For the quarter ended June 2025, AutoNation (AN) reported revenue of $6.97 billion, up 7.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $5.46, compared to $3.99 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.8 billion, representing a surprise of +2.62%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +16.17%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $4.70.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how AutoNation performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Retail vehicle unit sales - Total: 135,583 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 130,325.
- Revenue per vehicle retailed - New: $51,579.00 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $51,872.62.
- Revenue per vehicle retailed - Used: $26,457.00 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $27,368.63.
- Gross profit per vehicle retailed - Finance and insurance: $2,712.00 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $2,598.93.
- Retail vehicle unit sales - Used: 69,736 versus 66,701 estimated by four analysts on average.
- Revenue- Parts and service: $1.22 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1.19 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.3%.
- Revenue- Finance and insurance net: $367.7 million versus $337.81 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +13.5% change.
- Revenue- Used Vehicle: $1.99 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1.92 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.9%.
- Revenue- New Vehicle: $3.4 billion versus $3.31 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.8% change.
- Revenue- Other: $4.3 million compared to the $4.3 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -24.6% year over year.
- Revenue- Used Vehicle- Retail used vehicle: $1.85 billion versus $1.78 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.8% change.
- Revenue- Used Vehicle- Wholesale: $140 million versus $150.25 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -16.5% change.
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Shares of AutoNation have returned +0.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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