AUTONATION, INC. 8K

AutoNation furnished its Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings release, showing modest revenue and EPS growth, record after-sales and finance performance, sizable share repurchases and acquisitions, strong liquidity, and an AutoNation Finance securitization completed in January 2026.

AutoNation, Inc. filed a Form 8-K to furnish its fourth quarter and full year 2025 earnings release, reporting Q4 2025 revenue of $6.9 billion (down 4% year over year) with EPS of $4.70 and adjusted EPS of $5.08, and full-year 2025 revenue of $27.6 billion (up 3%) with EPS of $17.04 and adjusted EPS of $20.22. The company highlighted record after-sales gross profit and record Customer Financial Services profit per unit, strong growth and improved profitability at AutoNation Finance, over $1 billion in adjusted free cash flow, and aggressive capital deployment including $785 million of share repurchases in 2025 (reducing the share count by 10%). AutoNation also disclosed dealership acquisitions in Baltimore, Chicago, and Denver adding more than $650 million of annual revenue, substantial available liquidity of $1.8 billion and a covenant leverage ratio of 2.44x, as well as a January 2026 $749.2 million auto loan securitization at a 4.25% weighted-average fixed rate, while providing detailed GAAP and non-GAAP reconciliations and commentary on operational performance across business lines.

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350698

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8K

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sec

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0001628280-26-005934

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6