Auto Trader Group plc

ESEF

Annual consolidated revenue for 2026: about GBP 624.3M, using the latest reported figures. The previous period, 2025, was about GBP 601.1M.

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Holdings and insider activity

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Insider reports are SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. This company is not in the SEC regime, so none are shown.

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Latest fiscal year

Revenue

624 million GBP

2026 · GBP

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating margin

62.9%

2026 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 392700000 GBP Source
  • Revenue: 624300000 GBP Source

Operating cash flow

323 million GBP

2026 · GBP

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 322800000 GBP Source

Free cash flow

296 million GBP

2026 · GBP

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 322800000 GBP Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 27300000 GBP Source
Cash and cash equivalents
18.2 million GBP Source
Exact value

18200000 GBP

Long-term debt including current maturities
Not available
Shares outstanding
Not available

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2026-06-25.

Financial data available through: 2026-03-31.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-03-31
  • Operating income: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-03-31
  • Net income: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-03-31
  • Operating cash flow: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-03-31
  • Capital expenditure: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-03-31
  • Total assets: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-03-31
  • Total liabilities: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-03-31
  • Current assets: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-03-31
  • Current liabilities: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-03-31
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-03-31
  • long term debt: No compatible figures in this window
  • shares outstanding: No compatible figures in this window

Coverage describes values retained in this snapshot. Missing values are not zero; loading limits are reported separately.

What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    +3.9%

    Prior period

    GBP 601.1 million

    –

    Current period

    GBP 624.3 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    624300000 − 601100000 = 23200000 GBP

    601100000 GBP · 2024-04-01 – 2025-03-31

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    624300000 GBP · 2025-04-01 – 2026-03-31

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  • Net income

    +4%

    Prior period

    GBP 282.6 million

    –

    Current period

    GBP 293.9 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    293900000 − 282600000 = 11300000 GBP

    282600000 GBP · 2024-04-01 – 2025-03-31

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    293900000 GBP · 2025-04-01 – 2026-03-31

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  • Operating cash flow

    +6%

    Prior period

    GBP 304.6 million

    –

    Current period

    GBP 322.8 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    322800000 − 304600000 = 18200000 GBP

    304600000 GBP · 2024-04-01 – 2025-03-31

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    322800000 GBP · 2025-04-01 – 2026-03-31

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  • Capital expenditure

    +582.5%

    Prior period

    GBP 4 million

    –

    Current period

    GBP 27.3 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    27300000 − 4000000 = 23300000 GBP

    4000000 GBP · 2024-04-01 – 2025-03-31

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    27300000 GBP · 2025-04-01 – 2026-03-31

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Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2026 2025-04-01 – 2026-03-31

  • Revenue GBP 624.3 million 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived GBP 231.6 million 37% of revenue
  • Operating income GBP 392.7 million 63% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived GBP 98.8 million 16% of revenue
  • Net income GBP 293.9 million 47% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow GBP 322.8 million 52% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure GBP 27.3 million 4.4% of revenue
  • Free cash flow Derived GBP 295.5 million 47% of revenue

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2021 49%13%39%
  • 2022 57%14%30%
  • 2023 47%45%
  • 2024 45%16%39%
  • 2025 47%16%37%
  • 2026 47%16%37%
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2021 2020-04-01 – 2021-03-31262800000 101600000 Derived 161200000 33400000 Derived 127800000 123400000 Derived
Source
2022 2021-04-01 – 2022-03-31432700000 129100000 Derived 303600000 58900000 Derived 244700000 269100000 Derived
Source
2023 2022-04-01 – 2023-03-31500200000 222600000 Derived 277600000 43700000 Derived 233900000 264500000 Derived
Source
2024 2023-04-01 – 2024-03-31570900000 222200000 Derived 348700000 91800000 Derived 256900000 283900000 Derived
Source
2025 2024-04-01 – 2025-03-31601100000 224300000 Derived 376800000 94200000 Derived 282600000 300600000 Derived
Source
2026 2025-04-01 – 2026-03-31624300000 231600000 Derived 392700000 98800000 Derived 293900000 295500000 Derived
Source

Amounts are exact, in GBP.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

GBP 624.3M 2026
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.674.2M505.7M337.1M168.6M0.0202120242026
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(GBP)Source evidence
2021Revenue262800000
2022Revenue432700000
2023Revenue500200000
2024Revenue570900000
2025Revenue601100000
2026Revenue624300000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

3.9% 2026
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.70%52%35%17%0%202120242026
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2021Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2022Year over year64.6%
2023Year over year15.6%
2024Year over year14.1%
2025Year over year5.3%
2026Year over year3.9%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 62.9% 2026
Net margin 47.1% 2026
Free cash flow margin 47.3% 2026
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.76%57%38%19%0%202120242026
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2021Operating margin61.3%
2022Operating margin70.2%
2023Operating margin55.5%
2024Operating margin61.1%
2025Operating margin62.7%
2026Operating margin62.9%
2021Net margin48.6%
2022Net margin56.6%
2023Net margin46.8%
2024Net margin45%
2025Net margin47%
2026Net margin47.1%
2021Free cash flow margin47%
2022Free cash flow margin62.2%
2023Free cash flow margin52.9%
2024Free cash flow margin49.7%
2025Free cash flow margin50%
2026Free cash flow margin47.3%

