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SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC SAH
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC dividends
Dividend yield0.64%
Dividend payout-41.1%
Paid from FCF-6.8%
Safetysafe
Per share (TTM)$0.23
Years paying (in our data)10 · rising
Dividends by year
Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.
By fiscal year
| FY | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total dividends paid | $17.1M | $15.5M | $9.8M | $8.9M | $8.7M | $5.1M | $5.3M | $4.0M | $6.7M | $5.3M |
| Per share | $0.40 | $0.35 | $0.23 | $0.20 | $0.19 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.08 | $0.11 | $0.08 |
| Yield then (approx) | 0.98% | 1.12% | 1.50% | 0.93% | 0.81% | 0.58% | 0.41% | 0.34% | 0.46% | 0.52% |
Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.
Per-share dividends by quarter · as declared
| Period end | Dividend / share | Yield then (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-30 | $0.06 | 1.32% |
| 2018-06-30 | $0.06 | 1.18% |
| 2018-03-31 | $0.06 | 1.21% |
| 2017-09-30 | $0.05 | 1.01% |
| 2017-06-30 | $0.05 | 1.10% |
| 2017-03-31 | $0.05 | 1.02% |
| 2016-09-30 | $0.05 | 1.12% |
| 2016-06-30 | $0.05 | 1.10% |
| 2016-03-31 | $0.05 | 1.07% |
| 2015-09-30 | $0.025 | 0.40% |
| 2015-06-30 | $0.025 | 0.43% |
| 2015-03-31 | $0.025 | 0.43% |
Per-share amounts are declared dividends tagged to each fiscal quarter (exact ex-/pay-dates aren't in the filings). “Yield then” annualises that quarter's dividend over the month-end share price at the time — approximate.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.