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AUTONATION, INC. AN
AUTONATION, INC. statistics & valuation
Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($153.49); a green figure means the price is below it.
Profitability & efficiency
Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).
P / E vs its own history
AUTONATION, INC. trades at about 12.2× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.2×–16.6×, median 11.1×).
Shaded band = 10-year range (5.2×–16.6×); dot = today's 12.2×.
Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.
Key ratios (by fiscal year)
| Ratio | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 17.9% | 17.9% | 19.0% | 19.5% | 19.2% | 17.5% | 16.5% | 15.9% | 15.6% | 15.3% |
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 7.4% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| FCF margin | -0.7% | -0.1% | 1.2% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| Return on assets | 4.5% | 5.3% | 8.5% | 13.7% | 15.4% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Return on equity | 27.7% | 28.2% | 46.2% | 67.3% | 57.8% | 11.8% | 14.2% | 14.6% | 18.3% | 18.6% |
| Current ratio | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.81 |
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.