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Sonic Automotive, Inc. SAH R2KR3K

Consumer Cyclical · Auto & Truck Dealerships · United States
https://www.sonicautomotive.com
Company Profile ↓
$81.00
+2.02% 1Y
Mkt Cap$1.59B
P/E13.28
P/B2.54
Div. Yield1.93%
52W High$112.66
52W Low$57.63
Book Value$32.45
EPS (TTM)$6.10

Company Overview

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.

Why Investors Should Care

Strong Return on Equity

Generates a return on equity of 20.6%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.

Reasonable Valuation

Trades at a P/E of 13.3, below the sector median of 19.5.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $15.15B (+6.5% YoY); net profit $118.70M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +7.6%, earnings -45.1%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 5.9%, profit CAGR 8.6%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:5.90%
1 Year:7.60%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:8.63%
1 Year:-45.05%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+2.02%
6 Months:+33.70%
3 Months:-0.93%
1 Month:-4.58%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Mixed
52-Week Range 42% of range
$57.63 $112.66
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)48.10 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-4.58%
3M-0.93%
6M+33.70%
1Y+2.02%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 13.28 is below the sector median of 19.51 — relatively cheaper than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Strong return on equity of 20.6%.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Trading 28.1% below its 52-week high.

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

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Valuation

Stock P/E
13.28
Industry PE
19.51
Forward P/E
10.66
PEG Ratio
0.89
Book Value
$32.45
Price to Book
2.54
P/S
0.17
EV/EBITDA
10.64
Dividend Yield
1.93%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
5.90%
Profit 5Y
8.63%
Revenue (YoY)
7.60%
Earnings (YoY)
-45.05%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
10.90%
ROE
20.63%
ROA
5.25%
Profit Margin
1.37%
Op Margin
3.38%
Gross Margin
15.70%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$1.79
EPS (TTM)
$6.10

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
4.56
Quick Ratio
0.23
Current Ratio
1.01
Debt
$4.67B
Total Assets
$6.38B
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
38.94%
Chg in Prom Hold
-0.02%
FII / Inst Holding
75.66%
Chg in FII Hold
0.00%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$1.59B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$15.47B
EBITDA
$656.30M
Free Cash Flow
$-116.08M
Operating Cash Flow
$170.10M
Shares Outstanding
19.59M
Gross Margin
15.70%
Payout Ratio
24.68%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 SAH Sonic Automotive, Inc. R2KR3K 81.00 13.28 $1.59B 1.93% 10.90% 20.63% 5.90% 8.63%
2 AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 258.51 20.78 $2.79T 0.00% 13.33% 30.56% 24.04% 32.72%
3 TSLA Tesla, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI 354.29 325.04 $1.40T 0.00% 4.10% 4.67% 52.40% 39.39%
4 HD The Home Depot, Inc. SPXR3K 321.05 22.79 $320.12B 2.67% 28.75% 128.38% 4.06% 6.35%
5 BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited AITECH 113.24 17.37 $271.42B 0.83% 4.16% 9.22% 5.62% 12.49%
6 TM Toyota Motor Corporation 197.39 8.85 $233.73B 3.30% 5.24% 12.40% 10.91% 16.22%
7 MCD McDonald's Corporation SPXR3K 255.69 20.75 $181.67B 2.69% 22.47% - 0.92% 7.33%
8 BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. NDXSPXR3K 193.29 21.48 $149.78B 0.78% 70.23% -96.88% 16.93% 22.07%
9 TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. SPXR3K 132.08 25.70 $145.91B 1.18% 21.26% 61.25% 6.84% 8.48%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Mar 2015Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue ---------2.41B2.51B-2.40B2.51B2.47B-2.39B2.61B2.70B-2.31B2.11B2.55B2.79B3.35B3.07B3.46B3.51B3.45B3.49B3.65B3.64B3.38B3.45B3.49B3.65B3.66B3.97B3.69B3.93B
Gross Profit 334.96M355.55M360.25M363.85M345.15M353.31M359.08M371.73M350.35M360.62M362.62M384.09M352.50M362.38M360.54M370.71M359.01M381.31M386.81M393.88M350.58M307.38M376.57M400.90M510.80M472.00M571.30M588.80M580.70M553.50M568.90M582.20M536.20M539.10M543.60M566.40M602.20M615.50M598.80M616.20M
Operating Income 41.50M43.13M62.92M-42.30M57.05M50.93M-36.45M42.17M55.76M-20.19M50.65M48.14M-87.31M62.97M65.20M--221.88M53.54M96.43M87.90M165.40M125.40M154.40M154.80M148.90M106.40M78.30M137.40M106.70M107.70M113.60M145.00M-23.30M122.70M132.70M131.60M
Net Income 13.97M14.78M26.50M31.06M14.62M22.82M18.11M37.64M-541.00K12.13M19.44M61.95M-2.19M16.91M15.12M21.82M42.22M26.60M29.01M46.31M-199.33M30.79M59.82M54.20M113.80M84.50M97.30M94.80M87.30M47.70M23.40M68.40M42.00M41.20M74.20M70.60M-45.60M46.80M60.80M57.40M
Diluted EPS 0.270.290.520.620.310.500.400.83-0.010.270.441.42-0.050.390.350.510.980.610.661.04-4.680.711.341.252.631.952.332.342.231.290.651.921.201.182.132.04-1.341.331.791.79

