Autonation price to free cash flow AN

Market value divided by free cash flow over the last twelve months, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 440×
10-year median: 11.4×
Against its 10-year history: 99th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 4.1× to 460×
Peer median: 15.1×

Autonation's price to free cash flow is 440× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its ten-year median of 11.4×, higher than on 99% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 4.1× in Oct 2022 to 460× in Sep 2026.

The median for 10 car dealers of a similar size is 15.1×.

Price to free cash flow over time

median 11.4×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	440×	430×	460×
2025	n/m a value too high to mean anything
2024	104×	9.5×	122×
2023	10.5×	4.4×	10.5×
2022	4.4×	4.1×	5.3×
2021	5.5×	4.9×	8.5×
2020	5.7×	4.4×	12.2×
2019	12.4×	12.2×	30.7×
2018	12.5×	11.9×	27.0×
2017	22.3×	14.7×	24.2×
2016	19.3×	16.2×	21.8×
2015	24.4×	23.8×	31.1×
2014	n/m a value too high to mean anything
2013	26.6×	23.1×	26.6×
2012	21.3×	19.1×	30.0×
2011	28.5×	25.8×	81.1×

Against its peers

Companies in Auto - Dealerships nearest Autonation's size, closest first, today.

Company	Price to free cash flow
ANAutonation	440×
RUSHARush Enterprises	15.1×
LADLithia Motors	n/m
KMXCarmax	n/m
ABGAsbury Automotive	n/m
GPIGroup 1 Automotive	17.6×
MUSAMurphy USA	18.1×
RRyder System	15.1×
PAGPenske Automotive	n/m
SAHSonic Automotive	7.9×
DRVNDriven Brands	14.5×
Peer median	15.1×

What the price to free cash flow tells you

Market value divided by free cash flow: the cash left after running the business and paying for equipment. Cash is harder to manage than accounting earnings, so many investors trust this more than PE.

Lumpy: a big year of building factories drops cash flow and inflates the ratio without the business getting worse.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.