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Sonic Automotive SAH · USD

Consumer Discretionary · US listing · 🇺🇸 United States

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Close of 9 Nov 2026, in USD

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At a glance

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FY2025

Revenue

$15.15bn

FY2016FY2025

Net income

$118.7m

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

$417.5m

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

$1.07bn

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue$15.15bn$14.22bn$14.37bn$14.00bn$12.40bn$9.77bn$10.45bn$9.95bn$9.87bn$9.73bn
Gross profit$2.38bn$2.19bn$2.25bn$2.32bn$1.91bn$1.42bn$1.52bn$1.45bn$1.46bn$1.43bn
Operating income$541.3m$465.4m$502.9m$634.4m$538.4m$33.9m$307.7m$178.2m$211.6m$232.9m
Net income$118.7m$216.0m$178.2m$88.5m$348.9m−$51.4m$144.1m$51.6m$93.0m$93.2m
Diluted earnings per share3.456.145.122.428.15-1.173.241.202.172.06

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets$5.97bn$5.90bn$5.36bn$4.98bn$4.98bn$3.75bn$4.07bn$3.80bn$3.82bn$3.64bn
Cash and short-term investments$6.3m$44.0m$28.9m$229.2m$299.4m$170.3m$29.1m$5.9m$6.4m$3.1m
Total liabilities$4.90bn$4.83bn$4.47bn$4.08bn$3.90bn$2.93bn$3.13bn$2.97bn$3.03bn$2.91bn
Debt$3.96bn$3.88bn$3.61bn$3.22bn$3.02bn$2.11bn$2.28bn$2.48bn$2.54bn$2.41bn
Shareholders' equity$1.07bn$1.06bn$891.9m$895.2m$1.08bn$814.8m$944.8m$823.1m$786.8m$725.2m
Shares outstanding34m35m35m37m43m44m44m43m43m45m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations$567.4m$109.2m−$15.7m$406.1m$306.3m$281.1m$170.9m$143.7m$162.9m$216.4m
Capital spending−$149.9m−$187.3m−$203.6m−$227.1m−$298.2m−$127.2m−$125.6m−$163.6m−$234.2m−$206.2m
Free cash flow$417.5m−$78.1m−$219.3m$179.0m$8.1m$153.9m$45.3m−$19.9m−$71.4m$10.1m
Dividends paid−$48.8m−$40.8m−$40.0m−$34.5m−$18.3m−$17.1m−$15.5m−$9.8m−$8.9m−$8.7m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sept 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sept 2024
Revenue$3.93bn$3.69bn$3.87bn$3.97bn$3.66bn$3.65bn$3.90bn$3.49bn
Gross profit$616.2m$598.8m$598.7m$615.5m$602.2m$566.4m$573.9m$543.6m
Operating income$129.8m$131.4m$121.8m$121.2m$149.1m$143.5m$131.7m$112.1m
Net income$57.4m$60.8m$46.9m$46.8m−$45.6m$70.6m$58.6m$74.2m
Diluted earnings per share1.791.891.361.36-1.332.051.662.11
Cash from operations−$100.0m$35.0m$66.0m$167.0m$136.0m$195.0m$87.0m$87.0m
Capital spending−$117.0m−$37.0m−$37.0m−$33.0m−$34.0m−$45.0m−$41.0m−$53.0m
Free cash flow−$217.0m−$2.0m$29.0m$134.0m$102.0m$150.0m$46.0m$34.0m
Total assets$6.38bn$6.12bn$5.97bn$6.02bn$5.93bn$5.88bn$5.90bn$5.76bn
Cash and short-term investments$19.2m$5.7m$6.3m$89.4m$110.4m$64.6m$44.0m$17.6m
Debt$4.06bn$3.81bn$3.96bn$3.89bn$3.93bn$3.83bn$3.91bn$3.89bn
Shareholders' equity$1.03bn$981.3m$1.07bn$1.07bn$1.03bn$1.09bn$1.06bn$1.01bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 30 Oct 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gross margin15.7%15.4%15.6%16.5%15.4%14.6%
Operating margin2.4%3.2%2.9%2.2%4.2%0.3%
Net margin0.8%1.5%1.2%0.6%2.8%-0.5%
Return on equity11.1%20.3%20.0%9.9%32.4%-6.3%
Return on assets2.0%3.7%3.3%1.8%7.0%-1.4%
Free cash flow yield32.8%13.2%8.5%27.3%22.2%14.6%
Revenue growth6.5%-1.0%2.7%12.9%26.9%-6.6%
Earnings growth-45.0%21.2%101.4%-74.6%-778.8%-135.7%
Current ratio1.09x1.09x1.10x1.20x1.10x1.03x
Debt to equity3.37x3.36x3.80x3.38x2.71x2.57x
Equity ratio17.9%18.0%16.6%18.0%21.6%21.8%
Interest coverage1.86x2.23x2.34x2.54x8.20x0.45x
Buybacks as a share of market value2.3%-1.1%4.7%14.7%2.8%1.0%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue2.7%9.2%4.6%
Operating income-5.2%74.0%9.6%
Net income10.3%—3.2%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin15.6%15.8%15.6%15.2%
Operating margin3.4%3.7%3.4%3.0%
Net margin1.1%1.0%1.1%1.1%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings17.910.311.020.36.1-33.09.611.48.511.1
Price to sales0.10.20.10.10.20.20.10.10.10.1

Market value over time

30 Nov 2016 to 29 Oct 2026, in USD

$951.8m$2.04bn

Share price return

Finished calendar years

2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Return0%12%20%1%18%25%129%-31%-16%7%

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 16 years. Last went ex-dividend on 15 Sept 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Paid in the year1.201.461.251.161.030.460.400.40
  • 2-for-1 split · 26 Jan 1999

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