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AutoNation, Inc. (AN)

Consumer Cyclical | Auto & Truck Dealerships | Fort Lauderdale, United States | NYSE
193.43 USD -2.37 (-1.210%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:41 a.m. EDT

AutoNation presents a high-conviction turnaround story where operational efficiency is driving earnings growth even as revenue contracts. The balance sheet remains a critical vulnerability with debt-to-equity nearing 500 percent and a current ratio below one, limiting financial flexibility. While the long-term price trajectory is exceptionally strong and short-term momentum is constructive, the heavy leverage prevents a full buy recommendation. Investors should view this as a speculative recovery play dependent on successful deleveraging and revenue stabilization rather than a stable income generator.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.051075
AutoETS0.051076
MSTL0.053970
AutoTheta0.072732

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 65%
H-stat 1.15
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.163
Excess Kurtosis 0.03
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Last Dividend Date 2000-07-02
Debt to Equity Ratio 470.56
Revenue per Share 752.72
Market Cap 6,472,456,704
Trailing P/E 10.49
Forward P/E 7.97
Beta 0.75
Profit Margins 2.47%
Website https://www.autonation.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:41 a.m. EDT: Near-term call open interest exceeds put open interest, indicating speculative bullishness for the immediate month. However, longer-dated expirations show significantly heavier put positioning, suggesting hedging against downside risk. Implied volatility is skewed higher for deep out-of-the-money puts, reflecting market anxiety about a potential reversal despite the current upward price trend.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2000-07-03 0.687 10.272897
1995-04-27 0.250 15.686275
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.687
lastDividendDate 2000-07-03

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.08649808
Address1 200 SW 1st Avenue
All Time High 228.92
All Time Low 1.25
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 1.9 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 424,420
Average Daily Volume3 Month 393,544
Average Volume 393,544
Average Volume10Days 424,420
Beta 0.745
Bid 194.0
Bid Size 500
Board Risk 3
Book Value 65.665
City Fort Lauderdale
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 193.43
Current Ratio 0.814
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 200.09
Day Low 193.31
Debt To Equity 470.56
Display Name AutoNation
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,640,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,640,400
Earnings Growth 0.315
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.17
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,638,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,501,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,501,000
Ebitda 1,560,199,936
Ebitda Margins 0.056750003
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.823
Enterprise To Revenue 0.614
Enterprise Value 16,885,857,280
Eps Current Year 21.57663
Eps Forward 24.25601
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 18.44
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 192.7072
Fifty Day Average Change 0.7227936
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0037507347
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -8.649808
Fifty Two Week High 228.92
Fifty Two Week High Change -35.490005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.15503235
Fifty Two Week Low 176.62
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.809998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.09517607
Fifty Two Week Range 176.62 - 228.92
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 642,432,600,000
Float Shares 33,000,730
Forward Eps 24.25601
Forward P E 7.9745183
Free Cashflow 541,025,024
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 24,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.17966999
Gross Profits 4,939,700,224
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01503
Held Percent Institutions 1.0099701
Implied Shares Outstanding 33,461,495
Industry Auto & Truck Dealerships
Industry Disp Auto & Truck Dealerships
Industry Key auto-truck-dealerships
Ir Website http://investors.autonation.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=85803&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 962,582,400
Last Dividend Value 0.687
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 834,364,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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 offers a range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicles; and parts and services, such as automotive repair and maintenance, and wholesale parts and collision services. The company also provides automotive finance and insurance products comprising vehicle services and other protection products; and indirect financing, as well as arranges finance for vehicle purchases through third-party finance sources. It owns and operates new vehicle franchises from stores located in metropolitan markets in the Sunbelt region, as well as AutoNation-branded collision centers, AutoNation USA used vehicle stores, AutoNation-branded automotive auction operations, and parts distribution centers. The company was formerly known as Republic Industries, Inc. and changed its name to AutoNation, Inc. in 1999. AutoNation, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Long Name AutoNation, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 6,472,456,704
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_112302
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 679,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,472,456,977
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 197.08
Operating Cashflow 186,600,000
Operating Margins 0.046529997
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.71
Phone 954 769 6000
Pre Market Change 0.55000305
Pre Market Change Percent 0.28434217
Pre Market Price 193.98
Pre Market Time 1,784,027,383
Previous Close 195.8
Price Eps Current Year 8.964792
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.9457092
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.23542114
Profit Margins 0.0247
Quick Ratio 0.163
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.85714
Region US
Regular Market Change -2.37001
Regular Market Change Percent -1.21042
Regular Market Day High 200.09
Regular Market Day Low 193.31
Regular Market Day Range 193.31 - 200.09
Regular Market Open 197.08
Regular Market Previous Close 195.8
Regular Market Price 193.43
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,803
Regular Market Volume 321,032
Return On Assets 0.058480002
Return On Equity 0.2933
Revenue Growth -0.021
Revenue Per Share 752.72
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 33,461,495
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0739
Shares Short 2,472,424
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 2,350,871
Short Name AutoNation, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1103
Short Ratio 6.25
Source Interval 15
State FL
Symbol AN
Target High Price 300.0
Target Low Price 202.0
Target Mean Price 242.25
Target Median Price 237.5
Total Cash 65,500,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.957
Total Debt 10,478,900,224
Total Revenue 27,493,099,520
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 18.44
Trailing P E 10.489696
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.7127
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 201.98544
Two Hundred Day Average Change -8.55545
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.042356767
Type Disp Equity
Volume 321,032
Website https://www.autonation.com
Zip 33,301