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OPLN vs AN // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
OPENLANE Inc. (NYSE) VS. AutoNation Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: OPLN 5
— AN 4
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: AN
LAST: $39.01 (+0.65%) • MKT CAP: $4.73B
valuation
26.0x
LAST: $179.64 (+6.08%) • MKT CAP: $5.60B
valuation
5.6x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (OPLN VS. AN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | OPLN | AN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 17.90% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.50% | 18.90% | -9.40 | AN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 26.0x | 5.6x | +20.40 | AN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | -3.53% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.20% | 4.50% | +5.70 | OPLN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.20% | 2.30% | +6.90 | OPLN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.20% | 3.20% | +5.00 | OPLN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 3.20 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 2/9 | +3.00 | OPLN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 65.6 | 52.4 | +13.20 | OPLN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.07 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.7x | 8.0x | +16.70 | AN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.73B | $5.60B | -$867.1M | AN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | OPLN REV | AN REV | OPLN GROSS % | AN GROSS % | OPLN FCF | AN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.93B | $27.63B | — | 17.9% | — | -$197.5M |
| FY 2024 | $1.79B | $26.77B | — | 17.9% | — | -$13.8M |
| FY 2023 | $1.70B | $26.95B | — | — | — | -$488.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
OPLN // BETA —
AN // BETA 1.07