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Sonic Automotive Inc. (SAH)

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Sonic Automotive Inc. (SAH) reported revenue of $3.9 billion for Q2 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 June 2026, up 7.6% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $57 million, and diluted earnings per share $1.79. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 30 July 2026.

Revenue$3.9 billionup 7.6%
Net income$57 million
Diluted EPS$1.79
QuarterQ2 FY2026ended 30 June 2026

Sonic Automotive (SAH) in brief

Sonic Automotive (SAH) reported revenue of $15.2 billion for fiscal 2025, the year ended 31 December 2025, up 6.5% on the year before.
Read moreNet income was $119 million and diluted earnings per share $3.42. Revenue was $14.2 billion in fiscal 2024, $14.4 billion in fiscal 2023, $14.0 billion in fiscal 2022 and $12.4 billion in fiscal 2021. Net income in the same years was $216 million, $178 million, $88 million and $349 million. Over the twelve months to 30 June 2026, Sonic Automotive reported revenue of $15.5 billion and net income of $212 million. Revenue grew 9.2% a year, compounded, over the five years to fiscal 2025. Sonic Automotive declared $0.24 a share in dividends over the last four quarters. At 30 June 2026 it carried $1.8 billion of debt and $19 million of cash. At the close of 9 October 2026 the market cap of Sonic Automotive was $1.9 billion, 9.6 times its earnings over the last twelve months.

Ratios

From the filings

ROE20.7%
ROCE18.3%
Operating margin3.3%
Net margin1.4%
FCF marginn/a
Interest covern/a
Debt to equity1.71
Cash conversion0.80
Share count, 1 yearn/a
Sales CAGR, 3 years2.7%
Profit CAGR, 3 years10.3%
EPS, TTM$6.27

At the close of 9 October 2026

Price$60.50
Market cap$1.9 billion
Stock P/E9.65
Price to book1.89
EV / EBITDA5.48
Dividend yield0.4%
Market cap / sales0.13
52-week high$112.66
52-week low$58.28
Price, 1 year-16.5%
Price CAGR, 3 years11.4%
Price CAGR, 5 years2.2%
Worked from the filed figures; hover a name for the formula.
Read moreThe priced ones use the latest price, the last regular-hours trade on IEX. Debt to equity here stands on long-term debt as Sonic Automotive Inc. files it, with lease liabilities counted separately and never inside it. Nothing here is a valuation or a view.
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Daily prices to 9 October 2026, adjusted for splits; from 28 September 2026 each day's price is the last regular-hours trade on IEX.
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The public record on SAH

Filings16 in twelve months: 8 current reports (8-K), about 4 results of operations; 4 regulation FD disclosure; 3 officer or director change; 1 shareholder vote; 1 material agreement
Planned insider sales4 Form 144 notices in twelve months, $9.6 million; latest 10 June 2026
Options tapeput/call 0.76 by open interest at the 9 October 2026 close; the straddle prices a 12.5% move to 16 October 2026
13F holders7 of the followed funds hold it; largest Geode Capital Management; 1 Schedule 13D or 13G filing in twelve months
Insider trading5 sales and 10 purchases on Form 4 in twelve months
Congress0 House trades disclosed in six months
Short interest2.4 million shares short, 5.19 days to cover at 30 September 2026
Documentsthe 10-K, the 10-Qs, the proxy and 4 earnings press releases, each linked

Quarterly results, the last 12 quarters

Q3 FY2023Q4 FY2023 *Q1 FY2024Q2 FY2024Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024 *Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026
Revenue3,6443,5853,3843,4533,4923,8963,6513,6573,9743,8713,6883,934
Cost of revenue3,0613,0442,8482,9142,9483,3223,0853,0553,3583,2723,0903,318
Gross profit582541536539544574566602616599599616
Gross margin16%15%16%16%16%15%16%16%15%15%16%16%
SG&A410386392393392400380413452434427445
Operating income137102107108114134145-23.3123123133132
Operating margin4%3%3%3%3%3%4%-1%3%3%4%3%
Pre-tax income91.254.657.555.760.882.197.4-69.171.273.385.180.3
Tax rate25%29%27%26%-22%29%28%n/a34%-112%29%29%
Net income68.438.742.041.274.258.670.6-45.646.846.960.857.4
Net margin2%1%1%1%2%2%2%-1%1%1%2%1%
Diluted EPS$1.92$1.11$1.20$1.18$2.13$1.67$2.04-$1.34$1.33$1.36$1.79$1.79
Operating cash flow123-12070.1-13687.887.719613716866.935.5-100
Capital expenditure78.1n/a43.848.853.3n/a45.034.133.5n/a37.0118
Free cash flow45.0n/a26.3-18534.5n/a151103134n/a-1.5-218
Buybacks86.8-35527.00.10.0-61.535.38.80.0-1261366.3
Dividends paid10.0-70.210.210.210.2-71.411.911.912.0-84.612.812.5
Filing10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS and diluted share count are from the company's results press release for that quarter, used where the release gives the same revenue and net income as the table. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