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 6.06B6.58B7.52B8.37B8.84B9.20B9.62B9.73B9.87B9.95B10.45B9.77B12.40B14.00B14.37B14.22B15.15B
Gross Profit 1.03B1.06B1.16B1.24B1.30B1.37B1.41B1.43B1.46B1.45B1.52B1.42B1.91B2.32B2.25B2.19B2.38B
Operating Income 145.11M184.04M219.54M240.40M234.60M233.61M217.29M232.91M211.56M177.66M307.70M33.90M538.40M314.00M423.60M461.50M367.50M
Net Income 31.55M89.93M76.25M89.10M81.62M97.22M86.31M93.19M92.98M51.65M144.10M-51.40M348.90M88.50M178.20M216.00M118.70M
Diluted EPS 0.621.491.291.531.531.841.702.032.091.203.30-1.218.062.234.976.183.42

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Jan 2019Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --2.25B2.34B2.78B3.05B3.17B3.56B3.64B3.82B3.80B-4.07B3.75B4.98B4.98B5.36B5.90B5.97B
Total Equity 197.52M368.75M464.69M522.74M526.54M613.64M666.72M729.05M725.16M786.76M823.10M-944.80M814.80M1.08B895.20M891.90M1.06B1.07B
Cash & Equivalents 6.97M30.04M21.84M1.91M3.37M3.02M4.18M3.62M3.11M6.35M5.90M-29.10M170.30M299.40M229.20M28.90M44.00M6.30M
Long Term Debt --546.40M536.01M610.80M730.16M727.73M781.14M839.67M963.39M918.78M898.22M636.98M651.80M1.51B1.67B1.62B1.51B1.56B
Current Liabilities --1.11B1.15B1.52B1.59B1.65B1.91B1.94B1.95B1.95B-2.07B1.83B1.89B1.85B2.29B2.64B2.60B

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 403.58M255.04M153.63M-67.38M126.45M161.05M69.72M216.37M162.88M143.68M170.80M281.10M306.30M406.10M-15.70M109.20M567.40M
Investing Cash Flow -9.68M-58.66M-157.02M-21.71M-244.53M-108.35M-163.87M-220.77M-272.11M-15.33M136.80M-100.20M-1.30B-299.70M-218.70M-178.30M-499.00M
Financing Cash Flow -370.83M-204.57M-16.54M90.54M117.73M-51.53M93.60M3.89M112.47M-128.84M-284.40M-39.70M1.12B-176.60M34.10M84.30M-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-127.20M298.20M227.10M203.60M187.30M149.90M
Free Cash Flow 360.30M169.84M-5.09M-162.75M-31.17M14.62M-103.53M10.14M-71.36M-19.94M45.20M153.90M604.50M633.20M187.90M296.50M717.30M
Share Buybacks 61.00K1.11M10.99M82.92M17.07M53.05M34.48M99.97M37.35M24.11M2.40M71.70M-93.30M-261.90M-177.60M-34.40M-82.40M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % 17.1%16.2%15.4%14.8%14.7%14.9%14.7%14.7%14.8%14.5%14.5%14.6%15.4%16.5%15.6%15.4%15.7%
Operating Margin % 2.4%2.8%2.9%2.9%2.7%2.5%2.3%2.4%2.1%1.8%2.9%0.3%4.3%2.2%2.9%3.2%2.4%
Net Margin % 0.5%1.4%1.0%1.1%0.9%1.1%0.9%1.0%0.9%0.5%1.4%-0.5%2.8%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%32.4%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%17.5%10.0%13.8%14.2%10.9%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
38.94%
Institutions
75.66%
Public Float
123.93%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 12.29% 2.41M $191.73M
2 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6.81% 1.33M $106.29M
3 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 3.88% 760.86K $60.63M
4 LSV Asset Management 3.75% 733.98K $58.48M
5 State Street Corporation 3.24% 634.36K $50.55M
6 Nomura Asset Management International Inc 3.00% 588.52K $46.89M
7 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 2.74% 536.08K $42.71M
8 Westwood Holdings Group Inc. 2.53% 494.91K $39.43M
9 Invesco Ltd. 1.98% 388.30K $30.94M
10 Nuveen, LLC 1.97% 386.14K $30.77M

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Latest News

Recent headlines for SAH

Yahoo Finance Sat, 29 Aug 2026

Sonic Automotive (SAH) Buys Porsche Dealership As Fair Value Debate Comes Into Focus

Sonic Automotive (SAH) is back in focus after announcing the acquisition of Porsche Walnut Creek in the Bay Area. The move expands its luxury dealership footprint as investors reassess the stock’s recent share price pullback. For context, S…

Yahoo Finance Fri, 28 Aug 2026

Here's Why You Should Retain Sonic Stock in Your Portfolio

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Yahoo Finance hu, 27 Aug 2026

Sonic Automotive Expands Luxury Portfolio with Acquisition of Porsche Walnut Creek

Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: SAH), one of the nation's largest automotive and powersports retailers and a recipient of Newsweek's 2026 Most Trustworthy Companies in America recognition, today announced the acquisition of Porsche Walnut Cre…

Yahoo Finance hu, 27 Aug 2026

Why Sonic Automotive (SAH) is a Great Dividend Stock Right Now

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Yahoo Finance hu, 27 Aug 2026

The Presidio Group Exclusively Advised Fletcher Jones Automotive Group on the Sale of a Northern California Porsche Dealership to Sonic Automotive

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., August 27, 2026--The Presidio Group LLC ("Presidio"), an independent merchant banking firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and investments in the automotive retail and consumer mobility sectors, ex…

Yahoo Finance ue, 11 Aug 2026

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SAH — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH)?

As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) trades at $81.00 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $57.63 to $112.66.

What is the market capitalisation of SAH?

Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) has a market capitalisation of $1.59B on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of SAH?

SAH trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.28. The industry average P/E is 19.51. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 2.54.

Does SAH pay a dividend?

Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.93%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of SAH?

SAH has a return on equity (ROE) of 20.63%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 10.90%.

Is SAH a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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