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SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC SAH

NYSE · stock · Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations · website · IPO 1997-11-12 · LEI

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$2.7B
P / E22.5×
P / S0.2×
P / B2.5×
P / FCF3.7×
Dividend yield-1.83%
Net margin0.8%
Return on equity11.1%
FCF margin4.7%
Net debt$1.6B
Net debt / EBITDA3×
Enterprise value USD$4.3B
EV / EBITDA8.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV8.6%
Return on capital10.9%
Graham number -39.9%$48.67

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($48.67); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
1.00% 0.90% 0.50% 1.40% -0.50% 2.80% 0.60% 1.20% 1.50% 0.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
14.70% 14.80% 14.50% 14.50% 14.60% 15.40% 16.50% 15.60% 15.40% 15.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2.40% 2.10% 1.80% 2.90% 0.30% 4.30% 2.20% 2.90% 3.20% 2.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
12.90% 11.80% 6.30% 15.30% -6.30% 32.40% 9.90% 20.00% 20.30% 11.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
45.9M 44.4M 43.0M 43.7M 42.5M 43.3M 39.7M 35.9M 35.0M 34.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$879.6M $1.02B $939.2M $677.8M $549.7M $1.26B $1.52B $1.65B $1.54B $1.61B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.60% 2.40% 1.40% 3.50% -1.40% 7.00% 1.80% 3.30% 3.70% 2.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
0.10% -0.70% -0.20% 0.40% 1.60% 4.90% 4.50% 1.30% 2.10% 4.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.22× 1.30× 1.15× 0.75× 0.88× 1.45× 1.96× 1.88× 1.49× 1.51× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.03 $2.09 $1.20 $3.30 -$1.21 $8.06 $2.23 $4.97 $6.18 $3.42 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC trades at about 23.7× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.3×–24.1×, median 11.5×).

6.3× 24.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (6.3×–24.1×); dot = today's 23.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin15.7%15.4%15.6%16.5%15.4%14.6%14.5%14.5%14.8%14.7%
Operating margin2.4%3.2%2.9%2.2%4.3%0.3%2.9%1.8%2.1%2.4%
Net margin0.8%1.5%1.2%0.6%2.8%-0.5%1.4%0.5%0.9%1.0%
FCF margin4.7%2.1%1.3%4.5%4.9%1.6%0.4%-0.2%-0.7%0.1%
Return on assets2.0%3.7%3.3%1.8%7.0%-1.4%3.5%1.4%2.4%2.6%
Return on equity11.1%20.3%20.0%9.9%32.4%-6.3%15.3%6.3%11.8%12.9%
Debt / equity1.51×1.49×1.88×1.96×1.45×0.88×0.75×1.15×1.30×1.22×
Current ratio1.091.091.101.201.101.030.981.021.031.05

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.