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Market cap	3.6B
Revenue (ttm)	15.2B
Net income (ttm)	108.9M
EPS (ttm)	$3.15
Shares out	31.6M
P/E (trailing)	35.7x
P/E (forward)	15.8x
Dividend	$1.64 (1.46%)
Volume	549,723

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Metric	Value
Cik	0001043509
Company name	Sonic Automotive, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
Cusip	83545G102
Employees	11,000
Employees Change	200%
Employees Change Percent	1.85
Enterprise value	$7.6B
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	USD
First seen	2026-05-09
Industry	Auto & Truck Dealerships
Industry PE	29.58
Industry PE Fwd	22.86
IPO Date	1997-11-12
Isin	US83545G1022
Last refreshed	2026-07-30
Market cap	$3.6B
Market cap category	Mid-Cap
Price	$113
Price currency	USD
Rev Per Employee	1,380,981.82x
Sector	Consumer Discretionary
Sector PE	36.67
Sector PE Fwd	24.68
Sic	5500
Symbol	SAH
Website	https://www.sonicautomotive.com

Metric	Value
Earnings Yield	3.06%
EV Earnings	69.86x
EV Sales Forward	0.48x
EV/EBIT	21.41x
EV/EBITDA	15.37x
EV/FCF	31.34x
EV/Sales	0.5x
FCF yield	6.82%
Forward P/E	15.81x
P/B ratio	3.64x
P/E ratio	35.73x
P/S ratio	0.23x
PE Ratio10 Y	11.74x
PE Ratio3 Y	13.58x
PE Ratio5 Y	13.27x
PEG ratio	1.68x
PS Forward	0.23x

Metric	Value
EBIT Margin	2.34%
EBITDA Margin	3.26%
FCF margin	1.6%
Gross margin	15.9%
Gross Profit	$2.4B
Gross Profit Growth	8.65%
Gross Profit Growth Q	5.72%
Gross Profit Growth3 Y	1.66%
Gross Profit Growth5 Y	10.38%
Net Income	$108.9M
Net Income Growth	-55.48%
Net Income Growth Q	-13.88%
Net Income Growth Years	0%
Net Income Growth3 Y	40.94%
Net Income Growth5 Y	-11.64%
Pretax Margin	1.06%
Profit Margin	0.72%
Profit Per Employee	$9,900
Profitable Quarters	$3
Profitable Years	5
ROA	5.45
Roa5y	6.5
ROCE	10.96
ROE	10.51
Roe5y	19.81
ROIC	7.08
Roic5y	8.83

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Metric	Value
Cagr10y	22.09%
Cagr15y	15.58%
Cagr1y	50.82%
Cagr20y	9.8%
Cagr3y	34.72%
Cagr5y	19.95%
Div CAGR10	25.3%
Div CAGR3	12.11%
Div CAGR5	29.84%
EPS Growth	-55.05
EPS Growth Q	-12.26
EPS Growth Years	0
EPS Growth3 Y	46.31
EPS Growth5 Y	-7.79
FCF Growth	3.36%
FCF Growth Q	-99.34%
FCF Growth3 Y	26.62%
FCF Growth5 Y	-11.15%
OCF Growth	73.31%
OCF Growth Q	-81.87%
OCF Growth10 Y	12.12%
OCF Growth3 Y	50.43%
OCF Growth5 Y	-0.56%
Revenue Growth	4.83x
Revenue Growth Q	1.02x
Revenue Growth Quarters	1x
Revenue Growth Years	1x
Revenue Growth3 Y	2.67x
Revenue Growth5 Y	8.2x

Metric	Value
Asset Turnover	$2.53
Assets	$6.1B
Cash	$381M
Current Assets	$3B
Current Liabilities	$2.9B
Debt	$4.4B
Debt EBITDA	$8.95
Debt Equity	$4.51
Debt FCF	$18.24
Equity	$981.3M
Interest Coverage	1.82
Liabilities	$5.1B
Long Term Assets	$3.2B
Long Term Liabilities	$2.3B
Net Cash	$-4B
Net Cash By Market Cap	$-114
Net Debt EBITDA	$8.18
Net Debt Equity	$4.12
Net Debt FCF	$16.67
Tangible Book Value	$125.6M
Tangible Book Value Per Share	$3.97
WACC	5.75

Metric	Value
Current ratio	1.03
Inventory Turnover	6.39
Net Working Capital	$2B
Quick ratio	0.28
Working Capital	$89.4M
Working Capital Turnover	$91.95

