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AutoNation AN Q1 2026 earnings

Reported May 1, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$6.6BMiss by $93.3MDiluted EPS$4.69Miss by $0.02
Revenue estimate$6.6B
EPS estimate$4.71

Next report

Jul 24, 2026 (In 2 weeks)
Revenue estimate$7.0B
EPS estimate$5.41

Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$6.6B-2.1%
Gross profit$1.2B-0.7%
Operating income$314.3M-6.5%
Net income$205.4M+17.0%
EPS (diluted)$5.85+31.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$125.9M-2.7%
Total debt$738.4M-81.8%
Total equity$2.2B-7.3%
Total assets$14.6B+9.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$22.2M+142%
CapEx$56.4M-25.0%
Free cash flow-$34.2M+73.2%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 07/09/26
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Market cap$6.28B+5.5%
Enterprise value$6.89B-28.8%
P/E9.3×+0.5×
P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin18%+0.1pp
Operating margin4.4%-0.4pp
Net margin2.5%0.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity29.3%+0.9pp
Debt / equity0.3×-1.4×
Current ratio0.8×0.0×

Segments

By product

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New vehicle$3.0B-7.3%
Used vehicle$2.0B+2.2%
Parts and service$1.2B+4.9%
Finance and insurance, net$352.0M-0.1%

By segment

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AN Reportable Segment, Premium Luxury$2.4B-5.2%
AN Reportable Segment, Import$2.0B0.0%
AN Reportable Segment, Domestic$1.7B0.0%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q1 2026$6.6BMiss by $93.3M
Q4 2025$6.9BMiss by $270.5MQ3 2025$7.0BMiss by $197.3MQ2 2025$7.0BBeat by $298.9MQ1 2025$6.7BBeat by $45.1MQ4 2024$7.2BBeat by $754.6M

Diluted EPS

Q1 2026$4.69Miss by $0.02
Q4 2025$5.08Beat by $0.23Q3 2025$5.01Beat by $0.16Q2 2025$5.46Beat by $0.76Q1 2025$4.68Beat by $0.26Q4 2024$4.97Beat by $0.71

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Questions, answered.

When did AutoNation report Q1 2026 earnings?
AutoNation (AN) reported Q1 2026 earnings on May 1, 2026 before market open.
What were AutoNation's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
AutoNation reported revenue of $6.6B and diluted EPS of $4.69 for Q1 2026.
Did AutoNation beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue missed the consensus estimate of $6.6B by $93.3M. EPS missed the consensus estimate of $4.71 by $0.02.
How did AutoNation's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue declined 2.1% from $6.7B a year earlier and diluted EPS grew 0.2% from $4.68.
Where can I find AutoNation's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0001628280-26-028353) and the 10-Q periodic report (0001628280-26-029317) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.