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AutoNation has retired 88.6% of its shares since 2002, from 289,883,210 to 33,060,806.

88.6%retired since 2002
49.6%last 5 years
9.4%last 12 months
33Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2002 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2005half gone 2010three quarters gone 2020290M shares, 200233M20052010201520202025
2002, 289,883,2102026-07-29, 33,060,806
A share bought in 2002
8.8× more of AutoNation today, without buying another share. It was one of 289,883,210 shares then. It is one of 33,060,806 now.
Every filing we read24 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20022003-02-26289,883,21010-Kcover page
20032004-03-05268,820,21910-Kcover page
20042005-02-18265,673,26110-Kcover page
20052006-02-24262,522,38810-Kcover page
20062007-02-23209,075,30710-Kcover page
20072008-02-26180,018,41510-Kcover page
20082008-12-31176,900,00010-K
20092009-12-31171,700,00010-K
20102011-02-08149,075,94310-K
20112012-02-08131,921,41710-K
20122013-02-11120,986,98710-K
20132014-02-12119,068,48810-K
20142015-02-09113,578,09210-K
20152016-02-08107,224,82710-K
20162017-02-06100,913,15310-K
20172018-02-1291,824,77810-K
20182019-02-2090,058,83610-K
20192020-02-1489,474,26710-K
20202021-02-1282,232,77610-K
20212022-02-1561,671,55910-K
20222023-02-1546,896,68910-K
20232024-02-1441,660,63710-K
20242025-02-1239,056,58610-K
20252026-02-1034,710,53810-K

Source: all 10-K filings of AutoNation on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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AutoNation buybacks, answered

Is AutoNation buying back its stock?

Yes. AutoNation has 9.4% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 33,060,806 as of July 29, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 49.6%.

How many shares has AutoNation bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, AutoNation has 256.8 million fewer shares than at its 2002 peak. That is 88.6% of the company.

How many shares does AutoNation have outstanding?

33,060,806 shares, as of July 29, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2002 peak it had 289,883,210.

What do AutoNation's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held AutoNation stock in 2002 owns 8.8 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does AutoNation compare with other cannibal stocks?

AutoNation ranks No. 1 of 251 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: AutoZone (88.2%), Dillard's (85.4%).

Every answer is computed from AutoNation's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

Glenn GreenbergBrave Warrior Advisors1,524,124 shares, $283.2M, Q2 2026

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

No open-market purchases reported in the last 12 months.

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