Sonic Automotive, Inc. SAH R2K

Consumer Cyclical · Auto & Truck Dealerships · United States

https://www.sonicautomotive.com

Sonic Automotive, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. It operates in three segments: Franchised Dealerships, EchoPark, and Powersports. The Franchised Dealerships segment engages in the sale of new and used cars and light trucks; sale of replacement parts; provision of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repairs, and paint and collision repair services; and arrangement of third-party financing, extended warranties, service contracts, insurance, and other aftermarket products. The EchoPark segment sells used cars and light trucks; and arranges third-party finance and insurance product sales for its guests in pre-owned vehicle specialty retail locations. The Powersports segment is involved in the sale of new and used powersports vehicles, such as motorcycles, personal watercraft, and all-terrain vehicles; and provision of fixed operations services, and third-party finance and insurance services. Sonic Automotive, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Market & Price

Market Cap

$2.61B

Current Price

$82.62

High / Low (52W)

$87.27 / $57.92

Beta

0.90

Valuation

Stock P/E

26.06

Industry PE

22.37

Forward P/E

10.97

PEG Ratio

0.43

Book Value

$31.81

Price to Book

2.60

P/S

0.17

EV/EBITDA

10.05

Dividend Yield

1.98%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE

10.73%

ROE

10.51%

ROA

5.45%

Profit Margin

0.72%

Op Margin

3.47%

EPS (Latest Qtr)

$1.79

EPS (TTM)

$3.17

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity

4.51

Quick Ratio

0.28

Current Ratio

1.03

Debt

$4.43B

Total Assets

$5.97B

Current Assets

$2.83B

Working Capital

$234.60M

Ownership

Promoter Holding

39.58%

Chg in Prom Hold

FII / Inst Holding

75.11%

Chg in FII Hold

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value

$6.66B

Total Revenue (TTM)

$15.19B

EBITDA

$662.40M

Free Cash Flow

$81.61M

Operating Cash Flow

$407.10M

Shares Outstanding

19.57M

Gross Margin

15.90%

Payout Ratio

47.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y

2.67%

Profit 5Y

10.28%

Revenue (YoY)

1.00%

Earnings (YoY)

-12.30%

PROS

Profit CAGR of 10.3% over 5 years.
Generates positive free cash flow.
In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

No notable concerns flagged.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Period: Metric:

