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How AutoNation, Inc. stacks up
AN · against 265 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Profitability
64/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #130 of 266 · scores higher than 49% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score35 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including AN · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 64?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 4.8% vs peer median 6.4%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 69% of peers. Return on assets: 5.0% vs peer median 3.3%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 81% of peers. Return on invested capital: 16.9% vs peer median 7.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = AN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | AN | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 252 reported | 16.9% | 10.2% | 73% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 266 reported | 4.8% | 9.2% | 24% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 253 reported | 5.0% | 4.5% | 56% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 240 reported | 32.8% | 12.1% | 85% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 268 reported | 17.8% | 31.2% | 21% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AN| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.48T JPY (≈$10.1B) | 100 | 96 | |
| 1 | 358.0B INR (≈$4.3B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 3 | 981.2B JPY (≈$6.7B) | 99 | 67 | |
| 3 | 106.7B TWD (≈$3.3B) | 99 | 71 | |
| 3 | 4.6B USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 127 | 7.3B SGD (≈$5.5B) | 65 | 69 | |
| 127 | 4.6B USD | 65 | 39 | |
| 130 | 706.6B JPY (≈$4.8B) | 64 | 75 | |
| 130 | 581.4B JPY (≈$4.0B) | 64 | 73 | |
| 130 | 5.9B USD | 64 | 49 | |
| 130 | 272.3B INR (≈$3.3B) | 64 | 61 | |
| 130 | 5.3B CAD (≈$3.9B) | 64 | 71 | |
| 130 | 4.4B USD | 64 | 53 | |
| 136 | 21.6B CNY (≈$3.0B) | 63 | 65 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score