---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-045973"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AN"
cik: "0000350698"
company_name: "AUTONATION, INC."
filed_at: "2025-10-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T02:36:05.421037+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AutoNation Q3 revenue $7.0B (+7%); EPS $5.65 (+23%), adjusted $5.01 (+25%)

## Summary
- Revenue of $7.0 billion, up 7% YoY driven by increases across all major categories.
- EPS $5.65 vs $4.61 a year ago; adjusted EPS $5.01 vs $4.02 (up 25%).
- After-Sales gross profit $597M (+7%) with gross margin of 48.7% (up 100 bps).
- Record customer financial services gross profit $375M, up 12%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-045973
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AN
- cik: 0000350698
- company_name: AUTONATION, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-10-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000162828025045973/0001628280-25-045973-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000162828025045973/an-20251023.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-045973.txt

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