Auto Trader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

608.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.40p
  • 52 Week High: 908.40
  • 52 Week Low: 607.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 852.74m
  • Volume: 4,207,351
  • Market Cap: £5,185m
  • RiskGrade: 131

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 1.7% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.0 3.0
Op Mrgn 62.1% 65.1%
ROCE 372.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 19.2 17.4
PEG 2.5 1.6
Pr/Revenue 8.6 8.2
Pr/Book 9.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.3% 5.0%
PBT 8.8% 9.4%
EPS 7.8% 10.6%
DPS 10.4% 9.5%

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-26 631.13 410.93 35.02p 17.4 1.6 +11% 11.61p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 678.42 444.16 39.04p 15.6 1.4 +12% 12.94p 0.0%
31-Mar-28 723.49 476.46 42.58p 14.3 1.6 +9% 14.25p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 05-Dec-2025 17:58 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 04-Dec-2025 17:44 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 03-Dec-2025 17:57 RNS

AUTO ShareCast News

Auto Trader delivers confident outlook as first-... 06-Nov-2025 ShareCast
Auto Trader's Catherine Faiers to step down as COO 31-Oct-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks weaker in wake of Nvidia re... 28-Aug-2025 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 608.00p
Change Today -0.40p
% Change -0.07 %
52 Week High 908.40
52 Week Low 607.00
Volume 4,207,351
Shares Issued 852.74m
Market Cap £5,185m
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 5
Buy 3
Neutral 4
Sell 3
Strong Sell 1
Total 16
buy
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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 05-Dec-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:47 24,029 @ 612.00p
16:36 373,736 @ 608.00p
16:35 2,115,079 @ 608.00p
16:35 908 @ 608.00p
16:35 438 @ 608.00p

AUTO Key Personnel

CEO Nathan Coe
COO Catherine Faiers
CFO Jamie Warner
Chair Matt Davies

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