Assay
Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Autonation, Inc.AN · shops | |
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| Grade |  C/Don the C/D boundary of 258 graded peers; percentile 58.4, sampling error 2.9 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 151 of 258 |
| Profitability | Cpercentile 53.7 |
| Solvency | D/Epercentile 82.3 |
| Growth and financing | Bpercentile 23.0 |
| Reliability | 0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | over $2.67B assetstotal assets $14.4B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: distress |
| Inputs computable | 8 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Feb 12, 2026239 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $156.872026-10-08; market equity $5.2B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
| Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date. Open this report as it stood on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Feb 12, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
AutoNation, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States. As of December 31, 2025, we owned and operated 323 new vehicle franchises from 245 stores located in the United States, predominantly in major metropolitan markets in the Sunbelt region. Our stores, which we believe include some of the most recognizable and well-known in our key markets, sell 30 different new vehicle brands.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 53.7 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 34.4% | [1,3] | 42.6% | 61.4 | 242 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | 16.5% | [4-12] | 10.9% | 32.5 | 84 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Accruals ratio | 3.9% | [1,13-15] | (4.9%) | 96.2 | 287 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 0.7 pts | [2-3,16-23] | 1.2 pts | 24.8 | 219 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 82.3 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2026-06-30 | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | not computable | 1.92 | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 1.84x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2011-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31 | |||||||
| Interest coverage | not computable | 2.26x | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Current ratio | 0.84x | [24-25] | 1.37x | 82.3 | 295 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 23.0 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 0.8% | [2,17,19,21] | 1.5% | 53.4 | 269 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | not computable | 5.6% | |||||
| current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Reinvestment rate | not computable | 7.3% | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2011-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31 | |||||||
| Asset growth, three years | 12.7% | [1,15,26-27] | 3.4% | 12.9 | 272 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | (11.1%) | [28-29] | (0.6%) | 2.9 | 211 | 2026-02-10 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite 0.068; sampling error 2.9 percentile points on 258 peers.
Among 258 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC) BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 56.4 NYSE · Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels market equity $560.4M; last close $71.35 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 56.4 | C | |
| 147 | Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (GO) Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (GO) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 56.8 Nasdaq · Retail-Grocery Stores market equity $1.2B; last close $11.93 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 56.8 | C | |
| 148 | Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 57.2 Nasdaq · Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies market equity $1.6B; last close $35.07 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 57.2 | C/D | |
| 149 | Kroger Co. (KR) Kroger Co. (KR) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 57.6 NYSE · Retail-Grocery Stores market equity $36.3B; last close $61.42 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 57.6 | C/D | |
| 150 | United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 58.0 NYSE · Wholesale-Groceries, General Line market equity $2.7B; last close $44.06 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 58.0 | C/D | |
| 151 | Autonation, Inc. (AN) Autonation, Inc. (AN) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 58.4 NYSE · Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations market equity $5.2B; last close $156.87 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 58.4 | C/D | |
| 152 | Papa Johns International Inc. (PZZA) Papa Johns International Inc. (PZZA) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 58.8 Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places market equity $640.7M; last close $19.45 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 58.8 | C/D | |
| 153 | Autozone Inc. (AZO) Autozone Inc. (AZO) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 59.1 NYSE · Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores market equity $47.5B; last close $2,910.72 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 59.1 | C/D | |
| 154 | Stitch Fix, Inc. (SFIX) Stitch Fix, Inc. (SFIX) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 59.5 Nasdaq · Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses last close $2.73 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 59.5 | C/D | |
| 155 | Resideo Technologies, Inc. (REZI) Resideo Technologies, Inc. (REZI) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 59.9 NYSE · Wholesale-Hardware market equity $2.6B; last close $17.19 Warnings: short runway; 9 of 14 inputs | 59.9 | C/D | short runway |
| 156 | Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) C/Don the C/D boundary; percentile 60.3 NYSE · Retail-Grocery Stores market equity $6.0B; last close $12.34 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 60.3 | C/D |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | C | 55.9 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | C/D | 58.4 | 258 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | C | 52.5 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | B/C | 40.5 | 258 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 258 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | (8.0%) | (0.1%) | 40 | hotter than 40 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (31.7%) | (24.1%) | 41 | closer to its high than 41 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | 14.0% | 5.3% | 92 | pricier than 8 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | (3.8%) | 4.2% | 16 | pricier than 84 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.44 | 0.36 | 55 | pricier than 45 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 5.32 | 1.75 | 84 | pricier than 16 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | (91.1%) | (16.7%) | 1 | more equity-funded than 1 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.06) | 0.02 | 40 | ahead of 40 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $5.2B; EBIT $1.2B; free cash flow -$197.5M; book equity $2.3B; sales $27.6B; debt $3.7B; cash $53.3M[30].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: 5 of 9, period end 2025-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 5.0% | ✓ pass[13,15] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $111.9M | ✓ pass[14] |
| Return on assets improved | (0.8 pts) | ✗ fail[13,15,26,31] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | -$537.2M | ✗ fail[13-14] |
| Long-term leverage fell | 6.1 pts | ✗ fail[1,7,10,15,26] |
| Current ratio improved | 9.5 pts | ✓ pass[24-25,32-33] |
| No new shares issued | (11.1%) | ✓ pass[28-29] |
| Gross margin improved | 0.0 pts | ✓ pass[2-3,16-17] |
| Asset turnover improved | (10.9 pts) | ✗ fail[2,15,17,26] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $53.3M[34] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $293.3M[14,34-38] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 70 |
| 10-Q received Jul 31, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $84.8M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 239 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $14.4B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $27.6B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $4.9B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $1.2B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $884.5M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $235.4M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | $3.7B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $2.3B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $58.6M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | $2.6B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $2.5B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $59.8M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $649.1M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $111.9M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $13.0B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $4.8B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $26.8B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $5.1B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $26.9B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $5.3B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $27.0B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $5.0B | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-16 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $25.8B | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-16 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $4.6B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $5.5B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $12.0B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $10.1B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 34,710,538 | 2026-02-10 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 39,056,586 | 2025-02-12 | 2025-02-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 33,060,806 | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-31 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $692.2M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $4.7B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $6.3B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $53.3M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-31 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$48.9M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-31 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $22.2M | 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-01 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$38.6M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-10-23 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$230.3M | 2025-06-30 | 2026-07-31 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 58.4 is 1.6 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.9 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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