Autonation (AN) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Autonation (AN) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $842.2 million in Q1 2026, up 0.8% quarter-over-quarter from $835.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 2.47% on a YoY basis from $821.9 million in Q1 2025.

Autonation (AN) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Autonation's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $842.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 2.47% year-over-year to $842.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.4 billion (up 2.73% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.4 billion, up 3.01% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $842.2 million for Q1 2026 at Autonation, up from $835.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $854.7 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $741.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $808.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $819.3 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses advanced 14.43% in 2022, then fell 2.03% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $766.7 million in 2022, then gained by 5.43% to $808.3 million in 2023, then grew by 3.14% to $833.7 million in 2024, then climbed by 0.22% to $835.5 million in 2025, then climbed by 0.8% to $842.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $842.2 million (Q1 2026), $835.5 million (Q4 2025), and $850.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -21.22 Mn
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 690.00 Mn
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn 611.31 Mn
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 1.04 Bn
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 842.20 Mn
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 242.63 Mn
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 98.70 Mn
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 454.10 Mn
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 601.60 Mn
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn 510.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 842.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 835.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 850.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 854.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 821.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 833.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 811.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 825.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 793.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 808.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 819.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 842.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 782.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 766.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 763.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 754.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 741.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 755.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 723.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 748.90 Mn