AutoNation, Inc. (AN) company profile

AutoNation, Inc. operates as an automotive retailer in the United States, providing new and used vehicles alongside related aftermarket and financial solutions. Its offerings include vehicle repair and maintenance services, wholesale parts distribution, collision repair, and extended service contracts. Through its captive auto finance business, the enterprise originates and services consumer loans and arranges financing through third-party lenders. It organizes business activities across four reportable segments: Domestic, Import, Premium Luxury, and AutoNation Finance, catering directly to retail car buyers and commercial wholesale customers.

The company operates a retail and service network across twenty U.S. states, primarily clustered in Sunbelt metropolitan markets. Its physical footprint comprises 245 stores operating 323 new vehicle franchises, alongside 52 collision centers, 26 AutoNation USA used vehicle retail locations, four automotive auction facilities, and three parts distribution hubs. The provided text details administrative activities conducted at a shared service center in Irving, Texas, but does not disclose the corporate headquarters.

Summary of the business section of AutoNation's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

“As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 24,800 full-time and part-time employees, whom we refer to as “associates,” approximately 170 of whom were covered by collective bargaining agreements.”