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

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1	SAH Sonic Automotive, Inc. R2K	82.62	26.06	$2.61B	1.98%	10.73%	10.51%	2.67%	10.28%
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Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric	Jun 2015	Sep 2015	Dec 2015	Mar 2016	Jun 2016	Sep 2016	Dec 2016	Mar 2017	Jun 2017	Sep 2017	Dec 2017	Mar 2018	Jun 2018	Sep 2018	Dec 2018	Mar 2019	Jun 2019	Sep 2019	Dec 2019	Mar 2020	Jun 2020	Sep 2020	Mar 2021	Jun 2021	Sep 2021	Mar 2022	Jun 2022	Sep 2022	Mar 2023	Jun 2023	Sep 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.41B	2.51B	-	2.40B	2.51B	2.47B	-	2.39B	2.61B	2.70B	-	2.31B	2.11B	2.55B	2.79B	3.35B	3.07B	3.46B	3.51B	3.45B	3.49B	3.65B	3.64B	3.38B	3.45B	-	-	3.65B	3.66B	3.97B	3.87B	3.69B
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.08B	3.06B	3.36B	3.27B	3.09B
Gross Profit	355.55M	360.25M	363.85M	345.15M	353.31M	359.08M	371.73M	350.35M	360.62M	362.62M	384.09M	352.50M	362.38M	360.54M	370.71M	359.01M	381.31M	386.81M	393.88M	350.58M	307.38M	376.57M	400.90M	510.80M	472.00M	571.30M	588.80M	580.70M	553.50M	568.90M	582.20M	536.20M	539.10M	-	-	566.40M	602.20M	615.50M	598.70M	598.80M
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	420.00M	453.10M	492.80M	475.50M	465.70M
Operating Income	43.13M	62.92M	-	42.30M	57.05M	50.93M	-	36.45M	42.17M	55.76M	-	20.19M	50.65M	48.14M	-	87.31M	62.97M	65.20M	-	-221.88M	53.54M	96.43M	87.90M	165.40M	125.40M	154.40M	154.80M	148.90M	106.40M	78.30M	137.40M	106.70M	107.70M	-	-	146.40M	149.10M	122.70M	123.20M	133.10M
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	183.20M	15.70M	162.40M	163.60M	170.10M
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	46.10M	44.30M	50.00M	48.60M	46.30M
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	97.40M	-69.10M	71.20M	73.20M	85.10M
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26.80M	-23.50M	24.40M	26.30M	24.30M
Net Income	14.78M	26.50M	31.06M	14.62M	22.82M	18.11M	37.64M	-541.00K	12.13M	19.44M	61.95M	-2.19M	16.91M	15.12M	21.82M	42.22M	26.60M	29.01M	46.31M	-199.33M	30.79M	59.82M	54.20M	113.80M	84.50M	97.30M	94.80M	87.30M	47.70M	23.40M	68.40M	42.00M	41.20M	-	-	70.60M	-45.60M	46.80M	46.90M	60.80M
Diluted EPS	0.29	0.52	0.62	0.31	0.50	0.40	0.83	-0.01	0.27	0.44	1.42	-0.05	0.39	0.35	0.51	0.98	0.61	0.66	1.04	-4.68	0.71	1.34	1.25	2.63	1.95	2.33	2.34	2.23	1.29	0.65	1.92	1.20	1.18	-	-	2.04	-1.34	1.33	1.36	1.79

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9.73B	9.87B	9.95B	10.45B	9.77B	-	14.00B	14.37B	14.22B	15.15B
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11.68B	12.13B	12.03B	12.77B
Gross Profit	1.03B	1.06B	1.16B	1.24B	1.30B	1.37B	1.41B	1.43B	1.46B	1.45B	1.52B	1.42B	-	2.32B	2.25B	2.19B	2.38B
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.68B	1.74B	1.73B	1.84B
Operating Income	145.11M	184.04M	219.54M	240.40M	234.60M	233.61M	217.29M	232.91M	211.56M	177.66M	307.70M	33.90M	-	634.40M	502.90M	465.40M	541.30M
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	441.70M	566.00M	605.10M	525.30M
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	124.20M	181.80M	198.60M	189.10M
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	190.00M	241.90M	256.10M	172.80M
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	101.50M	63.70M	40.10M	54.10M
Net Income	31.55M	89.93M	76.25M	89.10M	81.62M	97.22M	86.31M	93.19M	92.98M	51.65M	144.10M	-51.40M	-	88.50M	178.20M	216.00M	118.70M
Diluted EPS	0.62	1.49	1.29	1.53	1.53	1.84	1.70	2.03	2.09	1.20	3.30	-1.21	-	2.23	4.97	6.18	3.42

