AutoNation General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2025 | AN

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses AutoNation

2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
3.26 B	3.25 B	3.03 B	2.88 B	2.42 B	2.37 B	2.31 B	2.24 B	2.15 B	2.08 B	1.91 B	1.77 B	1.61 B	1.65 B

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
3.26 B	1.61 B	2.35 B

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses AutoNation

2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
850 M	855 M	822 M	811 M	826 M	793 M	819 M	843 M	783 M	-	763 M	755 M	741 M	-	724 M	749 M	648 M	-	641 M	548 M	601 M	-	654 M	637 M	623 M	-	626 M	625 M	627 M	-	608 M	611 M	595 M	-	591 M	585 M	589 M	-	569 M	569 M	558 M	-	522 M	525 M	501 M	-	485 M	494 M	473 M	-	436 M	439 M	433 M	-	411 M	418 M	408 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
855 M	408 M	626 M

General and Administrative Expenses of other stocks in the Auto dealerships industry

Issuer	General and Administrative Expenses	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Asbury Automotive Group ABG	1.89 B	$ 244.44	0.4 %	$ 4.86 B	USA
Driven Brands Holdings DRVN	555 M	$ 15.14	-1.78 %	$ 2.43 B	USA
Cars.com CARS	88.7 M	$ 12.71	-0.51 %	$ 839 M	USA
Lithia Motors LAD	3.76 B	$ 346.88	0.79 %	$ 9.37 B	USA
Kingsway Financial Services KFS	41.8 M	$ 12.92	1.17 %	$ 332 M	Canada
CarMax KMX	2.44 B	$ 41.0	-0.01 %	$ 6.37 B	USA
Lazydays Holdings LAZY	200 M	-	1.39 %	$ 162 M	USA
LMP Automotive Holdings LMPX	4.14 M	-	-1.89 %	$ 56.9 M	USA
America's Car-Mart CRMT	179 M	$ 24.85	2.69 %	$ 159 M	USA
Penske Automotive Group PAG	3.54 B	$ 168.79	0.67 %	$ 11.3 B	USA
Group 1 Automotive GPI	2.18 B	$ 410.25	-0.84 %	$ 5.41 B	USA
Kaixin Auto Holdings KXIN	43.7 M	$ 4.77	43.67 %	$ 546 M	China
Renren RENN	12.6 M	-	-2.94 %	$ 41.5 M	China
Rush Enterprises Class A RUSHA	1.02 B	$ 56.75	0.79 %	$ 4.6 B	USA
Rush Enterprises Class B RUSHB	1.02 B	$ 59.57	1.07 %	$ 4.83 B	USA
Vroom VRM	341 M	$ 26.3	0.46 %	$ 45.8 M	USA
Sonic Automotive SAH	1.58 B	$ 65.95	1.56 %	$ 2.25 B	USA