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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · AutoNation (AN)

AutoNation Q4 same-store revenue up 8%, but EPS fell to $4.64 from $5.04

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

AutoNation reported fourth quarter 2024 revenue of $7.2 billion, up 8% on a same-store basis, but diluted EPS fell 8% to $4.64 and net income fell 14% to $186.1 million. For full year 2024, revenue fell 1% to $26.8 billion and diluted EPS fell 26% to $16.92, while the company repurchased $460 million of stock, a 7% share reduction.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 same-store new vehicle retail unit sales rose 12%, while new vehicle gross profit fell $23 million to $212 million.
  • Q4 adjusted EPS was $4.97, compared with $5.02 a year earlier.
  • Full-year 2024 net income was $692.2 million, down 32% from $1,021.1 million in 2023.
  • Leverage was reduced to 2.4X at the end of Q4, and the company reported $1.3 billion of liquidity at December 31, 2024.

The filing

CompanyAutoNation (AN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 11, 2025, 7:03 AM ET
Accession number0000350698-25-000026

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:58 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 11, 2025.

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