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AutoNation Executive Compensation (FY25)

AN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Michael Manley
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 28, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Michael Manley: $15,928,029 → $34,391,069 (115.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.7% → 94.4% (3.3 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 232.6:1 → 486:1 (108.9% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is AutoNation's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Michael Manley, Chief Executive Officer and Director, came to $34,391,069 in fiscal 2025. Manley's total was 115.9% higher than the $15,928,029 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was AutoNation's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 94.4% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held April 28, 2026.
Which companies are in AutoNation's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names AutoZone, Inc., Best Buy Co., Inc., CarMax, Inc., Dollar General Corporation and Dollar Tree, Inc., among others.
What is AutoNation's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 486:1, against median employee compensation of $70,766.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Manley
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Manley
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gianluca Camplone
Chief Operating Officer, AutoNation Parts, and Executive Vice President, Business Development
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
C. Coleman Edmunds
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Manley
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas Szlosek
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gianluca Camplone
Chief Operating Officer, AutoNation Parts, and Executive Vice President, Business Development
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeff Parent
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
C. Coleman Edmunds
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
C. Coleman EdmundsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
C. Coleman EdmundsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
C. Coleman EdmundsRSU◇——◇——◇
Gianluca CamplonePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gianluca CamplonePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gianluca CamploneRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeff ParentPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jeff ParentRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeff ParentPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael ManleyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael ManleyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael ManleyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael ManleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas A. SzlosekPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas A. SzlosekPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas A. SzlosekRSU◇——◇——◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
C. EdmundsPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Gianluca CamploneRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jeff ParentPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Thomas SzlosekRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael ManleyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Rick L. Burdick
Board chair
◇◇————◇
David B. Edelson
◇◇————◇
G. Mike Mikan
◇◇————◇
Jacqueline A. Travisano
◇◇————◇
Claire Bennett
◇◇————◇
Robert R. Grusky
◇◇————◇
Norman K. Jenkins
◇◇————◇
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo
◇◇————◇
Michael Manley served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • AutoZone, Inc. AZO
  • Best Buy Co., Inc. BBY
  • CarMax, Inc. KMX
  • Dollar General Corporation DG
  • Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTR
  • Ross Stores, Inc. ROST

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 28, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 23, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 24, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 19, 2023=◇◇◇
2019April 22, 2020=◇◇◇
2016April 19, 2017=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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247 figures on this page: 241 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
241 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-028353
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001628280-26-018696
    DCP. · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at End of Fiscal Year 2025 · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000350698-25-000076
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000350698-25-000068
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000350698-24-000065
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000350698-24-000060
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000350698-23-000079
  8. 0000350698-20-000073
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0000350698-17-000050
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Peers AutoNation discloses

The companies named in AN's own disclosed peer group.

AutoZone, Inc.Best Buy Co., Inc.CarMax, Inc.Dollar General CorporationDollar Tree, Inc.Ross Stores, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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