Income statement (profit and loss), 12 fiscal years and the trailing twelve months

FY2014 †FY2015 †FY2016FY2017FY2018 †FY2019 †FY2020FY2021 †FY2022 †FY2023FY2024FY2025TTM
Revenue9,1979,6249,7329,8679,95210,4549,76712,39614,00114,37214,22415,15415,468
Cost of revenue7,8318,2108,3038,4108,5068,9338,34310,48211,68412,12712,03212,77113,038
Gross profit1,3661,4151,4291,4581,4461,5211,4241,9142,3172,2462,1932,3832,429
Gross margin14.9%14.7%14.7%14.8%14.5%14.5%14.6%15.4%16.5%15.6%15.4%15.7%15.7%
Selling, general and administrative1,0671,1111,1111,1481,1451,0991,0291,2751,5551,6001,5771,6781,757
Operating income23421723321217830833.9538314424462368510
Operating margin2.5%2.3%2.4%2.1%1.8%2.9%0.3%4.3%2.2%2.9%3.2%2.4%3.3%
Interest expense2.01.41.00.60.5n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Pre-tax income16214515510875.3200-34.8458190242256173310
Income tax63.257.160.714.022.955.115.910910263.740.1-54.1-10.2
Effective tax rate39.1%39.3%39.1%12.9%30.4%27.6%n/a23.9%53.4%26.3%15.7%-31.3%-3.3%
Net income97.286.393.293.051.6144-51.434988.5178216119212
Net margin1.1%0.9%1.0%0.9%0.5%1.4%-0.5%2.8%0.6%1.2%1.5%0.8%1.4%
Diluted EPS$1.84$1.70$2.03$2.09$1.20$3.30-$1.21$8.06$2.23$4.97$6.18$3.42$6.27
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K
From each year's 10-K, linked; TTM is the last four quarters.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are. † The year as the company last restated it in a later filing; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed.

Cash flow and capital returned

FY2014 †FY2015 †FY2016FY2017FY2018 †FY2019 †FY2020FY2021 †FY2022 †FY2023FY2024FY2025TTM
Operating cash flow16169.7216163144171281306406-15.7109567170
Capital expenditure146173206234164126127298227n/an/an/an/a
Free cash flow14.6-10410.1-71.4-19.945.31548.1179n/an/an/an/a
Free cash flow margin0.2%-1.1%0.1%-0.7%-0.2%0.4%1.6%0.1%1.3%n/an/an/an/a
Cash from investing-108-164-221-272-15.3137-100-1,297-300-219-178-499-238
Cash from financing-51.593.63.9112-129-284-39.71,120-17734.184.3-106-23.4
Depreciation and amortisation58.368.877.488.993.693.291.0101128142150163162
Share-based compensation7.79.811.211.111.910.811.715.020.523.323.523.122.7
Buybacks53.034.5100.037.324.12.471.7-93.3-262-178-34.4-82.415.5
Dividends paid5.35.18.78.99.815.517.1-18.3-34.5-40.0-40.8-48.8-47.3
Dividend per share$0.10$0.11$0.20$0.20$0.24n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Diluted shares, weighted53m51m46m44m43m44m42m43m40m36m35m35m32m
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K
Cash paid in the year, from the cash flow statement.
Read moreThe dividend per share is as declared. Diluted shares are the weighted average for the year; a falling count is the buybacks net of issuance. TTM sums the last four quarters; the share counts are the latest quarter's.

Balance sheet at year end

FY2014 †FY2015 †FY2016FY2017FY2018 †FY2019 †FY2020FY2021 †FY2022 †FY2023FY2024FY2025TTM
Funded by
Shareholders' equity6677297257878239458151,0768958921,0621,0681,026
Debt7598158831,0259457077201,5611,7521,6771,5881,6151,759
Operating lease liabilitiesn/an/an/an/a0.0304297265231219220268251
Finance lease liabilitiesn/an/an/an/a0.036.362.3136229254344359362
Other liabilities1,7432,0192,0312,0072,0292,0791,8521,9371,8712,3222,6812,6602,985
Total liabilities and equity3,1683,5623,6393,8193,7974,0713,7464,9754,9785,3655,8965,9716,382
Owned
Fixed assets7998871,0101,1471,1781,0971,1211,4591,5621,6011,6071,5631,674
Goodwill476471472526510476214416231254358422432
Intangible assets83.780.980.274.669.764.364.3480397417430454437
Cash and equivalents4.23.63.16.45.929.117029922928.944.06.319.2
Receivables372379430482438433372401462528496469426
Inventory1,3121,6001,5711,5131,5281,5181,2471,2611,2171,5781,9582,0132,324
Other assets12114172.270.066.54545586588809571,0021,0441,070
Total assets3,1683,5623,6393,8193,7974,0713,7464,9754,9785,3655,8965,9716,382
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K
At the fiscal year end; the TTM column is the latest quarter end.
Read moreBoth totals are the company's own. Other liabilities is the filed total less the rows above it: payables, deferred revenue, taxes, borrowings the rows above do not carry and the rest; other assets is the same on the other side. Investments add the current and non-current lines as filed. Debt is the company's own stated total where it files one, otherwise its long-term debt with the current maturities, never parts added together. A row is left blank in a year where the lines shown overlap and the remainder would fall below nil.

