Autonation (AN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Autonation (AN) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 14.9% for Q2 2026, down 114.0% year-over-year from 106.43% in Q2 2025, and up 8.63% on a QoQ basis from 13.72% in Q1 2026.
Autonation (AN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Autonation has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 14.9% in Q2 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 14.9%, down 114.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 14.9% (down 114.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 15.2%, down 593.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 14.9% in Q2 2026, from 13.72% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 33.18% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 13.72% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 23.33% and a median of 22.82% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 1410 bps; it then slumped 775 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 31.97% in 2022, then retreated by 14 bps to 27.4% in 2023, then declined by 28 bps to 19.66% in 2024, then slipped by 28 bps to 14.16% in 2025, then rose by 5 bps to 14.9% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 14.9% in Q2 2026, 13.72% in Q1 2026, and 14.16% in Q4 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uxin | 79.73 Bn | 79.73 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Carvana | 51.31 Bn | 48.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.45% |
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| 4 | Lithia Motors | 8.61 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 8.72% |
| 5 | Carmax | 8.33 Bn | 7.73 Bn | 854.41 Mn | 1.39% |
| 6 | Autonation | 7.02 Bn | 6.97 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 14.90% |
| 7 | Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ | 6.34 Bn | 6.08 Bn | 361.67 Mn | 54.25% |
| 8 | Autozi Internet Technology (Global) | 6.33 Bn | 6.14 Bn | - | - |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 28.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 33.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 32.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 34.71% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.80% |