profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
AutoNation
$177.75-1.53% today
-9.7% in 1 year
1-year low $153.011-year high $229.98
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $8.76 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What AutoNation sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $27.0 billion in 2022 to $27.6 billion in 2025, with $649 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
AutoNation vs. similar companies
AutoNation grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| AutoNation | 8.8× · Cheap | ||
 Carvana | 76.7× · Very expensive | ||
 Hotai Motor Co.,Ltd. | 15.5× · Fair price | ||
 Rush Enterprises | 26.6× · Fair price | ||
 USS | 22.6× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads AutoNation's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,390 | 25,844 | 26,985 | 26,949 | 26,765 | 27,631 | |
| 3,566 | 4,953 | 5,265 | 5,132 | 4,785 | 4,949 | |
| 563 | 1,903 | 2,002 | 1,620 | 1,270 | 1,310 | |
| – | – | 2,215 | 1,918 | 1,596 | 1,581 | |
| 382 | 1,373 | 1,377 | 1,021 | 692 | 649 | |
| 4.30 | 18.31 | 24.29 | 22.74 | 16.92 | 17.04 | |
| 17.5% | 19.2% | 19.5% | 19.0% | 17.9% | 17.9% | |
| 2.8% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 6.0% | 4.7% | 4.7% | |
| 1.9% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 9,887 | 8,944 | 10,060 | 11,980 | 13,002 | 14,392 |
| Cash | 570 | 60 | 73 | 61 | 60 | 59 |
| Total debt | – | – | 6,379 | 8,034 | 8,655 | 10,184 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 8,012 | 9,769 | 10,544 | 12,051 |
| 3,236 | 2,377 | 2,048 | 2,211 | 2,457 | 2,341 | |
| 89 | 75 | 57 | 45 | 41 | 38 | |
| 13.8% | 63.2% | 18.9% | 13.1% | 9.6% | 8.4% | |
| 11.8% | 57.8% | 67.3% | 46.2% | 28.2% | 27.7% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,208 | 1,628 | 1,668 | 724 | 315 | 112 | |
| 156 | 216 | 329 | 410 | 329 | 309 | |
| 1,052 | 1,412 | 1,339 | 314 | -14 | -198 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 367 | 2,318 | 1,700 | 874 | 460 | 792 | |
| 30 | 35 | 32 | 40 | 37 | 47 |
Valuation
- 8.8×
- 8.4×
- 0.28
- 2.6×
- 0.2×
- –
- 10.0×
- -3.5%
- 11.4%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 17.9%
- 4.7%
- 2.3%
- 5.6%
- 8.6%
- 12.8%
- 28.4%
- 4.6%
- 13.6%
- –
Growth
- +6.3%
- +31.7%
- −1,331.2%
- –
- −12.4%
Financial health
- 6.4×
- 4.35
- 71.7%
- 3.0×
- 0.84
- 0.20
- 1.88
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 46%of 982
Bottom 27%of 994
Top 14%of 853
Bottom 43%of 993
Bottom 11%of 980
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $243.60
- Range
- $208.00 – $300.00
- 3 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 4.69 | 4.71 | −0.4% |
| Feb 6, 2026 | 5.08 | 4.85 | +4.7% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 5.01 | 4.85 | +3.3% |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 5.46 | 4.70 | +16.2% |
| Apr 25, 2025 | 4.68 | 4.42 | +5.9% |
| Feb 11, 2025 | 4.97 | 4.26 | +16.7% |
| Oct 25, 2024 | 4.02 | 4.38 | −8.2% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 3.99 | 4.34 | −8.1% |
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
33No pass
Benjamin Graham
51No pass
Philip Fisher
49No pass
Peter Lynch
72Pass
Joel Greenblatt
47No pass
Charlie Munger
31No pass
Terry Smith
25No pass
Questions about AutoNation
Is AutoNation a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, and the price looks low. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the AutoNation AI analysis
What does AutoNation do?
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 is in Auto & Truck Dealerships, based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States, with 24,800 employees.
Does AutoNation pay a dividend?
No. AutoNation does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $792 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is AutoNation stock halal?
No. AutoNation does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 179% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has AutoNation stock done over the past year?
Down 9.7% over the past twelve months, to $177.75. It traded between $153.01 and $229.98 and is 22.7% below its high.
Who are AutoNation's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Carvana, Hotai Motor Co.,Ltd., Rush Enterprises and USS. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with AutoNation's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.