Sonic Automotive
SAH
60.52
-0.48
-0.79%
Sonic Automotive
US · SAH
#2802 by market cap
Listed 1970
60.52
-0.48
-0.79%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 148s ago
· 2026-10-08 06:31
Pre-market
60.45
-0.12%
After-hours
60.52
0.00%
- Market cap
- 1.91B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 9.64
- P/Bi
- 1.87
- EPSi
- 3.42
- Div yieldi
- 2.56%
- 52W posi
- 12%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Good
- Altman Z-Score is 3.47, above the 3.0 "safe zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +6.53% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 15.73%
- Operating margin
- 3.57%
- Net margin
- 0.78%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 5.51B
- PEG ratioi
- 0.94
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 3.47
PEG uses trailing P/E against the 3-year net income growth rate (10.28%/yr) since forward earnings estimates aren't available here, so this is not a "forward PEG." Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 9.95B | 10.45B | 9.77B | 12.40B | 14.00B | 14.37B | 14.22B | 15.15B |
| Gross profit | 1.45B | 1.52B | 1.42B | 1.91B | 2.32B | 2.25B | 2.19B | 2.38B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 1.15B | 1.10B | 1.03B | 1.27B | 1.56B | 1.60B | 1.58B | 1.68B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 207.18M | 328.50M | 303.90M | 538.50M | 634.40M | 502.90M | 465.40M | 541.30M |
| Pretax profit | 75.31M | 199.60M | -34.80M | 458.20M | 190.00M | 241.90M | 256.10M | 172.80M |
| Tax | 22.92M | 55.10M | 15.90M | 109.30M | 101.50M | 63.70M | 40.10M | 54.10M |
| Net profit | 51.65M | 144.10M | -51.40M | 348.90M | 88.50M | 178.20M | 216.00M | 118.70M |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 3 | -1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.20 | 3.30 | -1.21 | 8.06 | 2.23 | 4.97 | 6.18 | 3.42 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.65B | 3.66B | 3.97B | 3.87B | 3.69B | 3.93B |
| Gross profit | 566.40M | 602.20M | 615.50M | 598.70M | 598.80M | 616.20M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 380.30M | 412.60M | 451.60M | 433.70M | 427.00M | 444.60M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 146.40M | 149.10M | 122.70M | 123.20M | 133.10M | 131.60M |
| Pretax profit | 97.40M | -69.10M | 71.20M | 73.20M | 85.10M | 80.30M |
| Tax | 26.80M | -23.50M | 24.40M | 26.30M | 24.30M | 22.90M |
| Net profit | 70.60M | -45.60M | 46.80M | 46.90M | 60.80M | 57.40M |
| Basic EPS | 2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Diluted EPS | 2.04 | -1.34 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.79 | 1.79 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 1.99B | 2.02B | 1.88B | 2.08B | 2.21B | 2.52B | 2.89B | 2.83B |
| Cash & ST investments | 5.85M | 29.10M | 170.30M | 299.40M | 229.20M | 28.90M | 44.00M | 6.30M |
| Inventory | 1.53B | 1.52B | 1.25B | 1.26B | 1.22B | 1.58B | 1.96B | 2.01B |
| Total assets | 3.80B | 4.07B | 3.75B | 4.98B | 4.98B | 5.36B | 5.90B | 5.97B |
| Total current liabilities | 1.95B | 2.07B | 1.83B | 1.89B | 1.85B | 2.29B | 2.64B | 2.60B |
| Short-term debt | 1.56B | 1.65B | 1.44B | 1.41B | 1.35B | 1.77B | 2.05B | 2.04B |
| Long-term debt | 918.78M | 636.98M | 651.80M | 1.51B | 1.67B | 1.62B | 1.51B | 1.56B |
| Total liabilities | 2,973,691,000.00 | 3,126,271,000.00 | 2,931,200,000.00 | 3,898,700,000.00 | 4,083,100,000.00 | 4,472,700,000.00 | 4,833,400,000.00 | 4,902,600,000.00 |
| Total equity | 823.12M | 944.76M | 814.80M | 1.08B | 895.20M | 891.90M | 1.06B | 1.07B |
| Retained earnings | 670.69M | 790.16M | 721.80M | 1.05B | 1.10B | 1.24B | 1.41B | 1.48B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 2.87B | 2.78B | 2.81B | 2.83B | 2.96B | 3.10B |
| Cash & ST investments | 64.60M | 110.40M | 89.40M | 6.30M | 5.70M | 19.20M |
| Inventory | 1.88B | 2.12B | 2.06B | 2.01B | 2.12B | 2.32B |
| Total assets | 5.88B | 5.93B | 6.02B | 5.97B | 6.12B | 6.38B |
| Total current liabilities | 2.63B | 2.71B | 2.76B | 2.60B | 2.87B | 3.06B |
