Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH)

NYSE: SAH · USD

$63.3

-0.39 (-0.6%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	2B
Revenue (ttm)	15.5B
Net income (ttm)	212M
EPS (ttm)	$6.26
Shares out	31.6M
P/E (trailing)	10.1x
P/E (forward)	9.1x
Dividend	$1.64 (2.61%)
Volume	292,204
Beta	0.93

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Price

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Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 15.5B
Net income (ttm): 212M
EPS (ttm): $6.26
P/E (trailing): 10.1x
P/E (forward): 9.1x
Market cap: 2B

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Calendar

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Forward P/E9.1

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Trailing P/E10.1

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ROE20.6

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ROIC6.8

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001043509
Company name	Sonic Automotive, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	83545G102
Earnings date	2026-10-29
Earnings time	bmo
Employees	11,000
Employees change	200
Employees growth	1.85%
Enterprise value	$6.4B
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1997
In index	RUSSELL2000
Industry	Auto & Truck Dealerships
IPO date	1997-11-12
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US83545G1022
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-23
Last earnings date	2026-07-30
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	1999-01-26
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$2B
Market cap category	Mid-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-10-29
Options	Yes
Price	$63.29
Price currency	USD
Sector	Consumer Discretionary
SIC code	5500
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	SAH
U.S. state	North Carolina
Website	https://www.sonicautomotive.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	9.94x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	11.87x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	13.49x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	13.6x
Earnings yield	9.89%
EV/Earnings	29.94x
EV/EBIT	12.27x
EV/EBITDA	9.67x
EV/Sales	0.41x
FCF / EV yield	-0.48%
FCF yield	-1.55%
Forward EV/Sales	0.4x
Forward P/E	9.14x
Forward P/S	0.12x
Graham number	67.59124
Graham upside	8.45%
Industry forward P/E	19.78x
Industry P/E	25.33x
Lynch fair value	$31.29
Lynch upside	-49.8%
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	13.37x
P/B ratio	1.96x
P/E ratio	10.11x
P/OCF ratio	11.58x
P/S ratio	0.13x
PEG ratio	1.18x
Price / tangible book value	12.61x
Price/EBITDA ratio	3x
Sector forward P/E	24.39x
Sector P/E	30.5x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	3.35%
EBITDA margin	4.24%
Effective tax rate	31.59%
Gross margin	15.7%
Operating margin	3.35%
Pretax margin	2%
Profit margin	1.37%
Profit per employee	$19,273
Profitable quarters	4
Profitable years	5
Revenue per employee	$1.4M
ROA	5.25%
ROA (5Y)	6.5%
ROCE	15.59%
ROE	20.63%
ROE (5Y)	19.81%
ROIC	6.79%
ROIC (5Y)	8.83%
SBC / revenue	0.15%
Tax / revenue	0.63%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	38.33%
EPS growth (QoQ)	0%
EPS growth 10Y	12.28%
EPS growth 5Y	-1.25%
EPS growth quarters	1
EPS growth years	0
Gross profit growth	6.25%
Gross profit growth (Q)	2.32%
Gross profit growth 3Y	2.14%
Gross profit growth 5Y	7.69%
Net income growth	34.35%
Net income growth (QoQ)	-5.59%
Net income growth 5Y	-5.76%
Net income growth quarters	1
Net income growth years	0
OCF growth	-66.52%
OCF growth 10Y	3.37%
OCF growth 3Y	28.11%
OCF growth 5Y	55.43%
Operating income growth	2.01%
Operating income growth (Q)	-8.79%
Operating income growth 3Y	-3.42%
Operating income growth 5Y	2.53%
Revenue growth	5.25%
Revenue growth (Q)	7.57%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	6.66%
Revenue growth 10Y	4.91%
Revenue growth 3Y	2.93%
Revenue growth 5Y	6.13%
Revenue growth quarters	2
Revenue growth years	1

