The Autotraders Group Plc Directors are recommending a final dividend of 7.8 pence per share. Subject to shareholders' approval at the AGM on 16 July 2026, the final dividend will be paid on 25 September 2026 to shareholders on the register of members at the close of business on 28 August 2026. The total dividend for the year is therefore 11.6 pence per share (2025: 10.6 pence per share).
Other financial highlights include:
- Revenue growth for the year was 4%, driven by ARPR growth of 5%, largely through our price and product event in April 2025. Revenue growth in H2 was 3% and lower in the fourth quarter, reflecting both the more difficult trading conditions and retailer feedback regarding their Deal Builder product roll-out, which they moved quickly to address. This has resulted in improved sentiment, and throughout April and May, they have seen a gradual increase in their core KPIs - retailer forecourts, volumes of paid stock and higher package penetration.
- In the year, their position with car buyers has strengthened with 11x more time spent on Autotrader (2025: 10x) than our nearest competitor and 6x (2025: 6x) more time spent on Autotrader than all their main competitors combined. Through the strength of their brand, wide selection of available cars and the tools they provide, over 80% of buyers on Autotrader choose to come to them directly.
- Vehicle transactions are unique in their complexity, choice, value, and multiple stages on and offline. As they've built, scaled and monetised AI, they have seen that to be effective, the technology needs to be combined with a deep user experience, highly curated real-time vehicle listings, proprietary data, specialised models, and distribution to a highly fragmented customer base of car buyers, agents and retailers.
- We have continued to scale their Deal Builder product, which delivers higher quality enquiries that convert at double the rate into sales for our customers. They evolved both the product and their approach based on retailer feedback, and have recommenced the roll-out based on their strong conviction of the benefits to retailers and car buyers. At year end, there were more than three times as many customers on the product and almost three times as many deals with full reservation were completed versus the prior year.
