Autotrader Group (AUTO)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

464.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      3.90p
  • 52 Week High: 816.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 427.20p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 765.97m
  • Volume: 3,483,286
  • Market Cap: £3,557.92m
  • 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 2.2% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.9 3.0
Op Mrgn 62.2% 64.0%
ROCE 245.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 15.2 12.8
PEG 1.9 1.3
Pr/Revenue 6.5 6.1
Pr/Book 10.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 3.9% 3.9%
PBT 3.5% 6.8%
EPS 7.9% 10.6%
DPS 9.4% 10.0%

AUTO Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
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%
31-Mar-26 624.30 388.80 34.17p 13.7 1.7 +8% 11.60p 2.5%

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-27 648.88 415.41 37.79p 12.2 1.2 +11% 12.76p 0.0%
31-Mar-28 683.58 442.24 43.33p 10.6 0.7 +15% 14.51p 0.0%

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AUTO Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 05-Oct-2026 11:00 RNS
Total Voting Rights 01-Oct-2026 10:30 RNS
Notice of Half Year Results 01-Oct-2026 07:00 RNS

AUTO ShareCast News

Jefferies upgrades Autotrader and Rightmove, dow... 08-Sep-2026 ShareCast
RBC Capital Markets lowers target price on Auto ... 17-Jul-2026 ShareCast
Panmure Liberum downgrades Autotrader, slashes p... 26-May-2026 ShareCast

AUTO Top Newspaper Links

Autotrader and Just Eat investigated in fake rev... 27-Mar-2026 Times

Latest AUTO Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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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 464.50p
Change Today 3.90p
% Change 0.85 %
52 Week High 816.00p
52 Week Low 427.20p
Volume 3,483,286
Shares Issued 765.97m
Market Cap £3,557.92m
RiskGrade 131

AUTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
86.56% below the market average86.56% below the market average86.56% below the market average86.56% below the market average86.56% below the market average
83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average
Price Trend
83.45% below the market average83.45% below the market average83.45% below the market average83.45% below the market average83.45% below the market average
89.19% below the sector average89.19% below the sector average89.19% below the sector average89.19% below the sector average89.19% below the sector average
Income
43.71% below the market average43.71% below the market average43.71% below the market average43.71% below the market average43.71% below the market average
42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average
Growth
4.78% above the market average4.78% above the market average4.78% above the market average4.78% above the market average4.78% above the market average
47.37% above the sector average47.37% above the sector average47.37% above the sector average47.37% above the sector average47.37% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 1
Neutral 7
Sell 2
Strong Sell 1
Total 15
neutral
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

AUTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 27-Aug-26 02-Jan-26
Paid 25-Sep-26 26-Jan-26
Amount 7.80p 3.80p

Trades for 06-Oct-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 812,858 @ 464.50p
16:35 1,257 @ 464.50p
16:35 5,862 @ 464.50p
16:35 3,904 @ 464.50p
16:35 896 @ 464.50p

AUTO Key Personnel

CEO Nathan Coe
CFO Jamie Warner
Chair Matt Davies

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