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:	2.67%
1 Year:	1.00%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:	10.28%
1 Year:	-12.30%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:	+20.71%
6 Months:	+33.19%
3 Months:	+32.56%
1 Month:	+12.70%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Jan 2019	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Total Assets	-	-	2.25B	2.34B	2.78B	3.05B	3.17B	3.56B	3.64B	3.82B	3.80B	-	4.07B	3.75B	-	4.98B	5.36B	5.90B	5.97B
Current Assets	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.21B	2.52B	2.89B	2.83B
Cash & Equivalents	6.97M	30.04M	21.84M	1.91M	3.37M	3.02M	4.18M	3.62M	3.11M	6.35M	5.90M	-	29.10M	170.30M	-	229.20M	28.90M	44.00M	6.30M
Inventory	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.22B	1.58B	1.96B	2.01B
Receivables	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	401.10M	462.40M	528.10M	-	-
Total Liabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.08B	4.47B	4.83B	4.90B
Current Liabilities	-	-	1.11B	1.15B	1.52B	1.59B	1.65B	1.91B	1.94B	1.95B	1.95B	-	2.07B	1.83B	-	1.85B	2.29B	2.64B	2.60B
Long Term Debt	-	-	546.40M	536.01M	610.80M	730.16M	727.73M	781.14M	839.67M	963.39M	918.78M	898.22M	636.98M	651.80M	-	1.67B	1.62B	1.51B	1.56B
Total Debt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.49B	3.86B	4.13B	4.23B
Total Equity	197.52M	368.75M	464.69M	522.74M	526.54M	613.64M	666.72M	729.05M	725.16M	786.76M	823.10M	-	944.80M	814.80M	-	895.20M	891.90M	1.06B	1.07B
Shares Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	79.60M	80.65M	81.43M	82.16M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow	403.58M	255.04M	153.63M	-67.38M	126.45M	161.05M	69.72M	216.37M	162.88M	143.68M	170.80M	281.10M	-	406.10M	-15.70M	109.20M	567.40M
Investing Cash Flow	-9.68M	-58.66M	-157.02M	-21.71M	-244.53M	-108.35M	-163.87M	-220.77M	-272.11M	-15.33M	136.80M	-100.20M	-	-299.70M	-218.70M	-178.30M	-499.00M
Financing Cash Flow	-370.83M	-204.57M	-16.54M	90.54M	117.73M	-51.53M	93.60M	3.89M	112.47M	-128.84M	-284.40M	-39.70M	-	-176.60M	34.10M	84.30M	-106.10M
Capital Expenditure	-43.28M	-85.19M	-158.72M	-95.38M	-157.62M	-146.43M	-173.25M	-206.23M	-234.25M	-163.62M	-125.60M	-127.20M	-	-227.10M	-203.60M	-187.30M	-149.90M
Free Cash Flow	360.30M	169.84M	-5.09M	-162.75M	-31.17M	14.62M	-103.53M	10.14M	-71.36M	-19.94M	45.20M	153.90M	-	179.00M	-219.30M	-78.10M	417.50M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-70.20M	-200.30M	15.10M	-37.70M
Share Buybacks	61.00K	1.11M	10.99M	82.92M	17.07M	53.05M	34.48M	99.97M	37.35M	24.11M	2.40M	71.70M	-93.30M	-261.90M	-177.60M	-34.40M	-82.40M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.7%	14.8%	14.5%	14.5%	14.6%	-	16.5%	15.6%	15.4%	15.7%
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.4%	2.1%	1.8%	2.9%	0.3%	-	4.5%	3.5%	3.3%	3.6%
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0%	0.9%	0.5%	1.4%	-0.5%	-	0.6%	1.2%	1.5%	0.8%
ROE %	8.6%	19.4%	14.6%	16.9%	13.3%	14.6%	11.8%	12.9%	11.8%	6.3%	15.3%	-6.3%	-	9.9%	20.0%	20.3%	11.1%
ROCE %	-	16.1%	18.5%	19.2%	16.1%	15.4%	13.2%	13.7%	11.4%	9.6%	15.3%	1.8%	-	20.2%	16.4%	14.3%	16.0%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders

39.58%

Institutions

75.11%

Public Float

124.32%

Top Institutional Holders

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1	Blackrock Inc.	12.81%	2.51M	$207.21M
2	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	6.71%	1.31M	$108.55M
3	Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC	4.23%	828.87K	$68.48M
4	State Street Corporation	3.45%	675.85K	$55.84M
5	Nomura Asset Management International Inc	3.24%	634.93K	$52.46M
6	Westwood Holdings Group Inc.	3.11%	607.88K	$50.22M
7	Vanguard Capital Management LLC	2.95%	577.89K	$47.75M
8	Invesco Ltd.	2.30%	450.18K	$37.19M
9	Geode Capital Management, LLC	1.84%	360.94K	$29.82M
10	Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.	1.67%	326.68K	$26.99M

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