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Autonation (AN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Autonation has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 13.72% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 415.0% year-over-year to 13.72%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 13.72%, down 415.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 15.2%, 593.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 13.72% at Autonation, down from 14.16% 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 23.82% and a median of 23.37% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: skyrocketed 1410bps in 2022 and later crashed -775bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 31.97% in 2022, then dropped by -14bps to 27.4% in 2023, then decreased by -28bps to 19.66% in 2024, then fell by -28bps to 14.16% in 2025, then decreased by -3bps to 13.72% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for AN at 13.72% in Q1 2026, 14.16% in Q4 2025, and 15.87% in Q3 2025.