For the quarter ended June 2026, AutoNation (AN Quick QuoteAN - Free Report) reported revenue of $6.93 billion, down 0.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $5.56, compared to $5.46 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.52% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.97 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $5.43, the EPS surprise was +2.39%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how AutoNation performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Retail vehicle unit sales - Total: 127,761 versus 132,444 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Revenue per vehicle retailed - New: $52,067.00 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $52,339.52.
• Revenue per vehicle retailed - Used: $28,674.00 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $27,051.50.
• Gross profit per vehicle retailed - Finance and insurance: $2,799.00 versus $2,769.02 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Retail vehicle unit sales - Used: 64,521 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 68,340.
• Revenue- Other: $5.1 million compared to the $4.53 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +18.6% year over year.
• Revenue- New Vehicle: $3.29 billion compared to the $3.34 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.1% year over year.
• Revenue- Used Vehicle: $2.01 billion compared to the $1.95 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.3% year over year.
• Revenue- Parts and service: $1.26 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.28 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.4%.
• Revenue- Finance and insurance net: $357.6 million compared to the $366.29 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.8% year over year.
• Revenue- Used Vehicle- Retail used vehicle: $1.85 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.84 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.3%.
• Revenue- Used Vehicle- Wholesale: $161.3 million compared to the $142.2 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.2% year over year.

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Shares of AutoNation have returned +15.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.