| Short-term debt | 2.01B | 2.09B | 2.09B | 2.04B | 2.28B | 2.49B |
| Long-term debt | 1.49B | 1.47B | 1.44B | 1.56B | 1.54B | 1.57B |
| Total liabilities | 4,784,900,000.00 | 4,900,800,000.00 | 4,947,100,000.00 | 4,902,600,000.00 | 5,136,300,000.00 | 5,356,600,000.00 |
| Total equity | 1.09B | 1.03B | 1.07B | 1.07B | 981.30M | 1.03B |
| Retained earnings | 1.47B | 1.41B | 1.45B | 1.48B | 1.53B | 1.57B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 143.68M | 170.80M | 281.10M | 306.30M | 406.10M | -15.70M | 109.20M | 567.40M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 94.23M | 89.90M | 87.60M | 93.80M | 113.90M | 124.20M | 130.40M | 141.30M |
| Free cash flow | -19.94M | 45.20M | 153.90M | 8.10M | 179.00M | -219.30M | -78.10M | 417.50M |
| Dividends paid | -9.83M | -15.50M | -17.10M | -18.30M | -34.50M | -40.00M | -40.80M | -48.80M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -24.11M | -2.40M | -71.70M | -93.30M | -261.90M | -177.60M | -34.40M | -82.40M |
| Ending cash balance | 5.85M | 29.10M | 170.30M | 299.40M | 229.20M | 28.90M | 44.00M | 6.30M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 195.80M | 136.80M | 167.90M | 66.90M | 35.50M | -100.20M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 34.40M | 35.00M | 35.60M | 36.30M | 32.90M | 34.10M |
| Free cash flow | 150.80M | 102.70M | 134.40M | 29.60M | -1.50M | -217.70M |
| Dividends paid | -11.90M | -11.90M | -12.00M | -13.00M | -12.80M | -12.50M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -35.30M | -8.80M | 0 | -38.30M | -135.70M | -6.30M |
| Ending cash balance | 64.60M | 110.40M | 89.40M | 6.30M | 5.70M | 19.20M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 6.41 | 16.31 | -5.84 | 36.90 | 8.98 | 19.94 | 22.11 | 11.14 |
| ROA %i | 1.36 | 3.66 | -1.31 | 8.00 | 1.78 | 3.45 | 3.84 | 2.00 |
| ROIC %i | 3.67 | 6.34 | -0.10 | 10.30 | 4.15 | 6.71 | 7.71 | 4.74 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 11.81 | 12.04 | 8.40 | 13.21 | 12.55 | 15.26 | 16.42 | 19.81 |
| EBIT margin %i | 1.77 | 2.88 | 0.32 | 4.18 | 2.20 | 2.90 | 3.20 | 2.39 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | 0.43 | 1.58 | 0.07 | 1.28 | -- | -- | 2.76 |
| Current ratioi | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.18 |
| Debt / assetsi | 65.29 | 64.64 | 65.37 | 66.71 | 70.04 | 72.01 | 70.03 | 70.81 |
| LT debt / equityi | 111.62 | 103.46 | 124.04 | 177.54 | 238.18 | 234.35 | 195.43 | 205.07 |
| Interest coveragei | 1.75 | 2.96 | 0.48 | 8.65 | 2.61 | 2.39 | 2.29 | 1.91 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 1.12 | 2.42 | -0.34 | 7.60 | 10.23 | 13.74 | 4.69 | 2.67 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -15.73 | 15.64 | -- | 89.04 | -15.00 | -- | -14.77 | 10.28 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | 64.60 | -- | -- | 58.21 | -- | -- | 32.62 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 24.52 | 15.99 | 12.51 | 11.14 | 10.51 | 20.63 |
| ROA %i | 4.34 | 2.69 | 2.21 | 2.00 | 1.82 | 3.44 |
| ROIC %i | 8.21 | 6.47 | 5.16 | 4.74 | 4.50 | 6.34 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 3.40 | 2.47 | 2.45 | 2.39 | 2.30 | 3.26 |
| FCF / sales %i | 0.32 | 2.27 | 2.86 | 2.76 | 1.75 | -- |
| Current ratioi | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.01 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Debt / assetsi | 68.93 | 70.22 | 69.18 | 70.81 | 72.39 | 73.20 |
| LT debt / equityi | 187.23 | 201.24 | 193.38 | 205.07 | 219.12 | 212.41 |
| Interest coveragei | 2.50 | 1.89 | 1.96 | 1.91 | 1.85 | 2.59 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- Franchised Dealerships Segment is the largest reported line at 83.31% of revenue, across 3 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, EchoPark Segment, is a distant second at 14.82% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Franchised Dealerships Segment83.31%
EchoPark Segment14.82%
Powersports segment1.87%
Quote time 2026-10-08 06:31:01 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.