Compounded growth

10 years5 years3 yearsTTM
Sales growth, compounded4.6%9.2%2.7%5.3%
Profit growth, compounded3.2%n/a10.3%34.3%
Return on equity, average13.4%18.7%17.1%11.1%
Yearly growth, compounded; TTM is the last four quarters against the four before.
Read moreReturn on equity is net income over shareholders' equity at each year end, averaged over the window (the TTM column is the latest year alone); equity is the parent's shareholders' equity as tagged in the 10-K. Arithmetic on filed numbers, nothing forecast.

Questions

What was Sonic Automotive's revenue in fiscal 2025?

Sonic Automotive (SAH) reported revenue of $15.2 billion for fiscal 2025, the year ended 31 December 2025, up 6.5% on the year before.

How much did Sonic Automotive earn in fiscal 2025?

Net income was $119 million for fiscal 2025, and diluted earnings per share $3.42.

What is Sonic Automotive's P/E ratio?

At the close of 9 October 2026, Sonic Automotive traded at 9.6 times its earnings over the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

What is Sonic Automotive's market cap?

The market cap of Sonic Automotive was $1.9 billion at the close of 9 October 2026.

Does Sonic Automotive pay a dividend?

Yes. Sonic Automotive declared $0.24 a share in dividends over the four quarters to 30 June 2026.

