Autonation (AN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Autonation's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.72% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 415.0% year-over-year to 13.72%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.72% (down 415.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 15.2%, down 593.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 13.72% for Q1 2026 at Autonation, down from 14.16% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 33.18% in Q3 2022 to a low of 13.72% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 23.82% across 5 years, with a median of 23.37% in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1410 bps in 2022, then tumbled 775 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 31.97% in 2022, then decreased by 14 bps to 27.4% in 2023, then fell by 28 bps to 19.66% in 2024, then dropped by 28 bps to 14.16% in 2025, then fell by 3 bps to 13.72% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 13.72% (Q1 2026), 14.16% (Q4 2025), and 15.87% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.