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Autonation (AN) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Oct 30, 2026 · Autonation (AN) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue down 0% year over year to $7.0B · 2¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 4.5%

Autonation made $7.0B in Q3 2026 (-0.4% Y/Y): New vehicle $3.3B, Used vehicle $2.0B, Parts and service $1.3B. Operating margin 4.5%, net earnings $162M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Oct 30, 2026.

Revenue$7.0B
Year over year-0.4%
Operating margin4.5%
Net earnings$162M
Operating cash flow$209M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $7.0B in Q3 2026, roughly flat year over year and up 1% from the previous quarter. New vehicle was the largest line at 48% of revenue. New vehicle lost $0.09B year over year (down 2%), 314% of the total change.

Gross margin was 17.2%, down 0.4 points from Q3 2025. Operating profit was $0.31B, a 4.5% margin (down 0.8 points year over year). Operating expenses grew 3% against flat revenue. The fastest-growing cost line was Other operating costs (+176%). Net earnings were $0.16B, down 25% year over year. The effective tax rate was 24.7%.

Operating cash flow was $0.21B (up 9% year over year), 129% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $0.01B of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $0.04B. Capital expenditures of $0.08B left free cash flow of $0.13B.

Quarterly history

Autonation revenue by quarterAutonation revenue by quarter$6.7BQ1 2025$7.0BQ2 2025$7.0BQ3 2025$6.9BQ4 2025$6.6BQ1 2026$6.9BQ2 2026$7.0BQ3 2026
Autonation net earnings by quarterAutonation net earnings by quarter$176MQ1 2025$86.4MQ2 2025$215MQ3 2025$172MQ4 2025$205MQ1 2026$182MQ2 2026$162MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QOct 30, 2026$7.0B-0.4%4.5%$162M$209M
Q2 202610-QJul 31, 2026$6.9B-0.6%4.6%$182M−$71.1M
Q1 202610-QMay 1, 2026$6.6B-2%4.8%$205M$22.2M
Q4 202510-KFeb 12, 2026$6.9B-4%4.5%$172M$150M
Q3 202510-QOct 23, 2025$7.0B+7%5.3%$215M$192M
Q2 202510-QJul 25, 2025$7.0B+8%3.1%$86.4M−$178M
Q1 202510-QApr 25, 2025$6.7B+3%5.0%$176M−$52.5M

Charts

Autonation: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterAutonation: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+3%Q1 2025+8%+4%Q2 2025+7%+1%Q3 2025-4%-2%Q4 2025-2%-5%Q1 2026-1%+6%Q2 20260%+1%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y 0%, Q/Q +1%.
Autonation: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Autonation: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Other financing$1.0BBuybacks−$993MAcquisitions−$427MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$355MOperating cash flow$311MCapital spending−$288MOther investing$45.0MTaxes on employees’ shares−$24.4MAsset & business sales$17.4MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$16.6MShares issued$100K
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Autonation: profit against cash, quarter by quarterAutonation: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$186M$150MQ4 2024$176M−$52.5MQ1 2025$86.4M−$178MQ2 2025$215M$192MQ3 2025$172M$150MQ4 2025$205M$22.2MQ1 2026$182M−$71.1MQ2 2026$162M$209MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $162M, Operating cash flow $209M.
Autonation: diluted shares by fiscal yearAutonation: diluted shares by fiscal year89MFY202075MFY202157MFY202245MFY202341MFY202438MFY2025
-57.0% since FY2020: buybacks shrank the count.
Autonation in its industry: growth against margin (16 companies, SIC 5500)Autonation in its industry: growth against margin (16 companies, SIC 5500)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +8%median 4%LADPAGCVNAKMXMUSACASYGPIABGSAHRUSHACWHCPRTOPLNCRMTNXXTAN (0%, 4%)
Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Autonation

AutoNation, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States. As of December 31, 2025, we owned and operated 323 new vehicle franchises from 245 stores located in the United States, predominantly in major metropolitan markets in the Sunbelt region. Our stores, which we believe include some of the most recognizable and well-known in our key markets, sell 30 different new vehicle brands. The core brands of new vehicles that we sell, representing approximately 89% of the new vehicles that we sold in 2025, are manufactured by Toyota (including Lexus), Honda, Ford, General Motors, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Volkswagen (including Audi and Porsche).

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 12, 2026.

Autonation against its Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: -0.4% against the peers' median +4%. Operating margin: 4.5% against the peers' median 4.2%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
AN AutonationQ3 2026$7.0B-0.4%4.5%
LAD Lithia MotorsQ3 2026$9.9B+3%4.2%
PAG Penske Automotive GroupQ3 2026$8.4B+4%3.6%
CVNA CarvanaQ3 2026$8.0B+42%8.9%
KMX CarMaxQ2 FY27$7.9B+20%2.8%
MUSA Murphy USAQ3 2026$6.9B+35%3.8%
CASY Caseys General StoresQ1 FY27$5.7B+24%6.1%
GPI Group 1 AutomotiveQ3 2026$5.4B-7%3.7%
ABG Asbury Automotive GroupQ3 2026$4.4B-8%4.7%

Source: Autonation 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 350698 · Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations

Guidance and outlook

Autonation: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-10-30)Autonation: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-10-30)Other7Financing2Margins1Tax1Costs1
12 statements; tone +0.33 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 2 hedged.
Autonation: outlook statements against the filing beforeAutonation: outlook statements against the filing beforeConfident5Cautious1

13F: who owns AN and who is buying

Largest holders of AN (13F)Largest holders of AN (13F)Vanguard Group$656MBlackRock$439MBrave Warrior Advisors, LLC$283MDimensional Fund Advisors LP$280MVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$262MVanguard Capital Management LLC$253MAQR Capital Management LLC$216MInvesco$185MState Street$161MAlyeska Investment Group, L.P.$134M
Funds' net buying of AN by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of AN by quarter (13F)−$45.6M2024-09$91.5M2024-12−$123M2025-03$157M2025-06−$180M2025-09−$112M2025-12−$82.6M2026-03−$19.1M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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