secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AUTONATION, INC. (AN)
CIK:        0000350698
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-005934
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AutoNation Q4 adjusted EPS $5.08 tops prior year; FY revenue up 3% to $27.6B
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- Q4 revenue $6.9B (-4% YoY); GAAP EPS $4.70, adjusted EPS $5.08 (vs $4.97 prior year).
- Full year revenue $27.6B (+3% YoY); GAAP EPS $17.04, adjusted EPS $20.22 (vs $17.46 prior year).
- Record Q4 after-sales gross profit; same-store after-sales growth of 4%; record CFS profit per unit.
- Share repurchases of $785M in 2025 reduced share count by ~10%; adjusted free cash flow >$1B.
- Q4 cash from operations $112M; AN Finance showed improved funded status and portfolio growth.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000162828026005934/0001628280-26-005934-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000162828026005934/an-20260206.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-005934

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