Auto Trader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

573.60p
   
  • Change Today:
    -9.40p
  • 52 Week High: 908.40p
  • 52 Week Low: 568.60p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 842.17m
  • Volume: 428,652
  • Market Cap: £4,830.70m
  • RiskGrade: 131
  • Beta: 0.81

AUTO Overview

Auto Trader Group plc is the UK's largest digital automotive marketplace. Auto Trader prides itself on being the most trusted automotive marketplace. It’s the go-to destination for car buyers and has been for the past 40 years. Auto Trader has over 90% prompted brand awareness with consumers and attracts over 50 million cross platform visits each month. The audience is not only large but highly engaged with a 75% share of minutes spent across automotive platforms.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.8% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.0 3.0
Op Mrgn 62.1% 65.0%
ROCE 372.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 18.4 17.0
PEG 2.4 1.6
Pr/Revenue 8.2 7.9
Pr/Book 8.6  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.3% 5.0%
PBT 8.8% 9.2%
EPS 7.8% 10.8%
DPS 10.4% 9.9%

AUTO Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-21 262.80 157.40 13.24p 41.9 n/a -40% 5.00p 0.9%
31-Mar-22 432.70 301.00 25.61p 24.7 0.3 +93% 8.20p 1.3%
31-Mar-23 500.20 293.60 27.12p 22.7 3.8 +6% 8.40p 1.4%
31-Mar-24 570.90 345.20 29.37p 23.8 3.0 +8% 9.60p 1.4%
31-Mar-25 601.10 375.70 31.66p 23.5 2.9 +8% 10.60p 1.4%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

AUTO Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-26 630.89 410.31 35.07p 16.6 1.5 +11% 11.65p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 674.55 440.14 38.82p 15.0 1.4 +11% 12.82p 0.0%
31-Mar-28 716.40 469.61 42.02p 13.9 1.7 +8% 14.03p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 16-Jan-2026 17:19 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 15-Jan-2026 17:13 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 14-Jan-2026 17:13 RNS

AUTO ShareCast News

Broker tips: Pearson, WPP, Auto Trader, Travis P... 12-Jan-2026 ShareCast
Berenberg slashes Auto Trader target price on De... 12-Jan-2026 ShareCast
Total Voting Rights 02-Jan-2026 ShareCast

Latest AUTO Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

AUTO Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 573.60p
Change Today -9.40p
% Change -1.61 %
52 Week High 908.40p
52 Week Low 568.60p
Volume 428,652
Shares Issued 842.17m
Market Cap £4,830.70m
Beta 0.81
RiskGrade 131

AUTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
91.19% below the market average91.19% below the market average91.19% below the market average91.19% below the market average91.19% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Price Trend
47.34% above the market average47.34% above the market average47.34% above the market average47.34% above the market average47.34% above the market average
38.89% above the sector average38.89% above the sector average38.89% above the sector average38.89% above the sector average38.89% above the sector average
Income
62.29% below the market average62.29% below the market average62.29% below the market average62.29% below the market average62.29% below the market average
65.22% below the sector average65.22% below the sector average65.22% below the sector average65.22% below the sector average65.22% below the sector average
Growth
28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average28.53% above the market average
77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 3
Neutral 5
Sell 3
Strong Sell 1
Total 16
neutral
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AUTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 04-Jan-26 28-Aug-25
Paid 26-Jan-26 26-Sep-25
Amount 3.80p 7.10p

Trades for 19-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
12:00 5 @ 573.80p
12:00 743 @ 573.60p
12:00 260 @ 573.60p
12:00 688 @ 573.60p
12:00 386 @ 573.60p

AUTO Key Personnel

CEO Nathan Coe
CFO Jamie Warner
Chair Matt Davies

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