AUTONATION INC (AN) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:AN • US05329W1027

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This AN fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. AN Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • AN had positive earnings in the past year.
  • AN had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Each year in the past 5 years AN has been profitable.
  • In the past 5 years AN always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
AN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFAN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M 1B 1.5B

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of AN (4.51%) is better than 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • AN has a Return On Equity of 27.73%. This is amongst the best in the industry. AN outperforms 85.37% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 8.03%, AN is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 73.17% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for AN is below the industry average of 13.16%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.51%
ROE 27.73%
ROIC 8.03%
ROA(3y)6.12%
ROA(5y)9.48%
ROE(3y)34.02%
ROE(5y)45.41%
ROIC(3y)9.68%
ROIC(5y)14.76%
AN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICAN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20 40 60

1.3 Margins

  • The Profit Margin of AN (2.35%) is better than 62.60% of its industry peers.
  • AN's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • AN's Operating Margin of 5.03% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. AN outperforms 68.29% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of AN has grown nicely.
  • AN has a worse Gross Margin (17.91%) than 79.67% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of AN has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 5.03%
PM (TTM) 2.35%
GM 17.91%
OM growth 3Y-12.12%
OM growth 5Y1.73%
PM growth 3Y-22.79%
PM growth 5Y4.63%
GM growth 3Y-2.82%
GM growth 5Y0.48%
AN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsAN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 10 15

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2. AN Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so AN is still creating some value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, AN has less shares outstanding
  • Compared to 5 years ago, AN has less shares outstanding
  • AN has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
AN Yearly Shares OutstandingAN Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M
AN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsAN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5B 10B

2.2 Solvency

  • AN has an Altman-Z score of 3.08. This indicates that AN is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
  • With a decent Altman-Z score value of 3.08, AN is doing good in the industry, outperforming 76.42% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AN has a Debt/Equity ratio of 4.11. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • AN has a Debt to Equity ratio of 4.11. This is in the lower half of the industry: AN underperforms 76.42% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 4.11
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 3.08
ROIC/WACC1.45
WACC5.54%
AN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFAN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • AN has a Current Ratio of 0.84. This is a bad value and indicates that AN is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • AN has a worse Current ratio (0.84) than 82.93% of its industry peers.
  • AN has a Quick Ratio of 0.84. This is a bad value and indicates that AN is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • AN's Quick ratio of 0.22 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. AN is outperformed by 83.74% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.84
Quick Ratio 0.22
AN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesAN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B

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3. AN Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 15.80% over the past year.
  • AN shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 23.19% yearly.
  • AN shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 3.24%.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 6.27% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)15.8%
EPS 3Y-6.74%
EPS 5Y23.19%
EPS Q2Q%2.21%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.24%
Revenue growth 3Y0.79%
Revenue growth 5Y6.27%
Sales Q2Q%-3.94%

3.2 Future

  • AN is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 11.97% yearly.
  • AN is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 3.12% yearly.
EPS Next Y10.12%
EPS Next 2Y10.53%
EPS Next 3Y9.66%
EPS Next 5Y11.97%
Revenue Next Year1%
Revenue Next 2Y1.9%
Revenue Next 3Y2.93%
Revenue Next 5Y3.12%

3.3 Evolution

  • The estimated forward EPS growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
AN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesAN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 10B 20B 30B
AN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesAN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 10 20 30

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4. AN Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • AN is valuated reasonably with a Price/Earnings ratio of 9.51.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, AN is valued cheaper than 87.80% of the companies in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of AN to the average of the S&P500 Index (24.88), we can say AN is valued rather cheaply.
  • AN is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.64.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of AN indicates a rather cheap valuation: AN is cheaper than 87.80% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of AN to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.19), we can say AN is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.51
Fwd PE 8.64
AN Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsAN Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, AN is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 68.29% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.58
AN Per share dataAN EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 200 400 600

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • AN's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • The decent profitability rating of AN may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)0.94
PEG (5Y)0.41
EPS Next 2Y10.53%
EPS Next 3Y9.66%

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5. AN Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • AN does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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AN Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

