AutoNation Inc. (AN) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

$169.34 +3.14% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

AutoNation Inc. (AN) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 64/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH Cap $5.60B
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk B+
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+2.7% Base Target
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:58% Call Buyers ($2.6M)
42% PutsMax Pain: $166.00
VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • FY 2025 (10-K)

How AN Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$0 (0% FCF Margin)
Revenue$27.63BGross Profit $4.95B (17.9%)Cost of Sales $22.68BOp Profit $1.24B (4.5%)OpEx (R&D/SG&A) $3.71BNet Profit$649.1M (2.3%)Tax/Other $590.8M

Multi-Year SEC EDGAR XBRL Revenue, Net Profit & Free Cash Flow Trajectory

■ Revenue■ Net Profit■ Free Cash Flow
FY23
Rev $26.95B
FY24
Rev $26.77B
FY25
Rev $27.63B
Fiscal YearRevenueGross MarginOp MarginNet ProfitFree Cash FlowROIC %
FY 2025$27.63B17.9%4.5%$649.1M-$197.5M17.3%
FY 2024$26.77B17.9%4.9%$692.2M-$13.8M19%
FY 2023$26.95B44%6.1%$1.02B-$488.7M6.7%
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AN // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -15.42%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $177.4H $193.0L $176.4C $179.6VOL 1.24M
RES: $221.0SUP: $142.8SMA50: $176.9SMA200: $193.7
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AN Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
-4.1%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +3.2% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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How profitable is AutoNation Inc. (AN)?

In FY 2025 (10-K), AN converted $27.6B of revenue into a 17.9% gross margin, 4.5% operating margin, and $0 in free cash flow (0% FCF margin).