---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000350698-23-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AN"
cik: "0000350698"
company_name: "AUTONATION, INC."
filed_at: "2023-02-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T08:22:57.499393+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AutoNation reports record Q4 EPS $5.72 ($6.37 adj), full year EPS $24.29; revenue $27B

## Summary
- Q4 GAAP EPS $5.72, adjusted EPS $6.37, both fourth quarter records.
- Full year GAAP EPS $24.29, adjusted $24.57, up >30% YoY, also records.
- Q4 revenue $6.7B (+2% YoY), full year revenue $27B (record, +$1.1B).
- After-sales gross profit record $1.9B in full year, up 14% YoY.
- Repurchased 15.6M shares in 2022 (25% reduction), including 4.6M in Q4.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000350698-23-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AN
- cik: 0000350698
- company_name: AUTONATION, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000035069823000021/0000350698-23-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000035069823000021/an-20230217.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000350698-23-000021
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000350698-23-000021.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  AUTONATION, INC. reported the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $6.7 billion, EPS $5.72.
  - Period: the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $6.7 billion
  - EPS: $5.72
  - Result: reported results
  source text: fourth quarter record • Full Year 2022 GAAP EPS was $24.29, and adjusted EPS was $24.57, both records and more than 30% higher than a year ago • Fourth Quarter 2022 Revenue was $6.7 billion, a fourth quarter record, and Full Year 2022 Revenue increased $1.1 billion to a record $27 billion • After-Sales growth continued with record Fourth Quarter 2022 gross profit up
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000035069823000021/0000350698-23-000021-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.