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-200.7M
Depreciation and amortization	$138.9M
EBIT	$517.4M
EBITDA	$656.3M
EPS	$6.26
FCF per share	$-0.97
Financing cash flow	$-23.4M
Free cash flow	$-30.6M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$-53.3M
Gross profit	$2.4B
Income taxes	$97.9M
Investing cash flow	$-237.9M
Net borrowing	$208.9M
Net cash flow	$-91.2M
Net income	$212M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$147.4M
Operating income	$517.4M
Revenue	$15.5B
Stock-based compensation	$22.7M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	3.31
Book value per share	$32.45
Debt / EBITDA	6.54
Debt / equity	4.56
Goodwill	$432.4M
Interest coverage	2.58
Long-term assets	$3.3B
Long-term liabilities	$2.3B
Net cash (debt)	$-4.4B
Net cash / market cap	-222.16%
Net debt / EBITDA	6.67
Net debt / equity	4.27
Piotroski F-Score	5
Property, plant and equipment	$2.3B
Shareholders' equity	$1B
Tangible book value	$156.3M
Tangible book value per share	$4.94
Total assets	$6.4B
Total cash	$294.4M
Total debt	$4.7B
Total liabilities	$5.4B
WACC	4.84%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	2.51
Current assets	$3.1B
Current liabilities	$3.1B
Current ratio	1.01
Inventory turnover	5.87
Net working capital	$2.2B
Quick ratio	0.23
Working capital	$35.3M
Working capital turnover	292.12

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	3.15%
Dividend growth	10.49%
Dividend growth (10Y)	23.76%
Dividend growth (3Y)	11.49%
Dividend growth (5Y)	29.13%
Dividend growth years	5
Dividend payment date	2026-10-15
Dividend payment years	17
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$1.64
Dividend yield	2.61%
Ex-dividend date	2026-09-15
Last dividend	$0.41
Payout ratio	26.21%
Shareholder yield	5.78%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	253.21%
10Y return CAGR	15.4%
10Y total return	318.63%
150-day SMA	$76.99
15Y price change	306.85%
15Y return CAGR	11.27%
15Y total return	396.27%
1D price change	-0.61%
1M price change	-3.47%
1M total return	-3.47%
1W price change	-2.08%
1W total return	-2.08%
1Y price change	-3.34%
1Y return CAGR	-1.15%
1Y total return	-1.15%
20-day SMA	$62.07
200-day SMA	$73.22
20Y price change	150.58%
20Y return CAGR	6.19%
20Y total return	232.61%
3M price change	-39.12%
3M total return	-38.79%
3Y price change	27.56%
3Y return CAGR	10.82%
3Y total return	36.12%
50-day SMA	$68.43
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$113.67
52-week high date	2026-07-29
52-week low	$54.11
52-week low date	2026-02-18
5Y price change	26.38%
5Y return CAGR	7.07%
5Y total return	40.71%
6M price change	-12.41%
6M total return	-11.51%
All-time high	$113.67
All-time high date	2026-07-29
All-time low	$0.72
All-time low date	2009-04-01
Average true range (ATR)	$2.96
Average volume	272K
Beta (1Y)	0.2
Beta (2Y)	0.84
Beta (5Y)	0.93
Change from 52-week high	-44.32%
Change from 52-week low	16.97%
Change from all-time high	-44.84%
Change from all-time low	8,607.64%
Change from open	2.38%
Day's gap	-2.92%
Dollar volume	$18.5M
High price	$63.43
Low price	$61.82
Monthly RSI	46.69
Open price	$61.82
Position in 52-week range	91.3%
Previous close	$63.68
Price vs 150-day SMA	-18.56%
Price vs 20-day SMA	1.01%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-14.37%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-8.38%
Relative volume	1.07
RSI	46.4
Sharpe ratio	0.09
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.42
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.27
Sortino ratio	0.26
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.75
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.51
Volume	292.2K
Weekly RSI	39.35
YTD price change	1.35%
YTD total return	3.04%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	12M
Float percentage	37.93%
Shares change (QoQ)	-5.59%
Shares change (YoY)	-3.15%
Shares held by insiders	21.36%
Shares held by institutions	46.28%
Shares outstanding	31.6M
Short % of float	19.7%
Short % of shares	7.47%
Short ratio	7 days

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Sensitivity

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Risks

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Financials

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Peers

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Moat

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