Metric	Value
Buyback Yield	1.07%
Dividend Growth	14.81%
Dividend Growth Years	5%
Dividend per share	$1.64
Dividend Years	17
Dividend Yield	1.46%
Ex Div Date	2026-06-15
Last Dividend	$0.41
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Payout Ratio	49.15%

Metric	Value
10Y total return	635.44%
1Y total return	50.78%
200-day SMA	71.01
3Y total return	144.57%
50-day SMA	87.37
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
5Y total return	148.33%
All Time High	113.7
All Time High Change	-0.89%
All Time High Date	2026-07-29
All Time Low	0.72
All Time Low Change	15,547.22%
All Time Low Date	2009-04-01
ATR	4.13
Beta	0.9
Beta1y	0.83
Beta2y	0.92
Ch YTD	82.12
High	113.7
High52	113.7
High52 Date	2026-07-29
High52ch	-0.89%
Low	103.7
Low52	54.11
Low52 Date	2026-02-18
Low52ch	108.21%
Ma50ch	28.95%
Price vs 200-day SMA	58.65%
RSI	75.74
RSI Monthly	73.33
RSI Weekly	81.16
Sharpe ratio	1.12x
Sortino ratio	1.79
Total Return	2.53%
Tr YTD	84.16
Tr15y	777.41%
Tr1m	33.31%
Tr1w	11.68%
Tr3m	56.39%

Metric	Value
Analyst Count	12
Analyst Count Top	4
Analyst Price Target Top	$83.75
Analyst Ratings	Buy
Analyst Ratings Top	Hold
Earnings EPS Estimate	$1.75
Earnings EPS Estimate Growth	-20.09
Earnings Revenue Estimate	3,781,777,008x
Earnings Revenue Estimate Growth	3.41x
Operating Income	$522.6M
Operating Income Growth	7.49
Operating Income Growth Q	9.12
Operating Income Growth3 Y	-3.88
Operating Income Growth5 Y	8.62
Operating margin	3.44
Price target	$89.27
Price Target Change	$-20.76
Price Target Change Top	$-25.66

Metric	Value
Float	12,057,482%
Float Percent	38.15%
Net Borrowing	209,800,000
Shares Insiders	21.13%
Shares Institutions	44.92%
Shares Out	31,604,103
Shares Qo Q	-1.16%
Shares Yo Y	-1.07%
Short Float	18.05%
Short Ratio	7.7
Short Shares	6.89

Metric	Value
Adjusted FCF	$220.5M
Adjusted OCF	384,800,000
Average Volume	263,966.8x
Bv Per Share	30.99
CAPEX	$-164.3M
Ch10y	522.1
Ch15y	621.7
Ch1m	33.31
Ch1w	11.68
Ch1y	47.54
Ch20y	389
Ch3m	55.63
Ch3y	129.1
Ch5y	123.7
Ch6m	82.59
Change	7.61%
Change From Open	7.47
Close	104.7
Days Gap	0.13
Depreciation Amortization	139,800,000
Dollar Volume	61,931,793.2
Earnings Date	2026-07-30
Earnings Time	bmo
EBIT	$355.3M
EBITDA	$495.1M
EPS	$3.15
F Score	5
FCF	$242.8M
FCF EV Yield	3.19x
FCF Per Share	$7.68
Financing CF	-24,200,000
Fiscal Year End	December
Founded	1,997
Goodwill	418,800,000
Graham Number	46.89
Graham Upside	-58.38
Income Tax	$51.6M
Investing CF	-441,800,000
Is Primary Listing	1
Is Spac	No
Last Earnings Date	2026-07-30
Last Report Date	2026-03-31
Last Split Date	1999-01-26
Last Split Type	Forward
Last10k Filing Date	2026-02-23
Lynch Fair Value	$15.77
Lynch Upside	-86
Ma150	72.88
Ma150ch	54.59%
Ma20	95.88
Ma20ch	17.5%
Net CF	-58,900,000
Next Earnings Date	2026-10-22
Open	104.8
Optionable	Yes
P FCF Ratio	14.66
P FCF Ratio SBC	16.15
P OCF Ratio	8.75
P OCF Ratio SBC	9.25
Payment Date	2026-07-15
Position In Range	89.87
Post Close	112.7
Postmarket Change Percent	-1.01
Postmarket Price	$112
Ppne	2,175,400,000
Price Date	2026-07-29
Price EBITDA	$7.19
Ptbv Ratio	28.35
Relative Volume	2.08x
Revenue	15,190,800,000x
SBC By Revenue	0.15x
Share Based Comp	22,300,000
Tax By Revenue	0.34x
Tax Rate	32.15%
Tr20y	549.04%
Tr6m	84.64%
Us State	North Carolina
Volume	549,723
Z Score	3.41