beneish M-Score
(2.37) (2.48) (2.64) (2.62) (3.05) (2.49) (2.47) (2.19) (2.27) (2.37)
P/Operating CF
136.58 61.75 (134.65) 42.25 142.32 126.57 26.85 (174.11) 45.92 51.59
P/B ratio
2.20 2.17 1.19 1.39 1.90 3.65 2.95 3.04 2.80 3.32
Price to Tangible BV
25.30 19.18 5.34 4.06 4.03 21.77 0.00 0.00 69.83 0.00
EV/Sales
0.35 0.34 0.27 0.29 0.51 0.46 0.37 0.39 0.41 0.49
EV/EBITDA
7.19 7.30 6.06 6.03 9.67 5.61 4.45 5.57 7.00 8.66
EV/Operating CF
14.67 13.61 11.26 7.91 8.69 7.25 5.95 14.48 34.60 121.13
EV/FCF
27.20 29.48 43.45 11.25 9.83 8.14 7.41 33.43 (789.01) (68.63)
Quick Ratio
0.19 0.21 0.18 0.19 0.34 0.26 0.27 0.20 0.18 0.18
Current Ratio
0.81 0.85 0.86 0.86 1.00 0.92 0.92 0.77 0.74 0.84
Net Debt/EBITDA
2.36 2.20 2.64 1.69 1.45 1.49 1.74 2.00 2.58 3.70
Debt/Assets
25.38% 22.29% 23.97% 16.58% 21.65% 35.63% 39.37% 31.94% 31.30% 40.64%
Debt/Equity
1.11 0.97 0.94 0.55 0.66 1.34 1.93 1.73 1.66 2.50
Asset Turnover
2.20 2.12 2.05 2.01 2.00 2.74 2.84 2.45 2.14 2.02
Operating CF/Net income
1.20 1.24 1.29 1.71 3.16 1.19 1.21 0.71 0.45 0.17
Capex/Depreciation
(1.46) (1.77) (2.21) (1.23) (0.27) (0.90) (1.59) (1.78) (1.32) (0.95)
Interest Coverage
4.63 3.88 3.11 3.36 3.58 16.03 11.48 5.07 3.28 3.36
ROE
18.48% 18.57% 15.57% 15.31% 11.93% 48.92% 62.26% 47.95% 29.65% 27.05%
ROA
4.39% 4.28% 3.78% 4.24% 3.74% 14.58% 14.50% 9.27% 5.54% 4.74%
ROIC
11.59% 11.49% 9.31% 10.57% 7.32% 21.61% 21.32% 17.27% 12.62% 9.53%
Return on Tangible Assets
24.90% 20.46% 16.63% 18.11% 12.21% 43.29% 41.25% 40.58% 31.79% 21.19%
Average Days of Receivables
17.45 18.83 16.64 15.68 15.13 10.31 11.62 14.09 14.54 12.53
Research and Development Expense of Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue
10.87% 11.31% 11.72% 11.99% 11.88% 11.13% 11.21% 12.07% 12.19% 12.17%
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets
0.21 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.17 0.22 0.21 0.20 0.18 0.17
Share Based Compensation of Revenue
0.12% 0.10% 0.12% 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.12% 0.15% 0.14% 0.17%
Graham Net Nets
(0.60) (0.60) (0.94) (0.68) (0.41) (0.43) (0.81) (0.81) (0.85) (0.95)
Graham Number
45.80 49.36 53.95 62.65 60.09 116.00 140.99 159.03 152.07 154.60
Earnings Yield
8.44% 8.52% 12.13% 10.22% 6.28% 15.98% 22.65% 15.04% 9.97% 8.26%
Free Cash Flow Yield
5.48% 4.86% 4.08% 12.36% 17.33% 16.71% 22.18% 4.67% (0.20%) (2.54%)
Revenue per Share
209.59 220.19 235.56 236.80 230.92 348.30 479.31 604.24 660.87 734.88
Operating CF per Share
5.00 5.52 5.62 8.54 13.68 21.94 29.63 16.23 7.77 2.98
Capex per Share
(2.31) (2.97) (4.16) (2.53) (1.58) (2.41) (5.84) (9.20) (8.11) (8.23)
Free Cash Flow per Share
2.70 2.55 1.46 6.01 12.10 19.53 23.79 7.03 (0.34) (5.25)
Cash per Share
0.63 0.71 0.53 0.47 6.45 0.81 1.29 1.36 1.48 1.56
Shareholders Equity per Share
22.41 24.23 29.88 35.10 36.64 32.04 36.37 49.58 60.67 62.26
Interest Debt per Share
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Book value per Share
22.41 24.23 29.88 35.10 36.64 32.04 36.37 49.58 60.67 62.26
Free Cash Flow
278.30 249.40 132.40 541.40 1,068.00 1,449.10 1,339.10 313.70 (13.80) (197.50)
Working Capital
(1,114.40) (838.20) (774.10) (689.10) (13.20) (248.10) (267.70) (1,275.60) (1,614.20) (892.90)
Capital Expenditures
(237.70) (290.70) (378.60) (227.80) (139.60) (178.60) (329.00) (410.30) (328.50) (309.40)
Net Current Asset Value
(3,034.90) (3,104.70) (3,065.10) (2,970.10) (2,498.80) (3,754.90) (4,873.90) (5,461.70) (5,846.40) (7,403.40)
EV/EBIT
8.51 8.72 7.40 7.39 18.63 6.20 4.90 6.35 8.34 10.93
Capex to Sales
0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01
Price to Operating Income
5.71 6.08 4.17 5.32 10.94 4.56 2.98 4.07 5.27 6.26
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Depreciation/Fixed assets
0.06 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.17 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.08
Cash ROIC
5.65% 5.28% 2.49% 10.93% 17.96% 25.77% 22.02% 5.14% (0.21%) (2.39%)
Accounts Receivable Turnover
22.26 20.09 20.52 22.54 23.15 32.81 33.97 28.38 25.41 27.43
Accounts Payable Turnover
60.62 59.25 58.49 59.72 53.79 57.15 60.04 64.90 60.95 60.77
Inventory Turnover
5.13 5.28 5.14 5.12 5.70 9.40 11.15 8.59 6.88 6.71
Average Days of Payables
6.06 6.22 6.20 5.95 7.27 6.92 5.51 5.77 6.25 5.95
Days of Inventory on Hand
70.23 67.59 73.96 67.74 56.38 32.29 34.42 50.75 55.80 54.79
Average Receivables
970.55 1,071.95 1,043.60 946.45 880.95 787.60 794.40 949.60 1,053.35 1,007.35
Average Payables
301.80 306.75 308.00 298.25 312.75 365.55 361.75 336.15 360.65 373.25
Average Inventory
3,566.05 3,442.85 3,508.05 3,478.15 2,952.15 2,223.20 1,948.10 2,540.85 3,196.70 3,382.45
Average Assets
9,804.10 10,165.75 10,468.30 10,604.20 10,215.25 9,415.40 9,501.65 11,019.85 12,490.85 13,696.95
Average Common Equity
2,329.80 2,339.80 2,542.65 2,939.05 3,198.90 2,806.35 2,212.40 2,129.60 2,334.35 2,399.20

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