AutoNation, Inc. (AN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

AutoNation, Inc. ( AN ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 31, 2026 9:00 AM EDT Company Participants Derek Fiebig - Vice President of Investor Relations Michael Manley - CEO & Director Thomas Szlosek - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Rajat Gupta - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Michael Ward - Citigroup Inc. Exchange Research John Babcock - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Bret Jordan - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Jeffrey Lick - Stephens Inc., Research Division Robert Saltzman - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division John Saager - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division David Whiston - Morningstar Inc., Research Division Presentation Operator Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us, and welcome to AutoNation Inc.'s Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] I will now hand the conference over to Derek Fiebig, VP of Investor Relations. Derek, please go ahead. Derek Fiebig Vice President of Investor Relations Thanks, Kenneth, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to AutoNation's Second Quarter 2026 Conference Call. Leading our call today will be Mike Manley, our Chief Executive Officer; and Tom Szlosek, our Chief Financial Officer. Following their remarks, we'll open the call to questions. Before beginning, I'd like to remind you that certain statements and information on this call, including any statements regarding our anticipated financial results and objectives, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks that could cause our actual results or performance to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Additional discussions of factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially are contained in our press release issued today and in our filings with the SEC. Certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules will be discussed on this call. Reconciliations are provided in our materials and on our website located at investor.autonation.com.