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

GBP 322.8M 2026
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.348.6M261.5M174.3M87.2M0.0202120242026
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(GBP)Source evidence
2021Operating cash flow124700000
2022Operating cash flow271900000
2023Operating cash flow266900000
2024Operating cash flow287500000
2025Operating cash flow304600000
2026Operating cash flow322800000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

GBP 295.5M 2026
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.324.6M243.5M162.3M81.2M0.0202120242026
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(GBP)Source evidence
2021Free cash flow123400000
2022Free cash flow269100000
2023Free cash flow264500000
2024Free cash flow283900000
2025Free cash flow300600000
2026Free cash flow295500000

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

40.6% 2026
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.44%33%22%11%0%202120242026
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2021Liabilities / assets14.2%
2022Liabilities / assets13%
2023Liabilities / assets20.4%
2024Liabilities / assets16.1%
2025Liabilities / assets11%
2026Liabilities / assets40.6%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

1.73× 2026
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.4.60×3.45×2.30×1.15×0.00×202120242026
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2021Current assets / current liabilities4.26×
2022Current assets / current liabilities2.19×
2023Current assets / current liabilities1.62×
2024Current assets / current liabilities1.66×
2025Current assets / current liabilities1.7×
2026Current assets / current liabilities1.73×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2021 2020-04-01 – 2021-03-31
GBP 127.8 million
Exact value

Exact value: 127800000 GBP

2020-04-01 – 2021-03-31: 127800000 GBP Inspect Net Income Open source
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GBP 124.7 million
Exact value

Exact value: 124700000 GBP

2020-04-01 – 2021-03-31: 124700000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 1.3 million
Exact value

Exact value: 1300000 GBP

2020-04-01 – 2021-03-31: 1300000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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GBP 123.4 million
Calculation and evidence

124700000 − 1300000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 123400000 GBP

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2022 2021-04-01 – 2022-03-31
GBP 244.7 million
Exact value

Exact value: 244700000 GBP

2021-04-01 – 2022-03-31: 244700000 GBP Inspect Net Income Open source
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GBP 271.9 million
Exact value

Exact value: 271900000 GBP

2021-04-01 – 2022-03-31: 271900000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 2.8 million
Exact value

Exact value: 2800000 GBP

2021-04-01 – 2022-03-31: 2800000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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GBP 269.1 million
Calculation and evidence

271900000 − 2800000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 269100000 GBP

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2023 2022-04-01 – 2023-03-31
GBP 233.9 million
Exact value

Exact value: 233900000 GBP

2022-04-01 – 2023-03-31: 233900000 GBP Inspect Net Income Open source
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GBP 266.9 million
Exact value

Exact value: 266900000 GBP

2022-04-01 – 2023-03-31: 266900000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 2.4 million
Exact value

Exact value: 2400000 GBP

2022-04-01 – 2023-03-31: 2400000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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GBP 264.5 million
Calculation and evidence

266900000 − 2400000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 264500000 GBP

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2024 2023-04-01 – 2024-03-31
GBP 256.9 million
Exact value

Exact value: 256900000 GBP

2023-04-01 – 2024-03-31: 256900000 GBP Inspect Net Income Open source
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GBP 287.5 million
Exact value

Exact value: 287500000 GBP

2023-04-01 – 2024-03-31: 287500000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 3.6 million
Exact value

Exact value: 3600000 GBP

2023-04-01 – 2024-03-31: 3600000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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GBP 283.9 million
Calculation and evidence

287500000 − 3600000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 283900000 GBP

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2025 2024-04-01 – 2025-03-31
GBP 282.6 million
Exact value

Exact value: 282600000 GBP

2024-04-01 – 2025-03-31: 282600000 GBP Inspect Net Income Open source
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GBP 304.6 million
Exact value

Exact value: 304600000 GBP

2024-04-01 – 2025-03-31: 304600000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 4 million
Exact value

Exact value: 4000000 GBP

2024-04-01 – 2025-03-31: 4000000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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GBP 300.6 million
Calculation and evidence

304600000 − 4000000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 300600000 GBP

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2026 2025-04-01 – 2026-03-31
GBP 293.9 million
Exact value

Exact value: 293900000 GBP

2025-04-01 – 2026-03-31: 293900000 GBP Inspect Net Income Open source
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GBP 322.8 million
Exact value

Exact value: 322800000 GBP

2025-04-01 – 2026-03-31: 322800000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 27.3 million
Exact value

Exact value: 27300000 GBP

2025-04-01 – 2026-03-31: 27300000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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GBP 295.5 million
Calculation and evidence

322800000 − 27300000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 295500000 GBP

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Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

Coverage reflects filings processed into this Fundies dataset; it does not imply every source filing is loaded.

5 filings · 416 latest values · 416 originally reported values

Dataset published . Source filing dates and reporting periods are shown separately.

Identifiers: 213800QLK9BZILB1DI86, esef:213800QLK9BZILB1DI86