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Autonation, Inc. cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Autonation, Inc.'s operations generated $112m of cash; it spent $309m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$198m. It returned $792m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations3692523763174844855075165405117691,2081,6281,668724315112311
Depreciation and amortisation777784———————————————
Stock-based pay141618192126242521263130353240374746
Capital spending75150149161161209248245313401269156216329410329309288
Free cash flow2941012271563232762602722271105001,0521,4121,339314−14−19823
Free cash flow after stock pay28186209137302250236246206854691,0211,3771,308274−50−244−23
Share buybacks13652458057667488237497435100453672,3181,700874460792993

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Autonation, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Autonation, Inc.