Peers: Retail

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TTM
Debt to equityDiv. yield
Carvana Co. CVNA$47.2 billion36.8838.9%8.9%54.0%1.21n/a
Copart Inc. CPRT$25.3 billion17.6316.3%35.4%0.4%0.00n/a
Caseys General Stores Inc. CASY$23.9 billion31.1218.9%8.3%13.8%0.570.2%
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. PAG$12.9 billion14.4615.6%n/a0.6%0.892.6%
Murphy USA Inc. MUSA$9.7 billion16.0878.9%4.3%10.3%2.770.4%
Carmax Inc. KMX$7.5 billion25.664.6%n/a4.8%2.76n/a
Lithia Motors Inc. LAD$6.4 billion9.6211.2%4.1%2.1%1.800.8%
Autonation, Inc. AN$5.2 billion7.2934.3%4.8%-0.1%1.58n/a
Openlane, Inc. OPLN$4.5 billionn/a12.8%11.5%11.8%1.540.0%
Rush Enterprises Inc. \Tx\ RUSHA$3.6 billion13.4111.4%5.1%-5.9%0.531.7%
Asbury Automotive Group Inc. ABG$3.0 billion6.2713.0%4.4%4.1%0.77n/a
Group 1 Automotive Inc. GPI$2.8 billion9.679.8%3.1%0.8%1.140.9%
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TTM
Debt to equityDiv. yield
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Costco Wholesale Corp. COST$419.7 billion45.6125.8%3.9%10.1%0.110.6%
Home Depot, Inc. HD$290.2 billion20.3585.6%12.4%2.5%2.643.2%
TJX Companies Inc. TJX$152.8 billion25.6557.0%n/a7.7%0.181.2%
CVS Health Corp. CVS$110.1 billion22.806.1%2.0%7.4%0.753.1%
Lowe's Companies Inc. LOW$104.3 billion15.72n/a11.4%8.2%n/a2.6%
Sherwin Williams Co. SHW$77.5 billion29.4369.7%n/a5.8%3.131.0%
ROSS Stores, Inc. ROST$71.1 billion26.9339.4%13.7%14.0%0.150.7%
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. ORLY$70.6 billion27.54n/a19.6%8.5%n/an/a
Target Corp. TGT$69.8 billion15.9624.6%5.6%2.0%0.803.0%
Fastenal Co. FAST$58.2 billion43.0133.2%20.3%12.5%0.031.8%
Autozone Inc. AZO$48.0 billion20.21n/a18.0%5.7%n/an/a
Carvana Co. CVNA$47.2 billion36.8838.9%8.9%54.0%1.21n/a
JD.com, Inc. JD *$37.2 billion14.088.7%0.2%13.0%0.333.9%
Kroger Co. KR$36.4 billion33.5018.6%1.4%1.6%2.632.3%
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Dollar General Corp. DG$28.1 billion16.5518.3%5.6%4.8%0.491.9%
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Ulta Beauty, Inc. ULTA$24.4 billion20.7945.8%12.5%11.2%0.130.0%
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BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. BJ$12.5 billion21.5627.1%3.8%9.1%0.18n/a
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Five Below, Inc. FIVE$11.8 billion19.2925.0%14.7%25.6%0.000.0%
Murphy USA Inc. MUSA$9.7 billion16.0878.9%4.3%10.3%2.770.4%
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Chewy, Inc. CHWY$7.8 billion28.7373.9%2.5%5.9%1.60n/a
Carmax Inc. KMX$7.5 billion25.664.6%n/a4.8%2.76n/a
Urban Outfitters Inc. URBN$7.0 billion12.8419.9%11.3%11.0%0.00n/a
Victoria's Secret & Co. VSXY$6.6 billion18.4438.2%7.9%10.3%0.98n/a
Lithia Motors Inc. LAD$6.4 billion9.6211.2%4.1%2.1%1.800.8%
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. SFM$6.1 billion12.4833.5%7.4%7.2%0.07n/a
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Macy's, Inc. M$5.9 billion8.3015.2%5.0%0.3%0.493.2%
Autonation, Inc. AN$5.2 billion7.2934.3%4.8%-0.1%1.58n/a
Pricesmart Inc. PSMT$5.2 billion32.4111.5%4.5%10.2%0.130.7%
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. OLLI$5.1 billion19.0614.4%12.3%14.4%0.001.2%
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. FND$4.9 billion21.169.3%6.4%2.4%0.08n/a
Insight Enterprises Inc. NSIT$4.8 billion23.9613.1%4.6%2.7%0.92n/a
Openlane, Inc. OPLN$4.5 billionn/a12.8%11.5%11.8%1.540.0%
Signet Jewelers Ltd. SIG$4.1 billion12.1219.3%6.8%0.6%0.001.3%
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. BOOT$3.6 billion15.1817.9%13.6%17.6%0.00n/a
Rush Enterprises Inc. \Tx\ RUSHA$3.6 billion13.4111.4%5.1%-5.9%0.531.7%
Bath & Body Works, Inc. BBWI$3.5 billion4.52n/a16.7%-2.2%n/a4.6%
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. ASO$3.3 billion8.9218.2%9.6%3.7%0.230.2%
American Eagle Outfitters Inc. AEO$3.0 billion9.4119.1%7.8%9.2%0.032.8%
Asbury Automotive Group Inc. ABG$3.0 billion6.2713.0%4.4%4.1%0.77n/a
Group 1 Automotive Inc. GPI$2.8 billion9.679.8%3.1%0.8%1.140.9%
Ezcorp Inc. EZPW$2.7 billion16.1313.6%13.9%28.6%0.45n/a
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Buckle Inc. BKE$2.3 billion10.1845.2%20.8%6.2%0.0010.0%
RH RH$2.2 billion20.8292.7%10.0%3.3%19.69n/a
Sonic Automotive Inc. SAH$1.9 billion9.6520.7%3.3%5.3%1.710.4%
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. SBH$1.5 billion8.2822.1%8.4%1.1%0.94n/a
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO$1.2 billionn/a-46.7%-7.9%5.1%0.62n/a
Marinemax Inc. HZO$1.2 billion373.930.4%3.0%-5.4%0.35n/a
Winmark Corp. WINA$1.0 billion26.50n/a62.3%3.8%n/a1.1%
12 companies share its SEC industry code (Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations); the rest are the names nearest in size in its wider industry, Retail, one of the Fama-French 48 industries, a published grouping of SEC industry codes.
Read moreBy market capitalisation; a click on a heading sorts by it, largest first, and a second click turns it round. Each figure is the same arithmetic as the ratio box above, on each company's own filings and latest close; a name marked * is a foreign company that files once a year, on its latest fiscal year.

Filings

FilingPeriodFiledWhere
10-Q30 June 202630 July 2026EDGAR
10-Q30 April 202630 April 2026EDGAR
10-K31 December 202523 February 2026EDGAR
10-Q30 September 202523 October 2025EDGAR
10-Q30 June 202524 July 2025EDGAR
10-Q31 March 202524 April 2025EDGAR
10-K31 December 202419 February 2025EDGAR
10-Q30 September 202424 October 2024EDGAR
10-Q30 June 20248 August 2024EDGAR
10-Q31 March 202425 April 2024EDGAR

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