Sonic Automotive Inc.

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$65.92

+$2.26 (+3.55%)

At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

$65.92

$0 (0.00%)

After-hours: Sep 21, 2026, 6:18 PM ET

Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Dividends Profile

Market Data

Market Cap $2.12B

Enterprise Value $6.85B

Beta 0.87

Average Volume 282.58K

Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 32.1M

Shares Change YoY -5.87%

Institutional Ownership 42.51%

Exchange NYSE

ISIN US83545G1022

Price Performance

Price Change 1M -14.7%

Price Change 3M -19.1%

Price Change 6M 0.9%

Price Change YTD 6.9%

Price Change 1Y -16.1%

Price Change 3Y 34.1%

Price Change 5Y 18.1%

1M CAGR (ann.) -24.6%

1Y CAGR (ann.) -16.6%

5Y CAGR (ann.) 7.3%

All-Time CAGR 6.2%

Valuation

PE Ratio 10.46

Forward PE 7.98

PEG Ratio 0.27

Forward PEG 0.95

PS Ratio 0.14

Forward PS 0.10

PB Ratio 2.14

P/FCF Ratio -42.71

P/Adj. FCF Ratio -32.14

P/OCF Ratio 12.25

EV/Sales 0.44

EV/EBIT 18.29

EV/EBITDA 14.58

EV/FCF -133.22

Earnings Yield 9.6%

FCF Yield -2.3%

Adj. FCF Yield -3.1%

Financial Health

Net Debt $4.65B

Total Debt $4.67B

Cash & Short-Term Investments $19.2M

Total Assets $6.38B

Current Ratio 1.01

Quick Ratio 0.25

Debt / Equity Ratio 4.56

Debt / EBITDA 9.95

Debt / FCF -90.89

OCF / Debt 0.04

Interest Coverage 2.57

Altman Z-Score 3.21

Piotroski F-Score 5

Margins & Profitability

Gross Profit Margin 15.7%

Operating Profit Margin 3.3%

EBITDA Margin 4.3%

Net Profit Margin 1.4%

FCF Margin -0.3%

Adj. FCF Margin -0.4%

SBC / Revenue 0.1%

SBC Impact (per share) -32.9%

Returns

Return on Assets 3.3%

Return on Equity 20.4%

Return on Invested Capital 6.0%

Return on Capital Employed 15.4%

Return on Tangible Assets 3.8%

Historical Growth (CAGR)

Revenue CAGR 3Y 2.9%

Revenue CAGR 5Y 6.1%

Revenue CAGR 10Y 4.9%

EPS CAGR 3Y 8.2%

EPS CAGR 5Y -0.7%

EPS CAGR 10Y 12.2%

FCF CAGR 3Y 1153.5%

FCF CAGR 5Y -102.3%

FCF CAGR 10Y -5.4%

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Rating Hold

Analyst Count 16

EPS Growth Next 3Y N/A

Revenue Growth Next 3Y N/A

Earnings Date N/A

EPS Estimate (next Q) N/A

EPS Growth Est (next Q) N/A

Revenue Est (next Q) N/A

Revenue Growth Est (next Q) N/A

Fair Value Estimates

Graham Number $67.83

Graham Upside 2.9%

Lynch Fair Value $31.50

Lynch Upside -52.2%

Price Target $99.20

Price Target Upside 50.5%

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow $173.9M

Free Cash Flow $-51.4M

Adj. Free Cash Flow $-68.3M

FCF Per Share -$1.75

OCF Per Share $5.38

OCF/S Ratio 1.1%

Income Statement

Revenue $15.47B

Gross Profit $2.43B

Operating Income $510.6M

EBITDA $469.7M

Net Income $211.9M

EPS (Diluted) $6.30

Revenue / Employee $1.41M

Profit / Employee $19.26K

Employees 11,000

Dividends

Annual Dividend $1.58

Dividend Yield 2.40%

Payout Ratio 25.1%

FCF Payout Ratio -97.9%

Adj. FCF Payout Ratio -73.7%

Dividend Growth (YoY) 10.5%

Pay Frequency Quarterly

Ex-Dividend Date Sep 14, 2026