AUTONATION INC

NYSE:AN (3/27/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 192.48 0 (0%)

192.48

-2.52 (-1.29%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)02-06
Earnings (Next)04-16
Inst Owners77.45%
Inst Owner Change14.18%
Ins Owners1.43%
Ins Owner Change0.21%
Market Cap6.68B
Revenue(TTM)27.63B
Net Income(TTM)649.10M
Analysts80
Price Target246.09 (27.85%)
Short Float %4.67%
Short Ratio3.62
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)1.25%
Min EPS beat(2)0.86%
Max EPS beat(2)1.64%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)4.5%
Min EPS beat(4)0.86%
Max EPS beat(4)12.53%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)1.46%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)1.16%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)1.6%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.48%
Min Revenue beat(2)-6.56%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.39%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.56%
Min Revenue beat(4)-6.56%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.39%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.68%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.59%
Revenue beat(16)2
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.34%
PT rev (1m)0.77%
PT rev (3m)1.33%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.12%
EPS NQ rev (3m)3.77%
EPS NY rev (1m)2.2%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.92%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.6%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.59%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-1.7%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.49%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.51
Fwd PE 8.64
P/S 0.24
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 59.71
P/B 2.85
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.58
EPS(TTM)20.23
EY10.51%
EPS(NY)22.28
Fwd EY11.57%
FCF(TTM)-5.69
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)3.22
OCFY1.67%
SpS796.06
BVpS67.45
TBVpS-2.8
PEG (NY)0.94
PEG (5Y)0.41
Graham Number175.22
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.51%
ROE 27.73%
ROCE 15.69%
ROIC 8.03%
ROICexc 8.07%
ROICexgc 9.96%
OM 5.03%
PM (TTM) 2.35%
GM 17.91%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)6.12%
ROA(5y)9.48%
ROE(3y)34.02%
ROE(5y)45.41%
ROIC(3y)9.68%
ROIC(5y)14.76%
ROICexc(3y)9.73%
ROICexc(5y)14.89%
ROICexgc(3y)12.43%
ROICexgc(5y)20.83%
ROCE(3y)20.47%
ROCE(5y)24.71%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-33.1%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-13.31%
ROICexc growth 3Y-28.9%
ROICexc growth 5Y-9.92%
OM growth 3Y-12.12%
OM growth 5Y1.73%
PM growth 3Y-22.79%
PM growth 5Y4.63%
GM growth 3Y-2.82%
GM growth 5Y0.48%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.92
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 4.11
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 5.86
Cap/Depr 123.07%
Cap/Sales 1.12%
Interest Coverage 3.93
Cash Conversion 6.82%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.84
Quick Ratio 0.22
Altman-Z 3.08
F-Score5
WACC5.54%
ROIC/WACC1.45
Cap/Depr(3y)148.54%
Cap/Depr(5y)144.29%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.29%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.18%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)15.8%
EPS 3Y-6.74%
EPS 5Y23.19%
EPS Q2Q%2.21%
EPS Next Y10.12%
EPS Next 2Y10.53%
EPS Next 3Y9.66%
EPS Next 5Y11.97%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.24%
Revenue growth 3Y0.79%
Revenue growth 5Y6.27%
Sales Q2Q%-3.94%
Revenue Next Year1%
Revenue Next 2Y1.9%
Revenue Next 3Y2.93%
Revenue Next 5Y3.12%
EBIT growth 1Y3.93%
EBIT growth 3Y-11.43%
EBIT growth 5Y8.1%
EBIT Next Year17.97%
EBIT Next 3Y9.1%
EBIT Next 5Y6.18%
FCF growth 1Y-1331.16%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-64.44%
OCF growth 3Y-59.37%
OCF growth 5Y-37.86%

AUTONATION INC / AN Fundamental Analysis FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to AN.


What is the valuation status of AUTONATION INC (AN) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to AUTONATION INC (AN). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


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AUTONATION INC (AN) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.


Can you provide the financial health for AN stock?

The financial health rating of AUTONATION INC (AN) is 3 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for AUTONATION INC (AN) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of AUTONATION INC (AN) is expected to grow by 10.12% in the next year.